Best of New Orleans
The best breakfast and brunch in New Orleans
Start with Domilise's Po-Boy & Bar in Uptown for fried shrimp po'boy, or half-and-half oyster and shrimp, Parkway Bakery & Tavern in Mid-City for BBQ shrimp po'boy and Café du Monde in French Market for beignets and chicory café au lait. Here are all 10, with what to get at each.
- Domilise's Po-Boy & BarUptown
Get: Fried shrimp po'boy, or half-and-half oyster and shrimp
Family-run Uptown sandwich counter, a po'boy purist's pick for generations and named in every roundup.
Parkway Bakery & TavernMid-CityGet: BBQ shrimp po'boy
A signature at this Mid-City po'boy shop, though I could not verify it on a source page.
- Café du MondeFrench Market
Get: Beignets and chicory café au lait
The beignet stop every visitor makes.
Brennan'sFrench QuarterGet: Bananas Foster flambeed tableside with butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, banana liqueur and rum, over vanilla ice cream
- Liuzza’s by the TrackFairgrounds · Gumbo
Get: BBQ shrimp po'boy
Named for its BBQ shrimp po'boy by both Axios and Time Out.
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Where is the best breakfast and brunch in New Orleans?
Chef Amazing’s picks start with Domilise's Po-Boy & Bar (Uptown), Parkway Bakery & Tavern (Mid-City) and Café du Monde (French Market). All 10 places are on this page with what to get, where they are and a map.
What should I order?
At Domilise's Po-Boy & Bar, get fried shrimp po'boy, or half-and-half oyster and shrimp. At Parkway Bakery & Tavern, get BBQ shrimp po'boy. At Café du Monde, get beignets and chicory café au lait. At Brennan's, get bananas Foster flambeed tableside with butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, banana liqueur and rum, over vanilla ice cream.
Which neighborhood is best for breakfast and brunch in New Orleans?
Most of these are in Uptown, French Quarter and Lower Garden District. The map on this page shows every one, numbered like the list.
How does Chef Amazing pick these?
From Chef Amazing’s city guide and lists for New Orleans: the places critics, chefs and locals keep recommending, checked and kept current, with what to order at each. Nobody pays to be on them.
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