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A Dozen Places to Eat Rabbit in New Orleans

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Feeling like celebrating Easter in a slightly more sinister way? The Easter bunny and his candy-filled basket is one way — chowing down on rabbit is certainly another.

Here are 12 places around the city with rabbit on the menu — from deep-fried to braised —and many, many dishes in between.

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OXLOT 9

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This Northshore charmer located in the boutique Southern Hotel is certainly worth the drive for anything on the menu and the paired-down, upscale ambiance. Plus, there are two bunny dishes on the menu. On the small plates side, there’s a ragú of Mississippi rabbit with a goat cheese polenta cake, pickled peppers, and braising jus. On the big plate side, there’s a fried, stuffed rabbit with tasso, mozz, sweet potato hash, and Creole mustard vinaigrette for $33. The rabbit dishes are limited to the dinner menu, but there are a few Easter brunch (sans rabbit) reservations left.

428 E Boston St, Covington, LA 70433
(985) 400-5663
(985) 400-5663
Josh Brasted

Toups Meatery

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Of course a restaurant that refers to itself as a “meatery” has rabbit on the menu. And leave it to Isaac Toups to make that menu item rabbit livers. The forest friend’s tiny liver get fried and served with brown butter and thyme spätzle, mushrooms, and caramelized onions. It’s available on the dinner menu for $18.

845 N Carrollton Ave, New Orleans, LA 70119
(504) 252-4999
(504) 252-4999
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Paladar 511

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Paladar 511 is a stylish Marigny restaurant with West Coast roots. The interior has lots of exposed brick, soaring ceilings, an open kitchen, and magnificent windows. For dinner, Paladar 511 serves braised rabbit with sweet potato gnocchi and fried Brussels sprouts for $22.

511 Marigny St, New Orleans, LA 70117
(504) 509-6782
(504) 509-6782
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Bywater American Bistro

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This warm, industrial-chic restaurant in the Bywater serves curried rabbit with jasmine rice, pecans, and cilantro for $26. It’s nearly booked for Easter brunch/lunch, but plenty of dinner reservations remain open. Grab a cozy, forest green banquette or ask to sit around the bar with a view of the Caribbean-blue, tiled open kitchen and the chefs at work.

2900 Chartres St, New Orleans, LA 70117
(504) 605-3827
(504) 605-3827
JOSH BRASTED

Coop's Place

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If there’s a dish this cozy dive is known for, it’s the rabbit and pork sausage jambalaya. Order it as a cup (less than $6), a bowl, “supreme” (with shrimp and smoky tasso), or as a side to the fried chicken. Some people complain about the sassy service and the mediocre cocktails, but all that can be avoided if you stay off your phone at the table, generally behave politely, and just order a damn beer. It’s usually open from 11 a.m. until around midnight. 21 and up only.

1109 Decatur St, New Orleans, LA 70116
(504) 525-9053
(504) 525-9053
Fried chicken, cole slaw, and rabbit jambalaya
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Brennan's

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A rabbit-filled brunch (or lunch, pick your poison) is guaranteed at the iconic pink restaurant on Royal Street with a rabbit dish so sumptuous it’s named after its James Beard-nominated executive chef, Slade Rushing. Rabbit Rushing means fried rabbit with creamed collards, eggs, and pickled pork jus. Be sure to enjoy the brunch cocktails.

417 Royal St, New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 525-9711
(504) 525-9711
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Jacques-Imo's

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Jacques-Imo’s, the rowdy and playful heart of Oak Street, serves two rabbit dishes. The app version is fried rabbit tenderloin with Creole mustard sauce for $8.95. For an entrée, there’s the panéed rabbit with shrimp and tasso pasta $30.95. The restaurant is not open on Sundays. No reservations for parties under 5.

8324 Oak St, New Orleans, LA 70118
(504) 861-0886
(504) 861-0886
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Brigtsen's Restaurant

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Eat rabbit for an appetizer and an entree at this quaint and lauded Riverbend gem, Brigtsen’s. Start with the rabbit tenderloin with an andouille and parmesan grits cake, spinach, and Creole mustard sauce. If that doesn’t satisfy the craving, opt for the (very similar) rabbit entree: sesame-crusted, panéed rabbit with spinach and Creole mustard sauce. The app is $15 and the entree is $28. One note: The restaurant is closed on Sundays and Mondays, so Easter dining is off the table.

