39 upscale rooms in New Orleans, editor-picked. occasion rooms in New Orleans: destination kitchens for celebrations and visits. All New Orleans food.
Jewel of the South ★ 4.8
1026 St Louis Street, New Orleans, LA 70112
Jewel of the South in New Orleans is Chris Hannah's St Louis Street cocktail temple in an 1830s Creole cottage, four-time North America's 50 Best South USA.
Tip: The brandy crusta was invented by Joseph Santini in New Orleans circa 1850; this is the canonical version.
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.
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.
Tip: The bar runs walk-in; the kitchen sends the same menu and the cocktails are sharper than most of the city.
Cure ★ 4.7
4905 Freret Street, New Orleans, LA 70115
Cure in New Orleans is the Freret Street cocktail bar in a 1907 firehouse from Neal Bodenheimer, on the North America's 50 Best Bars list since 2018.
Tip: Cure prints a seasonal menu but the regular order is to tell the bartender what you like and what you don't.
French 75 Bar ★ 4.7
813 Rue Bienville, New Orleans, LA 70112
French 75 Bar in New Orleans is Chris Hannah's longtime cocktail room beside Arnaud's on Bienville Street, with the canonical French 75 cocktail.
Tip: Order the French 75 with cognac, not gin; the older Cazenave-era recipe is the house standard.
Bacchanal Wine ★ 4.7
600 Poland Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70117
Bacchanal Wine in New Orleans is the Bywater wine shop on Poland Avenue that grew into a backyard wine garden, with cheese boards, live music every night.
Tip: Pay $5 corkage to drink the shop's bottles in the backyard; the kitchen is upstairs above the bar.
Peche Seafood Grill ★ 4.6
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.
Tip: The bar walks in best at 17:30; the kitchen sends the same menu and the oyster service is tighter.
The Sazerac Bar ★ 4.6
130 Roosevelt Way, New Orleans, LA 70112
The Sazerac Bar in New Orleans is the 1949 Art Deco bar inside the Roosevelt Hotel on Roosevelt Way, the spiritual home of America's first branded cocktail.
Tip: The Ramos Gin Fizz is the second canonical drink here; the bartender will shake it for the requisite 12 minutes.
Manolito ★ 4.6
508 Dumaine St, New Orleans, LA 70116
Manolito in New Orleans is the tiny Cuban daiquiri bar on Dumaine Street from Chris Hannah and Nick Detrich, a tribute to Havana's El Floridita with frozen.
Tip: Standing room only inside; pay cash and tip well. The frozen daiquiris are blended El Floridita style.
Saint-Germain Wine Garden ★ 4.6
3054 St Claude Ave, New Orleans, LA 70117
Saint-Germain in New Orleans runs a natural-wine garden behind the Michelin starred tasting room on St Claude, with biodynamic pours and bar snacks.
Tip: The wine garden takes walk-ups when the tasting room is fully booked; arrive before 18:00 for the garden bar.
Cochon ★ 4.5
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.
Tip: Cochon Butcher around the corner sells the same charcuterie at a counter; cheaper and equally good for lunch.
Herbsaint ★ 4.5
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.
Tip: Sit at the bar for the streetcar view and faster service; the kitchen sends the same plates.
Saba ★ 4.5
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.
Tip: Brunch on Sundays runs the shakshuka and matzo ball brioche French toast; book a fortnight ahead.
Cane and Table ★ 4.5
1113 Decatur St, New Orleans, LA 70116
Cane and Table in New Orleans is the Decatur Street rum bar from the Cure team, with Caribbean-inspired cocktails, Cuban plates and an Old Havana patio.
Tip: The back patio is the prize seat; rum flights start at $15 and beat the daiquiri Bourbon Street chain shops.
Twelve Mile Limit ★ 4.5
500 South Telemachus Street, New Orleans, LA 70119
Twelve Mile Limit in New Orleans is Cole Newton's Mid-City corner cocktail bar on South Telemachus Street, named for Prohibition-era rum running.
Tip: The backyard barbecue runs Thursday to Sunday; ask the bar what's on the smoker.
N7 ★ 4.5
1117 Montegut St, New Orleans, LA 70117
N7 in New Orleans is the Bywater French wine bar behind the unmarked fence on Montegut Street from Aaron Walker and Yuki Yamaguchi. At 1117 Montegut St.
Tip: Reservations are tight; the garden seating opens at 17:00 and walk-ins land best on weeknights.
Effervescence ★ 4.5
1036 N Rampart St, New Orleans, LA 70116
Effervescence in New Orleans is the Treme bubbly bar on North Rampart Street, with grower Champagne by the glass, oysters and caviar service in a cottage.
Tip: The grower Champagne flight is the best-value introduction; order it at the bar for the friendlier service.
Bayona ★ 4.4
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.
Tip: Lunch is the better-value seating; book the back courtyard if the weather is kind that afternoon.
Brigtsen's ★ 4.4
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.
Tip: Dinner only, Tuesday to Saturday from 17:00. The whole restaurant is one cottage; book ahead.
Napoleon House ★ 4.4
500 Chartres St, New Orleans, LA 70130
Napoleon House in New Orleans is the 1797 Chartres Street tavern at St Louis that was offered to Napoleon as exile residence, with Pimm's Cups.
