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Commander's PalacevsGalatoire's Restaurant
Both establishments are recommended by professionals. Overall, Commander's Palace is the choice of most writers compared to Galatoire's Restaurant. Commander's Palace comes in at #3 in New Orleans with endorsements from 16 reviewers including Zagat, The Infatuation and DK Eyewitness.
Commander's Palace
Concierge
Fodor's
Insight Guides
Lonely Planet
Travel + Leisure
Zagat
BlackBook
Gayot
DK Eyewitness
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1403 Washington Ave, New Orleans, LA 70130
From $30/night
Concierge "If you doubt the concept of "elegant excess," book a long weekday lunch at Commander's, in the relaxed Garden District. The legendary flagship of the Brennan's restaurant dynasty hosts..."
Fodor's "No restaurant captures New Orleans's gastronomic heritage and celebratory spirit as well as this grande dame of New Orleans fine dining." Full review
Insight Guides "Renovated after Katrina, the Palace is a local institution, revered for its refined Creole cuisine."
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"It's an impeccable mainstay of Creole cooking and knowledgeable, friendly service, in the heart of the gorgeous Garden District." Full review
Travel + Leisure "A local institution for more than a century, Commander’s Palace was first established in the Garden District in 1880." Full review
Zagat4.8
""Step into a grand movie" at this "better-than-ever", unapologetically "over-the-top" Garden District Creole and revel in a "shocking, playful and sinful" "gastronomic experience"." Full review
BlackBook "Commander's Palace is as famous for being a breeding ground for great chefs-e.g., Emeril-as it is for its food."
Gayot14.0
"If there is one restaurant in New Orleans that can truly be considered iconic, it is Commander's Palace." Full review
DK Eyewitness "The Brennan family set the standard for New Orleans fine dining when they opened this culinary palace in the 1970s."
Not For Tourists "An institution of gastronomy, southern hospitality & 25¢ lunch martinis."
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."
