Desire Oyster Bar

Surprisingly good. We stumbled upon this restaurant on a busy Friday evening but got seated right away. The service was excellent. The grilled oysters were amazing! The fried green tomatoes too. The batter was light. The chicken and sausage gumbo was good and not too salty though I didn't see any sausage in my cup. The green collards were too salty. The alligator was good.

I prefer the atmosphere of the seat along window (along bourbon street), where I could enjoy not only casual inside abut also live outside. Their both original oyster menu and other variety of creole menu are also really nice.

On my birthday vacation from CHICAGO to NEW ORLEANS!! I Visited this restaurant well, on vacation for the beginning of Mardi Gras a few days ago February 2026 we went in that evening and sat at the bar. Our host was KI-KI (kee-Kee) was very pleasant very upbeat. We laughed we talked. We had a great time. I had the gumbo and the rocking oysters which the oysters came out steel bubbling like they had just came off the grill absolutely amazing. My Friend had the fish of the day. I can’t remember the name of it, but it was absolutely great as well. Very well season The drinks were amazing for my birthday because my birthday she brought out a slice of bread pudding with a candle on it and sung, happy birthday with the crowd in the restaurant truly amazing thank you for your amazing customer ser

After a long day of travel we decided to eat a snack at the hotel a few hours before dinner. We came to Desire. I had the chicken gumbo and my friend had the seafood gumbo (cup) and I had fried green tomatoes while he had oysters. Everything was delicious. The waiters and waitresses were very attentive and answered a bunch of questions I had about where to find things in New Orleans. If we had stayed longer than 3 days we probably would have eaten here again but we had already picked out places beforehand for the duration of our trip.

Absolutely the best charbroiled oysters in New Orleans. We come back everytime and they never miss. We love sitting at the window and watching Bourbon St. Great service as well!