The Best Seafood in New Orleans, by the Record
The best seafood in New Orleans, by the professional record: Food & Wine, James Beard Awards, and Michelin Guide have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Pêche comes out on top.
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Rank 1. Pêche
Seafood
A wood-burning grill and a marble raw bar anchor this rustic-industrial seafood restaurant on Magazine Street, where everything worth eating came out of the Gulf not long ago. The smoked tuna dip is reason enough to sit down, but the real move for a group is a whole fish with a few sides. Food & Wine named the team among its Best New Chefs in 2024, and the New York Times put it on their New Orleans list. Loud, convivial, no bad seats.
- Food & Wine Best New Chefs · Nicole Cabrera Mills
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Nominee · Outstanding Restaurateur · Donald Link and Stephen Stryjewski - Link Restaurant Group
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
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Rank 2. 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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Rank 3. Porgy's Seafood Market
New Orleans Seafood
- Eater Best New Seafood Market and Restaurant
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Semifinalist · Best New Restaurant