Commander's Palace
Creole restaurant · Garden District ·
Refined Creole fare & elegant jazz brunch in a chandelier-hung space
Refined Creole fare & elegant jazz brunch in a chandelier-hung space
"Another enduring icon where three-martini lunches are alive and well, capturing classic New Orleans style." - Sharan Kuganesan, Oset Babür-Winter
"There are a lot of classic New Orleans restaurants that'll do for a martini. None are better than Commander’s Palace, though, specifically at lunch. The Creole institution does 25-cent martinis during its midday meal, where you'll be among the who’s who about town, all coordinated by servers in tuxedos who communicate with each other via silent signals. They do limit them to three per person, but by then you'll have spent 75 cents, eaten turtle soup or painted quail, and probably started to name the bird figures along the wallpaper in the dining room." - bryan kim, team infatuation
"A celebrated Garden District institution renowned for its refined Creole cuisine—like hearty bowls of gumbo—and historic dining room service, making it a go-to for elevated regional fare and culinary tradition." - Travel + Leisure Editors
"Few New Orleans restaurants have perfected the art of hospitality quite like Commander’s Palace. The Garden District classic is a treasure trove of rooms each like its own jewel box, like the front dining room with actual figurine birds perched along the wallpaper, or the coveted garden room upstairs with its sweeping windows of the courtyard below. Wherever you land, you’ll be among a maze of the who’s who about town, whether you’re in for 25-cent martinis at lunch or staying for a luxurious dinner of turtle soup and painted quail. Service here is still treated like an art form, where guests are served in synchronicity and servers communicate with each other with silent signals. It’s even more impressive when you have a larger table." - chelsea brasted
"A New Orleans dining classic where editors took advantage of nostalgic 25-cent martinis and hearty turtle soup, representing the city’s old-school, celebratory dining traditions." - Henna Bakshi