New Orleans Fine Dining 2026: Tasting Menus and Stars

Tasting menus, Michelin stars, and the kitchens redefining what fine dining means in New Orleans.

Top tables

Saint-Germain 1 ★ ★ 4.8

New AmericanChef Blake Aguillard and Trey Smith$$$$$185Book 4 to 6 weeks ahead

Saint-Germain in New Orleans holds a Michelin star for a ten-course tasting in a Bywater shotgun, from chefs Blake Aguillard and Trey Smith.

3054 St Claude Ave, New Orleans, LA 70117 Book →

Dakar NOLA ★ 4.9

Cajun & CreoleChef Serigne Mbaye$$$$$165Book 6 to 8 weeks ahead

Dakar NOLA in New Orleans is James Beard winner Serigne Mbaye's Senegalese Creole tasting room in a Carrollton cottage, the 2024 Best New Restaurant.

937 Leonidas St, New Orleans, LA 70118 Book →

Commander's Palace ★ 4.8

Cajun & CreoleChef Meg Bickford$$$$$95 to $145Book 2 to 4 weeks ahead

Commander's Palace in New Orleans is the 1893 Garden District grande dame, a Brennan family Creole flagship with turtle soup since opening and Sunday jazz.

1403 Washington Ave, New Orleans, LA 70130 Book →

Restaurant August ★ 4.5

Cajun & CreoleChef Todd Pulsinelli$$$$$110 to $165Book 2 to 3 weeks ahead

Restaurant August in New Orleans is the 2001 modern Creole flagship in an 1830s Tchoupitoulas warehouse, originally John Besh and on the 2025 Michelin Guide.

301 Tchoupitoulas St, New Orleans, LA 70130 Book →

GW Fins ★ 4.6

SeafoodChef Tenney Flynn and Michael Nelson$$$$$60 to $90 a la carteBook 1 to 2 weeks ahead

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.

808 Bienville St, New Orleans, LA 70112 Book →

Brigtsen's ★ 4.6

Cajun & CreoleChef Frank Brigtsen$$$$$50 to $85 a la carteBook 1 to 2 weeks ahead

Brigtsen's in New Orleans is Frank and Marna Brigtsen's 1986 Victorian-cottage Creole Acadian room near the streetcar terminus, a Paul Prudhomme alumnus.

723 Dante St, New Orleans, LA 70118 Book →

Compere Lapin ★ 4.7

Cajun & CreoleChef Nina Compton$$$$$60 to $95 a la carteBook 2 to 3 weeks ahead

Compere Lapin in New Orleans is Nina Compton's James Beard Caribbean Creole room inside the Old No 77 Hotel on Tchoupitoulas, with goat curry on a Bocuse.

535 Tchoupitoulas St, New Orleans, LA 70130 Book →

Boucherie ★ 4.5

Street foodChef Nathanial Zimet$$$$$135Book 2 to 3 weeks ahead

Boucherie in New Orleans is Nathanial Zimet's Carrollton tasting room, a former food truck turned Southern five-course with a Krispy Kreme bread pudding.

8115 Jeannette St, New Orleans, LA 70118 Book →

Mosquito Supper Club ★ 4.7

Cajun & CreoleChef Melissa Martin$$$$$115Book Books one month ahead at month-start ahead

Mosquito Supper Club in New Orleans is Melissa Martin's Uptown communal-table Cajun room in an 1898 cottage on Dryades, with a fixed Bayou Lafourche menu.

3824 Dryades St, New Orleans, LA 70115 Book →

Galatoire's ★ 4.7

French regionalChef Phillip Lopez$$$$$70 to $120 a la carteBook Walk-in downstairs; book upstairs 1 week ahead ahead

Galatoire's in New Orleans is the 1905 white-tile French Creole room on Bourbon Street, where regulars hold the same Friday lunch tables and tip the captain.

209 Bourbon St, New Orleans, LA 70130 Book →

Arnaud's ★ 4.4

French regionalChef Tommy DiGiovanni$$$$$70 to $110 a la carteBook 1 to 2 weeks ahead

Arnaud's in New Orleans is the 1918 French Creole room on Bienville from Arnaud Cazenave, with mosaic-tile floors, the French 75 Bar next door and a costume.

813 Bienville St, New Orleans, LA 70112 Book →

Antoine's ★ 4.4

Cajun & CreoleChef Michael Regua$$$$$60 to $110 a la carteBook 1 to 2 weeks ahead

Antoine's in New Orleans is the 1840 St Louis Street dining room, the oldest family-run restaurant in the United States and the birthplace of Oysters.

713 St Louis St, New Orleans, LA 70130 Book →

Fine Dining in New Orleans, FAQ

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Editor picks in New Orleans include Saint-Germain, Dakar NOLA, Commander's Palace, plus the full fine dining chapter on TableJourney.

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