Welcome to New Orleans, Super Bowl LIX fans. We aren't going to let you go hungry. The big picture: These are our best food recommendations while you're here. 🍴 Best French Quarter restaurants 🚶‍♀️ Best restaurants within walking distance of the Superdome 🥖 Best poboys 🥣 Best gumbo 🎉 Best king cake 🤩 Black-owned restaurants downtown Between the lines: These lists aren't exhaustive,

New Orleans is tantalizing guests with everything from classic New Orleans staples to creative, football-inspired bites.

When it comes to the Super Bowl, the food is the real MVP. As the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles face off in the big game, thousands of fans traveling to New Orleans, Louisiana, are sure to get a taste of the unique city while there.

Chelsea Brasted/Axios You know how to make the sexiest man alive even sexier? Make it, the sexiest man alive handing out Philly cheesesteaks. What happened: Working out of his Danny & Coop's food truck parked on New Orleans' Magazine Street,

Bradley Cooper — and his Philly cheesesteaks — made a surprise appearance in New Orleans ahead of the Super Bowl. Cooper, 50, is a diehard Philadelphia Eagles fan, and to celebrate his team's upcoming appearance in the big game on Sunday,

Cooper, a noted Philadelphia Eagles fans, has likely served quite a few others rooting for the Birds — and probably some Kansas City Chiefs fans, too — as he's been making hot sammies for a few hours in a partnership with Visa.