Tip: The Pimm's Cup and the muffuletta are the canonical order; sit on the back courtyard for the cooler seat.
Bar Tonique ★ 4.4
820 N Rampart St, New Orleans, LA 70116
Bar Tonique in New Orleans is the North Rampart Street classic cocktail bar from Tony Yu, with a stripped-back menu of canonical mixed drinks and a quiet.
Tip: The two-for-one happy hour from 17:00-20:00 is one of the best deals in the Quarter for a real cocktail.
The Carousel Bar ★ 4.4
214 Royal St, New Orleans, LA 70130
The Carousel Bar in New Orleans is the rotating carousel inside Hotel Monteleone on Royal Street, where the Vieux Carre cocktail was invented in 1938.
Tip: The bar itself rotates, one full turn every 15 minutes; the booths around it do not move.
The Elysian Bar ★ 4.4
2317 Burgundy St, New Orleans, LA 70117
The Elysian Bar in New Orleans is the Marigny lounge inside the Hotel Peter and Paul on Burgundy Street, with European wines, classic aperitifs.
Tip: The back courtyard is the prettiest seat; the rectory bar has the longer pour list.
The Elysian Bar ★ 4.4
2317 Burgundy St, New Orleans, LA 70117
The Elysian Bar in New Orleans is the Marigny lounge inside the Hotel Peter and Paul on Burgundy Street, with European wines, classic aperitifs.
Tip: Sit in the back courtyard for the prettiest seat; the rectory bar has the longer pour list.
Bouligny Tavern ★ 4.4
3641 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70115
Bouligny Tavern in New Orleans is the Magazine Street wine bar next to Lilette from John Harris, with rotating by-the-glass natural wines, small plates.
Tip: Walk-in only; the small mid-century room means weeknights are easier than Friday and Saturday at 20:00.
Coquette ★ 4.3
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.
Tip: Sit upstairs for the corner-window view; downstairs runs faster and louder.
Lilette ★ 4.3
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.
Tip: Lunch service is the most relaxed; the dining room is dim and pretty in the evening.
Shaya ★ 4.3
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.
Tip: Founder Alon Shaya now runs Saba up the road at 5757 Magazine; both rooms are worth a visit.
Molly's at the Market ★ 4.3
1107 Decatur Street, New Orleans, LA 70116
Molly's at the Market in New Orleans is the Decatur Street dive bar by the French Market, open 10:00-03:00 daily, famous for its frozen Irish coffee.
Tip: Open at 10:00 every day; the frozen Irish coffee is the signature order and the room runs to 03:00 nightly.
Erin Rose ★ 4.3
811 Conti Street, New Orleans, LA 70112
Erin Rose in New Orleans is the French Quarter Irish dive bar on Conti Street, with frozen Irish coffees, no-frills service and the Killer Poboys kitchen.
Tip: The frozen Irish coffee is the canonical Quarter order; Killer Poboys at the back closes at 20:00.
The Delachaise ★ 4.3
3442 St Charles Ave, New Orleans, LA 70115
The Delachaise in New Orleans is the long-running St Charles Avenue wine bar on the streetcar line, with mussels, frites and a deep Old World pour list.
Tip: The streetcar stops at the door; sit at the bar for the wine-by-the-glass pour and frites.
Patrick's Bar Vin ★ 4.3
730 Bienville St, New Orleans, LA 70130
Patrick's Bar Vin in New Orleans is the French Quarter wine bar on Bienville Street near Bourbon, in a 1820s carriageway courtyard, with Sancerre.
Tip: The courtyard is a Quarter rarity for quiet; the cheese plate pairs with the Sancerre flight.
N7 ★ 4.2
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.
Tip: Reservations are tight; the garden seating opens at 17:00 and walk-ins land best on weeknights.
Antoine's ★ 4.1
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.
Tip: Skip the main dining room for the Hermes Bar on Bienville, the kitchen runs the same menu and the room is unstuffy.
Saffron NOLA ★ 4.1
uptown · 4128 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70115
Saffron NOLA in New Orleans is the Vilkhu family's Indian Creole room on Magazine Street, a James Beard nominee with Louisiana seafood and Indian spice.
Tip: Dinner only, Tuesday to Saturday from 17:00. The wine list runs short but pairs aggressively with the chilies.
Saturn Bar ★ 4.1
3067 St Claude Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70117
Saturn Bar in New Orleans is the St Claude Avenue dive bar in the 9th Ward, with painted walls, cold beer and a fluorescent-light interior that has run.
Tip: Cash only and no kitchen; pre-game across the street at the Country Club or at Bywater Bakery.
Arnaud's ★ 4.0
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.
Tip: The French 75 Bar serves the canonical version of its namesake drink and seats walk-ups; no jacket required there.
Atchafalaya ★ 4.0
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.
Tip: Brunch runs Saturday and Sunday with live music; arrive at 09:30 or hold for the 13:00 turn.
The Old Absinthe House ★ 4.0
240 Bourbon St, New Orleans, LA 70112
The Old Absinthe House in New Orleans is the 1807 Bourbon Street bar at Bienville, with marble fountains for absinthe drips and the canonical absinthe frappe.
Tip: The absinthe frappe is the historical drink; the marble fountains drip cold water into the glass.