The Best French Restaurants in New Orleans | Eater New Orleans
"Of all the grand dames in town, Antoine’s is the only one founded in 1840 by a young French chef, Antoine Alciatore. First apprenticed in Nice at the age of 12, Alciatore studied with chef Jean-Louis Françoise-Collinet who is credited with both Béarnaise sauce and the twice-fried puffy Pommes soufflées, both still served at Antoine’s today. Now stewarded by the fifth generation, Antoine’s is the oldest family-run restaurant in America. Order the classics, along with oysters Rockefeller. They were invented here, inspired by a dire shortage of French snails in 1899." - Beth D’Addono
