Palace Cafe

Located at the foot of the French Quarter, Palace Café serves contemporary Creole cuisine in an upbeat and lively grand café.  As bearers of the torch keeping Creole cuisine alive and vital, Dickie and Palace Café’s culinary team are constantly evolving traditional Creole dishes and creating a few new favorites. The restaurant, housed in the historic Werlein’s music building, has earned local and national critical acclaim since it opened in 1991 including: Best New Restaurant from Esquire magazine and USA Today; the prestigious Ivy Award from Restaurants and Institutions magazine, and Wine Spectator’s Award of Excellence. 

Palace Café is owned and operated by Dickie Brennan, Steve Pettus and Lauren Brennan Brower.  Executive Chef Darin Nesbit and Chef De Cuisine Ben Thibodeaux lead the culinary team.