What are the best restaurants in New Orleans?

Grapes

Red Lobster. You will have to drive to Metairie though.

Lola's and Santa Fe on Esplanade are nice

Mandina's
pascal manale's

are two more of my favorites

You're asking the wrong group of people. The OT is trashy. No one hear knows what's good and what's not. However the FDB are all snobs and you'll get 10 didferent top 5 list.

Do a little homework and search Yelp and/or Urbanspoon for legit reviews.

My top in no particular order would be

Peche
Labocca
Clancy's
Patios
Croquette
Bayona
Herbsaint
Boucherie
Geautreaus

Sneaky Pete's

Personally I love Applebee's

Well, it's easy to see that this one started out o the O-T.

Cochon, K-Pauls, Bon Ton, if you want the "cajun" food thing.
N.O. is the 3rd or 4th best food city in the country, but cajun is not what the restaurant scent is about.

Trying to get a handle on what you're looking for.
Cajun, Creole, near the Quarter, but also the best restaurants in New Orleans. Casual, but one nice dining experience? No budget.

The time of your visit could affect availability or urgency in making reservations. When are you going?

New Orleans isn't a Cajun City. However, if you're looking for Cajun fare, you could try Bon Ton (only open on weekdays) for dishes like crawfish etouffee and crawfish bisque which is very good and more traditional. Also, K-Paul's and Cochon might be good options for you. You might enjoy R'evolution which has some Cajun inspired dishes, but less of them than the others. That would be a nice dining experience.Not all of them are in the Quarter, but close enough.

You might enjoy Mr B's in the Quarter for gumbo and BBQ shrimp. Stanley for breakfast or lunch in the Quarter.

Peche is a hot restaurant for seafood right now. It's not Cajun or Creole, but it's excellent and worth a trip. Its certainly considered one of the best for what it is and, as mentioned, has received Beard awards in the last year.

For traditional old New Orleans fare that's very good, try Galatoire's or Arnaud's and get the oysters rock at G's or the oysters Arnaud at Arnaud's, plus shrimp remoulade and dishes such as those which are typical old New Orleans dishes.

Lots of folks recommend Coop's if you want jambalaya and the like. I've not eaten there, so I can't comment on the quality. I'm not looking for jambalaya in New Orleans. It's casual.

You also might enjoy NOLA as has been suggested.

Some of the best restaurants in the city would be:
August
Gautreau's
Herbsaint
Commander's

Take a look at the menus of the restaurants suggested and you may find what you're looking for. We also don't know how many meals you're looking for or which meals.

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Looking for the best that New Orleans has to offer. Suggestions?

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Commander's Palace
August
Peche
Emeril's (I'm a fan)
K-Pauls
Cochon
Muriel's