Central Grocery

An old-fashioned French Quarter Italian grocery where you order the original muffuletta at the back counter or take olive salad home.

923 Decatur St · New Orleans, LA

About Central Grocery

Central Grocery is a family-run Italian grocery on Decatur Street, founded in 1906 by Sicilian immigrant Salvatore Lupo, who is credited with creating the muffuletta. The sandwich is still built with meats sliced in house, locally baked bread and the family's olive salad, which you can also buy by the jar. Shelves are lined with imported pasta and olive oil, and you can eat at the back counter or take your sandwich to go. The shop is now run by the third generation of the family.

#muffuletta
#italian deli
#french quarter
#sandwich shop

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