Reveillon dinners in New Orleans: Round up, December 2025
Reveillon dinners are a longstanding Creole tradition for December in New Orleans. Here’s our round-up of some of the menus on offer this year, along with booking links:
Osteria Lupo
Uptown’s Northern Italian hotspot offers a four-course, family-style tasting menu for Réveillon at $75 per person (excluding tax and gratuity). The sample menu for two:
Antipasti: Pesce Crudo – fennel, capers, pine nuts, Black Truffle Arancini – fresh Umbrian truffle and Val D’Aosta fonduta, Pizza, Pasta & More, Green Salad – goat cheese, walnuts, shallot vinaigrette, Campanelle – porcini, shiitake and oyster mushroom ragu, Braised Short Rib Rigatoni – fennel, peanut chili crisp, cilantro
Secondi & Contorni: Seared Gulf Fish – brown butter, leek and garlic bagna cuda, cauliflower, braised radicchio
Dolce: Chef’s selection of Desserts
More details: HERE. 4609 Magazine Street. https://www.osterialupo.com/
The Bower
Under the direction of Executive Chef Marcus Woodham, The Bower offers a four-course Réveillon dinner. Priced at $68 per person (excluding tax and gratuity), the menu:
First Course (choice of): Beef Tartare – black garlic mustard, caper berries, sweet leeks, rye crackers, Crab Fat Brioche – sea salt, radish, chili jam
Second Course (choice of): Fritto Misto – Gulf shrimp, Bay scallops, fennel, broccolini, lemon malt aioli, Whipped Feta – house pickles, grilled baguette
Third Course (choice of): Radiatore – rabbit and nduja ragu, fennel and orange crème fraiche, Red Fish – green beans, caramelized onions, chestnut mushrooms, lemon caper butter sauce
Fourth Course (choice of: Avocado and Chocolate Mousse – peppermint egg cream, Pistachio Sponge Cake – Luxardo cherries, candied lemon, lemon mascarpone, crispy phyllo
(*optional addition for the table ($24) – Half Chicken Bonne Femme)
More details: HERE. 1320 Magazine Street. https://www.thebowernola.com/
Tujague’s
A holiday Réveillon menu curated by Executive Chef JD Eubanks. Indulge in a four-course Réveillon menu for $68 per person (excluding tax and gratuity). The menu:
First Course (choice of): Duck and Andouille Gumbo, Shrimp and Artichoke Au Gratin – bechamel, breadcrumbs, fresh grated Parmesan, lemon, Mushroom & Caramelized Onion Crêpe – balsamic sugar cane reduction, chives
Second Course: Winter Salad – baby kale, mixed greens, goat cheese, roasted walnut, smoked salt, cranberry & raspberry vinaigrette
Third Course (choice of): Gulf Fish Orleans – house crawfish etouffee, after-the-boil fried fingerling potatoes, brown butter haricot verts, Pressed Cured Duck Breast – parsnip puree, fried Brussels, sugar cane, pomegranate & Creole mustard demi, Smoky Braised Lamb Shank – red wine root vegetable ragout, orange & blackberry demi, Shrimp & Grits – red wine tasso cream, Grana cheese, Parmesan grits, fried tasso
Fourth Course (choice of): White Chocolate Eggnog Bread Pudding, Crème Brulee
More details: HERE. 429 Decatur Street. https://tujaguesrestaurant.com/
Costera
The Garden District Spanish restaurant invites patrons to a four-course, family-style Réveillon tasting menu for $70 per person (excluding tax and gratuity). Sample menu for two:
First Course: Beef Shank and Potato Bombas – aioli and pickled chilis, Gulf Shrimp – garlic, white wine, oregano, lemon
Second Course: Mixed Roasted Mushrooms – sourdough breadcrumbs, warm egg yolk
Third Course: Gulf Fish a la Plancha – charred cabbage and peppers, oregano, hazelnuts, Grilled Hanger Steak – salsa verde and papas bravas
Fourth Course: Chef’s Choice of House-Made Desserts
More details: HERE. 4938 Prytania Street. https://costerarestaurant.com/
Good Catch Thai Urban Bistro
