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Best restaurants in New Orleans

The top 3 according to 129 votes from people: Arnaud's · Galatoire's · Dooky Chase's. (Updated Jul 19, 2021.)

Creole grande dames, po-boys and beignets: the New Orleans restaurants food writers call essential.

roamer_detroit · · 12 items · 129 votes · 2 comments

Top 10

  1. 1

    Arnaud's

    Creole dining rooms plus the French 75 Bar.

    ▲ 12 ▼ 0

    12
  2. 2

    Galatoire's

    Bourbon Street French-Creole classic with legendary Friday lunches.

    ▲ 12 ▼ 2

    10
  3. 3

    Dooky Chase's

    Leah Chase's legendary Creole soul food restaurant.

    ▲ 11 ▼ 1

    10
  4. 4

    Brennan's

    Pink building where bananas Foster was invented.

    ▲ 10 ▼ 1

    9
  5. 5

    Antoine's

    Founded in 1840, birthplace of oysters Rockefeller.

    ▲ 9 ▼ 0

    9
  6. 6

    Commander's Palace

    Garden District Creole institution and its 25-cent martinis at lunch.

    ▲ 12 ▼ 4

    8
  7. 7

    Café du Monde

    Beignets and chicory coffee in the French Quarter.

    ▲ 11 ▼ 3

    8
  8. 8

    Parkway Bakery & Tavern

    Roast beef and shrimp po-boys since 1911.

    ▲ 9 ▼ 1

    8
  9. 9

    Willie Mae's Scotch House

    Award-winning fried chicken in Tremé.

    ▲ 6 ▼ 1

    5
  10. 10

    Herbsaint

    Donald Link's bistro on St Charles Avenue.

    ▲ 7 ▼ 3

    4

Candidates

They don't make it into the top 10… yet. Vote for them to move them up.

  1. 11

    Cochon

    Donald Link's Cajun cooking in the Warehouse District.

    ▲ 5 ▼ 2

    3
  2. 12

    Acme Oyster House

    Raw and chargrilled oysters in the French Quarter.

    ▲ 5 ▼ 2

    3

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Malik Kelly

Willie Mae's fried chicken lives up to the hype.

Amber Watson

Commander's Palace jazz brunch with 25-cent martinis at lunch, iconic.

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