this comes from one of those " best of " sites (no telling who does the voting) for new orleans restaurants. if you've eaten at any of these, what do you think? have you eaten at one that isn't listed? here are the top 10 "hottest" n.o. restaurants: Hot 10 Restaurants • Café Adelaide • Commander’s Palace • Dominique’s • Herbsaint • Lilette • LuLu’s in the Garden • The New Orleans Grill • Parkway Bakery & Tavern • Peristyle • Ralph’s on the Park here are the top 10 "best food" n.o. restaurants (an important criteria): Top 10 Food Ratings in New Orleans •August •Cuvée •Gautreau's •Herbsaint •Peristyle •Pelican Club •Lilette •Marisol •Brigtsen's •Commander's Palace and here are the top 10 best "cajun/creole" in the big easy... 10 Best Cajun/Creole in New Orleans •Broussard's •Commander's Palace •Cuvée •Gabrielle •Galatoire's •K-Paul's Louisiana Kitchen •Mister B's Bistro •Palace Café •Pelican Club •Upperline
that's why i love discussing these top rated lists because all these food critic's have their own so that means there's a bunch of lists (makes great conversation). here is another critic's list with antoines as one of his top 8 picks giving it 5 stars (can't go wrong when a critic's last name ends in "eaux"). Boudreaux's Top 8 Picks of the Month! GALATOIRE'S Featured as the BEST of New Orleans! 209 Bourbon Street 5 Star Rating! Mandina's The Best "Hole in the wall" around Family Owned (Canal Street) 5 Star Rating! Christian's Restaurant Find menu selections, meet the chefs, make reservations or just take a look around. 4 Star Rating! Antoine's Restaurant Traditional New Orleans "Classy" dining! 700 block of Rue Saint Louis 5 Star Rating! Commander's Palace A culinary adventure! 1403 Washington Ave. 4 Star Rating! Arnaud's Creole (French) - Great Ambiance 813 Bienville Street 4 Star Rating! Barecca's Great food and Great meeting place. Metarie Road, Metarie 4 Star Rating! Cafe Indo Contemporary French and Asian Bistro! 216 N. Carrollton Ave 4 Star Rating!