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Where to eat near Jackson Square
10 places within 11 minutes on foot of Jackson Square. Start with Central Grocery, 4 min walk: whole or half muffuletta, served cold.
The trap to skip
Eating on Bourbon Street itself. Some of the Quarter's best food is a block or two off it, on Royal and Chartres and around Jackson Square.
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Coffee and breakfast
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Café du Monde
Get: Beignets and chicory café au lait
The beignet stop every visitor makes.
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Brennan's
Get: Bananas Foster flambeed tableside with butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, banana liqueur and rum, over vanilla ice cream
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Sit down for a meal
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Central Grocery
Get: Whole or half muffuletta, served cold
The 1906 grocery that invented the muffuletta, back since 2024 after Hurricane Ida.
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Napoleon House
Get: Warm muffuletta with melted cheese, with a Pimm's Cup
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Irene’s
Longtime French Quarter favorite for warm, garlicky Creole Italian cooking, cozy candlelit rooms and a loyal regular crowd.
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Acme Oyster House
Get: Chargrilled oysters
The line on Iberville Street is a French Quarter landmark.
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Mr. B's Bistro
Get: Gumbo ya-ya (chicken and andouille) and BBQ shrimp
A Brennan family bistro whose dark gumbo ya-ya is a city favorite.
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MaMou
Stylish French Quarter restaurant and bar blending Louisiana ingredients with French technique in a moody, art-filled setting.
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Walking minutes are measured on the map from Jackson Square at a city pace. Each place says where Chef got it. Checked November 7, 2026; places change, so if one has, tell us at hello@chefamazing.com. No place pays to be here.
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