The restaurant promises “Instagram-worthy” cocktails, “world-class” DJs, custom neon light fixtures, fine leather, custom tables, “and bronze accents that have an aged authenticity in its soul.” Ba Chi Kitchen + Barĭecade-old Maple Street Vietnamese staple Ba Chi Canteen has moved into a new location in Metairie, reopening as Ba Chi Kitchen & Bar in the address most recently home to YuYan Kitchen (and before that, Korea House). In addition to the $400 gold-covered steaks most commonly found on menus in Las Vegas, Gaia’s menu has items like wagyu steak tartare, chargrilled octopus, a $26 “exotic salad,” a raw seafood feast, Alaskan king crab legs, rack of lamb, and Beijing duck. Gaia Steakhouse has since opened in a long-empty LGD restaurant space that was formerly home to The Melting Pot. This “new age” steakhouse from Murat Nalcioglu, a partner in Atlanta’s Steak Market and former manager for Nusret Gökçe’s (also known as Salt Bae) North American restaurants, caused quite a stir when news broke earlier this summer that it was coming to New Orleans. For Eater’s guide to the hottest new restaurants in New Orleans this month, see here. This curated list of notable openings will continue to be updated, so if there’s something we’ve missed, send us an email. To keep track of all the new restaurants, bakeries, and bars in New Orleans, here is Eater’s ongoing roundup of 2023 openings diners need to know right now, arranged chronologically (mostly).

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