Saint-Germain
Restaurant · Bywater
3054 St Claude Ave, New Orleans, LA 70117
Highlights
Tasting menu restaurant & wine garden; inventive French cuisine
Tasting menu restaurant & wine garden; inventive French cuisine
"No one is having more fun than the folks in the kitchen at Saint-Germain. This funky wine bar is inside a small converted double-shotgun right along St. Claude Avenue. (Don’t be distracted by the Sugar Park Pizza sign out front—you’re in the right place.) You can experience this place two ways: stop by for a glass or bottle of something biodynamic in the wine garden out back, or buckle up for a wild, reservation-only, 10-course tasting menu. Both options are perfect, but plan to stay awhile either way. The menu is always rotating, but think fermenting, braising, smoking, poaching—anything that can be done to get the most out of seasonal, local produce. One night that might mean squab cooked over open flames, or fermented jalapeño atop a seared scallop another." - chelsea brasted, megan braden perry
"No one is having more fun than the folks in the kitchen at Saint-Germain. This funky wine bar is inside a small converted double-shotgun right along St. Claude Avenue in the Bywater. (Don’t be distracted by the Sugar Park Pizza sign out front—you’re in the right place.) You can experience this place two ways: stop by for a glass or bottle of something biodynamic in the wine garden out back, or buckle up for a wild, reservation-only, 10-course tasting menu. Both options are perfect, but plan to stay awhile either way. The menu is always rotating, but think fermenting, braising, smoking, poaching—anything that can be done to get the most out of seasonal, local produce. One night that might mean squab cooked over open flames, or fermented jalapeño atop a seared scallop another." - chelsea brasted, zella palmer, carlo mantuano, megan braden perry
"Saint-Germain works equally well for a casual or more serious date. It’s a fun wine bar inside a small house on St. Claude in the Bywater that does a reservations-only, 10-course tasting menu that’s full of surprising dishes in a dining room reminiscent of a friend’s cozy apartment. The menu is always rotating, but think fermenting, braising, smoking, poaching—anything that can be done to get the most out of seasonal, local produce (a recent favorite featured prawns served with fermented tomato). If you can’t make reservations and the weather’s nice, stop by for some wine on the first-come, first-served garden patio." - megan braden perry, carlo mantuano
"Saint-Germain is one of New Orleans’s essential tasting menu experiences, an eight- to ten-course stunner (currently $135 per person) that takes diners physically throughout the quirky Bywater space. Chefs Blake Aguillard and Trey Smith offer carefully composed, technical dishes that are exciting to the eyes and palate, a truly immersive experience (that changes monthly) highlighting ingredients like white asparagus, venison, Norwegian king crab and squab. The garden is open Thursday through Monday nights to enjoy wines from the bottle list." - Beth D’Addono
"No one is having more fun than the folks in the kitchen at Saint-Germain. This funky wine bar is inside a small converted double-shotgun right along St. Claude Avenue in the Bywater. (Don’t be distracted by the Sugar Park Pizza sign out front—you’re in the right place.) You can experience this place two ways: stop by for a glass or bottle of something biodynamic in the wine garden out back, or buckle up for a wild, reservation-only, 10-course tasting menu. Both options are perfect, but plan to stay awhile either way. The menu is always rotating, but think fermenting, braising, smoking, poaching—anything that can be done to get the most out of seasonal, local produce. One night that might mean squab cooked over open flames, or fermented jalapeño atop a seared scallop another." - Chelsea Brasted
