New Orleans gave the world Ruth's Chris in 1965, and Crescent City Steaks has served steaks sizzling in butter on Broad Street since 1934. From Larry Morrow's Julia Street room to Charlie's T-bones Uptown, here are twenty steak rooms worth dressing up for.
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Larry Morrow's room on the corner of Julia and O'Keefe. Low light, R&B in the air, a crowd dressed for it. The 40-ounce tomahawk comes to the table on fire, and the gumbo and sushi hold their own. Book ahead for groups.
Pip’s Tip Flaming tomahawk, sushi, R&B on the speakers
Chef Tanya Dubuclet's dressed-up sister to Neyow's Creole Cafe, right next door. Leather seats, white tablecloths, a baby grand and a singer working the room. Order the 16-ounce prime ribeye with maître d' butter, the crawfish mac and the sweet potato soufflé.
Pip’s Tip White tablecloths, baby grand, prime ribeye
The old guard on Broad Street, family-run since 1934. Art deco room, USDA Prime beef, and steaks that land still sizzling in melted butter. Get the bacon-wrapped filet and settle in. This is the room where New Orleans learned what a steakhouse was.
Pip’s Tip Since 1934, steaks sizzling in butter
A butcher's steakhouse on Chartres with Middle Eastern roots. Dry-aged cuts, braised short rib, A5 Wagyu when you want to show out, and a deep wine list. Dark, polished and grown. Happy hour runs Tuesday through Thursday before the dinner rush.
Pip’s Tip Dry-aged beef with a butcher's eye
USDA Prime, aged and broiled hot, with a piano player going every night. The crowd is loud in the best way and the bar fills early. Ask for your steak Pittsburgh-style, charred outside and red in the middle. Valet is on the house.
Pip’s Tip Live piano, Pittsburgh-style prime steaks
A Brennan-family steakhouse on Iberville, a few steps off Bourbon and a world away from it. Prime Midwestern beef, grilled chops, seared strips and Creole touches on the sides. Wood, leather and a proper martini. The grown-up move for a Quarter dinner.
Pip’s Tip Brennan family beef, Creole accents
Galatoire's own steak room, right next door to the old dining room. USDA Prime aged 28 days, bone-in filets, and Duchess potatoes on the side. The bar up front pours a serious cocktail. Tables here can also order off the full Galatoire's menu.
Pip’s Tip Galatoire's polish, 28-day aged prime
Open since 1932 and billed as the oldest steakhouse in the city. No fuss, just a neighborhood room Uptown. Go big with The Charlie, a 32-ounce T-bone, and do not skip the onion rings or the wedge with blue cheese.
Pip’s Tip Since 1932, order The Charlie T-bone
On St. Charles Avenue at Josephine, right on the streetcar line. USDA Prime seared hot in a Montague broiler since 2006. Old-school service, white tablecloths, and a semi-private VIP room for the birthday table. Take the streetcar and let somebody else drive.
Pip’s Tip Prime seared at 1,800 degrees
Strictly USDA Prime inside the Lafayette Hotel on St. Charles. Top your steak with bone marrow compound butter and thank us later. Weekday lunch makes it an easy power meal, and happy hour runs Tuesday through Friday from four to six.
Pip’s Tip Bone marrow butter, Lafayette Square address
Ruth Fertel started this brand in New Orleans in 1965, and the hometown room still delivers. Prime beef broiled at 1,800 degrees and served on a 500-degree plate, butter still popping. Fulton Street puts you steps from Harrah's and the convention center.
Pip’s Tip The sizzle started here in 1965
Inside the Omni Royal Orleans, carving prime rib since 1961. A room that has hosted decades of French Quarter deal-making, freshly reopened and refreshed. Steaks and Gulf seafood at dinner, and the Sunday jazz brunch starts the music at eleven.
Pip’s Tip Prime rib carved since 1961
The old Bon Ton Cafe building at Magazine and Natchez, revived as a prime rib house. Signature cuts carved nightly, classic steaks, Gulf seafood and old-line cocktails. Chophouse sits right across the street if you want to make a night of it. Valet is free.
Pip’s Tip Prime rib in an 1840s building
The newer, better-looking kid on Freret. Beef Wellington, bone marrow, French onion soup and oysters, with an old fashioned done right. The room is made for photos and a second round. Good pick for a date that wants steak without the stiff collar.
Pip’s Tip Beef Wellington on Freret Street
The Rizzuto family's downtown steak room on Loyola, a short walk to the Superdome and the Smoothie King Center. Prime cuts, seafood and a full bar. Book it before a game or a show and walk over full. Reservations run through Resy.
Pip’s Tip Pregame steak near the Dome
Brazilian churrasco inside the JW Marriott on Canal. Gauchos carve fire-roasted cuts tableside until you flip your card to red. Built for a big table, a birthday or the whole crew in from out of town. The market table holds its own too.
Pip’s Tip Bring the crew, flip the card
A neighborhood steakhouse on Severn with nightly deals worth planning around. Monday means five-dollar martinis and a petite filet with a crab cake for fifty. Tuesday brings slow-roasted prime rib. Easy parking, easy crowd, serious beef.
Pip’s Tip Five-dollar Martini Mondays, surf and turf
Corner of Causeway and 17th Street, off the Lakeside Mall lot. Prime steaks, a wine list with plenty by the glass, and a bar that works for an after-work pour from four. Weekday lunch makes it a solid Metairie business table.
Pip’s Tip Big wine list, Lakeside Mall corner
The suburban side of Ruth Fertel's hometown legacy, running on Veterans for years. Same USDA Prime, same 500-degree plate, same butter sizzle, with easier parking. Complimentary valet and a business-casual room make it an easy Metairie celebration dinner for the whole family.
Pip’s Tip Hometown sizzle on Veterans Boulevard
Inside Caesars New Orleans at the foot of Canal. Reinvented steakhouse classics, local seafood, craft cocktails and a long wine list. Eat first, then take your chances at the tables. Easy walk from the Quarter and the riverfront.
Pip’s Tip Casino-floor steak before the tables
Larry Morrow brought a different energy to the New Orleans steakhouse: low light, R&B, a flaming 40-ounce tomahawk and a room full of people who came to be seen. Book it for the birthday, the anniversary or the night the crew rolls into town.
Members get first seats at a long table, one prime cut, one good pour and the family around you.
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