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Restaurant August vs Domenica
Domenica and Restaurant August are both recommended by professionals. On balance, Restaurant August scores marginally higher than Domenica. Restaurant August is ranked #12 in New Orleans with accolades from 10 publications including Gayot, Fodor's and Travel + Leisure.
Restaurant August
Concierge
Lonely Planet
Travel + Leisure
Zagat
BlackBook
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301 Tchoupitoulas St, New Orleans, LA 70130-2408
From $41 /night
Concierge
"Where this chef does his best work. The atmosphere is as welcoming and chic as ever... and Besh hasn't missed a step in terms of the menu."
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"August’s converted 19th-century tobacco warehouse gets the nod for most aristocratic dining room in New Orleans."
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Travel + Leisure
"Surrounded by huge flower arrangements and unusual crystal chandeliers, patrons savor contemporary French cuisine white seated beside a row of large windows."
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Zagat
4.6
"John Besh's "unforgettable" CBD flagship "glows with his personality" as the "star" chef's "keen sense of flavors" and devotion to "local ingredients" yield "superb" New French fare."
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BlackBook
"Restaurants generally referred to as "the best in the city" generate a fair amount of controversy among foodies, and August is no exception."
Domenica
Fodor's
Zagat
BlackBook
Gayot
Times-Picayune
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123 Baronne Street, New Orleans, LA 70112
From $30 /night
Fodor's
"Local celebrity-chef John Besh and executive chef Alon Shaya continue to wow diners, here with rustic Italian cooking, a rarity in New Orleans's culinary landscape."
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Zagat
4.5
"At "John Besh's bow to Italy" in the CBD's Roosevelt Hotel, "up-and-coming" chef Alon Shaya "mans the stoves" to create "imaginative" "culinary adventures" starring "exceptional" pizza."
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BlackBook
"For a town that happened to be the first place the Sicilian mafia set up shop, New Orleans seems underserved in the Italian food department."
Gayot
14.0
"Although The Roosevelt New Orleans is all old-world glamour, its signature restaurant, Domenica, is contemporary, sleek and minimalist."
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Times-Picayune
"At Domenica, dinner often begins with a taste of something that has been in the works since before the restaurant existed."
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