The Top 92 Restaurants Near The Old No. 77 Hotel & Chandlery
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Rank 1. Compère Lapin
Caribbean
Inside a converted coffee warehouse, Compère Lapin marries Caribbean spice with New Orleans tradition through dishes like jerk-honey fried chicken and curried goat with sweet potato gnocchi. Nina Compton's rustic dining room—all exposed brick and dim light—hums with the kind of unhurried hospitality that makes a kitchen's ambitions feel genuinely welcoming.
- James Beard Awards 2023 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Chef · Nina Compton
- Eater The All-Time Eater 38
- Spirited Awards 2024 · Top 10 Nominee · U.S. Bartender of the Year · Erika Flowers
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Rank 2. Emeril's
Cajun & Creole
E.J. Lagasse has refreshed his father's three-decade Creole institution with contemporary precision, evident in barbecued shrimp tarts and gumbo that taste both classic and alive. Generous spacing and a visible kitchen create an elegant stage for cooking that prioritizes flavor without sacrificing refinement.
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Rank 3. The Grill Room
Contemporary New American
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Rank 4. King Brasserie
Modern French
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Rank 6. Pêche
Seafood
A decade in, Donald Link's seafood restaurant remains taut and purposeful in its rustic-industrial quarters. Gulf fish arrive daily and meet the wood-burning grill with quiet competence; the smoked tuna dip and whole fish with brown rice congee are worth the trip. The marble raw bar and front counter buzz with the kind of easy momentum that suggests the place has learned exactly what it does.
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Nominee · Outstanding Restaurateur · Donald Link and Stephen Stryjewski - Link Restaurant Group
- Food & Wine 2024 · Best New Chefs · Nicole Cabrera Mills
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: South · Nicole Cabrera Mills
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Rank 7. Restaurant August
Contemporary Cajun & Creole
Candles and chandeliers warm a brick-and-wood dining room where Chef Corey Thomas updates Louisiana cooking with contemporary technique—gnocchi crowned with jumbo lump crab, collard greens pithivier in Creole mustard sauce. The room absorbs anniversaries and celebrations with an ease that formal restraint rarely allows.
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Rank 9. Cochon
Southern
A warehouse corner in the CBD lined with exposed brick and worn wood holds the kind of Southern cooking that honors its sources: wood-fired oysters, cracklins with cane syrup, rabbit and dumplings from a family recipe. The gumbo arrives dense with andouille, the whiskey list substantial, the whole enterprise a model of unfussy conviction.
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Nominee · Outstanding Restaurateur · Donald Link and Stephen Stryjewski - Link Restaurant Group
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Nominee · Outstanding Restaurateur · Donald Link and Stephen Stryjewski - Link Restaurant Group
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
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Rank 11. Herbsaint
French-Italian Cajun & Creole
Windows frame Saint Charles Avenue at this stalwart French-inflected bistro, where house-made spaghetti and Muscovy duck confit with citrus gastrique anchor a kitchen fluent in Cajun, Creole, and Italian vernaculars. The cooking refuses neat classification, which is precisely the point.
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Nominee · Outstanding Restaurateur · Donald Link and Stephen Stryjewski - Link Restaurant Group
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
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Rank 12. Brennan's
Cajun & Creole
- AAA Four Diamonds
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Professional in Beverage Service · Braithe Gill
- James Beard Awards 2023 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Restaurant
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- Spirited Awards 2025 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best U.S. Bar Team – U.S. Central
- Spirited Awards 2024 · Regional Honoree · Best U.S. Bar Team – U.S. Central
- Spirited Awards 2025 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best U.S. Cocktail Bar – U.S. Central
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Rank 15. Espiritu Mezcaleria
Mexican
- Spirited Awards 2024 · Regional Honoree · Best U.S. Restaurant Bar – U.S. Central
- Spirited Awards 2025 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best U.S. Restaurant Bar – U.S. Central
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Rank 16. Restaurant R’evolution
Cajun & Creole
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Rank 17. M Bistro
Modern Sushi
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Rank 19. Fives
New Orleans
- The Pinnacle Guide 2026 · 1 Pin
- Esquire 2025 · Mirage Martini · The Best Martinis in America
- Eater These Are the Very Best Bars in New Orleans
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Rank 20. Vyoone's
Cajun & Creole
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Rank 21. Jewel of the South
Southern Cocktail Bar
- 50 Best 2025 · #44 · World's 50 Best Bars
- 50 Best 2026 · Roku Industry Icon Award 2026 · North America's 50 Best Bars · Chris Hannah
- 50 Best 2026 · #6 · North America's 50 Best Bars
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Rank 22. Lufu Nola
Indian
Three friends channel their passion for Indian cooking into craveable tandoori naan and a dosa so crisp and golden it justifies a pilgrimage alone. The Curry Nola-da, a garam masala-spiked nonalcoholic riff on a piña colada, proves restraint can be as inventive as excess.
