Best Restaurants in New Orleans
America's most delicious argument between past and present.
New Orleans doesn't need your validation — it's been the most important food city in America for two centuries. Creole grande dames, backstreet po-boys, Vietnamese bakeries, and a new generation cooking like the ancestors are watching. Eating here isn't tourism. It's participation.
The Spots
The spotThe rating
1Emeril'sLower Garden District · American · $$$Delicious as F*ck2Dakar NOLAUptown · Senegalese · $$Delicious as F*ck3AcamayaBywater · Mexican · $$Delicious as F*ck4Saint-GermainBywater · French · $$$$Delicious as F*ck5ZasuMid-City · $$$$Delicious as F*ck6Pêche Seafood GrillWarehouse District · American · $$$Delicious7Cochon RESTAURANTWarehouse District · Cajun · $$Delicious8HerbsaintCentral Business District · French · $$$Delicious9Turkey and the WolfLower Garden District · American · $$Delicious10Compère LapinWarehouse District · American · $$$DeliciousBrowse all 181 New Orleans restaurantsWhat movedAug 29Pêche Seafood GrillDelicious as F*ck →DeliciousAug 29Austins Seafood & SteakhouseDamn Good →Worth TryingAug 29Cafe LynnDamn Good →Worth TryingAug 29LA 23 BBQDamn Good →Worth TryingAug 29Station 6Damn Good →Worth TryingAug 29Mr. B's BistroDamn Good →Worth Trying
The beef
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Nope ListGalatoire'sFrench Quarter · AmericanNopeAcme Oyster HouseCentral Business District · SeafoodNopeAntoine's RestaurantFrench Quarter · FrenchNopeArnaud's New OrleansFrench Quarter · Fine DiningNopeMother's RestaurantCentral Business District · AmericanNopeOceana GrillFrench Quarter · SeafoodNopeThe Court of Two SistersFrench Quarter · AmericanNopeSee all 7 Nopes in New Orleans
Guides
AmericanJuly 2026Best of BywaterJuly 2026Best of Central Business DistrictJuly 2026Best of French QuarterJuly 2026Best of Lower Garden DistrictJuly 2026Best of Mid-CityJuly 2026
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