9 brunch rooms in New Orleans we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in New Orleans | Brunch across every city.
Brunch is a serious institution in New Orleans, and the grandest version is the long, jazz-accompanied table at Commander's Palace on Washington Avenue. Beyond that landmark, the morning spreads across the city: Atchafalaya on Louisiana Avenue and Elizabeth's Restaurant in Bywater serve Creole-leaning plates, while Willa Jean on O'Keefe Avenue and The Ruby Slipper Cafe on Magazine Street represent the modern bakery-and-eggs style.
Pagoda Cafe ★ 4.0
1430 N Dorgenois St, New Orleans, LA 70119
Pagoda Cafe is a brunch room in New Orleans. Outdoor counter and walk-up window only; the breakfast tortilla with house granola is the cult order.
Commander's Palace ★ 4.8
1403 Washington Ave, New Orleans, LA 70130
Commander's Palace in New Orleans is the Garden District grande dame on Washington Avenue, with the canonical New Orleans Sunday jazz brunch.
Atchafalaya ★ 4.5
901 Louisiana Ave, New Orleans, LA 70115
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.
Elizabeth's Restaurant ★ 4.4
601 Gallier St, New Orleans, LA 70117
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.
Willa Jean ★ 4.5
611 O'Keefe Ave, New Orleans, LA 70113
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.
Saba ★ 4.6
5757 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70115
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.
Coquette ★ 4.5
2800 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70115
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.
Bywater Bakery ★ 4.4
3624 Dauphine St, New Orleans, LA 70117
Bywater Bakery in New Orleans is the corner cafe on Dauphine Street in Bywater, with king cakes through Mardi Gras, breakfast plates and the Chantilly cream.
The Ruby Slipper Cafe ★ 4.2
200 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70130
The Ruby Slipper Cafe in New Orleans is the CBD brunch counter on Magazine Street at Common, with eggs Cochon, bananas Foster pain perdu and a daily.