Gabrielle Restaurant

"All things duck tends to be the star at this Mid-City favorite for Cajun fine dining, but the dark quail gumbo is nearly as famous. The hospitable, family-run restaurant on Orleans Avenue serves a bowl that’s dark and thick, smoky and rich — regardless of what comes in it that day." - Beth D'Addono, Clair Lorell, Eater Staff

"Creole stalwart Gabrielle can be counted on again this year, as for most holidays, to provide an on-point meal with which to observe Lent. This year, it’s a to-go-only $20 fried fish plate with vegetables, potato salad, tartar sauce, and a cookie. Order online here, but get in early, as these sell out." - Clair Lorell, Eater Staff

"This Treme gem from chef Greg Sonnier delivers a first-class four-course $65 Réveillon experience. Gabrielle is known for its duck, so how wonderful that it's one entree option, along with whole salt-baked boneless Gulf fish and beer-battered fried rabbit. Impossible to choose between chocolate mousse cake with brandied cherries and the apple upside-down bread pudding." - Beth D'Addono

"This Treme gem from chef Greg Sonnier delivers a first-class four-course $65 Réveillon experience. Gabrielle is known for its duck, so how wonderful that it's one entree option, along with whole salt-baked boneless Gulf fish and beer-battered fried rabbit. Impossible to choose between chocolate mousse cake with brandied cherries and the apple upside-down bread pudding." - Beth D'Addono

"No two dining experiences at Gabrielle are the same. Chef-owner Greg Sonnier makes small-batch roux, slow-roasted in the oven, to control the darkness and pairs it with ideal ingredients and time-tested techniques." - ByMegan Braden-Perry