The 25 Best Restaurants in New Orleans (2026)
The New York Times · 2026 · 25 restaurants. Read the original list.
Restaurants on this list
- Acamaya — Bywater, New Orleans
- Brigtsen's Restaurant — Riverbend, New Orleans
- Café Reconcile — Central City, New Orleans
- Cane & Table — French Quarter, New Orleans
- Charlie's Steak House — Uptown, New Orleans
- Clancy's — Uptown, New Orleans
- Cochon — Warehouse District, New Orleans
- Commander's Palace — Garden District, New Orleans
- Compère Lapin — Warehouse District, New Orleans
- Coquette — Garden District, New Orleans
- Dakar NOLA — Uptown, New Orleans
- Dooky Chase's Restaurant — Treme, New Orleans
- Emeril's — Warehouse District, New Orleans
- Liuzza's by the Track — Fair Grounds, New Orleans
- Mamou — French Quarter, New Orleans
- Mosca's — Avondale, LA
- Paladar 511 — Faubourg Marigny, New Orleans
- Pêche Seafood Grill — Warehouse District, New Orleans
- Queen Trini Lisa — Mid-City, New Orleans
- Saba — Uptown, New Orleans
- Saffron NOLA — Uptown, New Orleans
- Saint Claire — Algiers, New Orleans
- Saint-Germain — Bywater, New Orleans
- St. Pizza — Lower Garden District, New Orleans
- Tan Dinh — Gretna
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