In the New Orleans real estate market, the principle of best use typically dictates that any available space be marketed as a potential restaurant site.  So it comes as no surprise that in recent years, a vacant bank, a gas station, and even a mortuary have all been renovated into restaurants. Now with the opening of Pagoda Café, a former dry cleaning business can be added to the list of repurposed spaces transformed into thriving eateries.

Located in the 7th Ward at the intersection of Ke...