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Michelin-starred restaurants in New Orleans

Start with Dooky Chase's Restaurant in Tremé for the lunch buffet: fried chicken, gumbo, red beans, Emeril's in Warehouse District / CBD and Saint-Germain in Bywater. Here are all 5, with why each one is worth it.

5 places · mostly in Bywater · Updated October 25, 2026

Dooky Chase's Restaurant
Dooky Chase's Restaurant · Photo: Dooky Chase's Restaurant
  1. Dooky Chase's RestaurantDooky Chase's RestaurantTremé

    Get: The lunch buffet: fried chicken, gumbo, red beans

    Michelin Bib Gourmand (2025) · Creole soul

  2. Emeril'sEmeril'sWarehouse District / CBD

    Michelin 2★ (2025) · Creole contemporary

  3. Saint-GermainSaint-GermainBywater

    Michelin 1★ (2025) · Contemporary tasting

  4. AcamayaAcamayaBywater

    Michelin Bib Gourmand (2025) · Mexican seafood

  5. ZasuMid-City

    Michelin 1★ (2025) · American contemporary

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Michelin-starred restaurants in New Orleans: questions people ask

What are the michelin-starred restaurants in New Orleans?

Chef Amazing’s picks start with Dooky Chase's Restaurant (Tremé), Emeril's (Warehouse District / CBD) and Saint-Germain (Bywater). All 5 places are on this page with what to get, where they are and a map.

Which neighborhood is best for michelin-starred restaurants in New Orleans?

Most of these are in Bywater. 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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