The season of gourds, squash, and potatoes is finally upon us. Sweet potatoes in particular are a staple for the fall season. The best part about them? Their versatility. They can be mashed, baked, put into casseroles, and even the star flavor of some desserts.
Thanksgiving is right around the corner and sweet potatoes always make an appearance at the dinner table. But why only eat this seasonal veggie on Thanksgiving? Here are some of the best restaurants in New Orleans to get your fill of sweet potato goodness.
Best Places to Get Sweet Potato Dishes In NOLA for the Fall Season
1. Ruth's Chris Steak House
525 Fulton St.
ruthschris.com/new-orleans | (504) 587-7099
While Ruth's Chris Steak House might be known for their steaks, they are also well known for their signature sides. Their sweet potato casserole signature side is sure to get your mouth watering. The casserole is topped with crunchy pecans creating a nutty crust to balance the sweetness of the sweet potato filling.
Get your side of sweet potato casserole at the restaurant and even make a copycat version of your own at home. Make reservations now to try this sweet potato dish and overwhelm your taste buds with flavor before wowing your own dinner guests with your version.
2. New Orleans Pies
Order Online
neworleanspies.com | (504) 390-7153
New Orleans Pies is a company that delivers fresh pralines, pies, and other sweet treats right to your door. Delivering only in Orleans Parish, New Orleans Pies has a variety of sweet potato dishes for you to try this fall season.
Try their sweet potato casserole topped with a pecan streusel or their mini sweet potato pies. You can even purchase a container of sweet potato pie filling or a bundle with the filling plus a pie crust ready for assembly. Make your Thanksgiving a little less stressful this year and order your pie and casserole online from New Orleans Pies.
3. Mother's Restaurant
401 Poydras St.
mothersrestaurant.net | (504) 523-9656
Mother's Restaurant in New Orleans has been serving up delicious comfort food since 1938. Over all these years, one thing that hasn't changed is the quality and flavor of the food. This year's 2023 limited menu, as well as the holiday catering menu, both feature sweet potato dishes that perfectly exemplify why Mother's is so good at Southern comfort cooking.
On the menu for 2023, you can purchase a whole sweet potato pie. On the holiday catering menu, you can purchase a two pound container of sweet potato casserole in addition to the pie. Have Mother's cater part of your Thanksgiving and still get that homestyle, cooked-by-your-mom feeling everyone loves.
4. Court of Two Sisters
613 Royal St.
courtoftwosisters.com | 504.522.7261
Court of Two Sisters has been known in New Orleans as a place to have brunch, host weddings and events, and even as a haunted spot in the city. However, Court of Two Sisters is mainly known for its delicious food. Whether you go for the Jazz Brunch or a courtyard dinner, there's no shortage of delicious sweet potato dishes.
You can indulge in sweet potato dishes at both brunch and dinner here. For brunch, Court of Two Sisters serves candied sweet potatoes as part of the "lunch lagniappe" at the buffet. For dinner, you can have a sweet potato purée with candied pecans and sautéed spinach on the side of a pork sirloin dish.
5. Galatoire's Restaurant
209 Bourbon St.
galatoires.com| (504) 525-2021
If you are still looking to satisfy your sweet tooth after a nice dinner, try Galatoire's Restaurant. Galatoire's has been feeding tourists and locals alike since 1905. Here you can fill up on classic New Orleans style dishes, and even try new spins on the dishes you already love.
Save room after dinner for a unique dessert: sweet potato cheesecake. Combining two delicious foods, cheesecake and sweet potato, this dessert is sure to be a crowd pleaser. This specialty cheesecake is served with caramel sauce, candied spicy pecans, and white chocolate shavings. You won't be able to find a dessert like this anywhere but Galatoire's.
6. Blue Dot Donuts
4301 Canal St.
facebook.com/bluedotdonuts | (504) 218-486
For a sweet potato flavored treat on the go, head over to Blue Dot Donuts. Every fall, Blue Dot Donuts brings back their pumpkin spice and sweet potato donut. Blending fall spices with pumpkin and sweet potato flavor, this donut is a fall essential.
Blue Dot Donuts is open Wednesday to Sunday, 6:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Be sure to get there early as they sell out quickly every day. This seasonal flavor is sure to upgrade your usual coffee and donuts run.
7. Southern Candymakers
334 and 1010 Decatur St.
southerncandymakers.com | (800) 344-9773
With two locations on Decatur Street, there's no reason to miss out on the sweet treats waiting for you at Southern Candymakers. Another sugary sweet potato spin on a New Orleans classic treat, the praline, is available to buy in person or online.
Hand made the old fashioned way, these sweet potato pralines are made with the freshest ingredients, jumbo pecans, and sweet potato flavor. You can purchase a tin with 10 to 12 pralines or a bulk container with 50 or 100 pralines. No matter which option you choose, you're guaranteed fresh pralines as they are sealed to ship the day they are made.
8. Cochon Butcher
930 Tchoupitoulas St.
cochonbutcher.com| (504) 588-7675
Cochon Butcher is known for serving up quality meats and cheeses on their fresh baked bread with ingredients sourced from local farmers. However, Cochon Butcher's dessert menu is just as rich as their small plates, charcuterie boards, and sandwiches.
Stop by for a delicious sandwich and stay for a slice of sweet potato pie. This slice of pie is perfect for one person, or two if you're in the mood to share. Once you taste this pie, though, you may not want to share. You can also get this sweet potato pie slice delivered or ordered online for pickup.
9. The Rum House
3128 Magazine St.
therumhouse.com| (504) 941-7560
Looking to try something different? Look no further than The Rum House. This restaurant serves Caribbean and Latin American style food paired with tropical drinks. Typical of tropical and island style food is a menu full of seafood. The Rum House's menu is no exception.
The crab and sweet potato fritters dusted with cayenne sugar are served with remoulade sauce. This dish balances the sweet with the heat, combining sweet potato, sugar, and cayenne. Get them for yourself or to share with the table; either way they will satisfy that sweet potato craving with a surprising kick of spice.
10. Bayona
430 Dauphine St.
bayona.com | (504)-525-4455
Bayona's mission is to serve luxury dishes as seen in fine dining experiences while in a comfortable setting. Nothing accomplishes this goal more than their duck a l'orange dish. This dish combines the fine dining experience with homestyle comfort foods New Orleans locals will recognize.
The duck is flavored with orange gastrique, a sort of sweet and sour sauce, and served with sautéed greens and sweet potato purée. This is a great opportunity to try something new, like duck, while also staying close to your comfort zone with the greens and sweet potato purée.
Celebrate the Fall Season in New Orleans with a Staple Vegetable: the Sweet Potato
New Orleans is known as a city of fantastic food. The restaurants are part of why people travel from all over the world to come here. This city has the ability to take any ingredient and make it delicious in a special New Orleans Southern way. The sweet potato is no exception to this culinary treatment.
There are plenty of restaurants serving sweet potato dishes this fall as part of their seasonal menus. Hurry and get to one of our top 10 places to get sweet potato dishes in New Orleans before the vegetable goes out of season.
