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Where to Find the Best Réveillon Dinners in New Orleans This Year

It’s the most festive time of the year in the Big Easy

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Dishes from Copper Vine’s Réveillon menu.
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在法國,“reveillon”這個詞意味著“覺醒”。Traditionally, back in the early 1800s, it applied to the feast that happened around the table on Christmas Eve, when French New Orleanians would head home to celebrate after midnight mass, indulging well into the early morning hours. The tradition has morphed into modern, multi-course Réveillon restaurant dinners, usually served throughout the month of December. Indulgence is the word of the night, with chefs using creative ways to kick off the holiday.

This lineup is just a taste. Remember that a la carte dining is also an option and prices don’t include tax and gratuity.

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Ralph's on the Park

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Delightfully festive around the holidays and always great for groups, Ralph’s on the Park is reviving its traditional Réveillon meal, December 1 — 23. Four courses for $75 are true classics: turtle soup; crab-crusted fish with crab fat rice, shrimp, and crab velouté; and grilled filet with roasted root vegetables and foie gras demi-glace.

Commander's Palace

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Double the price of most menus at $135,Commander’s Palacecelebrates the season in style with chef Meg’s inventive menu. Dishes depend on local purveyors like Mr. Shrimp, whose legendary shellfish power the broiled head-on beauties drenched in garlicky citrus butter and Calabrian chilies. House-cured duck ham is shellacked with boozy molasses and served with whipped duck liver beignets, sugar beets, and smoked apple and foie gras café au lait. Very fancy from start to finish.

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Copper Vine

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Copper Vinechef Amy Mehrtens offers a tasty modern take on New Orleans feasting, four courses for $50. Choose from options like filet tartare or snapper crudo, duck pate or roasted beet and citrus salad, wild shrimp risotto or braised short ribs, and pappardelle with something called lemon posset for dessert — it involves lots of citrus and heavy cream — what’s not to like?

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Seaworthy

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Seaworthyis such a sexy little spot. Why not combine this Rev menu with date night and see what happens? Offered December 1 through 24 for $55 per person, the celebration includes dishes like baby kale salad; she-crab and corn maque choux soup, and grouper with hoppin’ John. Feed each other sweet potato pie cheesecake for dessert.

Look Inside Seaworthy, Nola’s New Late Night Oyster & Caviar Hub. Josh Brasted/Eater NOLA

Fountain Lounge

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The Fountain Loungeoffers a $62 four-course Réveillon Dinner from December 1 — 24, continuing the centuries-old New Orleans custom in style. Mouth-watering menu items include seared duck breast with miso honey roasted turnips and ‘Poulet Rouge’ with oyster dressing and winter vegetable ragout. Bread pudding with Sazerac caramel sauce is a top choice for dessert.

The Roosevelt Hotel is decorated for Christmas on December 3, 2014 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Josh Brasted/Getty Images

The Bower

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Chef Marcus Woodham works magic in his vegetable-forward kitchen, andthe Bower’s five-course Rèveillon menu is no exception to that rule. Priced at $75, options range from a cabbage and potato waffle with dill crème fraiche and smoked trout roe to rabbit confit arancini and a wonderful woodsy bruschetta crowded with shaggy wild mushrooms and creamy burrata. The scallops sound divine, with butternut squash farro and sour cherry chutney, but the duck ragout pasta is also a winner. A salted apple caramel hand pie is served with cream cheese ice cream for dessert, appropriate given the recent return of Hubig’s.

Bourbon House

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Dickie Brennan’s Bourbon House starts the $60 set Réveillon menu with citrus-cured tuna over winter greens, followed by a blue crab and mushroom salad, seared skin-on Gulf fish with herb polenta, and Dutch chocolate cake with peppermint buttercream for dessert.

NEW ORLEANS - JUNE 09: Rickey Lee shucks Louisiana oysters from area 7 at the Bourbon House restaurant on June 9, 2010 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Palace Café

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The Palace Cafe, housed in the historic Werlein’s music building, offers a set $59 menu and a festive setting for celebrating the season. Réveillon options range from a roasted beet salad with local feta and Gulf oysters and mushrooms in a savory pastry crust, to seared duck breast with charred Cipollinis and a traditional white bread pudding to wrap things up. Based on availability, discounted valet parking is offered at the Marriott, 555 Canal Street; for $5 for up to three hours.

