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BayonavsGalatoire's Restaurant
Both restaurants are rated highly by expert writers. Overall, Bayona is preferred by most writers compared to Galatoire's Restaurant. Bayona scores 89 with approval from 12 reviews including Lonely Planet, Forbes Travel Guide and Frommer's.
Bayona
Fodor's
Lonely Planet
Travel + Leisure
Zagat
BlackBook
DK Eyewitness
Rough Guide
Forbes Travel Guide
Gayot
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430 Dauphine St, New Orleans, LA 70112-3406
From $31/night
Fodor's "A legendary favorite at lunch is the sandwich of smoked duck, cashew peanut butter, and pepper jelly." Full review
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"Bayona is a great splurge in the Quarter. It's rich but not overwhelming, classy but unpretentious, innovative without being precocious." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Hailed by Food and Wine as among the "best of the best," Executive Chef Susan Spicer has done wonders at Bayona." Full review
Zagat4.6
"Dishes with "creative" Contemporary Louisiana twists are complemented by a "top-notch wine list" and delivered to the table with "grace"." Full review
BlackBook "It's not clear whose ass got kicked, but what was once becoming a place to avoid has reemerged as one of Nola's best restaurants."
DK Eyewitness "Renowned chef Susan Spicer lives up to all expectations here at her flagship restaurant. The service, setting, and menu embody elegance."
Rough Guide "Splendid, romantic and upmarket restaurant – the lovely courtyard feels more relaxed than the formal dining room."
Forbes Travel Guide 4 Stars
"A little slice of the romantic Mediterranean awaits you at Bayona, a jewel of a restaurant tucked into a 200-year-old Creole cottage in the heart of the French Quarter." Full review
Gayot14.0
"Chef Susan Spicer has been a household name in New Orleans for about a quarter of a century, especially because of her signature restaurant, Bayona." Full review
Not For Tourists "Consistently in the top ten. Try the sweetbreads."
Galatoire's Restaurant
Concierge Fodor's
Frommer's Travel + Leisure Gayot Rough Guide Not For Tourists
209 Bourbon St, New Orleans, LA 70130-2204
From $30/night
Concierge "For locals, Friday lunch at this sophisticated Creole standby is a weekly tradition; for visitors, it should be a once-in-a-lifetime culinary event."
Fodor's "With many of its recipes dating to 1905, Galatoire's epitomizes the old-style French-Creole bistro." Full review
Frommer's "Follow with grilled or meunière-style redfish with crabmeat, terrific creamed spinach, and glorious, puffy soufflé potatoes." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Galatoire's justifiably styles itself as "the grand dame of old-line New Orleans restaurants and has been a signature French Quarter destination for over a century." Full review
Gayot15.0
"Galatoire's keeps the faith with early twentieth-century fine dining as rooted in classic Creole cuisine, so menu trends are shunned and tradition revered in the elegant, clubby atmosphere." Full review
Rough Guide Star
"This grand Creole establishment – Tennessee Williams’s favourite restaurant – is quintessential New Orleans with its mirror-lined dining room, and not at all stuffy."
Not For Tourists "The grand dame of New Orleans dining."