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Rank 26. GW Fins
Upscale Seafood
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Restaurant
- Eater 38 Essential Restaurants in New Orleans
- James Beard Awards 2022 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: South · Michael Nelson
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Donald Link's butcher shop on Tchoupitoulas has perfected the art of restraint: mortadella so thin it's nearly translucent, head cheese in proper wedges, bread baked in-house and never stale. The muffuletta alone, layered with house-cured meats and olive salad, justifies the pilgrimage and easily feeds two.
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Rank 29. Jolie
French Cocktail Bar
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Rank 30. Willie Mae’s
Southern
The Seaton family's fried chicken—crispy, seasoned to purpose, accompanied by a gumbo deep with shrimp and crab—draws from seventy years of practice, though the current dining room in downtown feels a world away from the original Treme location. What matters is that the chicken remains superb, the butter beans and spiced cabbage genuine, the whole meal earnest and satisfying.
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Rank 31. Galatoire's
French-Creole Cajun & Creole
A gilt-mirrored room where Friday lunch remains a formal, champagne-soaked ceremony in New Orleans. Oysters Rockefeller and soufflé potatoes with béarnaise anchor a century of French-Creole cooking built on seafood, cream, and butter—nothing here hurries or whispers. The meal is an act of surrender to leisure.
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Rank 32. Killer PoBoys
Contemporary American
A former pop-up on Dauphine Street where the po'boy gets a contemporary makeover, beginning with bread from Dong Phuong and shrimp seared rather than fried. Sriracha aioli and pickled vegetables complete the upgrade; order at the counter and expect Crystal hot sauce at your elbow.
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Rank 33. Maïs Arepas
Colombian
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Rank 34. Café Reconcile
Southern
- The New York Times 2023 · The Restaurant List
- The New York Times The 25 Best Restaurants in New Orleans Right Now
- Eater 38 Essential Restaurants in New Orleans
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- James Beard Awards 2024 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Restaurateur · Robert LeBlanc - LeBlanc + Smith
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Rank 37. MaMou
Modern French
- Bon Appétit 2023 · America's Best New Restaurants
- The New York Times 2023 · The Restaurant List
- Wine Enthusiast 2024 · Forward 50 Restaurants
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Rank 38. Fritai
Haitian Caribbean
- James Beard Awards 2023 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: South · Charly Pierre
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: South · Charly Pierre
- Eater 38 Essential Restaurants in New Orleans
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Rank 39. Cane & Table
Cajun & Creole
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Rank 41. Palm&Pine
Cajun & Creole
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: South · Amarys Koenig Herndon and Jordan Herndon
- James Beard Awards 2023 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: South · Amarys Koenig Herndon and Jordan Herndon
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Rank 42. Commander's Palace
Haute Cajun & Creole
- AAA Four Diamonds
- Esquire 2025 · La-Ti-Da · The Best Martinis in America
- James Beard Awards 2023 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program
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Rank 43. Paladar 511
Refined Italian
- The New York Times The 25 Best Restaurants in New Orleans Right Now
- Eater 38 Essential Restaurants in New Orleans
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Rank 44. Acamaya
Seafood Mexican
Chef Ana Castro's seafood-driven menu balances boldness with refinement in a striking pink-tiled room that feels caught between Bywater and Mexico. Nixtamalized corn, house-made masa, and unexpected spice elevations—like peanut mole on sweet potato—define her approach to New Orleans Gulf cooking.
- Condé Nast Traveler 2024 · The best new restaurants in the world
- Food & Wine 2025 · Arroz Negro · Best Dishes Our Editors Ate This Year
- Bon Appétit 2025 · America's Best New Restaurants
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Rank 45. Dooky Chase
Cajun & Creole
Dooky Chase carries forward Leah Chase's civil-rights-era legacy through Chef Edgar's unfussy Creole cooking—gumbo, red beans, fried chicken—served in a red-walled dining room hung with African-American art. Attentive matriarchs and honest food create the rare restaurant where history and warmth feel inseparable.
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Winner · America's Classics: South
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- The New York Times The 25 Best Restaurants in New Orleans Right Now
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Rank 46. The Elysian Bar
New Orleans
- Food & Wine 2025 · The Top 10 Hotel Bars in the US
- Spirited Awards 2026 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best U.S. Hotel Bar – U.S. Central
- Spirited Awards 2024 · Regional Honoree · Best U.S. Hotel Bar – U.S. Central
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A kitschy sandwich counter where collard green melts arrive loaded with pickled peppers and Russian dressing on toasted rye, and even the cabbage salad gets buried under fried garlic and crispy pig ears. Nothing here aims for restraint or lightness—each plate is constructed for maximum crunch and assertive flavor, a philosophy that's worked since 2016.
