Café NOMA

We came to the NOMA to see the prohibition exhibit. We were happily surprised to find a cafe. We were there on a Saturday in December around Noon and it was busy, but there was still plenty of seating. We had just done a Cemetery tour and were looking for somewhere to get off our feet before seeing the exhibit. This was the perfect place to sit awhile and get some nourishment before heading to Cafe Du Monde for some dessert. Prices are reasonable. Especially for a museum cafe. Much cheaper than our museum cafe. They had a special going for $15 you could get a cup of tomato soup and a grilled cheese sandwich. The soup was hot and delicious and perfect for dipping the cold grilled cheese sandwich in it. The sandwich was sub par. It was dry and cold. I wouldn't reccomend it or order it again. I was happy to have a meal. I would come to the cafe again. Next time I'd order the veggie quiche. My husband had the veggie quiche and I tried it and it was delicious. The crust was so light and flackery. He also got the tomato soup. The fries also looked good, but we didn't try them.You don't have to buy a ticket to visit the cafe. It's open to the public and has a separate entrance in addition to the entrance from the museum.I am so thankful for the cafe. The park is huge and I am not aware of another place to eat in the park besides Cafe Du Monde. It's a bit of a hike to one of the restaurants across the street from the park. We entered through the main entrance and there was no restaurants by that entrance. All there is, is a gas station and the Cemetery NOMA Cafe for a win.

A bit pricy, which doesn't surprise me for museum food, but really good. You can enter directly into the cafe up from the sculpture garden. You can also enter from the main entrance without having to pay to enter the museum.We hit it at the right time and did not have wait in line to place our order. I got the cranberry spritz and the NOMA Ranch Salad. My husband got a Hazy IPA and an order of Naked Fries. My salad and drink were both delicious. The fries were deemed ok. Service was good - our meals were brought to our table quickly. The large open area was clean and filled with lots of diffused light and view of the sculpture garden.I recommend this nice cafe when visiting the museum and/or the park.

Delicious pastries. Service is always great. It is a very relaxing area to sit have breakfast and or lunch.

My experiences with museum restaurants are that they are expensive and mediocre in quality, due to the fact that they have a captive audience, who can't complain by going elsewhere. This cafe inside the New Orleans Museum of Art has a captive audience, as the nearest food is more than half a mile away. Once you drive away you've out of parking space for the day.Signs say scan this QR code for the menu. I scan it, and choose the Spring bowl with shrimp, and wife wants the jerk chicken flatbread.Long line at 130pm on a Sunday at the counter where you order your food, pay for it, and get a number. Turns out that the online menu is out of date with our choices replaced by vegetarian choices. 2 of the 3 salads, 2 of the 3 bowls, and 2 of the 3 flatbreads are vegetarian, despite less than 10% of the population being vegetarian. We get the last available table, and wait 17 minutes for our new orders to be filled. Staff cannot keep up with clearing the tables -and they want the full 20% tip, despite you have to stand in line to order, just like fast food style.Wife gets the $16 Margherita flatbread, which is a rectangular pizza with sliced tomatoes, pesto and mozzarella. I get the $16 BBQ pork flatbread, with shredded pork, mozzarella, BBQ sauce, red onions and sliced sweet pickles. The BBQ sauce is very similar to tomato sauce, and there are too few onions to affect the taste. They skimp on the shredded pork, with just a few strands on each of the 8 pieces.Hot right out of the oven. Got to be eaten before they cool down, as can't take it home, won't get back for hours. Liked the dough when it was hot, not so much once it cooled down, as got tough and chewy, needing a knife and fork. Very filling. Food is decent and hot, service is poor, shortage of staff is apparent, and prices double the $8 flatbread pizza listed on Yelp. Why have signs telling you to read the menu off the QR code, when the online menu items we want are not available?Would have loved the Spring Bowl with shrimp and the Jerk chicken compared to the what we got.

I'm sorry to say the food here was really subpar both for New Orleans and for museum cafes generally. The gumbo was just OK--nice and warm on a cold day. But the flatbread wasn't cooked properly. The inside was doughy and raw. The beets salad was more or less a bad of arugula: unimaginative and pretty dry. I will say that the chocolate chip/caramel cookie we had a little later with some coffee was delicious. But overall, I wish we'd gone somewhere else for lunch.

We stopped here while we were exploring City Park on our way to the Besthoff Sculpture Garden. It was offseason so the park restrooms were closed and we had forgotten our water bottles at home. The museum wasn't on our agenda for the day, but we were able to enter the cafe separately. There was a tidy restroom around the corner and we grabbed a quick snack from the cafe. It was of course a little pricey as museum food can be, but the chocolate chip cookie I got was thick af and so tasty. Totally worth it. The staff were very kind and helpful, more than happy to share local recommendations and tips.

I ate here when Noma had Japan Fest. They had some special menu items which I was excited to try. The portion sizes and huge and you can probably split most things on the menu. I had a flatbread which was super yummy and we had special fries which were amazing! The other guest had the turkey club and it was great! We both tried the basil lemonade. It was okay but I didn't taste the basil and the overall flavor was lighter than I preferred. They have some really good looking bakery items if you only want a small snack. Pricing was moderate but the food was worth it in my opinion. I'd love to dine here again on a more laid back day.

This was so overpriced and the flatbread was literally ridiculous. Lmao. Location is good and it's a pretty museum but wtf.

Tried this recently with a friend. I've been to NOMA many times but didn't know there was such a cool little Cafe attached. We both got the spicy shrimp poke bowl. I was actually pleased I didn't have to choose thw toppings this time as it always feels like a lot of pressure. I liked almost everything on it, with the exception of the seaweed (it's a texture thing). The shrimp were plump and perfectly cooked, the the sauces were great, and the quinoa was actually enjoyable despite the fact that I seriously dislike it for the most part. Love that they added edamame and almonds, two of my favorite things. We also got pastries to take home. The almond croissant was divine, as was the oatmeal cranberry cookie. I would go back just for more of those!

We have been to Cafe NOMA at least 10 times,, and have enjoyed the food. This past Sunday, however, was an extreme disappointment. Yes, there was a crowd but no more than on many other days. I ordered the mushroom and truffle flatbread; my wife ordered the Buddha Bowl. Both were borderline inedible. With no exaggeration, I carried the bad taste and the poor consistency with me all day. The flatbread was doughy and undercooked. The Buddha Bowl was a mess, with each element presented as a glop, both unappetizing and bad-tasting. The sparkling water was a godsend under these circumstances. Some experiences are so bad that, as good as other meals were, there is no going back. This is that experience.