16 upscale rooms in New Orleans, editor-picked. occasion rooms in New Orleans — destination kitchens for celebrations and visits. All New Orleans food.
Galatoire's ★ 4.7
french-quarter · 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 by name.
Tip: The downstairs room is walk-in only and no reservations; Friday lunch starts at 11:30 and runs into the evening.
Compere Lapin ★ 4.7
warehouse-district · 535 Tchoupitoulas St, New Orleans, LA 70130
Compere Lapin in New Orleans is Nina Compton's James Beard winning Caribbean Creole room inside the Old No 77 Hotel on Tchoupitoulas, with goat curry and conch on a Bocuse trained plate.
Tip: The bar runs walk-in; the kitchen sends the same menu and the cocktails are sharper than most of the city.
Peche Seafood Grill ★ 4.7
warehouse-district · 800 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70130
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 grill and a daily whole fish.
Tip: The bar walks in best at 17:30; the kitchen sends the same menu and the oyster service is tighter.
Cochon ★ 4.6
warehouse-district · 930 Tchoupitoulas St, New Orleans, LA 70130
Cochon in New Orleans is Donald Link and Stephen Stryjewski's James Beard winning Cajun room on Tchoupitoulas, an ode to whole-hog cookery in a converted Warehouse District building.
Tip: Cochon Butcher around the corner sells the same charcuterie at a counter; cheaper and equally good for lunch.
Herbsaint ★ 4.6
central-business-district · 701 St Charles Ave, New Orleans, LA 70130
Herbsaint in New Orleans is Donald Link's 2000 St Charles Avenue flagship, a Louisiana French bistro with the streetcar passing the front window and a duck leg confit on the menu since opening.
Tip: Sit at the bar for the streetcar view and faster service; the kitchen sends the same plates.
Saba ★ 4.6
uptown · 5757 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70115
Saba in New Orleans is Alon Shaya's 2018 Magazine Street follow-up to Shaya, a modern Israeli room at Nashville Avenue with the whipped feta and whole roasted cauliflower he made famous.
Tip: Brunch on Sundays runs the shakshuka and matzo ball brioche French toast; book a fortnight ahead.
Brigtsen's ★ 4.6
carrollton-riverbend · 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 with shell-bean stews still on the menu.
Tip: Dinner only, Tuesday to Saturday from 17:00. The whole restaurant is one cottage; book ahead.
Bayona ★ 4.5
french-quarter · 430 Dauphine St, New Orleans, LA 70112
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 her menu for 35 years.
Tip: Lunch is the better-value seating; book the back courtyard if the weather is kind that afternoon.
Coquette ★ 4.5
garden-district · 2800 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70115
Coquette in New Orleans is the Magazine and Washington corner restaurant from Michael Stoltzfus, a 2008 modern-Southern room with rotating tasting menus and a long Louisiana wine list.
Tip: Sit upstairs for the corner-window view; downstairs runs faster and louder.
Lilette ★ 4.5
uptown · 3637 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70115
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 bouillabaisse and duck confit.
Tip: Lunch service is the most relaxed; the dining room is dim and pretty in the evening.
Shaya ★ 4.5
uptown · 4213 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70115
Shaya in New Orleans is the Magazine Street modern Israeli room that won James Beard Best New Restaurant in 2016, now under BRG Hospitality with its wood-fired pita oven still anchoring service.
Tip: Founder Alon Shaya now runs Saba up the road at 5757 Magazine; both rooms are worth a visit.
N7 ★ 4.5
bywater · 1117 Montegut St, New Orleans, LA 70117
N7 in New Orleans is the Bywater French wine bar behind an unmarked fence on Montegut Street from Aaron Walker and Yuki Yamaguchi, with French bistro plates and a Japanese accent.
Tip: Reservations are tight; the garden seating opens at 17:00 and walk-ins land best on weeknights.
Antoine's ★ 4.4
french-quarter · 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 Rockefeller.
Tip: Skip the main dining room for the Hermes Bar on Bienville, the kitchen runs the same menu and the room is unstuffy.
Arnaud's ★ 4.4
french-quarter · 813 Bienville St, New Orleans, LA 70112
Arnaud's in New Orleans is the 1918 French Creole room on Bienville Street from Arnaud Cazenave, with mosaic-tile floors, the French 75 Bar next door and a Mardi Gras costume museum upstairs.
Tip: The French 75 Bar serves the canonical version of its namesake drink and seats walk-ups; no jacket required there.
Atchafalaya ★ 4.4
garden-district · 901 Louisiana Ave, New Orleans, LA 70115
Atchafalaya in New Orleans is the Louisiana Avenue Creole room on the edge of the Garden District, known for a build-your-own Bloody Mary bar and the duck hash that draws the weekend brunch queue.
Tip: Brunch runs Saturday and Sunday with live music; arrive at 09:30 or hold for the 13:00 turn.
Maypop ★ 4.4
central-business-district · 611 O'Keefe Ave, New Orleans, LA 70113
Maypop in New Orleans is Michael Gulotta's Southern Asian room in the Paramount Building at O'Keefe and Lafayette, a 2017 spinoff of MoPho with hand-cut noodles and Vietnamese-Creole crossover.
Tip: Sit at the open kitchen for the noodle show; the bar pairs natural wines with the heat.