Willie Mae's reopens in New Orleans, and other restaurant news
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Then-President Obama ate lunch with Mitch Landrieu, the city's mayor at the time, at Willie Mae's Restaurant in 2015. The Treme location is scheduled to reopen next year. Photo: Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images
Willie Mae's is back with its famous fried chicken more than a year after a fire closed the Treme restaurant.
Why it matters: It's one of nearly 20 restaurants that have opened or closed in recent weeks in New Orleans metro.
The big picture: The new iteration of Willie Mae's is now open downtown at 898 Baronne Street. Make reservations.
- The owners tell The Times-Picayune that they are working to reopen the original Willie Mae's Scotch House in Treme, but it will likely take another year.
Here are other restaurants making news lately.
Now open
🥘 Emeril Lagasse's 34 Restaurant & Bar is an homage to his mom and Portuguese cooking. (Axios)
🥩 The Husky, a steakhouse on Freret Street from the owners of Pigeon & Whale, had its soft opening and is prepping for the grand one. (Reservations and photos)
🇬🇧 The Bell serves Guinness and British pub food on Esplanade Avenue. (Instagram)
🌮 La Cocinita food truck has a new brick-and-mortar location on Prytania Street. (The Times-Picayune 🔒)
🍝 Pulcinella! offers Italian food in the 7th Ward with a burlesque speakeasy upstairs. Bella Blue is one of the owners. (Gambit)
🍴Boulevard American Bistro is in the old Auction House Market space downtown. (The Times-Picayune 🔒)
🥙 Breakfast Club opens Friday in Harahan. It'll have American fare in the morning and Greek food for lunch and dinner. (Facebook)
🥪 Ike's Love and Sandwiches makes celebrity-inspired sandwiches in the Marigny. (Press release)
🐓 Wonderland and Sea reopened on Tchoupitoulas Street. (Instagram)
🥐 Zoë's Bakery, based in Covington, has a new location on Maple Street. (What Now)
🍧 Get Stuffed by Sno-La has snacks and desserts on Magazine Street. (Instagram)
Coming soon
🍻 Abita is opening a brewery in the Irish Channel. (Axios)
☕️ Congregation Coffee is opening in the former CC's at Magazine Street and Jefferson Avenue. (The Times-Picayune 🔒)
🦪 Alma Cafe will open a Mid-City location later this year on North Carrollton Avenue in the former location of Mr. Ed's Oyster Bar, the publicist tells Axios.
🍗 Sweet Legacy plans to open this month in Mid-City. (What Now)
🍸 Minnie and John's Kitchen and Cocktails is opening in the former Cowbell location on Oak Street by early December, chef Chad Sabatier tells Axios.
🍣 Sushi Masa, a seafood and Japanese fusion restaurant, is building out its space on Veterans Memorial Boulevard near Fresh Market in Metairie, according to a sign on the building.
Closed
🐟 Tito's Ceviche and Pisco closed its original shop on Magazine Street. The St. Charles Avenue location is still open. (Instagram)
🍔 Cause and the Cure lasted less than six months. Its menu is now available at High Grace in the Quarter. Monkey Monkey will stay in the Mid-City location with coffee, breakfast and lunch. (Facebook)
🦐 Tommy's Cuisine and New Orleans Social House will close soon in the Warehouse District. They'll be replaced with a French bistro and an oyster bar. (The Times-Picayune🔒)
🥣 Carmo's last day in the Warehouse District is Dec. 21. The owners will focus on three separate projects. (Eater)
🫒 Nor-Joe's plans to reopen on Veterans Memorial Boulevard, but the owners haven't said where. (The Times-Picayune🔒)
🥪 Larder in Metairie closed earlier this month. (Instagram)
🥖 Mae's Bakeshop's last day is Nov. 27. (Instagram)