Best Lunch Restaurants in Lakeview/Gentilly

Cafe Degas is one of the best restaurants in the city. The food service is always exceptional!

This tucked away spot housed in a 19th century restored house is a true hidden gem! Seating limited, so reservations are highly encouraged. With a variety of spirits, there’s a drink for everyone. The drinks are splendid. But the food is what really impressed me. Focused on smaller bites, the flavor really packs a punch! Everything we tried was spectacular.

My wife and I ate here for Valentine’s Day. We had the Oyster Bordelaise appetizer to start. The oyster were cooked perfectly, with a light batter but still an excellent texture and very tasteful seasoning and accompaniment. Caesar salad was also ordered and one of the better salads I’ve had in a quite some time. I order the 6oz Steak and my wife had the shrimp pasta. The pasta was cooked perfectly, excellent sauce and sizeable shrimp (also cooked nicely) Steak was great and so were the roasted potato and mushroom argodolce. First time there. We will definitely be back. Service was also excellent.

Very kind and attentive wait staff. They made a mistake with one of our orders but immediately corrected it. They went out of their way to make sure the party was still satisfied and kept an elevated dining experience.

Big shout to Rudolph and Genie they’ve been the best servers we’ve had the past three times we’ve been there! The food is delicious no complaints, the drinks were so good, but the place felt warm and inviting to stay and order more (which we did)!