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60 brunch spots in New Orleans, scored and ranked for 2026.

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Top 10 Brunch Spots

1
Commander's Palace
Creole · Garden District · James Beard Foundation Awards (multiple) · James Beard Outstanding Service (1993) · James Beard Outstanding Restaurant (1996)
The turquoise Victorian at Washington and Coliseum has anchored the Garden District since 1893, dealing in New Haute Creole and full-tilt Louisiana hospitality. Order the turtle soup, the pecan-cruste...
95
2
Bar Pomona
New American · Marigny
A small restaurant on St. Claude Avenue in the Marigny with a tight evening menu and a weekend brunch service running Saturdays and Sundays from 10 to 2. Reservations are taken through Resy. Dinner ru...
91
3
Cafe Porche & Snowbar
Brunch · Central City
A brunch cafe and snowball stand on Baronne Street in Central City, pairing coffee, pastries, and a sit-down brunch with New Orleans snowballs from the snowbar. A neighborhood all-day stop for somethi...
91
4
Miss River
Creole · Central Business District
Alon Shaya's grand-dining room on the lobby level of the Four Seasons, where Louisiana classics get the full white-tablecloth treatment. The whole buttermilk fried chicken is carved tableside; the red...
90
5
Beggars Banquet
New American · Lower Garden District
A Lower Garden District spot on Prytania for cocktails and dinner, with weekend brunch and a daily happy hour at the bar. Reservations run through Resy, and the tight Wednesday-to-Sunday week signals ...
90
6
Restaurant Patois
French-Creole · Uptown
Chef Aaron Burgau runs classic French technique through a Creole filter deep Uptown near Audubon Park, and the result is one of the city's essential neighborhood bistros. The dark-roux gumbo of rabbit...
88
7
Café Degas
French · Bayou St. John
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, Café Degas does the classic bistro canon wit...
88
8
Palm&Pine
Creole · French Quarter
Married chef-owners Amarys and Jordan Herndon cook "the South and south of that" at this French Quarter room on North Rampart, pulling Creole, Mexican, and Caribbean threads into one ever-sh...
88
9
The Elysian Bar
Mediterranean · Marigny
The Elysian Bar is a restaurant, bar, and cafe inside Hotel Peter & Paul, set within a restored 150-year-old rectory in the Marigny. The kitchen serves a Mediterranean and European menu with New O...
88
10
The Ruby Slipper
Brunch · Marigny
The Ruby Slipper is a New Orleans brunch spot on Burgundy Street in the Marigny, the original location of a regional brunch group. Biscuits are made from scratch and baked fresh throughout the day, se...
88

All 60 Brunch Spots in New Orleans

B Spot
Southern · Uptown
88
Zesty Creole
Creole · Central Business District
88
Lux Cafe
Southern · Central Business District
88
Coffee Science
Coffee Shop · Tulane - Gravier
88
Bayou Belle Café
Cajun Breakfast · Warehouse District
88
Alma Cafe
Honduran · Mid-City
87
TANA
Italian · Metairie
87
Casimiro
Mexican · Bywater
87
Chapter IV
Creole · Central Business District
87
The Country Club
Southern · Bywater
86
Katie's Restaurant & Bar
Creole-Italian · Mid-City
86
Charmant
French Bistro · Mid-City
86
Espíritu Mezcaleria & Cocina
Mexican · Mid-City
86
Couvant
French · Central Business District
86
Baru Bistro & Tapas
Latin American · Uptown
86
Monty's on the Square
Breakfast & Creole · French Quarter
86
Copper Vine
Wine Bar · Central Business District
86
Another Broken Egg Cafe
Southern Brunch · Lakeview
86
Cafe Malou
French / New Orleans Cafe · Uptown
85
Vessel NOLA
New American · Mid-City
85
Atchafalaya
Creole-Cajun · Irish Channel
84
Elizabeth's Restaurant
Southern / Brunch · Bywater
84
Bearcat Cafe
Breakfast / Brunch · Uptown
84
Who Dat Coffee Cafe
Cafe / Breakfast · Marigny
84
Nice Guys NOLA
Southern · Mid-City
84
Lost Coyote
Contemporary Louisiana · Treme
84
Spicy Mango
Caribbean · Marigny
84
Backatown Coffee Parlour
Coffee · Treme
84
Fullblast Brunch Restaurant
Brunch · Mid-City
84
Red Fish Grill
Seafood · Central Business District
84
Bread and Butter Café
Breakfast · Central Business District
84
Café Navarre
Café · Lakeview
84
Criollo
Creole · French Quarter
84
La Carreta
Mexican · Lower Garden District
84
Satsuma Cafe
Cafe / Brunch · Bywater
83
Willa Jean
Bakery · CBD
83
Mr. B's Bistro
Creole · French Quarter
83
Coma Arepas
Venezuelan · Marigny
82
Tout de Suite Café
Cafe · Algiers Point
82
The Original Pierre Maspero's
Cajun-Creole · French Quarter
82
Meril
Contemporary American · Warehouse District
82
Rex House Kitchen & Courtyard
Cajun · French Quarter
82
Flamingo A-Go-Go
American · Warehouse District
81
Marigny Brasserie
New American · Marigny
80
Toast
Breakfast · French Quarter
80
Curio
Creole · French Quarter
80
Santa Fe
Mexican · Fairgrounds
80
Broussard's Restaurant & Courtyard
French-Creole · French Quarter
80
Tujague's
Creole · French Quarter
78
Ciao Tapas Bar & Lounge
Tapas Bar · Mid-City
78
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