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4 Must-Book Restaurants in New Orleans

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by Beth D'Addono
Updated August 29, 2022
New Orleans’s restaurants are the beating heart of this festive city, and to say they’ve had a tough few years would be putting it mildly. The good news is that hospitality is calling again, and nobody does it better than the restaurateurs, chefs, servers, and bartenders that call the Big Easy home. Superior service continues to set New Orleans’s restaurant scene apart. Among the standouts, there’s a brand-new izakaya helmed by a meticulous executive chef who spent time in Japan and a Mid-City tapas bar that churns out a one-of-its-kind, afterhours brunch for the midnight munchies. Book one, book all, and be warmly welcomed at these four new restaurants, representing the best of New Orleans right now.
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4.5
4.5 (4789)
$31 to $50
Creole / Cajun / Southern
French Quarter
About the restaurant

Dickie Brennan’s stellar restaurant Tableau is known for chef Gustar Martin’s exceptional tributes to fine, French Creole cuisine and its prime location on Jackson Square. It got even better in May with the completion of a $500,000 renovation to its wraparound, ornamental iron balcony overlooking the square. Beyond just reversing the beating the balcony took from 60 years of New Orleans sun, the facelift added fans and a much-needed roof for shade. The new-and-improved perch is perfect for enjoying Martin’s menu, which shines with contemporary dishes such as pasta bouillabaisse, brimming with shrimp, squid, littleneck clams, and herbs in a rich seafood broth that tops ruffles of house-made squid ink mafaldine pasta. While the classics like the Creole onion soup and truffle crab claws remain, the chef added a host of new dishes this year, including the oyster pan roast, a combo of poached and fried oysters, melted brie and a decadent cream sauce spiked with anise-flavored liqueur. Add in the million-dollar balcony view, and Tableau is downright alluring.


Top review
Terri
Dined 2 days ago
Amazing food, exceptional service. Perfect place for a night out, special occasion.
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4.8
4.8 (1567)
$50 and over
Unspecified
Central Business District
About the restaurant

Long the culinary jewel at the upscale Windsor Court Hotel, the Grill Room has hosted countless locals for family celebrations and milestone events. Come mid-September, after being on an abbreviated schedule since the beginning of the pandemic, the elegant dining room will resume inviting guests in for dinner, every night of the week. Executive chef Vlad Kogan joins forces with culinary director Igor Krichmar and pastry chef Matt Serkes to present modern American cuisine with the focus on quality, seasonal ingredients, innovative techniques, and presentation. Steak lovers will swoon over the array of dry-aged beef—the crown jewel is the wagyu, cooked on binchotan charcoal. Entrees are rounded out by grilled Loch Etive steelhead trout with morels, a kurobuta heritage pork tomahawk with a sage chutney, and South Carolina quail with farro. Before or after dinner, a cocktail in the Polo Club Lounge is practically mandatory.


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CAROL
Dined 7 days ago
A beautiful place for lunch! Our last day in New Orleans we were able to make reservations. Service was superior not to mention the food was excellent. A great way to end our visit. Will definitely be back.
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