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Best Restaurants in New Orleans

47 restaurants · 12 neighborhoods · 2026

🍽️ 47 Restaurants 📍 12 Neighborhoods ⭐ Avg Score 87
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New Orleans (37) Awards (8) Date Night (8) Creole (7) French (6) Contemporary (5) Casual (4) Southern (4) Po (4) Fine Dining (3) Modern (3) Tasting Menu (2) Seafood (2) Sandwiches (2) Local Favorites (2) Cocktails (2) Bar (2) Nightlife (2) Senegalese (1) Louisiana (1)

Top Rated

Dakar NOLA
Senegalese · Uptown
96
Emeril's
Contemporary Louisiana · Warehouse District
95
Commander's Palace
Creole · Garden District
95
Herbsaint
Contemporary French-Southern · Central Business District
92
Pêche Seafood Grill
Gulf Coast Seafood · Warehouse District
92
La Petite Grocery
Contemporary Creole · Uptown
92
Saint-Germain
Modern French Tasting Menu · Bywater
92
Galatoire's
French-Creole · French Quarter
92
Toups' Meatery
Contemporary Cajun · Mid-City
92
Dooky Chase's Restaurant
Creole · Treme
92

Fine Dining

Dakar NOLA
Senegalese · Uptown
96
Emeril's
Contemporary Louisiana · Warehouse District
95
Commander's Palace
Creole · Garden District
95

Date Night

Dakar NOLA
Senegalese · Uptown
96
Emeril's
Contemporary Louisiana · Warehouse District
95
Commander's Palace
Creole · Garden District
95
Acamaya
Mexican Seafood · Bywater
91
Compere Lapin
Caribbean-Creole · Warehouse District
91
Cochon
Cajun · Warehouse District
90
Jewel of the South
Cocktail Bar · French Quarter
88
Cure
Cocktail Bar · Freret
88

Brunch

Commander's Palace
Creole · Garden District
95

Bars & Cocktails

Jewel of the South
Cocktail Bar · French Quarter
88
Cure
Cocktail Bar · Freret
88
The Joint
Barbecue · Bywater
84

All 47 Restaurants by Neighborhood

Every restaurant in New Orleans, organized by neighborhood. Click to expand.

Uptown 12 spots
Dakar NOLA
Senegalese · North America's 50 Best Restaurants 2026 (#4); James Beard Best New Restaurant 2024
96
La Petite Grocery
Contemporary Creole · James Beard Best Chef: South (Justin Devillier, 2016)
92
Clancy's
Creole
84
Gautreau's
French-American
84
Lilette
French-Italian
84
Casamento's
Oysters & Seafood
84
Pascal's Manale
Creole-Italian
84
Saba
Israeli
84
Mister Mao
Asian Fusion
84
Domilise's Po-Boy & Bar
Po-boys
84
Mahony's Po-Boys & Seafood
Po-boys
84
Bearcat Cafe
Breakfast / Brunch
84
French Quarter 9 spots
Galatoire's
French-Creole · James Beard America's Classics
92
GW Fins
Seafood
90
Restaurant R'evolution
Modern Cajun-Creole
90
Jewel of the South
Cocktail Bar · North America's 50 Best Bars 2026 (#6); World's 50 Best Bars 2025 (#44); James Beard Award winner
88
Antoine's
French-Creole
84
Arnaud's
French-Creole
84
Brennan's
Creole
84
Killer PoBoys
Po-boys
84
Café du Monde
Coffee / Beignets · James Beard America's Classics (2017)
82
Bywater 8 spots
Saint-Germain
Modern French Tasting Menu · One MICHELIN Star (2025)
92
Acamaya
Mexican Seafood · North America's 50 Best Restaurants 2026 (#30); MICHELIN Bib Gourmand
91
N7
French-Japanese
84
Bywater Bakery
Bakery / Cafe
84
Elizabeth's Restaurant
Southern / Brunch
84
Pizza Delicious
Pizza
84
The Joint
Barbecue
84
Sneaky Pickle
Vegetarian
84
Warehouse District 5 spots
Emeril's
Contemporary Louisiana · North America's 50 Best Restaurants 2026 (#20); Two MICHELIN Stars
95
Pêche Seafood Grill
Gulf Coast Seafood · James Beard Best New Restaurant (2014); Best Chef: South (Ryan Prewitt, 2014)
92
Compere Lapin
Caribbean-Creole
91
Cochon
Cajun
90
Cochon Butcher
Sandwiches / Butcher
84
Garden District 2 spots
Commander's Palace
Creole · James Beard Foundation Awards (multiple)
95
Coquette
Contemporary Southern
84
Irish Channel 2 spots
Turkey and the Wolf
Sandwiches · Bon Appetit Best New Restaurant in America 2017 (#1)
89
Atchafalaya
Creole-Cajun
84
Central Business District 2 spots
Herbsaint
Contemporary French-Southern · James Beard Best Chef: South (Donald Link, 2007)
92
Maypop
Southeast Asian-Southern
84
Riverbend 2 spots
Brigtsen's
Contemporary Creole-Acadian
84
Boucherie
Modern Southern
84
Mid-City 2 spots
Toups' Meatery
Contemporary Cajun · James Beard Best Chef: South finalist (Isaac Toups)
92
Parkway Bakery & Tavern
Po-boys
84
Central City 1 spots
Willie Mae's NOLA
Southern · James Beard Foundation America's Classics 2005
89
Freret 1 spots
Cure
Cocktail Bar · North America's 50 Best Bars 2026 (#21)
88
Treme 1 spots
Dooky Chase's Restaurant
Creole · James Beard America's Classics (2025)
92
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