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Asian Restaurant · Central Business District · 21 tips and reviews
Eater: Chef Neil Swidler boasts a wickedly tasty menu of Asian street food. His obsession with the housemade extends all the way to the sauces and dessert, so don't skip the sriracha or fortune cookie.
Eater: Maurepas Foods does quality fine dining food w/o any of the fuss or price. Like Dante's Kitchen, the focus is very much on the freshness of the ingredients, especially the veggies. [Eater 38 Member]
Eater: This Bywater restaurant serves Stumptown coffee and local pastries for breakfast, and a variety of street food, from ceviche to banh mi, for lunch and dinner. [Eater 38 Member]
625 Chartres St (at Wilkinson St.), New Orleans, LA
Gastropub · French Quarter · 152 tips and reviews
Eater: New American, gastropub-style restaurant in the Quarter helmed by Chef Alex Harrell. Widely acclaimed as a very high-end restaurant at a price point that’s high but not terrifying. [Eater 38 Member]
Eater: Gautreau's Patrick Singley and chef Sue Zemanick bring small plates and craft cocktails to a lounge setting, in this tiny ivy-covered restaurant on Magazine Street.
Cajun and Creole Restaurant · French Quarter · 30 tips and reviews
Eater: New chef Guy Reinbolt creates Louisiana-inspired French/International cuisine and the swanky, new Empire Bar— manned by Paul Gustings— turns out pre-prohibition classics and modern craft cocktails.
Eater: Brian Armour brings gorgeous bowls of noodles, yakitori, and lots of Japanese snacks. Add in some housemade shrub sodas, shrimp cracker fries, and an affordable meal, and yeah, it's so on.
Caribbean Restaurant · French Quarter · 83 tips and reviews
Eater: Adam Biderman and Ean Bancroft have proven that their take on Colonial dishes, influenced by Jamaican, Latin, and island fare, stands on its own as a new hot addition to the New Orleans dining scene.
Seafood Restaurant · Lower Garden District · 205 tips and reviews
Eater: Located in the Warehouse District in a historic building where Jefferson Davis was embalmed, Peche features a giant hearth/wood fire grill, a raw bar, and a perfected casual fine dining vibe.