Best Easter Brunch Spots in NOLA
Do You Like Your Easter Eggs Sardou, Benedict or Florentine?
This Easter, do more than bite the ears off a chocolate bunny for breakfast. Check out this list of great New Orleans restaurants that are open for Sunday brunch on April 5th (some are even saving a seat for the Easter bunny). Hop on down the list and make your reservations now.
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This jewel on the Great River Road will be serving their Annual Easter Buffet in your choice of the Pavilion Courtyard or the Pavilion Ballroom between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. View 2026 menu and make reservations, call 225-473-9380. .
The Pelican Club in the French Quarter will be taking reservations on Easter Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. CityBusiness called this restaurant “the hidden gem of the New Orleans dining scene.” We’re sure you’ll agree. Call 504-523-1504 to reserve your spot.
This Garden District favorite is at the top of our list for Easter. Put on your Easter finery and make Sunday a celebration your family will remember forever at Commander’s. Make reservations.
Follow the second line to the Court of Two Sisters this Easter and ask for a seat in the courtyard. It doesn't get any more New Orleans. While they are sold out for brunch, they are serving their regular dinner menu from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Make Make reservations.
Hop over to Hard Rock for Lunch with the Bunny from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Reserve a special VIP table and enjoy a Fab Four Appetizer Platter(R) as well as Spring swag, special surprises and a visit from the Easter Bunny himself. Learn more.
Messina's never disappoints, and their Easter offerings are always something to celebrate. View their 2026 Easter menu and call 504-241-5300 to reserve your seating at 11 a.m. or 1:45 p.m.
A highlight of Easter every year is Easter Bunny Jazz Brunch Cruise on the Steamboat Natchez and the Riverboat City of New Orleans. The rascally rabbit himself will be there along with a live jazz band. Learn more and make reservations at steamboatnatchez.com.
Rizzuto's Ristorante & Chop House
Celebrate Easter with your friends and family in Lakeview at Rizzuto's. They'll be serving a festive feast between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. View 2026 Easter Menu. Make reservations.
Tujague's always outdoes itself ever year with a fabulous three-course Easter menu. They’re celebrating their 170th anniversary this year. Why not head over before or after Easter Mass at the Cathedral? Make reservations.
Mambo’s will be serving Easter guests from 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. on Easter. Hop onto their rooftop and enjoy some authentic New Orleans cuisine. Their BBQ Shrimp & Grits are TDF or, heck, go for the Ribeye! Lent is over after all!
This popular restaurant on Conti Street is open this Easter from 8 a.m. to 1 a.m. There breakfast menu is beloved by locals and visitors alike (after all, who doesn’t like Bananas Foster French Toast?). And their regular menu is always spectacular. We love the “Knife and Fork” B.B.Q. Ribs.
If you’re down in the French Quarter for one of the Easter parades, stop at Olde NOLA Cookery, open from 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. on Easter Sunday. Start with some Gator Tail Bites and then try the Blackened Bayou Duck (much more satisfying than the marshmallow kind).
This popular Metairie restaurant will be serving the Easter crowd between 11 a.m. and 10 p.m. They have lots of wonderful salads on their menu if you want rabbit food this Easter or go for one of the delicious seafood or pasta dishes. There’s so much to love here!
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