New Orleans
Bar & Restaurant
Recommendations

Must Sees

  • Cafe du Monde (go after dinner for beignets and coffee. It’s PACKED in the mornings. Tip: don’t wait for a table. No one will seat you, it’s seat yourself! Cash only. Worth it)

  • Domenica (for pizza, homemade pasta, and one of the best wine lists in the quarter. Go during HH for half off pizzas.)

  • Sazerac. Next door to Domenica in The Roosevelt hotel. Classic cocktail bar. Very old. Very classy.

  • One of the Donald Link restaurants below.

New Recommendations

  • Erin Rose

  • Hotel Montelone Carousel Bar

Domenica; Menu

  • Location :: CBD/FQ

  • Address :: 123 Baronne St, New Orleans, LA 70112

  • Italianish with a bit of mediterranean / Israeli influence. Pizza is awesome, cauliflower is incredible. Pastas are also fantastic. Wine list is great. HH is half off pizzas. [Lauren and I go here every time we’re in town. One of our favorites.]

Pizza Domenica; Menu

  • Location :: Uptown

  • Address :: 4933 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70115

  • Same as Domenica, except heavier on the pizza. Haven’t been

Donald Link restaurants, in this order:

  • Herbsaint

    • Location :: CBD (Central Business District)

    • Address :: 701 St Charles Ave, New Orleans, LA 70130

  • Peche

    • Location :: CBD

    • Address :: 800 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70130

  • Cochon

    • Location :: CBD

    • Address :: 930 Tchoupitoulas St, New Orleans, LA 70130

  • Gianna

    • Location :: CBD

    • Address :: 700 Magazine St Suite 101, New Orleans, LA 70130

French 75

  • Location :: French Quarter; Bienville b/t Bourbon and Dauphine

  • Address :: 813 Rue Bienville, New Orleans, LA 70112

  • Great cocktails. Fantastic bartenders. They knew what a Jasmine cocktail was.

Sylvain; Menu

  • Location :: French Quarter; Chartres St between Toulouse & St Peter

  • Address :: 625 Chartres St, New Orleans, LA 70130

  • Semi-trendy, good cocktails and everything from fried chicken (amazing) to gnocchi to a bolognese. Smaller spot with cool patio in back

Shaya; Menu

  • Location :: ?

  • Address :: 4213 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70115

  • Note from my cousin Vinnie: “Best new restaurant in America". Maybe overhyping a tad but the pita is so good it will ruin all other pita for u. A lot of small plates so fun to go with other people and order everything. Lamb entree is fantastic. Shaya is Alon Shaya's place, chef at Domenica. It's another Besh place.

Willa Jean; Menu

  • Location :: CBD

  • Address :: 611 O’Keefe Ave, New Orleans, LA 70113

  • John Besh's new bakery. Good for pastries or dessert

MoPho

  • Location :: Mid City

  • Address :: 514 City Park Ave, New Orleans, LA 70119

  • Note from my cousin Vinnie: Might be our new favorite place. We did a dinner with their chef that I posted pics from. It would be an über ride to mid city but well worth it. Food is great and very different menu

Johnny Sanchez; Menu

  • Location :: CBD

  • Address :: 930 Poydras St, New Orleans, LA 70112

  • The best goat tacos I’ve ever had. The only goat tacos I’ve ever had.

Lüke; Menu

  • Location :: French Quarter / CBD

  • Address :: 333 St. Charles Ave. New Orleans, LA 70130

  • Another Besh place. Seafood. Great oyster happy hour.

New Recommendations… (i.e., haven’t been to)

Kentons

  • Location :: Uptown

  • Address :: 5757 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70115

  • From website :: American whiskey bar and restaurant with a menu of the smoked, grilled, and charred flavors that have an affinity for bourbon.

Company Burger

  • Location :: Freret

  • Address :: 4600 Freret St, New Orleans, LA 70115

District Donuts; Menu

  • Location ::  Garden District

  • Address :: 2209 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70130