Cochon

Cochon is the Warehouse District restaurant where the chefs Donald Link and Stephen Stryjewski serve traditional Cajun and Southern cooking. Locally sourced pork sits at the centre of the menu, along with fresh produce and seafood. It is part of the Link Restaurant Group, which also runs Herbsaint and the sandwich shop and butcher Cochon Butcher.

The menu changes, so check the current lunch and dinner menus on the website, but expect Cajun and Southern dishes, with charcuterie and pork dishes alongside seafood. For groups, the Feed Me menu lets the kitchen send out a selection of the restaurant's signature dishes, and a whole roasted suckling pig can be added for a large celebration. Cochon received a Michelin Bib Gourmand in 2025.

The restaurant is open daily from 11am to 10pm, which makes it a reliable choice for lunch, a late afternoon meal or dinner on days when other places are closed. Reservations are made through Resy, and walk-ins are welcome at the bar, the chef's counter and, when the weather allows, on the patio. Larger parties should contact the restaurant by phone or email to plan a menu.

Cochon suits groups of friends, families with adventurous eaters and anyone who wants to try Cajun food in the city. No formal dress code is mentioned on the website, and ordering several dishes for the table is a good way to try more of the menu. Vegetarians will find fewer choices than at many restaurants, given the pork focus, so look at the menu first.

Because Cochon is open every day of the week from late morning to late evening, it is one of the most flexible restaurants on this list for fitting around tours and museum visits. Lunch and early evening are good times to try walking in for a seat at the bar or the chef's counter, while a reservation through Resy is the safer option for a group or a weekend dinner.

The restaurant is on Tchoupitoulas Street in the Warehouse District, the same part of the city as The National WWII Museum, so a visit pairs naturally with an afternoon at the museums. Herbsaint, the group's flagship on St Charles Avenue, is worth adding if you want to try another of its restaurants during your stay.