12 new restaurants in New Orleans and Metairie
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New Orleans metro has new dining options just in time for the busy spring festival season.
Zoom in: Metairie is especially hot right now, with four new spots and two more on the way.
Now open
🌚 Junebug is open late in the CBD. (Menu)
🍻 Abita has a new taproom on Tchoupitoulas Street. (WWL)
🐟 Brutto Americano is inside the Barnett Hotel, formerly the Ace Hotel. The menu celebrates Gulf seafood, homemade pasta and steak.
👙 Lost Coyote is in the Treme. They tell us they'll start selling passes for the backyard pool soon. (Website)
🍹 Rumba is an island-inspired restaurant and rum bar in Metairie. (Menu)
🌞 Patula has a great French Quarter patio. (Axios)
🥃 Avego is Gautreau's new elegant lounge with drinks and snacks. (Eater)
🍧 Chance in Hell SnoBalls is in a permanent spot now in the Bywater neighborhood. (Instagram)
🐓 Here Today Rotisserie serves whole or half chickens in the former Wild South space in the Lower Garden District. (Eater)
🍴 Dr. Jones is a tiny space in Metairie from the former chefs at Herbsaint and Blue Giant. (Menu)
🍣 Sushi Masa is near Fresh Market in Metairie. (Menu)
🌯 Chipotle opened a new Metairie location on Tuesday, the company tells us. This one has a "Chipotlane," which is a drive-thru pickup lane for digital orders. (Facebook)
Coming soon
🍔 Burger Nerds will have a soft opening this weekend at 7537 Maple Street, owner Alfredo Manzanares tells us.
🥩 Crazy Johnnie's Steakhouse is doing friends and family meals at 3560 Veterans Memorial Boulevard in Metairie. They hope to open within the next week to the public. (The Times-Picayune 🔒)
🥣 Le Moyne Bistro opens April 4 in the Warehouse District. (Axios)
🥭 Spicy Mango, a Caribbean fusion concept from Morrow Hospitality, is hiring ahead of its grand opening. (Instagram)
✨ Stellar is opening in a few weeks in the old Dragon's Den location, owner J.P. Badeaux said at a recent What Now New Orleans event. It will have burgers and drinks.
🍕 Pizza Hut is opening in Metairie at the intersection of Vets and Papworth Avenue, according to signage on the property.
Lagniappe
🪚 Morrow's is remodeling. (Instagram)
🔨 Royal Roastery expanded. (TikTok)
🥖 Bellegarde Bakery has a new owner: Dickie Brennan & Co. (The Times-Picayune)
🍻 Witt's Inn closed this month, but will open in April with new owners. (The Times-Picayune 🔒)
Editor's note: This story has been corrected to reflect that Le Moyne Restaurant opens April 4 (not March 28).