7 editor picks in New Orleans.
7 seafood places in New Orleans we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in New Orleans | Seafood across every city.
Sitting between the Gulf and Lake Pontchartrain, New Orleans is a seafood town, and the oyster bar is its most signature format. Peche Seafood Grill in the Warehouse District and GW Fins in the French Quarter take the modern, fish-forward approach, while Casamento's uptown and Acme Oyster House and Felix's Restaurant and Oyster Bar in the French Quarter hold down the classic shucked-on-the-spot tradition.
Peche in New Orleans is Ryan Prewitt, Stephen Stryjewski and Donald Link's James Beard winning Gulf seafood room on Magazine and Julia, with a wood-fired.
OrderThe smoked tuna dip to start, then a whole grilled fish to share for the table.
TipThe bar walks in best at 17:30; the kitchen sends the same menu and the oyster service is tighter.
GW Fins in New Orleans is Tenney Flynn's Bienville Street fine-dining seafood room, with a daily-changing menu sourced from the Gulf and the docks.
OrderWhatever runs as the daily catch. Then the warm biscuits, which arrive without prompting.
TipReservations are easier on weeknights; bar dining serves the same menu with shorter waits.
Casamento's in New Orleans is the 1919 Sicilian-American oyster room on Magazine Street, with crackle-crusted fried oysters between thick slabs of pan bread.
OrderThe oyster loaf, with the oysters fried crackle-crisp and packed between thick pan bread.
TipClosed June through August (oyster R-months rule). Cash-only counter service.
Acme Oyster House in New Orleans is the 1910 Iberville Street oyster bar between Bourbon and Royal, with char-grilled oysters and a shucker counter rebuilt.
OrderA dozen char-grilled oysters with garlic butter and Parmesan.
TipWalk-in only and a queue is the norm; aim for 11:00 open or after 21:00 for shortest waits.
Felix's in New Orleans is the Iberville Street oyster bar opposite Acme, founded 1948, with a long shucker counter, oysters Bienville and a quieter room.
OrderHalf a dozen char-grilled and half a dozen raw on the half shell.
TipLess queue than Acme across the street; the kitchen is open until 23:00 most nights.
GW Fins in New Orleans is Tenney Flynn's Bienville Street fine-dining seafood room, with a daily menu sourced from the Gulf and the docks of Louisiana.
Acme Oyster House in New Orleans is the 1910 Iberville Street oyster bar between Bourbon and Royal, with char-grilled oysters and the shucker counter running.
OrderChar-grilled oysters
TipClosing time is 22:00 daily; the back of the room runs faster than the front raw bar after 21:00.
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