Restaurants in New Orleans: 10 local spots and services
Ten New Orleans restaurants and a food-service equipment company in our directory, with what each offers and how to plan a visit.
10 local businesses · Updated October 2026 · From Our Local Spotlight
These listings cover a mix of places to eat in New Orleans, from long-running dining rooms and casual grills to takeout kitchens, along with one company that services restaurant equipment. Many of the restaurants take reservations, while others welcome walk-ins, so check the booking option before you plan a meal. If you are choosing for a group or a special event, ask about private dining, catering and any dress code, since those details vary from place to place. Hours can change by day of the week, so confirm them directly with the business before you go.
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A-Bear Refrigeration
Restaurant New Orleans, LAA-Bear Refrigeration is a family-owned company that has served the foodservice industry since 1987. It installs and services walk-in and reach-in units, ice machines and commercial HVAC, and works as a distributor for Trane and Carrier equipment.
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Antoine's Restaurant
Restaurant New Orleans, LAAntoine's Restaurant is a French-Creole restaurant run by the same family since 1840. It is the birthplace of Oysters Rockefeller, Eggs Sardou and Pommes de Terre Souffles, and it is a long-running choice for private parties, weddings and corporate meetings.
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Arnaud's Restaurant
Restaurant New Orleans, LAArnaud's Restaurant has been open in the French Quarter since 1918, serving classic Creole cuisine and handcrafted cocktails. It hosts a Sunday jazz brunch, and the French 75 brunch welcomes walk-ins while other reservations are accepted.
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Aroma Indian Cuisine
Restaurant New Orleans, LAAroma Indian Cuisine serves North and South Indian dishes, including dosas, biryanis and tandoori items, with a large vegetarian and vegan menu. Its Indo-Chinese dishes such as Gobi Manchurian round out the menu, and it has a second location on Magazine Street.
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Attiki Bar & Grill
Restaurant New Orleans, LAAttiki Bar & Grill is a family-owned Mediterranean restaurant and bar on Decatur Street in the French Quarter, cooking from family recipes passed down through generations. Its owners are Jordanian, and the menu includes fried calamari and steak fries, with hookah also offered.
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Bar Pomona
Restaurant New Orleans, LABar Pomona is a restaurant and bar on Saint Claude Avenue with evening dinners and a weekend brunch menu. Tables can be reserved online through Resy, and the kitchen takes catering orders through its website. It is closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
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Barcelona Tapas Restaurant
Restaurant New Orleans, LABarcelona Tapas is a Spanish restaurant in Uptown New Orleans known for paella and tapas, with a covered patio and reservations for large parties. Chef and owner Xavier Laurentino grew up in Navarra and is the restaurant's only Spanish chef in the city.
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Bayona Restaurant
Restaurant New Orleans, LABayona serves Gulf Coast ingredients with French, Mediterranean and Asian influences, led by Executive Chef Christy Engeran. The restaurant opened in 1990 in a restored 200-year-old cottage, with courtyard dining and Resy reservations. Its founder, Chef Susan Spicer, later won a James Beard Award.
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Brennan's Restaurant
Restaurant New Orleans, LABrennan's Restaurant has served New Orleans since 1946 and is part of the Ralph Brennan Restaurant Group. Its Creole menu draws on French and Spanish roots, and it is known for a traditional breakfast and dinner tasting menu. Reservations are taken 60 days ahead.
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Briquette New Orleans
Restaurant New Orleans, LABriquette is a seafood restaurant in the Warehouse District known for an 18-foot display of fresh whole fish, prepared over red-hot briquettes. It is housed in a former molasses refinery, and it offers happy hour daily and street parking.
Details come from each business’s own listing in New Orleans Local Directory. Businesses don’t pay to be in our guides.