Restaurants in New Orleans

Opened in 2001 by James Beard Award-winner and New Orleans native John Besh, August has become a fine dining favorite in the Central Business District.... Read More

The original seafood market and restaurant lies out in the suburbs, so there was much rejoicing at the announcement that a Mid City branch was opening... Read More

There aren't many restaurants that create their reputations on their breakfast menu, but here it includes cocktails and dessert—and that dessert... Read More

As the name suggests, there's a healthy obsession here with all things porcine, with Louisiana native Donald Link showcasing his passion and roots with... Read More

For more than a century, this white and turquoise Victorian building with striped awnings has graced a quiet corner of the Garden District. The... Read More

Hotel restaurants in the Warehouse District haven't traditionally been held in high esteem, but Chef Nina Compton's venture in the Old 77 Hotel and... Read More

Come for the world famous fried chicken, come back for the rest of the menu, which is regularly and vocally celebrated as having some of the best soul... Read More

Steakhouses and refined glamour don't necessarily go hand-in-hand in New Orleans, and Israeli butchers dealing in dry-aged beef seemed an unlikely... Read More

In the heady mix that is New Orleans, Mimi’s celebrates the Gulf Coast sound and all the smoky, sweaty soul that comes with it. Saturday nights swing... Read More

The local take on a French bread sandwich—the Po Boy—is an omnipresent feature on local menus, but few places rise above mediocrity in their offerings.... Read More

What Cochon is to pork for Donald Link, Peche is, unsurprisingly, to fish. Many local restaurants sanitize the seafood eating experience, but Peche... Read More

Simplicity has been paying high dividends for this New York-style pizza kitchen, which opened in 2013 in the fashionable Bywater neighborhood. The menu... Read More

Chefs John Folse and Rick Tramonto got carte blanche when they built the kitchen for Restaurant R'evolution. It is a beautiful, state-of-the-art... Read More

Although Cajun influences abound in the city, there's little high-end food nor dining experiences that are truly Cajun. Set in a converted 19th-century... Read More

Young creatives and locals walking their dogs are likely to be your co-diners at this hip breakfast and lunch café, which places an accent on healthy... Read More

Almost from opening, Chef Alon Shaya's Israeli restaurant has been at the top of many people's culinary wish list in New Orleans. Located in one of the... Read More

With the Po Boy reigning supreme in New Orleans, there's a hoagie-sized gap for regular Jewish and Italian sandwiches done to a high standard, and it's... Read More

There's a substantial amount of general local agreement that the uptown Company Burger (which recently opened a downtown outpost) serves among the best... Read More

Obviously, barbecue in the South is a serious business, but this particular culinary style was always in the wings in a city where Cajun and Creole... Read More

There's not much disguising the nature of this Mid City restaurant given the name, a contemporary Cajun celebration of carnivores that has gained... Read More

There are endless variations on the list of essential New Orleans restaurants, but none of them are likely to overlook this beloved city institution.... Read More