Cafe Degas
21 people recommend, 4 warn against itvia r/NewOrleans, r/AskNOLA, X27 comments cited below
What people say, in short
Cafe Degas draws repeated dining recommendations. Diners single out French onion soup, steak frites and brunch hanger steak with eggs. Views are not unanimous: one reports declining food quality, and another finds it pricey. A separate commenter recommends its weekday deals and specials.
Address
Cafe Degas, 3127 Esplanade Ave, New Orleans, LA 70119
At a glance
- Signature dishes
- French onion soup, Steak frites, Hanger steak with eggs
- Best for
- Dates
- Opinions divided
- Yes
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/Visual-Owl-8295 in r/NewOrleans · May 2025ambience
Recommends Cafe Degas, noting its unbeatable patio though a bit pricier.
- Recommendsu/honestypen in r/NewOrleans · Oct 2024
Lists it as a cozy restaurant
- Recommendsu/nolagem in r/NewOrleans · Oct 2024
Lists it as a cozy restaurant
- Recommendsu/Rexxbecca in r/NewOrleans · Oct 2024
Points to the steak frites as the thing to order at Cafe Degas.
- Recommendsu/mommywhorebucks in r/NewOrleans · Jul 2024
Listed among recommended semi-fancy options.
- Recommendsu/Ok-Marsupial-1273 in r/NewOrleans · Sep 2024taste
Lists the french onion soup as a must-try.
- Recommendsu/nikstrobes in r/NewOrleans · May 2025value
Calls Cafe Degas great and mentions weekday deals and specials.
- Recommendsu/EntrepreneurAfraid46 in r/AskNOLA · Apr 2024
Likes it and notes it's near Jazz Fest.
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- Mixedu/secret-agent-ch in r/AskNOLA · Aug 2026consistency
Found the food a bit uneven there.
- Recommendsu/Spiritual-Light3552 in r/NewOrleans · Oct 2024
Suggests it as a cozy restaurant
- Mixedu/Tchoupa_style in r/NewOrleans · Apr 2024
Enjoyed earlier meals but cannot comment on the current cooking.
- Recommendsu/bradshaw723 in r/NewOrleans · Sep 2024taste
Lists the french onion soup as a must-try.
- Caveatu/good_nola_samaritan1 in r/NewOrleans · Aug 2026taste
Adds that the food is also an issue.
- Caveatu/oaklandperson in r/NewOrleans · Aug 2026consistency
Feels the food has declined year after year.
- Recommendsu/BGally24 in r/NewOrleans · May 2025
Endorses Cafe Degas enthusiastically.
- Caveatu/Comfortable-Policy70 in r/NewOrleans · Apr 2024
Would drop it from the list of familiar places.
- Recommendsu/NOLA2Cincy in r/NewOrleans · May 2025
Immediately suggests this restaurant for the request.
- Recommendsu/lovefishinggi in r/NewOrleans · Sep 2024taste
Seconds the french onion soup recommendation.
- Recommends@sdbeck on X · Mar 2024
Commenter had a parting brunch there and calls it one of the city's most original restaurants.
- Recommendsu/MiksterPicke in r/NewOrleans · Oct 2024
Seconds the recommendation
- Recommendsu/i10driver in r/NewOrleans · Oct 2024taste
Praises the brunch hanger steak with eggs as excellent.
- Recommendsu/1dad1kid in r/NewOrleans · Oct 2024
Describes a visit to Cafe Degas as quite good.
- Recommendsu/jjazznola in r/NewOrleans · Sep 2024
Names it as a place they prefer to Katie's.
- Recommendsu/Qikly in r/AskNOLA · Apr 2024
Says it is great as well.
- Recommendsu/DearPrudence_6374 in r/AskNOLA · Dec 2023consistency
Been four times in six months and never a bad experience.
- Recommendsu/bayoubeaver in r/NewOrleans · Mar 2024taste
Requests their French onion soup as part of the last meal.
- Caveatu/Relevant_Craft2311 in r/AskNOLA · Dec 2023value
Once fun and charming, now expensive and terrible.
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Details last checked 10 Nov 2026. Recommendations reflect what people said at the time; confirm current details before you go.