605 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70130 504-523-1661
605 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70130 504-523-1661
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Opening for dine-in as well as outdoor dining on our sidewalk café.

All of our tables are appropriately spaced to allow for social distancing. Our team members are following strict protocols to ensure their safety, as well as yours. 

During these extraordinary times, Palace Café has added an 12% service charge to every check. This 12% goes to the restaurant and is returned to all hourly employees in the form of wages and benefits. 

Please call ahead to reserve your table - 504-523-1661.

Starters

  • Crabmeat Cheesecake

    A palace café signature dish! pecan crust, mushroom sauté, creole meunière

    $11

  • House Charcuterie and Cheese

    Chef’s selection of house cured meat and artisan cheese

    $18

  • Shrimp Remoulade

    Gulf shrimp, remoulade, fried green tomato, romaine lettuce, chopped egg

    $13

  • Smoked Catfish Dip

    Des allemands catfish, lavash

    $10

Soups and Salads

  • Turtle Soup

    $9

    $16

  • Seafood Gumbo

    $9

    $16

  • Gumbo Ya Ya

    $8.50

    $16

  • Werlein Salad

    Romaine lettuce, Leidenheimer croutons, pecorino romano, garlic-anchovy dressing

    $9

  • Green Goddess Salad

    Bibb lettuce, spiced pecans, bacon, cherry tomatoes

    $10

    gluten free

  • Add to Any Salad

    Grilled Chicken $5

    Grilled Gulf Shrimp $6

Entrées

  • Crystal Shrimp Salad

    Crystal hot sauce gulf shrimp, bibb lettuce, bleu cheese, buttermilk dressing

    $21

  • Palace Pot Pie

    Pulled pork debris, whipped potatoes, wilted spinach, cheddar cheese, onion gravy

    $15

  • The Palace Burger

    Served medium, aged cheddar, bacon, lettuce, tomato, pickles, red onions, Leidenheimer bun, pommes frites

    $15

  • Catfish Pecan

    Pecan-dusted local catfish, popcorn rice, spiced pecans, creole meunière, farm vegetables

    $18

  • Shrimp Tchefuncte

    Gulf shrimp, creole meunière, roasted shiitake mushrooms, popcorn rice, green onions

    $23

    gluten free

  • Grilled Gulf Fish

    Charred tomato vinaigrette, warm farro salad

    $29

  • Andouille Crusted Fish

    Pan-roasted gulf fish, andouille breadcrumbs, farm vegetables, crystal beurre blanc, chive aioli

    $22

  • Duck Breast au Poivre

    Foie gras, truffled mashed potato, frisee, sauce au poivre

    $27

  • BBQ Filet Mignon

    12oz prime filet mignon, New Orleans style BBQ shrimp, grilled asparagus

    $38

  • Pasta St. Charles

    Gulf shrimp, andouille, orecchiette pasta, arugula, creole mustard cream, pecorino romano

    $16

  • Add to Any Entrée

    Grilled Chicken $5

    Grilled Gulf Shrimp $6

Brunch Items

Available 11 am to 3 pm

  • Palace Cafe Benedict

    Cheddar biscuits, slow cooked pork debris, poached eggs, tasso hollandaise

    $17

  • Chicken and Waffles

    Crispy chicken breast, buttermilk waffle, pecan praline butter, tabasco molasses syrup

    $16

  • Omelet du jour

    Chef's selection of seasonal or local ingredients served with fresh fruit

    $15

Dessert

  • Bananas Foster

    A Palace Café favorite! fresh bananas sautéed in brown sugar and cinnamon, flambéed with banana liqueur and rum, vanilla bean ice cream

    $10

  • Vanilla Bean Crème Brûlée

    Served with seasonal fruit

    $8

  • White Chocolate Bread Pudding

    The original! white chocolate baked inside bread pudding, warm white chocolate ganache

    $9

  • House Made Frozen Desserts

    Daily selection of ice creams and sorbets

    $6

Cocktails of the Month

  • Cocktail of the Month

    Ask your server about our monthly rum cocktail

  • Barrel-Aged Rum Negroni

    Flor de Cana 4 year, Campari, sweet vermouth

    $13

  • Frozen Banana Froster

    Rum, brown sugar, banana-salted caramel ice cream, cinnamon

    $4

    $8

    $11

  • Palace Planters Punch

    Old New Orleans Amber rum, cardamom, orgeat, vanilla brandy, orange, lemon

    $11

  • Sazerac

    Sazerac Rye, Herbsaint Legendre, Peychaud's bitters

    $9

  • Dark & Stormy

    Gosling’s Black Seal rum, ginger beer

    $8

  • Classic Daiquiri

    Barbancourt White rum, Clement Canne Bleue, lime, canne syrup

    $8

Wines by the Glass

  • Juve y Camps Cava, Spain

    $10

  • Secateurs Rose by Badenhorst, Swartland 2019

    $10

  • Chardonnay, DB, California 2018

    $8

  • Pinot Grigio, Casteggio, Oltrepo Pavese 2018

    $9

  • Sauvignon Blanc, Hogue, Columbia Valley 2016

    $8.50

  • Moscato d’Asti, Elio Perrone, Piedmont 2018

    $10

  • Cabernet Sauvignon, DB, California 2018

    $8

  • Malbec, Cuma, Mendoza 2018

    $9

  • Pinot Noir, Belle Pente, Willamette Valley 2016

    $13

Coolinary Lunch $18

  • FIRST COURSE

    Choice of

  • Turtle Soup

  • Gumbo

  • SECOND COURSE

    Choice of

  • Catfish Pecan

    pecan-dusted local catfish, popcorn rice, spiced pecans, creole meunière, farm vegetables

  • Palace Pot Pie

    pulled pork debris, whipped potatoes, wilted spinach, cheddar cheese, onion gravy

Coolinary Dinner $36

Three-Course Dinner Comes with 2nd Course and 3rd Course & your choice of 1st Course or 4th Course

  • FIRST COURSE

  • Crabmeat Cheesecake

    pecan crust, mushroom sauté, creole meunière

  • Second Course

    choice of

  • Turtle Soup

  • Gumbo

  • Third Course

    Choice of

  • Andouille Crusted Fish

    pan-roasted gulf fish, andouille breadcrumbs, farm vegetables, crystal beurre blanc, chive aioli

  • Shrimp Tchefuncte

    Gulf shrimp, creole meunière, roasted shiitake mushrooms, popcorn rice, green onions

  • Fourth Course

  • White Chocolate Bread Pudding

    white chocolate baked inside bread pudding, warm white chocolate ganache

Join us Wednesdays - Fridays from 2PM to 6PM for happy hour specials and bites! 

Happy Hour Snacks

  • Andouille Crusted Alligator

    crystal honey butter sauce

  • Shrimp Remoulade

    Gulf shrimp, remoulade, fried green tomato, romaine lettuce, chopped egg

  • Crispy Pickled Okra

    remoulade sauce

Drink Specials

  • Port Au Nueva

    Don Q Anejo, chardonnay, apricot, falernum, grapefruit bitters

  • Inner Luv

    Appleton Reserve, falernum, honey, lime

  • Florent Descombe Chardonnay 2018

  • Florent Descombe Cabernet Sauvignon 2018