August
21 people recommendvia r/AskNOLA, r/NewOrleans23 comments cited below
What people say, in short
August is a fine-dining restaurant in the CBD near the Quarter that many diners recommend, with several calling it a top choice for a special dinner. The tasting menu draws particular praise, and the blue crab gnocchi is singled out as a standout dish. Views are mostly positive, though one diner rates it as merely mediocre and another suggests locals may have cooled on it.
Address
August, 301 Tchoupitoulas St, New Orleans, LA 70130
At a glance
- Price
- Premium
- Signature dishes
- Blue crab gnocchi, Tasting menu, Four course menu
- Best for
- Celebrations
The evidence
Every point below is paraphrased from a real public comment, ordered by how much the community engaged with it. Caveats and negatives are kept in — follow any link to read the original for yourself.
- Recommendsu/BudNOLA in r/AskNOLA · Apr 2024
Calls it the best meal they ever had.
- Recommendsu/19Bronco93 in r/NewOrleans · Sep 2024taste
Lists the crab gnocchi as a must-try.
- Recommendsu/iyhouse in r/AskNOLA · Oct 2025
Fancy, grand and solid, next to the Quarter.
- Recommendsu/airplantsnlavalamps in r/AskNOLA · Sep 2024
Names it as an essential restaurant answer.
- Recommendsu/WillingnessOk1797 in r/NewOrleans · Apr 2024
Recommends August.
- Recommendsu/Healthy-Newt3739 in r/AskNOLA · Apr 2024taste
One diner calls it their favorite fine dining ever and says the tasting menu was all excellent.
- Mixedu/Cilantro368 in r/AskNOLA · Apr 2024
Suggests August may have suffered from locals shunning Besh restaurants.
- Recommendsu/Dont_Tell_Me_Now in r/NewOrleans · Oct 2024
Says it also has cozy qualities
Show all 23 cited comments
- Recommendsu/TheEsotericCarrot in r/AskNOLA · Aug 2024
Tasting menu was fabulous
- Recommendsu/hallax3 in r/AskNOLA · Aug 2026
Another top choice for the fine-dining dinner.
- Recommendsu/Frequent-Sky3761 in r/NewOrleans · Jul 2025
Suggests it by name.
- Recommendsu/TrivialDose in r/AskNOLA · Aug 2024
Remembers being happy there
- Recommendsu/Artistic-Succotash94 in r/NewOrleans · Apr 2024
One commenter ranks it among the city's two best foodie destinations when cost is no concern.
- Recommendsu/femsci-nerd in r/AskNOLA · Apr 2024
Also recommends August.
- Mixedu/LLiquimoly in r/AskNOLA · Dec 2024
Rates it a mediocre seven out of ten.
- Recommendsu/ConstantPressure1829 in r/AskNOLA · Apr 2024
Enthusiastically seconds August.
- Recommendsu/drew13000 in r/AskNOLA · Apr 2024taste
Great choice; blue crab gnocchi delicious and service lovely for a birthday.
- Recommendsu/Ktclan0269 in r/AskNOLA · Apr 2024
Still enjoys it.
- Recommendsu/MissMountRose in r/AskNOLA · Aug 2026
Did the four-course menu recently and it was excellent.
- Recommendsu/Fullmeltchef504 in r/NewOrleans · Nov 2025taste
One commenter rates August well above several other recommended fine-dining spots.
- Recommendsu/CPAtech in r/AskNOLA · Oct 2025
Suggests August as an alternative near Canal Street.
- Recommendsu/bigpapakewl in r/AskNOLA · Sep 2024taste
Ranked first by taste and price among their picks.
- Recommendsu/Key_Coach_8309 in r/NewOrleans · Jul 2025
Suggested as moving toward lavish.
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