Galatoire's 33 Bar and Steak
Bourbon Street's Most Serious Wine Room
French Quarter · New Orleans · Creole, French · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed April 7, 2026
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First Impression
You're on Bourbon Street, but the wine list feels like it wandered in from a private Parisian club and decided to stay. The range — 400 to 600 bottles anchored in Burgundy, Bordeaux, and California — signals immediately that somebody here takes this seriously. This isn't a steakhouse wine list built to move Malbec; it's a proper cellar wearing a white tablecloth.
Selection Deep Dive
The French backbone is the star: Louis Jadot and Joseph Drouhin anchor the Burgundy section with reliable classics, while the Bordeaux column reads like a who's who of the left bank — Château Margaux, Château Lynch-Bages, and Château Léoville-Barton all showing up in the same room is not an accident. California gets its due respect with Kistler Chardonnay and Caymus Special Selection for the crowd that wants power and fruit. The Champagne program, led by Bollinger and Pol Roger, is tight and well-chosen — not a padded-out section of mediocre bubbles. If there's a gap, it's the absence of much adventure outside France and California; natural wine explorers and Old World outliers from Italy or Spain will need to look elsewhere.
By the Glass
Twenty to thirty-five pours by the glass is a serious commitment, and Charlotte Battestin's curation shows — you're not staring at a list of generic California Cab and forgettable Pinot Grigio. Glass pours start around $12–$18, which is fair for the French Quarter, and the range tracks the bottle list's strengths in France and California. We'd love to see more rotation, but what's here is solid and the staff can actually tell you what's in the glass.
Château Léoville-Barton — Not listed
Léoville-Barton is one of the most consistently under-the-radar second growths in Bordeaux — serious Saint-Julien structure at prices that consistently undercut its neighbors. On a list that also carries Margaux and Pétrus, this is the wine that actually makes sense to order if you want Bordeaux credibility without the trophy-wine markup.
Pol Roger Champagne
Bollinger gets all the love, but Pol Roger is Churchill's house Champagne for a reason — precise, toasty, and almost always quieter on price than its reputation warrants. On a New Orleans steakhouse list, most tables are reaching for red; the people who go straight for the Pol Roger are having the best night in the room.
Opus One
Opus One is a perfectly fine wine that costs you a premium everywhere it appears, and Galatoire's 33 is no exception. The brand recognition drives the price well above what the juice justifies, and on a list with this much legitimate Bordeaux, there's no reason to pay Napa trophy-wine rates for a MĂ©doc-inspired blend that doesn't quite deliver on either coast.
Kistler Chardonnay + Trout Meunière
Trout Meunière is butter, lemon, and delicate fish — and Kistler's Chardonnay is built for exactly that conversation. The wine's richness and restrained oak match the brown butter without steamrolling the trout, and the brightness keeps the whole thing from going heavy. Classic New Orleans dish, California wine that actually earns its place on the table.
🔥 The Bottom Line
Galatoire's 33 is the real deal — a Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence holder since 2014 that backs up the credential with actual depth, a knowledgeable sommelier, and a room that treats wine as seriously as the steak. The markups aren't shy, but this is the French Quarter and the cellar justifies the trip.
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