Broussard's Restaurant

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Broussard’schef Jimi Setchim presents a stellar four-course, $65Réveillon menu, offered Wednesday through Saturday evenings. Start with a satsuma, roasted beet, and pomegranate salad and a bowl of sage-infused roasted pumpkin soup. The Louisiana citrus is the star, used with harissa as a rub for the roasted airline chicken breast served with bacon braised greens and smoked gouda grits or in the mix with smoked duck and satsuma gnocchi. More satsuma goodness for dessert — it’s a toss-up between a pound cake or spiking the apple crumble.

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Couvant at The Eliza Jane Hotel

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Couvantunderscores the history of Réveillon with its five-course $88 modern French menu. Start with truffled butternut squash soup with wild mushrooms and pancetta, move on to yellowfish tartar with yuzu aioli, and save room, because there’s both an oven-baked snapper with pomme Lyonnaise and brioche-crusted veal with king trumpet mushrooms. For dessert, a swoon-worthy chocolate entremets, a cake full of surprises.

The Grill Room

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This elegant dining room in the Windsor Court offers a four-course $80 menu from December 3 —30, with the exception of Christmas Eve and Christmas day.The Grill Room’s $80 menu is anything but typical — try the veal tortellini with forest mushrooms, black truffle butter, and sage, or the roast pheasant with juniper berry demi. We won’t be making that at home. Add another $80 for expert wine pairings.

Tujague's

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Tujague’schef Gus Martin is offering a four-course, $64menuthat offers Creole comfort fare. Offered December 1 through 30, start with the likes of oyster pan roast with tarragon cream in puff pastry or shrimp and goat cheese crepes. After a gumbo du jour palate cleanser, mains include Gulf fish Bienville with blue crab butter sauce, grilled double-cut pork chop with oyster dressing, a grilled petite filet, or pan-roasted maple duck. Creme brulee is nice, but apple spice cake with eggnog ice cream and salted caramel sauce is even nicer.

Muriel's Jackson Square

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Enjoy the festive decorations that light up Jackson Square before or after a four-course, $68 menu atMuriel’s.Menuitems — which are also available a la carte — include choices like duck and andouille gumbo, satsuma salad, onion-crusted salmon, or venison swabbed with a port wine-currant reduction. Buche de Noel for dessert? How festive!

The Country Club

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This Bywater gem is a lively social hub, with chef Chris Barbata powering theCountry Club’s modern Creole cuisine. There’s even a specialty gin cocktail, the Rev on the Rocks, to get the party started. This year’s four-course $65menu包括開胃菜就像一個藍蟹帶餡煎餅,lobster escabeche with preserved lemon, and a choice of braised short ribs, seafood risotto, or the vegetarian option, mushroom and nut pave. Panna cotta or chocolate cake for a sweet ending.

Ralph's on the Park

Delightfully festive around the holidays and always great for groups, Ralph’s on the Park is reviving its traditional Réveillon meal, December 1 — 23. Four courses for $75 are true classics: turtle soup; crab-crusted fish with crab fat rice, shrimp, and crab velouté; and grilled filet with roasted root vegetables and foie gras demi-glace.

Commander's Palace

Double the price of most menus at $135,Commander’s Palacecelebrates the season in style with chef Meg’s inventive menu. Dishes depend on local purveyors like Mr. Shrimp, whose legendary shellfish power the broiled head-on beauties drenched in garlicky citrus butter and Calabrian chilies. House-cured duck ham is shellacked with boozy molasses and served with whipped duck liver beignets, sugar beets, and smoked apple and foie gras café au lait. Very fancy from start to finish.

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Copper Vine

Copper Vinechef Amy Mehrtens offers a tasty modern take on New Orleans feasting, four courses for $50. Choose from options like filet tartare or snapper crudo, duck pate or roasted beet and citrus salad, wild shrimp risotto or braised short ribs, and pappardelle with something called lemon posset for dessert — it involves lots of citrus and heavy cream — what’s not to like?

Copper Vine/Official

Seaworthy

Seaworthyis such a sexy little spot. Why not combine this Rev menu with date night and see what happens? Offered December 1 through 24 for $55 per person, the celebration includes dishes like baby kale salad; she-crab and corn maque choux soup, and grouper with hoppin’ John. Feed each other sweet potato pie cheesecake for dessert.

Look Inside Seaworthy, Nola’s New Late Night Oyster & Caviar Hub. Josh Brasted/Eater NOLA

Fountain Lounge

The Fountain Loungeoffers a $62 four-course Réveillon Dinner from December 1 — 24, continuing the centuries-old New Orleans custom in style. Mouth-watering menu items include seared duck breast with miso honey roasted turnips and ‘Poulet Rouge’ with oyster dressing and winter vegetable ragout. Bread pudding with Sazerac caramel sauce is a top choice for dessert.

