Jewel of the South sits inside a historic French Quarter building on Saint Louis Street, describing itself as a classic New Orleans tavern reimagined. The bar side has drawn national attention: the James Beard Foundation named it winner of Outstanding Bar Program in 2024.
The kitchen runs alongside that bar program rather than in its shadow, with a menu built around innovative American cooking and a compact, ready-to-drink wine list. Reviewers frequently mention bone marrow, caviar, and small plates on the food side, and the Sazerac and other classic cocktails on the drinks side, served in a room diners describe as intimate.
The restaurant earned a StarChefs Rising Stars nod in 2022 and was named to NOLA.com/Times-Picayune's best-of list in 2025.
The kitchen runs alongside that bar program rather than in its shadow, with a menu built around innovative American cooking and a compact, ready-to-drink wine list. Reviewers frequently mention bone marrow, caviar, and small plates on the food side, and the Sazerac and other classic cocktails on the drinks side, served in a room diners describe as intimate.
The restaurant earned a StarChefs Rising Stars nod in 2022 and was named to NOLA.com/Times-Picayune's best-of list in 2025.