New Orleans, Louisiana

Catering

In New Orleans: This is the category couples travel here for, and the one they should spend on. Know the difference before you taste: Creole is the city's food — remoulade, barbecue shrimp, turtle soup, a dark roux gumbo — while Cajun comes from the prairie and bayou to the west and hits harder and simpler. Most caterers do both and will tell you which they are better at if you ask directly. Seasonality is real: crawfish runs January to roughly June, oysters are best in the cool months, and soft-shell crab is a spring window. A raw bar and a passed-hors d'oeuvre station will outperform a plated course at almost every price point, and a late-night pass of something fried is close to a local expectation.

12 listings · checked August 2026

• 12 Seasons Catering and Events — New Orleans · 12seasonscatering.com · (504) 737-1300
• Aroma Catering — Metairie · aromacateringnola.com · (504) 833-2120
• Benedict’s Catering — Mandeville · benedictsplantation.net · (985) 626-4557
• Bill Laderer Catering-Special — Harahan · unclebillscatering.com · (504) 296-2452
• Catering By Don — Covington · cateringbydon.com · (985) 373-7574
• Chez Nous — New Orleans · gotocheznous.com · (504) 899-7303
• Elysian Events Catering — New Orleans · elysianeventscatering.com · (504) 541-0091
• EZ Events Catering — Covington · ezeventscatering.com · (985) 888-6790
• La Bella’s Catering — Kenner · labellascatering.com · (504) 466-4675
• Messina’s Catering & Events — New Orleans · messinascatering.com · (504) 469-7373
• Nolavore — New Orleans · nolavore.net · (504) 914-3161
• Toulouse Gourmet Catering — New Orleans · toulousegourmet.com · (504) 488-4466

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