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Willa Jean

Southern restaurant (US) · Central Business District ·

Willa Jean

Southern restaurant (US) · Central Business District ·
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A Guide to New Orleans’s James Beard Award-Winning Restaurants | Eater New Orleans

"Chef Kelly Fields earned the prestigious James Beard Foundation’s Outstanding Pastry Chef award in 2019 for her restaurant Willa Jean. She sold the restaurant in 2021 and moved to Provincetown, home of natural beauty, coastal gastronomy, and vibrant queer culture. But Willa Jean’s biscuit situation — those shrimp and grits, that fried chicken sammie — is chef Kelly all the way." - Beth D’Addono

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Award-winning Southern bakery & restaurant with biscuits, pastries

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bakery
brunch
cornbread
coconut cake
hangover bowl
shrimp and grits
coffee
Google Rating
4.6 (4.1K)
Yelp Rating
4.3
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611 O'Keefe Ave, New Orleans, LA 70113 Get directions

$20–30

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Award-winning Southern bakery & restaurant with biscuits, pastries

biscuits
bakery
brunch
cornbread
coconut cake
hangover bowl
shrimp and grits
coffee
Google Rating
4.6 (4.1K)
Yelp Rating
4.3
Featured on Michelin
Featured in
Featured in Eater
Featured in
Featured in Conde Nast Traveler
Featured in
Featured in Food & Wine
Featured in
Featured in Afar
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611 O'Keefe Ave, New Orleans, LA 70113 Get directions

$20–30

Reserve a table
Order delivery
See Menu
Usually a wait
Restroom
Popular for lunch
Lunch reservations recommended
Cozy
Willa Jean by null
Willa Jean by Courtesy Willa Jean
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