Palm & Pine is owned and operated by Jordan Herndon and his wife, Amarys Herndon. I think this location is about three months old, and I’ve been five or six times since they opened. But they’ve been doing pop-ups since 2015, which I’ve been to religiously, almost every week.
Palm & Pine does a late-night, service industry–oriented menu—open until 1 a.m. on weekdays and 2 a.m. on weekends. I’ve been going always at the same hour (after midnight), and there’s a pretty refined, chilled-out crowd. You see restaurant people there, for sure, but the ambience is definitely low-key, and there’s not really a lot of tourists. And they’re staffed up at night, ready for action. It’s fantastic for New Orleans, and for cooks and bartenders who get off late. The burger is $10, and I don’t think that’s a bad deal at all. You’re going to be pretty full eating this thing, and it comes with a good helping of fries.
