Willa Jean

Southern restaurant (US) · Central Business District

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"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

A Guide to New Orleans’s James Beard Award-Winning Restaurants
Willa Jean

611 O'Keefe Ave, New Orleans, LA 70113 Get directions

willajean.com
@willajeanneworleans

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