- The World’s 41 Oldest Restaurants That Should Be On Your Bucket List
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Antoine’s, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Still owned by descendants of founder Antoine Alciatore, this eponymous restaurant got its start in 1840. In 1868, it grew too big for its premises and moved to a new, larger location just a block away, where it remains today. Antoine’s is known and loved for its French ...
Read more » - New Orleans’ Oldest Restaurant Was An Anthony Bourdain Favorite That Invented Oysters Rockefeller
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by Anna Robinson | May 2, 2025
New Orleans is famous for its vibrant Mardi Gras celebrations and finds itself among the best U.S. destinations for music lovers to add to their bucket lists. Global travel expert Rick Steves even called it the most fun city in all of America. But a trip to ...
Read more » - America’s Oldest Family-Owned Restaurant Offers French-Creole Flair In A New Orleans District
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By Jack Hawkins, Islands.com (Read the full story here.)
Home to jazz, booze, delicacies, and Louisiana’s most famed street, New Orleans is one of America’s most interesting cities. Its culture is a melting pot of French, Spanish, Creole, Anglo-American, and many other traditions, causing The Big Easy to be a cultural destination ...
Read more » - Antoine’s Restaurant, from 64 Parishes
Carnival King’s Banquet at Antoine’s Restaurant, 1946. Courtesy of The Historic New Orleans Collection
Founded in 1840, Antoine’s Restaurant is the oldest continually family-owned and -operated restaurant in the United States.
by Poppy Tooker
Founded in 1840 Antoine’s Restaurant is the oldest, continually family-owned and -operated restaurant in the United States. Many of today’s classic dishes were ...
Read more » - New Orleans Keeps a French Holiday Tradition Alive With Seasonal Feasts
Réveillon season is approaching — here’s how to celebrate.
Livelier than the sweltering summer but more laid-back than the Carnival season that will soon follow, December in New Orleans means smaller crowds, mild temperatures — think 50s and 60s — and a host of unique holiday traditions.In Louisiana, Papa Noel tags in for Santa ...
Read more » - Walt Disney’s Love Letter to New Orleans
Everyone knows the spirit of New Orleans is alive and well at Disney parks around the globe. From New Orleans Square at Disneyland Resort to Port Orleans at Walt Disney World Resort and even to the upcoming attraction Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, the vibrant heart and soul of the Creole hub of the south remains.
But, ...
Read more » - At Antoine’s, New Orleans’ oldest restaurant, change keeps coming to keep tradition alive
By Ian McNulty | Staff Writer
As an early weeknight dinner got underway at Antoine’s, the low-lit, garnet-red dining room at the center of the landmark French Quarter restaurant looked like a vignette from the past.
However, just through the slapping doors to the kitchen, there’s a story of change and evolution in the name of preservation.
In ...
Read more » - A Fiery Finale: Cafe Brulot in New Orleans’ old-line restaurants
By Kim Ranjbar
A hallmark of a bygone era, table side preparation and presentation of Café Brûlot perseveres in New Orleans’ old-line restaurants.
It’s a blustery winter evening, but on the inside of Antoine’s French doors, you’re rosy-cheeked and cozy. Leaning back after indulging in a veritable feast of crisp souffle potatoes dipped in béarnaise and ...
Read more » - New Orleans’s Iconic Antoine’s Is The Oldest Family-Run Restaurant In The US
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For more than 180 years, Antoine’s has been serving fine French-Creole cuisine within the heart of New Orleans’s iconic French Quarter — making it the oldest family-run restaurant in the U.S. Dating back to 1840, when a young French chef by the name of Antoine Alciatore set down roots in ...
Read more » - We honor the life of 4th Generation owner, Yvonne Elaine Alciatore Blount.
Yvonne Elaine Alciatore Blount 85 was born and raised in New Orleans, peacefully passed away on August 20, 2022. She is the only child of Roy Louis Alciatore and Mary Pearl Duggan Alciatore. Yvonne is a descendant of Antoine Alciatore, Founder of Antoine’s Restaurant the country’s oldest family-run restaurant located in the heart of the ...
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