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What Happened to Somethin' Else Cafe After Food Paradise?

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As of September 2026, Somethin' Else Cafe has closed — confirmed via Google, September 8, 2026.

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What the source shows: Google Places marks the Somethin' Else Cafe listing at 620 Conti Street as permanently closed.

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What happened after Food Paradise?

"Food Paradise" featured Somethin' Else Cafe in New Orleans, Louisiana, in the 2013 episode "Meatball Paradise" (S4E13), spotlighting the cafe's meatball dish. The business operated on Conti Street in the French Quarter, a cafe-style eatery serving New Orleans visitors. A Google Places listing for 620 Conti Street, checked on 2026-09-08, marks the address as permanently closed. No current website, social media page, or news report about the cafe's closure date or any successor business at the address was located during this review. The listing does not indicate when the closure occurred or what, if anything, now occupies the Conti Street address. Beyond the Google Places record, no additional dated source about the cafe's current status was found.

Featured on Food Paradise

Season / episode
Season 4, Episode 13
Original air date
Episode title
Meatball Paradise
What was featured
Somethin' Else Cafe's meatball dish in New Orleans
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Somethin' Else Cafe

Frequently asked questions

Is Somethin' Else Cafe still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Somethin' Else Cafe has closed — confirmed via Google, September 8, 2026.

What happened to Somethin' Else Cafe after Food Paradise?

"Food Paradise" featured Somethin' Else Cafe in New Orleans, Louisiana, in the 2013 episode "Meatball Paradise" (S4E13), spotlighting the cafe's meatball dish. As of September 2026, Somethin' Else Cafe has closed — confirmed via Google, September 8, 2026.

Is Somethin' Else Cafe permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Somethin' Else Cafe has closed — confirmed via Google, September 8, 2026. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

Where is Somethin' Else Cafe located?

620 Conti St, New Orleans, LA 70130. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Food Paradise featured Somethin' Else Cafe?

Season 4, Episode 13 of Food Paradise, first aired 2013. The episode is titled “Meatball Paradise”.

What do reviews say since Food Paradise?

No current website, social media page, or news report about the cafe's closure date or any successor business at the address was located during this review. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

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Visit info

Address
620 Conti St, New Orleans, LA 70130
Venue type
cafe
Official website
None found

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Sources

  • Google — https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Somethin%27+Else+Cafe+New+Orleans+LA

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