Where the Locals Eat Rating
Best Italian
Top 100 Restaurant, New Orleans
"For more than a decade now, Irene DePietro has operated a Creole-Italian restaurant that's neither clichéd nor unrecognizably modern, a feat that's much easier to aspire to than achieve."
–Brett Anderson, The Times-Picayune
"Locals love romantic Irene's . . . [where] New Orleans meets Italy meets France (with a touch of San Francisco)."
–Gambit Weekly
" A classic local's haunt. . . . Irene's maintains a solid reputation for classic Creole-Italian cooking."
–Pableaux Johnson, Eating New Orleans
"Once you enter, you will find a dark, noisy, cluttered tavern, with friendly waiters who seem delighted you came."
–Frommer's
"Truffles and cream don't intrude on the purity of the southern Italian sauces, including a marinara as fresh and authentic as you'll find . . ."
–Gayot.com
Full bar. Serving dinner Mon–Sat. Closed Sun.
How Others Rate Irene's Cuisine
Zagat 2009
26 Food Quality (extraordinary to perfection)
The New Orleans Menu by Tom Fitzmorris
**** (excellent and ambitious)
Frommer's
** (very highly recommended)