LA PETITE GROCERY, NEW ORLEANS: REVIEW
LA PETITE GROCERY, new orleans: review
Review by Paul Oswell
*The Michelin Guide highlights restaurants offering exceptional food at great value through its Bib Gourmand awards. These eateries are celebrated for outstanding quality, warm service, and affordability. La Petite Grocery was awarded the Bib Gourmand in 2025.*
This beloved restaurant is now 20 years old, and walking in immediately feels like you’ve arrived at a New Orleans institution. The room is segmented into discrete dining areas, with curtains and low walls creating a welcome sense of privacy and intimacy. The youthful outlook that emanates from the kitchen attracts swathes of young couples and fans of executive chef and owner Justin Devillier. The traditional decor, meanwhile, keeps the older residents of Uptown coming in droves.
The cocktail menu here is especially strong—the pear brandy used in their version of the local favorite French 75 is a typical twist. The wine list keeps itself to two pages, but plenty of those choices are available by the glass, though there aren’t too many bottles under $40. The beer list throws up a couple of oddities, including some choice Belgian brews.
Devillier is known for his bold gastronomic choices, and starters such as the muscular blue crab beignets hold their own with malt vinegar dressing, while the butternut squash ravioli also comes out fighting with brown butter and sage. The turtle bolognese is a stand-out on the list of mains, as is the hearty shellfish stew, while regulars repeatedly land on the LPG cheeseburger. It’s a creative menu full of risk-taking that definitely pays off.
There’s a homespun charm to the service, which doesn’t slack on professionalism but is definitely at the laid-back end of the spectrum. Front of house staff are young and enthused about the food. Hearing that a chef is “creating a spin” on local classics sounds clichéd, but Devillier really is taking New Orleans food to interesting places, and LPG is one of the more esoteric and fascinating Uptown restaurants.
La Petite Grocery website
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*The Michelin Guide highlights restaurants offering exceptional food at great value through its Bib Gourmand awards. These eateries are celebrated for outstanding quality, warm service, and affordability. La Petite Grocery was awarded the Bib Gourmand in 2025.*
This beloved restaurant is now 20 years old, and walking in immediately feels like you’ve arrived at a New Orleans institution. The room is segmented into discrete dining areas, with curtains and low walls creating a welcome sense of privacy and intimacy. The youthful outlook that emanates from the kitchen attracts swathes of young couples and fans of executive chef and owner Justin Devillier. The traditional decor, meanwhile, keeps the older residents of Uptown coming in droves.
The cocktail menu here is especially strong—the pear brandy used in their version of the local favorite French 75 is a typical twist. The wine list keeps itself to two pages, but plenty of those choices are available by the glass, though there aren’t too many bottles under $40. The beer list throws up a couple of oddities, including some choice Belgian brews.
Devillier is known for his bold gastronomic choices, and starters such as the muscular blue crab beignets hold their own with malt vinegar dressing, while the butternut squash ravioli also comes out fighting with brown butter and sage. The turtle bolognese is a stand-out on the list of mains, as is the hearty shellfish stew, while regulars repeatedly land on the LPG cheeseburger. It’s a creative menu full of risk-taking that definitely pays off.
There’s a homespun charm to the service, which doesn’t slack on professionalism but is definitely at the laid-back end of the spectrum. Front of house staff are young and enthused about the food. Hearing that a chef is “creating a spin” on local classics sounds clichéd, but Devillier really is taking New Orleans food to interesting places, and LPG is one of the more esoteric and fascinating Uptown restaurants.
La Petite Grocery website
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