Restaurants Open For The Holidays In New Orleans

The most wonderful time of year in New Orleans is filled with award-winning dining, festive pre-fixe menus, decadent desserts, and seasonal craft cocktails around every corner. Ditch the dishes and dine out this holiday season at some of the city’s tastiest restaurants and eateries.

Rebecca Todd

Broussard's Reveillon Dinner

Restaurants Open on Christmas Eve

Annunciation Restaurant 5 - 9 p.m.
Antoine’s 10:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Arnaud’s Restaurant 12 - 7 p.m.
Atchafalaya 10 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Avenue Café 7 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Birdy's 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Blue Oak BBQ (open for lunch)
Brennan’s 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.; 5:30 - 9 p.m.
Bywater American Bistro 5:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Broussard's
Café Beignet 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Café Maspero 11 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Café NOMA 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Commander’s Palace Restaurant 11 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Compère Lapin 10:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.; 5:30 - 9 p.m.
Cornet 11 a.m. - 11 p.m.
Court of Two Sisters 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Couvant 5 - 10 p.m.
Domenica 11 a.m. - 10 p.m.
The Grill Room 7 a.m. - 2 p.m.; 5 - 9 p.m.
GW Fins 4:30 - 9 p.m.
Jack Rose 5 - 9 p.m.
Josephine Estelle 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.; 5 - 10 p.m. with ticketed event
King Brasserie 7 a.m. - 3 p.m.; 5 - 9 p.m.
Legacy Kitchen Craft Tavern 6:30 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Lovage 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Luke 7 a.m. - 10 p.m.
MaMou
Melba's
Meril
Mister Mao 11 a.m.- 2 p.m.; 5 - 9 p.m.
Oceana Grill 8 a.m. - 1 a.m.
Plates Restaurant & Bar 11 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Ralph’s On the Park 10:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Restaurant August 5 - 10 p.m.
Saffron 5 - 9 p.m.
Seaworthy 4 - 10 p.m.
Shaya 11 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Tujague’s Restaurant 10 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. (regular menu); 5 - 9 p.m. (serving Réveillon menu only) 
Willa Jean 7 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Restaurants Open on Christmas Day

Avenue Café 7 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Café Maspero 11 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Couvant 7 a.m. -  2 p.m.
Compère Lapin 12 - 3 p.m.
Cornet 11 a.m. - 11 p.m.
Criollo 6:30 a.m.- 3 p.m.
Domenica 11 a.m. - 8 p.m.
The Grill Room 7 - 10 a.m.; 11:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.; 5 - 9 p.m.
Jack Rose 11 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Josephine Estelle 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.; 5 - 10 p.m.
King Brasserie 7 a.m. - 3 p.m.; 5 - 9 p.m.
Legacy Kitchen Craft Tavern 6:30 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Luke 7 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Melba's
Oceana Grill 8 a.m. - 1 a.m.
Seaworthy 4 - 10 p.m.
Tujague’s Restaurant 11 a.m. -  8:30 p.m. (prix fixe Christmas Day menu only)

Restaurants Open on New Year’s Eve

Annunciation Restaurant 5 - 9 p.m.
Antoine’s
Arnaud's 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.; 5:30 - 9 p.m.
Atchafalaya 10 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Avenue Café 7 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Birdy's 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Blue Oak BBQ (open for lunch)
The Bower 4 - 10 p.m. (prix fixe NYE menu)
Brennan’s 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.; 6- 10 p.m.
Café Beignet 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Café Maspero11 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Café NOMA 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Compère Lapin 5:30 - 10 p.m.
Cornet 11 a.m. - 11 p.m.
Court of Two Sisters 9 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Couvant 7 a.m. -  2 p.m., 5 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Domenica 11 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Emeril’s
Felipe’s French Quarter 11 a.m. - 9 p.m.
The Grill Room 7 a.m. - 2 p.m.; 5 - 9 p.m.
GW Fins 5 - 9:30 p.m.
Jack Rose 5 - 10 p.m.
Josephine Estelle 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.; 5 - 10 p.m.
King Brasserie 7 a.m. - 3 p.m.; 5 - 11 p.m.
Legacy Kitchen Craft Tavern 6:30 a.m. - 11 p.m.
Lovage 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Luke 7 a.m. - 10 p.m.
MaMou
Melba's
Meril
Mister Mao (House of Prime Rib prix fixe dinner; seatings at 6 and 8:30 p.m.)
Napoleon House
Oceana Grill 8 a.m. - 1 a.m.
Plates Restaurant & Bar 11 a.m. - 11 p.m.
Ralph’s On the Park 10:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Red Fish Grill 10 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.; 5 - 10 p.m.
Restaurant August 5 - 10 p.m.
Saffron 5 p.m. - midnight
Seafood Sally’s
Seaworthy 4-6 p.m.; 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. with ticketed event
Shaya 11 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Tujague’s Restaurant 10 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. (regular menu), 5 - 9:30 p.m. (prix fixe NYE menu only)
Willa Jean 7 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Restaurants Open on New Year’s Day

Arnaud's 12 - 3 p.m.
Antoine’s Restaurant
Atchafalaya 10 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Birdy's 9 a.m. - 2 p.m
Blue Oak BBQ 11 a.m. - 9 p.m. 
Brennan’s 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.; 6-10 p.m.
The Bower 4 - 9 p.m.
Café Beignet 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Café Maspero 11 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Commander’s Palace Restaurant 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Compère Lapin 5:30 - 9 p.m.
Cornet 11 a.m. - 11 p.m.
Court of Two Sisters 9 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Domenica 11 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Felipe’s French Quarter 11 a.m. - 10 p.m.
The Grill Room 7 - 10 a.m.; 11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.
GW Fins 5 - 9:30 p.m.
Josephine Estelle 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.; 5 - 10 p.m.
King Brasserie 7 a.m. - 3 p.m.; 5 - 9 p.m.
La Boulangerie
Legacy Kitchen Craft Tavern 6:30 a.m. - 11 p.m.
Lovage 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Luke 7 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Melba's
Meril
Mister Mao (Walk of Shame Dim Sum Brunch; seatings at 12, 2, and 4 p.m.)
Napoleon House
Plates Restaurant & Bar 11 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Red Fish Grill 11 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Restaurant August 11 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Seaworthy 4-10 p.m.
Shaya 11 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Tujague’s Restaurant 11 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Willa Jean 7 a.m. - 3 p.m.