Does Plates offer brunch?

Yes, we offer a weekend brunch menu featuring New Orleans-inspired dishes, like shrimp and grits, eggs benedict, pain perdu, steak and eggs, burgers and bottomless mimosas, cocktails, and specials.

Can I make a reservation for lunch, brunch, or dinner?

Absolutely. Reservations can be made online via Opentable or by calling the restaurant directly.

Do you host corporate events or private dining?

Yes, we offer private dining rooms and event spaces suitable for corporate events, business lunches, meetings, coporate happy hours, holiday parties, semiars cocktail recpetions and group gatherings with customizable menus and attentive service.

What is the maximum group size you can accommodate?

Our private dining and group spaces can host up to 250 guests for business and social events.

Are you close to the convetion center or World War 2 Museum?

Yes we are located just two block from both the convetion ccenter and the World War 2 Museum.

Do you offer menu customization for events?

Yes, we provide tailored menus for private dining, corporate events, and large groups, accommodating dietary restrictions and preferences.

Where is Plates Restaurant located in New Orleans?

Plates Restaurant & Bar is located at 1051 Annunciation Street in the Warehouse District of New Orleans, LA 70130. We are two blocks from the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center and the National WWII Museum.

Does Plates Restaurant offer brunch?

Yes. Plates serves brunch on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 11 AM to 3 PM. The brunch menu features New Orleans-inspired dishes including Gulf shrimp and grits, chorizo hash, and pain perdu, along with bottomless mimosas.

Does Plates offer private dining or group events?

Yes. Plates can accommodate intimate groups of 15 to 75 guests in a semi-private space, and up to 250 guests with a full buyout of the Cotton Mill dining room. We host corporate dinners, rehearsal dinners, holiday parties, and private celebrations.

Does Plates Restaurant have happy hour?

Yes. Happy hour at Plates runs daily from 4 PM to 6 PM, featuring $8 cocktails and a food menu.

Is Plates Restaurant good for a date night in New Orleans?

Plates is widely recommended for date nights in New Orleans. The shareable tapas format, warm atmosphere in the historic Cotton Mill building, and $8 happy hour cocktails make it ideal for couples. The restaurant is open Monday through Sunday for dinner.

Does Plates Restaurant take walk-ins?

Yes. Walk-ins are welcome at the bar. Reservations are recommended for dinner and can be made via OpenTable.

Does Plates have vegetarian or gluten-free options?

Yes. The menu includes vegetarian and gluten-free options. Guests with dietary restrictions are encouraged to inform their server, and the kitchen will accommodate where possible.

What is the parking situation at Plates Restaurant?

Plates is located in the Cotton Mill building at 1051 Annunciation Street. A public parking lot is available nearby. Street parking is also available in the Warehouse District.

Louisiana Roots. Global Palate.

Chef Farrell Harrison and Brian Weisnicht spent 2 decades running kitchens and dining rooms for some of the most respected restaurants in New Orleans before building their own shareable table in the Warehouse District.

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Each plate represents a specific culture that shaped this city, built from Gulf seafood and Louisiana farms that rotate with the season and paired with Old World wines chosen to match the tradition behind the dish.

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Tuna crudo with charred tomato vinaigrette and chermoula aioli at Plates Restaurant New Orleans

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Warm dining room interior at Plates Restaurant in the New Orleans Warehouse District with high ceilings and original wood

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Executive Chef Farrell Harrison in the kitchen at Plates Restaurant & Bar, New Orleans

Corporate dinners, rehearsal dinners, holiday parties, and full buyouts for 10 to 250 in the Cotton Mill. The kitchen scales and the room handles the rest.

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Plates Restaurant & Bar, Warehouse District

1051 Annunciation Street • New Orleans, LA 70130 • 504-582-9020

Monday through Thursday: 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Friday and Saturday: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Sunday: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Happy Hour: Daily, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Metered street parking available throughout the neighborhood. Free after 7 p.m. and on Sundays. Discounted lot at the corner of John Churchill Chase and Annunciation; contact the restaurant for details.

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