9 editor picks in New Orleans.
9 brunch places 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 is a brunch room in New Orleans. Outdoor counter and walk-up window only; the breakfast tortilla with house granola is the cult order.
TipOutdoor counter and walk-up window only; the breakfast tortilla with house granola is the cult order.
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 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 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 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 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 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.
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.
OrderChantilly cream cake and a breakfast plate.
TipKing cakes are seasonal between Twelfth Night and Mardi Gras; the chantilly slice is year-round.
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.
OrderEggs Cochon with biscuit; bananas Foster pain perdu.
TipNo reservations; arrive 09:00 weekends or expect a 45-minute wait. The eggs Cochon is the cult brunch order.
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