Price: $67 (plus $36 optional wine pairing/three paired courses)
AMUSE BOUCH: Chef’s Choice Daily Amuse Bouch
FIRST COURSE: Seared Gulf Shrimp Satay with peanut sauce and cucumber relish
SECOND COURSE: (Choice of): Tom Kha Soup with Chicken and Mixed Seasonal Mushrooms; Fresh Sweet Corn Salad with tomato, cilantro, and peanuts
THIRD COURSE: (Choice of): Lobster Pad Thai – an indulgent take on a Thai classic; Jumbo Lump Crab Southern Yellow Curry Platter, Short Rib Five Spice – with Asian kale, pickled mustard greens, a savory-spiced boiled egg and five spice au jus; Unagi Pad Cha – Japanese eel in a fiery Thai stir-fry packed with fresh herbs and spices *spicy*
FOURTH COURSE: (Choice of): Thai Spiced Pumpkin Pie, Chef’s Select Dessert of the Day
Reveillon on the Rocks Menu (Cocktails): Romarin Mangue ($15): Spiced rum, mango, rosemary, and lime juice, topped with red wine, Basilic et Menthe ($15): Gin, elderflower liqueur, lemon juice, basil, and mint, finished with basil oil
More details HERE. 828 Gravier Street / Website
Gris-Gris
Price: $85/person
First Course (choose one): Cup of Gumbo, Seasonal House Salad
Second Course (choose one): “Peacemaker” – Grandma’s Oyster Dressing, Persillade Bread Crumbs, Crispy Bacon, Fried Saltines; Baked Macaroni Pie – Bucatini Pasta with Old School New Orleans Red Gravy
Third Course (choose one): Chef Cook’s Christmas Feast – Honey Baked Ham, Green Bean Casserole, Dirty Rice, Turkey Gravy; Seared Fish – Skin on Gulf Fish, Citrus Beurre Blanc, Mini Arugula Salad with Fried Oysters
Fourth Course (choose one): Sweet Potato Cobbler – Brown Sugar Crumble, Vanilla Ice Cream, Bourbon Caramel; Sticky Bun Bread Pudding – Vanilla Bean Ice Cream, House-Made Salted Caramel
Reveillon on the Rocks Menu (Cocktails): Zombi Nog ($14): Frozen Eggnog with Bourbon; Rum, Rum, Rudolph! ($15): Brown Butter Washed Rum, House Gingerbread Syrup, Orange Bitters; Hey, Sugar ($15): Vanilla Vodka, Sugar Cookie Simple, Amaretto, Baileys, Marshmallow & Sprinkle Rim
More details HERE. 1800 Magazine Street / Website
Saint John
Price: $110/person
First Course (choose one): Turtle Soup: Spinach, Grated Egg, Aged Sherry; Oyster & Artichoke Stew: Lemon, Parmesan, Herbsaint
Second Course (choose one): Yellowfin Tuna Tartare: Calabrian Chili-Miso Aioli, Fava Bean Puree, Toasted Leidenheimer Bread; Grilled Kale Salad: Pomegranate, Goat Cheese, Toasted Pecans, Brown Butter-Maple Vinaigrette
Third Course (choose one): Chaurice Sausage Stuffed Quail: Sweet Potato Espuma, Charred Radicchio, Balsamic Reduction; Almond Crusted Flounder: Royal Red Shrimp & Mirliton Gratin, Charred Lemon
Fourth Course (choose one): Cannoli: Sweetened Ricotta. Pistachio, Powdered Sugar, Cinnamon; Apple & Rosemary Cobbler: Sweet Potato Ice Cream, Caramel Sauce
More details HERE. 715 St Charles Avenue / Website
August
This year’s Réveillon menu is priced at $200 per person with an optional $150 wine pairing. The seven-course experience draws inspiration from a Christmas feast once served to Bernard de Marigny in 1852.
FRUITS DE MER: lemonfish crudo, LA strawberries, elderflower; Blue crab tartlet, grilled shellfish custard, white balsamic; Murder Point oyster “Rockefeller”, pork, parmesan; Shrimp courtbouillon “en gelée,” hot sauce pearls, allspice
CORNBREAD: Tsar Nicoulai Osetra caviar, Rodolphe le Meunier butter
OXTAIL AGNOLINI: black trumpet mushrooms, black garlic shoyu
SPEARCAUGHT YELLOWEDGE GROUPER: spiny lobster, hakeuri turnips, saffron
GRILLED A5 WAGYU: quince, bordelaise
“MULLED WINE”: red currant ice cream, apple and cardamom granita
SATSUMA: orange blossom madeline, white chocolate ganache
Reservations can be made at restaurantaugust.com or on 504-229-9777