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- James Beard Awards 2025 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Restaurateur · Mason Hereford
- Eater 38 Essential Restaurants in New Orleans
- Eater 2017 · The Best New Restaurants in America
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Rank 49. Dakar NOLA
African
Chef Serigne Mbaye draws on Harlem and Senegal in a cottage on Magazine Street, where two seatings move unhurried through compositions of Gulf fish and West African spice. The tasting menu unfolds with okra soup sharpened by crab and tamarind, each plate grounded in local farms and the steady warmth of co-owner Dr. Afua Richardson.
- 50 Best 2025 · #6 · North America's 50 Best Restaurants
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Winner · Best New Restaurant
- James Beard Awards 2023 · Nominee · Emerging Chef · Serigne Mbaye
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Rank 51. Hungry Eyes
Fusion
Neon and VHS set the stage for Chef Mason Hereford's unapologetic maximalism—charred cabbage electrified with Sichuan oil, hearts of palm and calamari in curry, artichokes garlicked like oysters. Big flavors that shouldn't cohere do, with a kitschy ease that makes restraint seem beside the point.
- Spirited Awards 2026 · Top 10 Nominee · Best U.S. Restaurant Bar
- Bon Appétit 2024 · America's Best New Restaurants
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Restaurateur · Mason Hereford
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Rank 53. Li'l Dizzy's
Cajun & Creole
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Rank 54. Shaya
Modern Middle Eastern
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- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Best New Restaurant
- The New York Times 2025 · The Restaurant List
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Rank 57. Saffron NOLA
Indian
Chef Arvinder Vilkhu's family-run Magazine Street spot fuses Indian spices with Louisiana traditions, as seen in a curried seafood gumbo that marries both worlds. The chic, warmly lit dining room and inviting bar frame dishes like fragrant Gulf fish in korma sauce with crispy ginger and curd rice.
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Nominee · Best Chef: South · Arvinder Vilkhu
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: South · Arvinder Vilkhu and Ashwin Vilkhu
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
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Rank 58. Chicken's Kitchen
Cajun & Creole
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: South · Marlon "Chicken” Chukumerije Williams
- The New York Times The 25 Best Restaurants in New Orleans Right Now
- Eater 38 Essential Restaurants in New Orleans
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Rank 59. Addis NOLA
Ethiopian
At this Esplanade Ridge corner, Prince Lobo and his parents serve Ethiopian classics with the care of daily handmade injera and a dining room dressed in African textiles and wicker. Sambusas arrive golden and crisp alongside sweet awaze; the tibs and lentil dishes carry the weight of tradition without nostalgia. It's food that tastes like it knows exactly who it's feeding.
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Rank 60. Zasu
New American
Sue Zemanick's cottage on Carrollton Avenue conceals a dining room of restrained elegance—dark green walls, warm gold accents, blonde wood. Her menu, a dozen dishes of seafood and local produce refined through French technique, moves with purpose: scallops in Thai chile-lime butter, tilefish with Swiss chard and beurre blanc, peach cake with vanilla yogurt. Cooking that knows what it wants to say.
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Rank 61. Coquette
Contemporary Southern
- James Beard Awards 2023 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: South · Michael Stoltzfus
- Spirited Awards 2024 · Regional Honoree · Best U.S. Restaurant Bar – U.S. Central
- Eater 38 Essential Restaurants in New Orleans
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Rank 62. Mister Mao
Asian
In a dining room painted hot pink and emerald, chef Miles Eldridge builds a cuisine that refuses borders: fried chicken dumplings with date and poblano chutney, egg noodles glossed in butter and fish sauce, greens stewed with turmeric and coconut milk. The cooking is clever and unpretentious, a kind of cross-cultural riffing that works because the flavors are true.
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: South · Sophina Uong
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- Eater 38 Essential Restaurants in New Orleans
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Rank 63. Atchafalaya
Cajun & Creole
Chef Christopher Lynch updates Creole classics with precise technique and bold toppings—fried green tomatoes crowned with rock shrimp and trout roe, crab cake Benedict suspended over shrimp sauce Américaine. The narrow room fills quickly, but the food commands absolute attention.
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Rank 64. Liuzza's by the Track
Cajun & Creole
- The New York Times The 25 Best Restaurants in New Orleans Right Now
- Eater 38 Essential Restaurants in New Orleans
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Rank 65. Saba
Middle Eastern
An expansive Uptown dining room where hummus arrives creamy and smooth beneath charred pita from a wood-burning oven, elevated here with blue crab and lemon butter. Straightforward components—pickles, dips, salads—emerge vibrant and refreshing; falafel cracks open to reveal a tender, bright green center. A decade into his tenure, Chef Alon Shaya maintains his fundamentals with discipline.