723 Dante St, New Orleans, LA 70118
(504) 861-7610
(504) 861-7610
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Cochon Restaurant

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This Cajun darling from Donald Link serves its hearty rabbit and dumplings as an entree in a cast iron pan straight out of a wood-burning oven for $23. There’s plenty more on the menu that’s very good, especially the roasted oysters. It’s open for normal business hours on Easter from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

930 Tchoupitoulas St SUITE A, New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 588-2123
(504) 588-2123
Rabbit and dumplings
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La Petite Grocery

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Justin Devillier’s chic neighborhood bistro (one of the best restaurants in America) serves its panéed rabbit with spätzle, wilted greens, turnip purée, and sauce grenobloise (browned butter, capers, parsley, and lemon). It’s available for brunch, lunch, or dinner for around $27. It’s too late for an Easter brunch res, but there are a few Easter dinner spots still open.

4238 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70115
(504) 891-3377
(504) 891-3377
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Patois

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You’ll have to stop by Frenchified Patois at brunch to eat its rabbit dish — a fried rabbit sandwich on a buttermilk biscuit, complete with a poached egg and Italian sausage white gravy. With plenty of natural light streaming in through the large windows of this Uptown neighborhood jewel, brunch is one of the best times to visit anyway.

6078 Laurel St, New Orleans, LA 70118
(504) 895-9441
(504) 895-9441
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Coquette

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One of Eater New Orleans’ 38 Essential Restaurants, the James Beard-nominated chefs at the smart, wood-clad corner bistro serve up a rabbit board at dinner. It includes rabbit pâté, rabbit liver mousse, rabbit rillettes, and rye bread for $15. That’s rabbit three ways, folks.

2800 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70115
(504) 265-0421
(504) 265-0421
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OXLOT 9

428 E Boston St, Covington, LA 70433

This Northshore charmer located in the boutique Southern Hotel is certainly worth the drive for anything on the menu and the paired-down, upscale ambiance. Plus, there are two bunny dishes on the menu. On the small plates side, there’s a ragú of Mississippi rabbit with a goat cheese polenta cake, pickled peppers, and braising jus. On the big plate side, there’s a fried, stuffed rabbit with tasso, mozz, sweet potato hash, and Creole mustard vinaigrette for $33. The rabbit dishes are limited to the dinner menu, but there are a few Easter brunch (sans rabbit) reservations left.

428 E Boston St, Covington, LA 70433
(985) 400-5663
(985) 400-5663
Josh Brasted

Toups Meatery

845 N Carrollton Ave, New Orleans, LA 70119

Of course a restaurant that refers to itself as a “meatery” has rabbit on the menu. And leave it to Isaac Toups to make that menu item rabbit livers. The forest friend’s tiny liver get fried and served with brown butter and thyme spätzle, mushrooms, and caramelized onions. It’s available on the dinner menu for $18.

845 N Carrollton Ave, New Orleans, LA 70119
(504) 252-4999
(504) 252-4999
Fried livers and spätzle
FACEBOOK

Paladar 511

511 Marigny St, New Orleans, LA 70117

Paladar 511 is a stylish Marigny restaurant with West Coast roots. The interior has lots of exposed brick, soaring ceilings, an open kitchen, and magnificent windows. For dinner, Paladar 511 serves braised rabbit with sweet potato gnocchi and fried Brussels sprouts for $22.

511 Marigny St, New Orleans, LA 70117
(504) 509-6782
(504) 509-6782
Yelp/Business Owner

Bywater American Bistro

2900 Chartres St, New Orleans, LA 70117

This warm, industrial-chic restaurant in the Bywater serves curried rabbit with jasmine rice, pecans, and cilantro for $26. It’s nearly booked for Easter brunch/lunch, but plenty of dinner reservations remain open. Grab a cozy, forest green banquette or ask to sit around the bar with a view of the Caribbean-blue, tiled open kitchen and the chefs at work.

