Best Restaurants with a Tasting Menu in Lower Garden District

16 restaurants available nearby

1. The Bower

4.5

Price: Moderate

• Contemporary American • Lower Garden District

Booked 33 times today

The Bower is a full service restaurant and bar proudly highlighting locally sourced American cuisine. Louisiana Farmers and farmers markets are our jam and inspiration. Our menus are ingredient driven determined by seasons, product availability and the additional health benefits they provide.

2. Wild South

4.9

Exceptional(18)

Price: Very Expensive

• Creole / Cajun / Southern • Lower Garden District

Take the right turn off of Magazine Streetin the Lower Garden District and you’llstumble upon Wild South.Through the yellow doors lies a restaurant that showcases local ingredients we hold dear in new, innovative ways while celebrating the signature elements that make up this Southern cuisine. Whether you’re popping in for snacks atthe bar or want the full tasting experience,Chef Michael Stoltzfus and his team invite you to partake in the unique taste of the Wild South. Wild South is now offering a la carte at both the barand dining room.

3. Miss River

4.5

Awesome(1324)

Price: Very Expensive

• Creole / Cajun / Southern • Central Business District

Booked 22 times today

Miss River at the Four Seasons New Orleans offers a grand Creole dining experience in the heart of the French Quarter. Led by renowned Chef Alon Shaya, the restaurant serves elevated New Orleans favorites with bold Cajun flavors and local ingredients. Signature dishes include Whole Buttermilk Fried Chicken, Seared Duck Breast, and Red Beans and Rice. Open for lunch and dinner, diners can savor expertly crafted dishes throughout the day. Enjoy a lively weekend jazz brunch every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm, featuring a Bloody Mary bar and live jazz. Perfect for any special occasion, Miss River delivers an unforgettable experience for lunch, dinner, or brunch in New Orleans.

4. Maypop

4.6

Exceptional(1364)

Price: Expensive

• Southeast Asian • Central Business District

Booked 23 times today

Welcome to Maypop! - the sister establishment to the award winning Mid-City restaurant MOPHO. Located two blocks from the Super Dome and only one block from Poydras street, it features Southeast Asian inspired southern cuisine and focuses on hand made pastas and house charcuterie paired with Gulf seafood, local produce and hand ground curries. Enjoy our refreshing cocktails that are as innovative and creative as our cuisine, and our well curated wine list paired to our eclectic dishes.Executive Chef Michael Gulotta was named a 2016 Best New Chef by Food and Wine Magazine and Maypop was named a 2017 best new restaurant by New Orleans magazine as well as a 2017 peoples choice best new restaurant by Gambit Magazine.Parties of 5+ guests will be charged an automatic 20% gratuity.

5. Restaurant August

4.9

Exceptional(8170)

Price: Very Expensive

• Contemporary French / American • Central Business District

Booked 50 times today

August is a Contemporary Creole restaurant creating unique dishes with a focus on Louisiana ingredients and inspired by classical training. Located in a historic 19th century French-Creole building in New Orleans’ Central Business District, the main dining room caters to the most unique dining experience. The interior is rich with original architectural details, gleaming hardwood floors, soaring columns, mahogany paneling and antique mirrors.

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6. Jewel of the South

4.8

Exceptional(74)

Price: Expensive

• Contemporary British • French Quarter

Booked 28 times today

Borrowing its name from an influential 1850s-vintage bar in the Central Business District, this pub-like tavern (with courtyard) occupies an old brick Creole cottage in the French Quarter, where well-known local bartender Chris Hannah serves up cocktails both classic and contemporary. London-born chef Philip Whitmarsh runs the kitchen.Accolades include James Beard, World 50 Best, Art of Hospitality, Best Bar South (North America).

7. Compère Lapin

new

4.6

Exceptional(2733)

Price: Expensive

• American • Central Business District

Booked 38 times today

Compère Lapin - noun - "kom-pare la-pan" - 1. anthropomorphic rabbit character who served as the mischievous protagonist in Creole and Caribbean folk tales; 2. Chef Nina Compton's restaurant at the Old No 77 Hotel & Chandlery in the Warehouse Arts District of New Orleans. Meals aren’t about trends, shock value, or opulence.Meals are about moments, memories and those who surround you at your table.We believe in the complexity of simplicity, and the power of pure flavors. Our histories, vast and varied, deserve to be memorialized and romanticized by dishes that at once remind us of home and transport us to somewhere new.We don’t make food for everyone else, we make food for you.

