Pêche Seafood Grill
Seafood restaurant · Lower Garden District
800 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70130
Highlights
Wood-fired seafood, raw bar, and local brews in rustic digs.
Wood-fired seafood, raw bar, and local brews in rustic digs.
"There are essential seafood restaurants, and then there’s Pêche. The Donald Link-owned stunner consistently delivers reliable quality and remarkable expertise in more than a decade of serving the Warehouse District. Delightful, unfussy dishes come from the raw bar or wood-burning oven, including small plates of seafood salad, crispy okra, and “fish sticks,” along with entrees of baked drum, pan-seared jumbo shrimp, and whole grilled fish. Those, combined with its fresh versions of picnic-style sides, make dinner at Pêche conjure the romantic, nostalgic feel of Southern summer nights." - Beth D’Addono
"An award-winning seafood restaurant in the Warehouse District that, like some other places without TVs, “isn’t that busy during a Saints game” though it may fill up depending on the outcome. A fellow chef, Nicole Cabrera Mills (2024 F&W Best New Chef), recommends grabbing fried chicken from a nearby shop the night before a game and eating leftovers on the walk to the stadium." - Adam H. Callaghan
"A restaurant where Nicole Cabrera Mills is the chef de cuisine, nominated for Best Chef, South." - Clair Lorell
"A Warehouse District seafood restaurant known for lavish whole-fish platters, icy trays of freshly shucked oysters, and plump Gulf shrimp. E.J. praises a gumbo from the chef de cuisine and 2024 F&W Best New Chef Nicole Cabrera Mills — a version that uses a dark roux and sometimes includes lump crab meat — highlighting the kitchen's strength with classic seafood techniques and bold, savory bases." - Regan Stephens
"Peche is to be trusted, still popular after a decade in part due to its consistent quality. The Donald Link group restaurant has a wood-burning oven, great raw bar selection, and expertly done seafood, with a diverse enough menu to satisfy most palates. The crab claws, “fish sticks,” duck pasta, and whole grilled fish are particular crowd-pleasers, and the specials are always a good idea." - Beth D’Addono