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Rank 66. Queen Trini Lisa
Trinidadian Caribbean
- The New York Times The 25 Best Restaurants in New Orleans Right Now
- Eater 38 Essential Restaurants in New Orleans
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Rank 68. Tan Dinh
Vietnamese
- The New York Times The 25 Best Restaurants in New Orleans Right Now
- Eater 38 Essential Restaurants in New Orleans
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Rank 69. Domilise's Po-Boy and Bar
Po'boy American
A corner sandwich shop that's been frying shrimp since 1918, Domilise's builds its reputation on a single obsession: po'boys stuffed with battered shrimp, hot sauce, lettuce, mayo, and pickle on Leidenheimer bread. The counter service and kitchen-call ritual feel as integral to the experience as the sandwich itself—a place where the formula hasn't changed because it doesn't need to.
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Rank 70. Parkway
Cajun & Creole
Since 1911, Parkway has anchored its corner of New Orleans as the place to watch Saints games over poor boy sandwiches and drinks. The menu sprawls across seafood, meat, and specialty variations, but the Creole barbecue shrimp—fried and tucked into a French roll—represents the essential point: a neighborhood institution that works because it never overreaches.
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Rank 71. Clancy's
Cajun & Creole
A former po'boy shop transformed into an elegant dining room where tuxedoed staff and white linens frame refined Creole cooking. Fried oysters topped with brie and smoked softshell crab with meunière sauce anchor a seafood-forward menu layered with French and Cajun technique. Family-run and assured in its refinement.
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- The New York Times The 25 Best Restaurants in New Orleans Right Now
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Rank 72. Toups' Meatery
Modern Cajun & Creole
- Eater Chef of the Year · Isaac Toups
- James Beard Awards 2022 · Nominee · Best Chef: South · Isaac Toups
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Rank 73. Finn McCool's Irish Pub
Irish British
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Rank 74. Origen Venezuelan Bistro
Venezuelan Caribbean
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Rank 75. Brigtsen's
Cajun & Creole
- The New York Times The 25 Best Restaurants in New Orleans Right Now
- Eater 38 Essential Restaurants in New Orleans
- The New York Times 2021 · The Restaurant List
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Rank 77. The Kingsway
Asian
A corner room in the Garden District lined with cream walls and wood planking, all composed restraint until the food arrives. Chef Ashwin Vilkhu draws from across Asia—steamed snapper in dashi, crispy lamb with rice noodles—in a tasting menu calibrated to not overwhelm the wallet. The cocktails lean into Asian flavors, the wines favor small producers; nothing here announces itself loudly.
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Rank 78. La Petite Grocery
American
A yellow corner storefront on Magazine Street opens into a room where chef-owner Justin Devillier balances elegance with ease. Heirloom tomato salad arrives bright with salsa verde and bottarga; blue crab beignets showcase his signature playfulness. The kitchen treats local ingredients—rabbit, Gulf seafood, seasonal greens—with restraint and technique, letting their quality speak.
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Rank 79. Osteria Lupo
Wood-fired Italian
A quiet corner off Magazine Street reveals a wood-fired kitchen where pizza dough, pasta, and ice cream emerge daily from scratch. Charred corn and okra salad arrives dressed in goat cheese and paprika vinaigrette; mortadella-filled tortellini floats in broth alongside fregola studded with 'nduja and crowned with scallops. The room is spare and composed, the cooking confident without pretense.
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- James Beard Awards 2024 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Restaurateur · Robert LeBlanc - LeBlanc + Smith
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- James Beard Awards 2024 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Restaurateur · Robert LeBlanc - LeBlanc + Smith
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Rank 82. Mosquito Supper Club
Cajun & Creole
- James Beard Awards 2023 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: South · Melissa M. Martin
- The New York Times The 25 Best Restaurants in New Orleans Right Now
- James Beard Awards 2022 · Nominee · Best Chef: South · Melissa M. Martin
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Rank 84. LUVI Restaurant
Japanese/Chinese
- Eater 38 Essential Restaurants in New Orleans
- James Beard Awards 2022 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: South · Hao Gong
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Rank 85. Rosedale
Cajun & Creole
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Rank 86. Patois
French-Creole Cajun & Creole
A cottage near the park holds this neighborhood favorite with French-Creole cooking that feels both lived-in and deliberate. Deviled eggs arrive topped with wonton noodles and furikake; the Cuban Madame at brunch arrives stuffed with ham, pork, and cheese custard—small gestures that announce the kitchen's wit.
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Rank 88. Jamila's Cafe
Tunisian Mediterranean
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Rank 89. Afrodisiac Nola
Caribbean
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Rank 90. Secret Thai
Thai
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Rank 91. The Munch Factory
Cajun & Creole
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Rank 92. Mosca's
Creole Italian