๐ Bayou St. John, New Orleans
5 restaurants ยท 2026
๐ฝ๏ธ 5 Restaurants
A French bistro, Spanish plates, and vegan soul food around the bayou's oak-shaded banks near City Park.
Top 5 in Bayou St. John
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Sweet Soulfood
A vegan soul food kitchen on N. Broad in Bayou St. John, serving organic, soy-free, dairy-free plates cafeteria-style โ pick two or three from the steam table. The draws are the sw...
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2
Cafรฉ Degas
The most French place in New Orleans sits under an oak that grows right through its covered deck on Esplanade Avenue in Bayou St. John. Running since 1980, Cafรฉ Degas does the clas...
88
3
Pal's Lounge
A neighborhood cocktail bar near Bayou St. John on North Rendon, the kind of unpretentious local hang where the drinks are well made and the regulars know each other.
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4
Bonafried
The fried chicken sandwich that twice took top honors at the National Fried Chicken Festival now has a permanent home at the corner of Grand Route St. John off Esplanade, in a near...
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5
Lola's
An old-school Spanish restaurant near Bayou St. John on Esplanade, serving traditional tapas and paella that have folded into the local Creole table for decades. Regulars come for ...
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