Locals in New Orleans: Where are your favorite places to eat?

Question

We are going to New Orleans in a couple of weeks and would like to know of some great places to eat that we don't often hear about or aren't heavily advertised. Will some of you who live there or have been there please share?

Answer 1

I LOVE N.O.L.A'S ITS THE BEST PLACE TO EAT if you can flip the bill

Answer 2

I love K-Paul's, NOLA and Mazperro's for dinner, Johnny's Po-boys for lunch (plus just walking around and trying different things at different spots, like a bowl of gumbo or red beans and rice at the gumbo shop, barbecued shrimp from a restaurant at jackson square on the corner nearest the cathedral, raw oysters at Acme, brunch-court of two sisters, late night muffeletta and red beans and rice at court of two sisters on bourbon street side

Answer 3

don't go down there. u gone get shot!

Answer 4

Cafe DuMonde for beignets and coffee of course.  There are lots of chains like Margaritaville(not great).  The Palace Cafe on Canal street has great food and also a nice off the beaten path but on the street car line is Cannon's.  Have fun and ignore #2's comment.  Don't forget to go to Pat O'Briens and have a drink or just go to the piano bar or pation, lots of fun.

Answer 5

A few that are good that might not be as well known are

Feelings

[phone]

2600 Chartres St

New Orleans, LA

http://www.feelingscafe.com/

Eat

[phone]

900 Dumaine St

New Orleans, LA

http://www.eatnola.com/

Adolfo's

611 Frenchmen St.

New Orleans, LA

[phone]

Elizabeth's

601 Gallier St., New Orleans, LA

[phone]

Mimi's In The Marigny

2601 Royal St., New Orleans, LA

Here are some that are more upscale and more well known

My favorite is

Bayona

[phone]

430 Dauphine St

New Orleans, LA

http://www.bayona.com/

Also try

Emeril's Restaurant

[phone]

800 Tchoupitoulas St

New Orleans, LA

http://www.emerils.com/restaurants/newor...

K-Paul's Louisiana Kitchen

[phone]

416 Chartres St

New Orleans, LA

http://www.kpauls.com/

Commanders Palace Restaurant

[phone]

1427 Washington Ave

New Orleans, LA

http://www.commanderspalace.com/

Muriel's Jackson Square

[phone]

801 Chartres St

New Orleans, LA

http://www.muriels.com/

Mr B's Bistro

[phone]

201 Royal St

New Orleans, LA

http://www.mrbsbistro.com/

Brennan's Restaurant

[phone]

417 Royal St

New Orleans, LA

http://www.brennansneworleans.com/

For a more reasonable option try

Coop's Place

[phone]

1109 Decatur St

New Orleans, LA

http://www.coopsplace.net/

Port of Call

[phone]

838 Esplanade Ave

New Orleans, LA

http://www.portofcallneworleans.com/

Fiorella's Cafe

45 French Market Pl

New Orleans, LA 70116-2614

Phone: [phone]

and many many more great places

Answer 6

Antones, oyster house, two sisters

Answer 7

Diz iz da place!

http://www.mothersrestaurant.net/fun_fac...

Mothers rocks!

Answer 8

Tujaques Restaurant (823 Decatur St, 504-525-8676) is very traditional and also has private and semi-private dining options

Cafe du Monde is in the French Quarter and you shouldn't miss having cafe au lait & beignets (www.cafedumonde.com). Another great coffee shop is the Croissant d'Or (at 615 Ursulines Street), which is open from 7:00am to 2:00pm and has food in addition to pastry.

The Palm Court restaurant is very nice, has moderate prices, and traditional live jazz starting at 8:00pm: 1204 Decatur Street, tel [phone] (reservations are important and they are not open every day). The Palm Court is closed from about July 25th to about September 25th each year.

All of the famous restaurants (Antoine's, Arnaud's, Brennan's, Commander's Palace, etc.) have reopened. The Pelican Club (on Exchange Alley in the FQ) is not as well known but is the same type experience. Reservations are a good idea, and probably essential on weekends.

Cafe Degas is a very French restaurant near City Park at 3127 Esplanade - which is not within walking distance of downtown (5 to 10 minutes by taxi). They are closed on Mondays & Tuesdays (504-945-5635).

Answer 9

Broussard's, Dominique's, Rib Room and my favorite is Arnaud's and NOLA.

Fiorella's has great breakfast and really good Po'Boys. They have different specials everyday. They serve lunch and dinner. It's one of those "hole in the wall places" with great local home cooking type of food.

Have fun!

Answer 10

Ralph's on the Park at twilight is very nice.