2900 Chartres St, New Orleans, LA 70117
(504) 605-3827
(504) 605-3827
JOSH BRASTED

Coop's Place

1109 Decatur St, New Orleans, LA 70116

If there’s a dish this cozy dive is known for, it’s the rabbit and pork sausage jambalaya. Order it as a cup (less than $6), a bowl, “supreme” (with shrimp and smoky tasso), or as a side to the fried chicken. Some people complain about the sassy service and the mediocre cocktails, but all that can be avoided if you stay off your phone at the table, generally behave politely, and just order a damn beer. It’s usually open from 11 a.m. until around midnight. 21 and up only.

1109 Decatur St, New Orleans, LA 70116
(504) 525-9053
(504) 525-9053
Fried chicken, cole slaw, and rabbit jambalaya
Yelp/ Latonia C.

Brennan's

417 Royal St, New Orleans, LA 70130

A rabbit-filled brunch (or lunch, pick your poison) is guaranteed at the iconic pink restaurant on Royal Street with a rabbit dish so sumptuous it’s named after its James Beard-nominated executive chef, Slade Rushing. Rabbit Rushing means fried rabbit with creamed collards, eggs, and pickled pork jus. Be sure to enjoy the brunch cocktails.

417 Royal St, New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 525-9711
(504) 525-9711
Rabbit Rushing
FACEBOOK

Jacques-Imo's

8324 Oak St, New Orleans, LA 70118

Jacques-Imo’s, the rowdy and playful heart of Oak Street, serves two rabbit dishes. The app version is fried rabbit tenderloin with Creole mustard sauce for $8.95. For an entrée, there’s the panéed rabbit with shrimp and tasso pasta $30.95. The restaurant is not open on Sundays. No reservations for parties under 5.

8324 Oak St, New Orleans, LA 70118
(504) 861-0886
(504) 861-0886
Yelp/Dina D.

Brigtsen's Restaurant

723 Dante St, New Orleans, LA 70118

Eat rabbit for an appetizer and an entree at this quaint and lauded Riverbend gem, Brigtsen’s. Start with the rabbit tenderloin with an andouille and parmesan grits cake, spinach, and Creole mustard sauce. If that doesn’t satisfy the craving, opt for the (very similar) rabbit entree: sesame-crusted, panéed rabbit with spinach and Creole mustard sauce. The app is $15 and the entree is $28. One note: The restaurant is closed on Sundays and Mondays, so Easter dining is off the table.

723 Dante St, New Orleans, LA 70118
(504) 861-7610
(504) 861-7610
Yelp/Arthur S.

Cochon Restaurant

930 Tchoupitoulas St SUITE A, New Orleans, LA 70130

This Cajun darling from Donald Link serves its hearty rabbit and dumplings as an entree in a cast iron pan straight out of a wood-burning oven for $23. There’s plenty more on the menu that’s very good, especially the roasted oysters. It’s open for normal business hours on Easter from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

930 Tchoupitoulas St SUITE A, New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 588-2123
(504) 588-2123
Rabbit and dumplings
FACEBOOK/ Cochon

La Petite Grocery

4238 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70115

Justin Devillier’s chic neighborhood bistro (one of the best restaurants in America) serves its panéed rabbit with spätzle, wilted greens, turnip purée, and sauce grenobloise (browned butter, capers, parsley, and lemon). It’s available for brunch, lunch, or dinner for around $27. It’s too late for an Easter brunch res, but there are a few Easter dinner spots still open.

4238 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70115
(504) 891-3377
(504) 891-3377
FACEBOOK/La Petite Grocery

Patois

6078 Laurel St, New Orleans, LA 70118

You’ll have to stop by Frenchified Patois at brunch to eat its rabbit dish — a fried rabbit sandwich on a buttermilk biscuit, complete with a poached egg and Italian sausage white gravy. With plenty of natural light streaming in through the large windows of this Uptown neighborhood jewel, brunch is one of the best times to visit anyway.

6078 Laurel St, New Orleans, LA 70118
(504) 895-9441
(504) 895-9441
Fried MS breakfast sandwich at Patois
Yelp/Nash G.

Coquette

2800 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70115

One of Eater New Orleans’ 38 Essential Restaurants, the James Beard-nominated chefs at the smart, wood-clad corner bistro serve up a rabbit board at dinner. It includes rabbit pâté, rabbit liver mousse, rabbit rillettes, and rye bread for $15. That’s rabbit three ways, folks.

2800 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70115
(504) 265-0421
(504) 265-0421
FACEBOOK

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