The Best Restaurants In New Orleans,
Plus All The Rest. All 1117 Of Them.

Updated October 12, 2010

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Here's a list of all the restaurants open in the New Orleans area as of today. Not included: fast-food restaurants, most national chains, bars and coffeehouses that don't cook anything, take-out-only and delivery-only operations, and restaurants not open to the general public. Restaurants do not pay to be listed or recommended.

If you don't see a restaurant listed here, it may in fact be open. Some you find on this list have closed. These discrepancies amount to fewer than two percent of the listings. I call and visit many restaurants, but some open or close without letting me (or anybody else) know about it. Please let me know about any needed additions, deletions, or other corrections at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

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Ratings

--Among the best restaurants in the New Orleans area.
--Excellent and ambitious.
--Good enough to go out of your way to try.
--Recommended.
--Acceptable.
--Unacceptable.
No symbol--Not reviewed.