The Roosevelt Hotel is decorated for Christmas on December 3, 2014 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Josh Brasted/Getty Images

The Bower

Chef Marcus Woodham works magic in his vegetable-forward kitchen, andthe Bower’s five-course Rèveillon menu is no exception to that rule. Priced at $75, options range from a cabbage and potato waffle with dill crème fraiche and smoked trout roe to rabbit confit arancini and a wonderful woodsy bruschetta crowded with shaggy wild mushrooms and creamy burrata. The scallops sound divine, with butternut squash farro and sour cherry chutney, but the duck ragout pasta is also a winner. A salted apple caramel hand pie is served with cream cheese ice cream for dessert, appropriate given the recent return of Hubig’s.

Bourbon House

Dickie Brennan’s Bourbon House starts the $60 set Réveillon menu with citrus-cured tuna over winter greens, followed by a blue crab and mushroom salad, seared skin-on Gulf fish with herb polenta, and Dutch chocolate cake with peppermint buttercream for dessert.

NEW ORLEANS - JUNE 09: Rickey Lee shucks Louisiana oysters from area 7 at the Bourbon House restaurant on June 9, 2010 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Palace Café

The Palace Cafe, housed in the historic Werlein’s music building, offers a set $59 menu and a festive setting for celebrating the season. Réveillon options range from a roasted beet salad with local feta and Gulf oysters and mushrooms in a savory pastry crust, to seared duck breast with charred Cipollinis and a traditional white bread pudding to wrap things up. Based on availability, discounted valet parking is offered at the Marriott, 555 Canal Street; for $5 for up to three hours.

Broussard's Restaurant

Broussard’schef Jimi Setchim presents a stellar four-course, $65Réveillon menu, offered Wednesday through Saturday evenings. Start with a satsuma, roasted beet, and pomegranate salad and a bowl of sage-infused roasted pumpkin soup. The Louisiana citrus is the star, used with harissa as a rub for the roasted airline chicken breast served with bacon braised greens and smoked gouda grits or in the mix with smoked duck and satsuma gnocchi. More satsuma goodness for dessert — it’s a toss-up between a pound cake or spiking the apple crumble.

Josh Brasted/Eater NOLA

Couvant at The Eliza Jane Hotel

Couvantunderscores the history of Réveillon with its five-course $88 modern French menu. Start with truffled butternut squash soup with wild mushrooms and pancetta, move on to yellowfish tartar with yuzu aioli, and save room, because there’s both an oven-baked snapper with pomme Lyonnaise and brioche-crusted veal with king trumpet mushrooms. For dessert, a swoon-worthy chocolate entremets, a cake full of surprises.

The Grill Room

This elegant dining room in the Windsor Court offers a four-course $80 menu from December 3 —30, with the exception of Christmas Eve and Christmas day.The Grill Room’s $80 menu is anything but typical — try the veal tortellini with forest mushrooms, black truffle butter, and sage, or the roast pheasant with juniper berry demi. We won’t be making that at home. Add another $80 for expert wine pairings.

Tujague's

Tujague’schef Gus Martin is offering a four-course, $64menuthat offers Creole comfort fare. Offered December 1 through 30, start with the likes of oyster pan roast with tarragon cream in puff pastry or shrimp and goat cheese crepes. After a gumbo du jour palate cleanser, mains include Gulf fish Bienville with blue crab butter sauce, grilled double-cut pork chop with oyster dressing, a grilled petite filet, or pan-roasted maple duck. Creme brulee is nice, but apple spice cake with eggnog ice cream and salted caramel sauce is even nicer.

Muriel's Jackson Square

Enjoy the festive decorations that light up Jackson Square before or after a four-course, $68 menu atMuriel’s.Menuitems — which are also available a la carte — include choices like duck and andouille gumbo, satsuma salad, onion-crusted salmon, or venison swabbed with a port wine-currant reduction. Buche de Noel for dessert? How festive!

The Country Club

This Bywater gem is a lively social hub, with chef Chris Barbata powering theCountry Club’s modern Creole cuisine. There’s even a specialty gin cocktail, the Rev on the Rocks, to get the party started. This year’s four-course $65menu包括開胃菜就像一個藍蟹帶餡煎餅,lobster escabeche with preserved lemon, and a choice of braised short ribs, seafood risotto, or the vegetarian option, mushroom and nut pave. Panna cotta or chocolate cake for a sweet ending.

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