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Is Willa Jean Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update (New Orleans, LA)

Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 8 New Orleans, Louisiana

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Willa Jean is listed open on willajean.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What the source shows: Willa Jean's own website was live on 2026-09-08 listing current hours, a Golden Hour promotion, an active Toast online-ordering link, and a careers page, with the address confirmed independently by a U.S. Census Bureau geocode of 611 O'Keefe Avenue. How we decide a status →

What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate? 2 episodes

Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 8, Episode 4

Willa Jean appeared in the episode 'Picture Perfect,' with the segment centered on the restaurant's southern-inspired baked goods and brunch fare. Willa Jean is a bakery, bar, and restaurant in New Orleans' Central Business District, operated by the local restaurant group BRG Hospitality. According to Willa Jean's own website (willajean.com), the business is located at 611 O'Keefe Avenue, an address confirmed independently by a U.S. Census Bureau geocode lookup. On 2026-09-08 the site listed daily hours of 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., a discounted 'Golden Hour' period Monday through Thursday for select cocktails, muffins, and snacks, and an active Toast online-ordering link. The site also listed a careers page noting BRG Hospitality's continued expansion with new restaurant concepts, and directed customers to the business's Instagram and Facebook accounts for current specials.

Food Paradise, Season 11, Episode 6

This episode featured Willa Jean, a New Orleans bakery and restaurant known for Southern comfort fare and baked goods, as part of a segment on butter-forward dishes. The restaurant's own site, willajean.com, checked on 2026-09-08, was actively promoting a Thursday half-off happy hour on select cocktails, muffins, and snacks, and listed current contact information for the O'Keefe Avenue location.

The episodes Best Thing I Ever Ate

Episode 4
Air date not confirmed
Title: Picture Perfect · What was featured: Willa Jean's southern-style baked goods and brunch fare
Food Paradise, Season 11, Episode 6
Air date not confirmed
Title: Hey Butter Butter · What was featured: Southern-style baked goods and comfort food at Willa Jean

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  1. willajean.com https://www.willajean.com/
  2. willajean.com https://willajean.com/
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