Bayona

Hailed by Food and Wine as among the "best of the best," Executive Chef Susan Spicer has done wonders at Bayona. This French Quarter cottage offers an upscale dining experience in three distinct rooms: a bright main room painted red and decorated with fresh flowers and original artwork; the Dyer Room, which features a Mediterranean-inspired trompe l’oeil by artist Joel Dyer; and the Bayona Room, which offers a picture window. The cuisine somehow defies definition and classification, moving effortlessly across the culinary spectrum between American and Mediterranean. The peppered lamb loin with goat cheese and Zinfandel sauce is a perennial favorite.