How do you Réveillon? The answer can be as varied as the restaurants and bars taking part and the holiday traditions New Orleans people build around them.

More restaurants are going big this year with truly decadent tasting menus for Réveillon. Others are bringing a parade of wintry dishes and local holiday classics (daube glacé and turducken , anyone?). And more bars are in the mix with holiday cocktails too.

Below, I have a preview of this year’s offerings. But first, the basics.

What is Réveillon?

Originally, Réveillon was rooted in this Creole city’s religious customs, a meal served at home after midnight mass on Christmas Eve. The idea of Réveillon was reinvented in restaurants, where it now takes the form of set-price, multi-course meals served throughout the holidays.

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