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

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Saint-Germain 1 ★ ★ 4.8

$$$$ Tasting $185New AmericanChef Blake Aguillard and Trey Smith

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.

Book4 to 6 weeks ahead

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Dakar NOLA ★ 4.9

$$$$ Tasting $165Cajun & CreoleChef Serigne Mbaye

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.

Book6 to 8 weeks ahead

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Commander's Palace ★ 4.8

$$$$ Tasting $95 to $145Cajun & CreoleChef Meg Bickford

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.

Book2 to 4 weeks ahead

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Restaurant August ★ 4.5

$$$$ Tasting $110 to $165Cajun & CreoleChef Todd Pulsinelli

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.

Book2 to 3 weeks ahead

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GW Fins ★ 4.6

$$$$ Tasting $60 to $90 a la carteSeafoodChef Tenney Flynn and Michael Nelson

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.

Book1 to 2 weeks ahead

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Brigtsen's ★ 4.6

$$$$ Tasting $50 to $85 a la carteCajun & CreoleChef Frank Brigtsen

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.

Book1 to 2 weeks ahead

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Compere Lapin ★ 4.7

$$$$ Tasting $60 to $95 a la carteCajun & CreoleChef Nina Compton

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.

Book2 to 3 weeks ahead

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Boucherie ★ 4.5

$$$$ Tasting $135Street foodChef Nathanial Zimet

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.

Book2 to 3 weeks ahead

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Mosquito Supper Club ★ 4.7

$$$$ Tasting $115Cajun & CreoleChef Melissa Martin

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.

BookBooks one month ahead at month-start ahead

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Galatoire's ★ 4.7

$$$$ Tasting $70 to $120 a la carteFrench regionalChef Phillip Lopez

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.

BookWalk-in downstairs; book upstairs 1 week ahead ahead

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Arnaud's ★ 4.4

$$$$ Tasting $70 to $110 a la carteFrench regionalChef Tommy DiGiovanni

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.

Book1 to 2 weeks ahead

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Antoine's ★ 4.4

$$$$ Tasting $60 to $110 a la carteCajun & CreoleChef Michael Regua

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.

Book1 to 2 weeks ahead

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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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