Where to Savor the Best Pasta in New Orleans

Have pasta your way at Arabella’s, a laid-back Italian eatery where diners build their own supper, combining a pasta shape, a sauce (puttanesca? tomato cream?), and add-ons like meatballs, mushrooms, roasted red peppers, and more. There are house specialties too, including the John Lemon, which tosses shrimp, arugula, and lemon-infused extra virgin olive oil in fettuccini, or the Yolko Ono, a riff on carbonara that includes pancetta, roasted garlic, and lots of black pepper over spaghetti, all topped with a runny egg yolk.