Compere Lapin is a cajun & creole restaurant in Warehouse District, New Orleans.
Editorially verified May 18, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Saint-Germain in New Orleans is the Michelin-starred ten-course tasting menu inside a Bywater double-shotgun from chefs Blake Aguillard and Trey Smith.
OrderThere is no choice; the ten-course is what they serve. Add the wine pairing.
TipReservations open monthly. If you can't get a seat, the wine garden out back takes walk-ups and serves bottles with snacks.
Dakar NOLA in New Orleans is Serigne Mbaye's James Beard Best New Restaurant winning Senegalese Creole tasting room, relocated in 2025 to a Carrollton.
OrderThere is no choice; the tasting menu rotates with the season. The jollof course is the anchor.
TipTickets sell out within days of release. Sign up for the newsletter for booking-window alerts.
Bayona in New Orleans is Susan Spicer's 1990 Creole cottage on Dauphine Street, a courtyard fine-dining room with the smoked duck PB&J that has anchored.
OrderThe smoked duck breast PB&J, the menu's longest-running dish.
TipLunch is the better-value seating; book the back courtyard if the weather is kind that afternoon.
Coquette in New Orleans is the Magazine and Washington corner restaurant from Michael Stoltzfus, a 2008 modern-Southern room with rotating tasting menus.
OrderWhatever the Blind Faith tasting menu is running that week. Trust the kitchen.
TipSit upstairs for the corner-window view; downstairs runs faster and louder.
Lilette in New Orleans is John Harris's 2001 Uptown bistro on Magazine Street, named for the Mauri family matriarch he lived with in France and serving.
OrderThe bouillabaisse, on the menu since opening. Order a glass of Cassis blanc with it.
TipLunch service is the most relaxed; the dining room is dim and pretty in the evening.
Shaya in New Orleans is the Magazine Street modern Israeli room that won James Beard Best New Restaurant in 2016, now under BRG Hospitality.
OrderThe wood-fired pita with hummus. Then the lamb shawarma.
TipFounder Alon Shaya now runs Saba up the road at 5757 Magazine; both rooms are worth a visit.
