The CBD restaurant where Tommy Cvitanovich invented the charbroiled oyster — and the original is still the best in the city. Order the charbroiled oysters, full stop: the butter-garlic-parmesan char is unmatched, and they invented the thing. Come anytime the craving strikes. Yes, it is in a hotel; no, that does not matter one bit. It is a genuine New Orleans original — the birthplace of a dish now copied across the Gulf Coast, where the version that started it all is still served exactly as it should be. Some inventions get improved upon; this one never has. Come for the oysters and nothing else.
Location
CBD, New Orleans
Map
Plan Your Visit
Walk-in friendly
Table service
Full service at your table
Insider Intel
Charbroiled oysters. Full stop. They invented them. The butter-garlic-parmesan char is unmatched.
Happy hour if they have one, otherwise anytime you're craving oysters.
Tommy Cvitanovich invented the charbroiled oyster here. Yes, it's in a hotel. No, that doesn't matter. The original is still the best.