Restaurant · Omaha · The 402
Au Courant Regional Kitchen
Refined tasting-menu dining in Benson — one of the city's special-occasion rooms.
What stands out
Weekly-rotating tasting menu built entirely around fresh, locally sourced regional ingredients
Good to know
Very loud room — all hard surfaces (walls, floors, ceiling) with no sound dampening; measured at ~81dB by SoundPrint, making conversation difficult when full
- Fine dining
- Tasting menu
- American
- Vegetarian options listed
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- Takes reservations
- Private dining / events
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Omaha readLocation on this page6064 Maple Street, Omaha, NE 68104
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- Mon
- Closed
- Tue
- Closed
- Wed
- Closed
- Thu
- 5pm–close
- Fri
- 5pm–close
- Sat
- 5pm–close
- Sun
- 5pm–close
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Chef’s table or buyout
The venue offers a semi-private chef’s table for up to 12 and restaurant buyouts for parties of 50 or fewer.
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- Fine dining
- Tasting menu
- American
- Vegetarian options listed
+3 more useful filters
- Visitor classic
- Takes reservations
- Private dining / events
1 source-backed detail1 of 7 useful labels have their own dated link · listing checked Jul 28, 2026
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Why people go
- Weekly-rotating tasting menu built entirely around fresh, locally sourced regional ingredients
- Signature 'Chovy's Egg' — an ever-evolving preparation that appears on nearly every menu
Good to know
- Very loud room — all hard surfaces (walls, floors, ceiling) with no sound dampening; measured at ~81dB by SoundPrint, making conversation difficult when full
Sources + full snapshot3 sources
Au Courant is broadly regarded as one of Omaha's finest restaurants, consistently landing at or near the top of city-wide best-of lists on the strength of its weekly-changing European-inflected tasting menu and exceptional local sourcing. The food earns frequent praise across Google, Yelp, TripAdvisor, food blogs, and local press; recurring caveats include a noisy room that can make conversation a challenge.
More reasons mentioned
- Expertly curated wine pairings that complement each course
- Strikingly beautiful, thoughtful plating on every dish
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- James Beard Foundation — Chef Benjamin Maides named a 2020 Best Chef: Midwest semifinalist while at Au Courant — one of only two Omaha nominees that year
- Time Out Omaha — Ranked #1 on Time Out's best restaurants in Omaha list, cited for chef Ben Maides's 'satisfying seasonal cuisine' and the ever-evolving Chovie's egg
- Omaha World-Herald (omaha.com) — Dining review headlined 'Benjamin Maides is doing his part to modernize the conversation about food' (Feb 2017); described Au Courant as serving 'some of the freshest, most creative dishes a diner can find in the city'
- Restaurant Hoppen — 4-star ('Hoppen Hierarchy') review calling it 'one of the best places I've eaten, ever,' praising the tasting menu's visual beauty and course-by-course sense of surprise
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- Food8.7
- Value7.1
- Vibe8.1
- Service8.4
- Quiet6.5
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