19 splurge rooms in New Orleans, editor-picked. tasting menus and the full big-night-out treatment in New Orleans. All New Orleans food.
Dakar NOLA ★ 4.9
937 Leonidas St, New Orleans, LA 70118
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.
Commander's Palace ★ 4.8
garden-district · 1403 Washington Ave, New Orleans, LA 70130
Commander's Palace in New Orleans is the 1893 Garden District grande dame on Washington Avenue, the Brennan family flag with turtle soup, jacket-required.
Tip: Book the upstairs Garden Room for the live courtyard view; the dress code requires collared shirts at dinner.
Dakar NOLA ★ 4.8
carrollton-riverbend · 937 Leonidas St, New Orleans, LA 70118
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.
Tip: Tickets sell out within days of release. Sign up for the newsletter for booking-window alerts.
Saint-Germain ★ 4.8
3054 St Claude Ave, New Orleans, LA 70117
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.
Commander's Palace ★ 4.8
1403 Washington Ave, New Orleans, LA 70130
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.
Saint-Germain ★ 4.7
bywater · 3054 St Claude Ave, New Orleans, LA 70117
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.
Tip: Reservations open monthly. If you can't get a seat, the wine garden out back takes walk-ups and serves bottles with snacks.
Compere Lapin ★ 4.7
535 Tchoupitoulas St, New Orleans, LA 70130
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.
Mosquito Supper Club ★ 4.7
3824 Dryades St, New Orleans, LA 70115
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.
Galatoire's ★ 4.7
209 Bourbon St, New Orleans, LA 70130
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.
Mosquito Supper Club ★ 4.6
uptown · 3824 Dryades St, New Orleans, LA 70115
Mosquito Supper Club in New Orleans is Melissa Martin's Uptown communal-table Cajun room in an 1898 cottage on Dryades Street, with a single fixed Cajun menu.
Tip: Reservations open the first of the month for the next month. Book the moment they appear.
GW Fins ★ 4.6
808 Bienville St, New Orleans, LA 70112
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.
Brigtsen's ★ 4.6
723 Dante St, New Orleans, LA 70118
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.
Restaurant August ★ 4.5
301 Tchoupitoulas St, New Orleans, LA 70130
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.
Boucherie ★ 4.5
8115 Jeannette St, New Orleans, LA 70118
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.
GW Fins ★ 4.4
french-quarter · 808 Bienville St, New Orleans, LA 70112
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.
Tip: Reservations are easier on weeknights; bar dining serves the same menu with shorter waits.
Arnaud's ★ 4.4
813 Bienville St, New Orleans, LA 70112
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.
Antoine's ★ 4.4
713 St Louis St, New Orleans, LA 70130
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.
Boucherie ★ 4.2
carrollton-riverbend · 8115 Jeannette St, New Orleans, LA 70118
Boucherie in New Orleans is Nathanial Zimet's Carrollton tasting-menu room, a former food truck turned Southern-modern five-course degustation.
Tip: Bourree next door is the daiquiri and wings spinoff; sit there first for a cocktail before dinner.
Restaurant August ★ 4.1
warehouse-district · 301 Tchoupitoulas St, New Orleans, LA 70130
Restaurant August in New Orleans is the 2001 modern Creole flagship in an 1830s Tchoupitoulas warehouse, originally John Besh's room and now.
Tip: Tasting menu is the most-rewarded path; book a window-side table for the brick-arch view.