The Best Places to Eat and Drink in New Orleans | Bywater

1. • Acamaya 82

   • Contemporary Coastal Mexican Seafood Restaurant
   
   

   1. The New York Times
      The Restaurant List, 2024

   2. Eater
      Best New Restaurants in America, 2024

   3. Eater New Orleans
      Best New Restaurant

   
   

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   • 3070 Dauphine St, New Orleans, LA | Downtown
   • Website
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2. • Saint-Germain 80

   • Immersive New Orleans Tasting
   
   

   1. Wine Enthusiast
      Forward 50 Restaurants 2023

   2. 2022 James Beard Awards
      Best Chef: South, Blake Aguillard and Trey Smith | Nominee

   3. 2023 James Beard Awards
      Best Chef: South, Blake Aguillard and Trey Smith | Semifinalist

   
   

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   • 3054 Saint Claude Ave, New Orleans, LA | Downtown
   • Website
   • Instagram

3. • NightBloom 50

   • Chill Late-Night Cocktail Bar
   
   

   1. 2025 Spirited Awards
      Best New U.S. Cocktail Bar – U.S. Central | Regional Top 10 Honoree

   2. Eater New Orleans
      Best New Bar

   
   

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   • 3100 Saint Claude Ave, New Orleans, LA | Downtown
   • Website
   • Instagram

4. • Vaughan's Lounge 46

   • Relaxed Jazz/Blues Joint
   
   

   1. Huckberry
      The 50 Best Dive Bars in America

   2. Eater New Orleans
      These Are the Very Best Bars in New Orleans

   
   

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   • 4229 Dauphine St, New Orleans, LA | Downtown
   • Instagram

5. • Bud Rip's 28

   • Spacious Dive Bar
   
   

   1. Esquire
      The Best Bars in America 2025

   
   

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   • 900 Piety St, New Orleans, LA | Downtown
   • Instagram

6. • B J's Lounge 25

   • Bare-Bones Neighborhood Watering Hole
   
   

   1. Huckberry
      The 50 Best Dive Bars in America

   
   

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   • 4301 Burgundy St, New Orleans, LA | Downtown
   • Instagram

7. • Pizza Delicious 25

   • Delicious Pizza Shop
   
   

   1. 50 Top Pizza
      50 Top Pizza USA 2025 | #31

   
   

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   • 617 Piety St, New Orleans, LA | Downtown
   • Website
   • Instagram

8. • Anna’s 25

   • Double Decker Fine Dive Bar
   
   

   1. Esquire
      The Best Bars in America, 2023

   2. 2024 Spirited Awards
      Best U.S. Bar Team – U.S. Central | Regional Honoree

   
   

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   • 2601 Royal St, New Orleans, LA | Downtown
   • Website
   • Instagram

9. • Bacchanal Wine 18

   • Casual Neighborhood Wine Bar
   
   

   1. Eater New Orleans
      38 Essential Restaurants in New Orleans

   
   

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   • 600 Poland Ave, New Orleans, LA | Downtown
   • Website
   • Instagram

10. • Origen Venezuelan Bistro 18

    • Bold Venezuelan Bistro
    
    

    1. Eater New Orleans
       38 Essential Restaurants in New Orleans

    
    

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    • 3600 Saint Claude Ave, New Orleans, LA | Downtown
    • Website
    • Instagram