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Emeril's
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- Esquire, The Best New Restaurants in America, 2025 (Dec 2025) · read it
What to order
BBQ shrimp tarts, Gumbo, Banana cream pie
Getting in
Book about a week out
Tables released on a rolling window roughly a month out; Friday and Saturday prime seatings clear within hours
Emeril Lagasse's 1990 flagship, now run day to day by his son E.J. Lagasse, serving a single seasonal Louisiana tasting menu.
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