K-Paul's Louisiana Kitchen
Cajun restaurant · French Quarter ·
Legendary Cajun fare, open kitchens, courtyard dining, blackened specialties
Legendary Cajun fare, open kitchens, courtyard dining, blackened specialties
"When Paul Prudhomme tried to transplant his famed K-Paul’s to New York in 1985, he couldn’t make it work: the restaurant first popped up on the Upper West Side and tangled with the health department, and a later Tribeca location that he opened thinking it would be permanent lasted only three years." - Robert Sietsema
"Described as a legendary New Orleans restaurant, K-Paul's was invoked when Town Hall was reopened in September 2020 as “a full-on tribute to K-Paul’s,” indicating that its style and influence were a key reference point for that reboot." - Lauren Saria
"The legendary Cajun restaurant once operated by chef Paul Prudhomme formerly occupied 416 Chartres Street; that former site had been slated for redevelopment but the current boulangerie plan for the address has been canceled." - Clair Lorell
"Once a 40-year-old New Orleans institution, K-Paul’s occupied 416 Chartres Street and was long considered one of the city’s most well-known restaurants before it closed two years ago; its historic building is now slated to house the French Quarter Boulangerie." - Clair Lorell
"Galvanizing national attention in 1979 for its bold Creole and Cajun flavors, the restaurant’s chef popularized bringing restaurant taste home by handing diners foil-wrapped packets of his seasoning; that demand led him to found a separate company, Magic Seasoning Blends, in 1983, making him an early pioneer of chef-made pantry products sold directly to consumers." - Naomi Tomky