Casamento's has been shucking oysters on Magazine Street for more than a century. It was founded by Joe Casamento, an Italian immigrant from Ustica, and is still family-run, currently co-owned by CJ Gerdes, the founder's grandson. The restaurant is built as a neighborhood seafood spot centered on a counter oyster bar, and it closes for the stretch each year when Gulf oysters are out of season.
The oyster loaf is the signature dish — raw or fried oysters stacked into a sandwich, served with homemade French fries. The rest of the menu runs through a Fried Oyster Loaf and Soft Shell Crab Loaf, Seafood Gumbo, Oyster Stew, charbroiled oysters on the half shell, raw oysters on the half shell, and a Big Easy Platter billed as a full New Orleans seafood feast. The fried seafood is gluten-free, and the oysters are locally sourced and shucked to order.
Casamento's has developed a serious following as a long-running fixture of the city's oyster culture, a reputation that has held across generations on Magazine Street.
The oyster loaf is the signature dish — raw or fried oysters stacked into a sandwich, served with homemade French fries. The rest of the menu runs through a Fried Oyster Loaf and Soft Shell Crab Loaf, Seafood Gumbo, Oyster Stew, charbroiled oysters on the half shell, raw oysters on the half shell, and a Big Easy Platter billed as a full New Orleans seafood feast. The fried seafood is gluten-free, and the oysters are locally sourced and shucked to order.
Casamento's has developed a serious following as a long-running fixture of the city's oyster culture, a reputation that has held across generations on Magazine Street.