{"id":34929,"date":"2025-04-14T14:38:06","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T04:38:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/luxuryescapes.com\/inspiration\/?p=34929"},"modified":"2026-01-19T09:06:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T22:06:26","slug":"best-restaurants-bars-new-orleans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/luxuryescapes.com\/inspiration\/best-restaurants-bars-new-orleans\/","title":{"rendered":"19 of the Best Restaurants & Bars in New Orleans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Get a taste of the Big Easy with our guide to the<\/strong><\/em> best restaurants and bars in New Orleans.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

New Orleans plays by its own rules, and constantly breaks them all the same. Thanks to a unique blend of Creole and Cajun culinary influences, the city’s home to food and drink that you simply won\u2019t find anywhere else. New Orleans has a history of culinary excellence and rebellious creativity<\/a> that stretches back centuries. From fiery gumbo to gourmet doughnuts and stacked po’ boys, trends have started here, and will continue to start here \u2013 there’s good reason New Orleans has consistently ranked as America’s top food city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

The Best Restaurants in New Orleans<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Commander\u2019s Palace<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Commander\u2019s Palace<\/a> has served as the city\u2019s signature fine diner since 1893, evolving from a tiny saloon in the affluent Garden District to a multi-award winning James Beard Foundation favourite. The theatrical aqua-coloured mansion has been a bastion of culinary mastery and perfected hospitality since, with the kitchen\u2019s infinite creativity powered by chef Meg Bickford\u2019s hyperlocal \u201cdirt-to-plate\u201d philosophy and complex flavour profiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top tip:<\/strong> Opt for a traditional Sunday jazz brunch where hardened Dixieland musicians shuffle between tables. Just don\u2019t forget to wear business attire. Or, head along for lunch on Thursdays and Fridays, where any entree comes with a 25-cent martini.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t miss: <\/strong>Wild Louisiana white shrimp stuffed with house-made tasso ham, pickled okra and
sweet red onions swimming in a five-spice pepper jelly with Crystal hot sauce and beurre blanc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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