What to order at The Ruby Slipper Cafe

Must order
Eggs Cochon with biscuit; bananas Foster pain perdu.
Editor tip
No reservations; arrive 09:00 weekends or expect a 45-minute wait. The eggs Cochon is the cult brunch order.
CuisineBrunch
StyleAll-day breakfast and brunch
Price$$
Price range$15 to $25
HoursDaily 07:00-14:00
BookingWalk-in only
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Location

Address: 200 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70130

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Commander's Palace ★ 4.8

$$ $50 to $90BrunchJazz brunch

Commander's Palace in New Orleans is the Garden District grande dame on Washington Avenue, with the canonical New Orleans Sunday jazz brunch.

OrderTurtle soup with sherry, then eggs Sardou.

TipThe 25-cent martini (3 max) is the brunch tradition; jacket suggested for the men in the upstairs Garden Room.

Atchafalaya ★ 4.5

$$ $20 to $40BrunchBloody Mary bar Creole

Atchafalaya in New Orleans is the Louisiana Avenue Creole brunch room on the Garden District edge, with a build-your-own Bloody Mary bar, duck hash and live.

OrderDuck hash with sunny eggs; build a Bloody Mary at the bar.

TipSaturday and Sunday brunch with live music; arrive 09:30 or hold for the 13:00 turn.

Elizabeth's Restaurant ★ 4.4

$$ $15 to $30BrunchSouthern Creole brunch

Elizabeth's in New Orleans is the Bywater corner cafe at Chartres and Gallier that invented praline bacon, with eggs Benedict, biscuits, grits and Real Food.

OrderPraline bacon as a side with the redneck eggs Benedict.

TipNo reservations. Arrive by 09:00 on weekends or wait an hour for the brunch turn.

Willa Jean ★ 4.5

$$ $18 to $35BrunchSouthern brunch with bakery counter

Willa Jean in New Orleans is the CBD bakery cafe and bar on O'Keefe Avenue, the James Beard pastry chef Kelly Fields room with cornbread, biscuits and a long.

OrderCornbread with cane syrup butter; then the cheddar biscuit sandwich.

TipThe cornbread arrives with cane syrup butter as a starter; order it even at breakfast as part of the meal.

Saba ★ 4.6

$$ $25 to $45BrunchModern Israeli brunch

Saba in New Orleans is Alon Shaya's Magazine Street modern Israeli room at Nashville, with shakshuka, matzo-ball brioche French toast and a long pita bread.

OrderShakshuka with whipped feta; matzo ball brioche French toast.

TipSunday brunch is the most popular service; book a fortnight ahead. Mezze plates come quickest.

Coquette ★ 4.5

$$ $22 to $42BrunchModern Southern brunch

Coquette in New Orleans is the Magazine and Washington Garden District room with a Sunday brunch service of soft scrambles, biscuits and a small caviar list.

OrderSoft scramble with caviar; biscuits with farmstead butter.

TipSit upstairs for the corner-window view; the downstairs runs faster and louder.

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