Commander's Palace is a fine-dining restaurant in the Garden District serving Cajun cuisine, with private dining and full brunch service. The Jazz Brunch is its own event, built around the idea that New Orleans cooking works like jazz — musicians, and dishes, playing off each other at the table. Wednesday through Friday, the restaurant also runs a 25-cent martini lunch.
The menu runs through Louisiana staples: turtle soup, foie gras, pecan-crusted Gulf fish, filet, and eggs benedict at brunch, with soups and salads rounding out savory courses. Bread pudding soufflé and bananas foster are the desserts regulars mention most.
Commander's Palace holds a spot on Eater's Essential 38 and was named among NOLA.com's best restaurants in the city in 2025, with Robb Report including it among its Best New Restaurants for 2026. The James Beard Foundation has recognized the restaurant repeatedly over the decades — Best Chef wins in 1999 and 2013, an Outstanding Restaurant win in 1996, an Outstanding Service win in 1993, and multiple additional finalist and semifinalist nods for Outstanding Wine Program and Best Chef stretching from the 1990s through 2023.
The menu runs through Louisiana staples: turtle soup, foie gras, pecan-crusted Gulf fish, filet, and eggs benedict at brunch, with soups and salads rounding out savory courses. Bread pudding soufflé and bananas foster are the desserts regulars mention most.
Commander's Palace holds a spot on Eater's Essential 38 and was named among NOLA.com's best restaurants in the city in 2025, with Robb Report including it among its Best New Restaurants for 2026. The James Beard Foundation has recognized the restaurant repeatedly over the decades — Best Chef wins in 1999 and 2013, an Outstanding Restaurant win in 1996, an Outstanding Service win in 1993, and multiple additional finalist and semifinalist nods for Outstanding Wine Program and Best Chef stretching from the 1990s through 2023.