Café Reconcile is the dining arm of a non-profit workforce-training program that prepares young adults aged 16 to 24 for careers in hospitality and beyond. Every meal served supports that mission directly: all restaurant profits fund interns' paid stipends and training as they work the floor and kitchen.
The kitchen cooks from scratch, including its own roux, drawing on New Orleans staples like red beans and rice, catfish, and po' boys. It's a casual, unpretentious neighborhood café on Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard in Central City.
Café Reconcile has been recognized as one of the city's essential restaurants by Eater and was included in The New York Times' Restaurant List in 2023.
The kitchen cooks from scratch, including its own roux, drawing on New Orleans staples like red beans and rice, catfish, and po' boys. It's a casual, unpretentious neighborhood café on Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard in Central City.
Café Reconcile has been recognized as one of the city's essential restaurants by Eater and was included in The New York Times' Restaurant List in 2023.