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8. King Brasserie & Bar

4.6

Exceptional(160)

Price: Expensive

• French • Central Business District

Booked 15 times today

Downtown New Orleans Restaurant + BarLight. Bright. Authentic. Magnetic. A meal with us is the best version of a French brasserie, imbued with the distinctive flavors of the Gulf and the peerless techniques that set these classic dishes apart. Our lush oasis sets the tone as a social gathering place. Refined, but never rarified: Executive Chef Samuel Peery presents exceptional seafood of the Gulf, respectfully seasoned with bold, creative flavors inspired by the cuisines of France and the Amalfi Coast. Every plate here is a celebration of the shore. Our inspiration is European, but our influence is distinctly Louisiana. Expect memorable service, exceptional ingredients, and the artful preparations that have made the French Riviera justifiably famous.

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9. Emeril's Brasserie - Caesars New Orleans

3.7

Very Good(342)

Price: Expensive

• French • Central Business District

Booked 11 times today

Emeril Lagasse’s first French-inspired restaurant concept—Emeril’s Brasserie, will bring the signature Creole flavors he is famous for to classic French-inspired dishes. The restaurant will encompass brunch and dinner dining options and delicious cocktails. Diners can enjoy their meal in a luxurious brasserie-inspired dining room, at the bar, or outdoors on the terrace to take in the sights of the famed French Quarter. The restaurant is accessible from both the casino floor for guests at least 21 and Canal Street for all ages. SPECIAL NOTE: Guests under the age of 21 are not allow to walk through the casino and must enter at the Canal Street entrance.

10. Coquette

4.7

Exceptional(3099)

Price: Expensive

• American • Lower Garden District

Booked 37 times today

Located in the Garden District of New Orleans, Coquette offers innovative southern cuisine with an emphasis on locally sourced product. Featuring an accessible international wine list, classic and creative New Orleans cocktails and a well-traveled beer list.

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Jessami
Central Kentucky •1 review
5.0
Dined 1 day ago
Everyone was super friendly, I was made aware of any specials and happy hours they were having upon my arrival, and the food was fresh and amazing!
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The BowerPrice: Moderate• Contemporary American• Lower Garden District
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4.5
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Peggy
Houston •4 reviews
5.0
Dined 1 day ago
Great food and service which has always been our experience with August.
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Restaurant AugustPrice: Very Expensive• Contemporary French / American• Central Business District
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4.9
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Irene
New Orleans / Louisiana •15 reviews
5.0
Dined 3 days ago
I have been wanting to come to maypop for awhile. I wanted to support them due to their unfortunate closure for weeks due to the building collapsing across street. It was amazing! The food, the service, and the extremely nice and helpful staff. We both had the chef’s meal so we could try a variety of dishes. Every thing was so good. The flavors were amazing. I will be back. Hopefully the street will reopen soon, but it was well worth navigating the street closures to get there!!!!
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MaypopPrice: Expensive• Southeast Asian• Central Business District
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4.6
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Alexis
New Orleans / Louisiana •4 reviews
5.0
Dined 5 days ago
It was amazing. We took every recommendation from our server and it did not disappoint!!!!
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Miss RiverPrice: Very Expensive• Creole / Cajun / Southern• Central Business District
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4.5
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Louis
Las Vegas •3 reviews
5.0
Dined on Jan 4, 2025
What a fantastic experience! It was a very refined high level execution of local ingredients that was simply delish! I recommend the oysters, the prawns, the oyster stew, and the crab fingers!!! Great cocktails too!! We will be back!!
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Wild SouthPrice: Very Expensive• Creole / Cajun / Southern• Lower Garden District
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4.9

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16 restaurants available nearby

1. The Bower

2. Wild South

3. Miss River

4. Maypop

5. Restaurant August

6. Jewel of the South

7. Compère Lapin

8. King Brasserie & Bar

9. Emeril's Brasserie - Caesars New Orleans

10. Coquette

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