15 February 2024
Dooky Chase, on Orleans Avenue. | Dooky Chase
These winning restaurants set a high bar
Winning a James Beard award is considered by most chefs to be the hospitality industry’s equivalent to an actor earning a coveted Oscar. This map highlights 20 restaurants that have snagged the culinary prize. In some cases, the chef responsible for the award has moved on, but the accolade remains.
There are also winners that don’t fit into the traditional restaurant mold: The America’s Classics category rewards family-owned businesses whose gold standard for excellence prevails over generations. Here are New Orleans’s James Beard Award-winning restaurants. Expect more to be added to this list later this year.