Pêche Seafood Grill
Donald Link's wood-fired seafood room, still the cleanest argument for eating from the Gulf.
Warehouse District
Pêche is the seafood restaurant that New Orleans needed: casual enough for a loud table, serious enough for a whole fish to feel like a thesis. The cooking looks beyond the city without losing the Gulf, using fire and acid where older kitchens might have reached for cream.
Start with the raw bar or the smoked tuna dip if it is on the menu, then let the kitchen tell you which whole fish matters that day. The room is bright, busy, and better for lunch than people admit.
Pair it with Cochon only if you are ambitious and have a long enough trip. Otherwise let Pêche be the Warehouse District meal and do not apologize for ordering too much.
Links