Antoine's

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Antoine's
Antoine's Restaurant, October 2007
Restaurant information
Established	3 April 1840[1]
Food type	Louisiana Creole cuisine
Street address	713 Rue St. Louis (St. Louis Street)
City	New Orleans
State	Louisiana
Country	United States
Coordinates	29°57′24″N 90°04′00″W / 29.9567°N 90.0666°W / 29.9567; -90.0666
Website	Antoine's official website

Antoine's is a Louisiana Creole cuisine restaurant located at 713 rue St. Louis (St. Louis Street) in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana. It is one of the oldest family-run restaurants in the United States, having been established in 1840 by Antoine Alciatore.^[2] A New Orleans institution, it is notable for being the birthplace of several famous dishes, such as Oysters Rockefeller,^[3] pompano en papillote, Eggs Sardou and Pigeonneaux Paradis. Antoine's Cookbook, compiled by Roy F. Guste (the fifth-generation proprietor) features hundreds of recipes from the Antoine's tradition. It is also known for its VIP patrons including several U.S. presidents and Pope John Paul II.

Antoine's features a 25,000 bottle capacity wine storage and 15 dining rooms of varying sizes and themes, with several featuring Mardi Gras krewe memorabilia. The lengthy menu (originally only in French, now in French and English) features classic French-Creole dishes. By tradition, it's closed to the general public on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Mardi Gras. It can be reserved for private parties on these "Closed Days". Advance reservations are required for dining during Mardi Gras and on weekends. The executive chef as of March 2020 is Rich Lee.