Some of my recommendations for the New Orleans area: Bayonna: I think it is on Dauphine St., but it is in the French Quarter Emeril's: In the warehouse district K-Paul's: This is Paul Prudome's restaurant (you know, the big guy). If you go to K-Paul's, go for lunch. It will run you about half of what dinner will, and about half the wait also. There is a New Orleans guide book by Gault Milau (hope the spelling is close) that can give you many more very good recommendations. I would stay away from the older, bigger restaurants in the quarter that were good a long time ago (Brennan's, Antoine's, etc.). There are just too many other better contemporary restaurants.
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Someone wrote: >Can anyone recommend some excellent vegatarian restaurants in the New Orleans >area. Thank you very much. I'm not particularly well qualified, as I don't go to NO that often and I'm not vegetarian, but since no one else rose to answer..... First, New Orleans has never been a "hot bed" of vegetatianism. They love their seafood and meats and vegetables cooked with fat. I could only find two restaurants lised in the phone book in the vegetarian sub-heading: 1. "Back to the Garden" on St. Charles Street. 2. Nature Lovers in Metairie (a suburb). Also, The Taj Mahal Indian Restaurant in Metairie mentions "vegetarian" in their add. I have eaten there and it is very good but it is not an all-vegetarian kitchen. They do have some very good meat dishes. There are also many fine oriental restaurants where one can get a good vegetarian meal.
Someone wrote: > >I will be going to New Orleans in early January. I have been there >several times before and have eaten very good meals at, among others, >Galatoire's, Commander's Palace, Mr. B's, and K-Paul's. (I have also >eaten less wonderful meals at any number of well-known tourist >restaurants.) > >I would like to try someplace new. [New to me, that is.] Any >suggestions? Something new. If you don't mind going out to Metairie, try Petra, on Oaklawn and Veterans (right behind the Burger King). Petra has been open for about six weeks, and the owners and several of the staff are ex-Andrea's people. Good Creole-Italian/Northern Italian food. The building is the site of the old Beef Baron, famous for its curtained, private booths (actually, they're niches in the wall with a table and chairs inside) for two along the walls. If you're looking for a little romance, call ahead and reserve one of the booths. If you haven't been to Emeril's or Bayona, both are winners, and are "new" in terms of the traditional restaurants. Emeril's is run by Emeril Lagasse, and Bayona is Susan Spicer's place. The term "nouvelle" is getting a bit cliche, especially since these two restaurants have been around for a while now, but it's appropriate. Both places are much more adventurous in terms of menu than say, Antoine's or Arnaud's. Christian's down on Iberville St. behind the Schoen Funeral Home on Canal is also a winner. The Rib Room in the Royal Orleans Hotel (Royal and St. Louis) is also pretty good. And even though it's a franchise place owned by Burger King, The Chart House (on Chartres across from the Presbytere) is also not bad for prime rib. Something more casual? If you haven't been to Port of Call (Burgundy and Esplanade) or Snug Harbor (Frenchmen St. in Faubourg Marigny), then you haven't had the best hamburger in New Orleans yet. Mandina's on Canal is a great neighborhood restaurant, as is Liuzza's on Bienville. For fried and broiled seafood, the best bet is Bruning's out at West End. Enjoy! Ed.
Neil C. wrote: >I will be going to New Orleans in early January. I have been there >several times before and have eaten very good meals at, among others, >Galatoire's, Commander's Palace, Mr. B's, and K-Paul's. (I have also >eaten less wonderful meals at any number of well-known tourist >restaurants.) >I would like to try someplace new. [New to me, that is.] Any >suggestions? >Neil Cohen >[email removed] >[email removed] Try some of the restaurants Uptown for a change. I recommend Figaro's on Maple street for pizza and terrific salads. For traditional N.O. cuisine, try Brigsten's on Dante street (the chef trained under Prudhomme.) If you just want a great sandwich and don't care about ambience, try the Streetcar on South Carrollton. Have a great time! From [email removed] Wed Dec 21 20:03:16 1994 >Received: by mintir.new-orleans.la.us (1.65/waf) via UUCP; Wed, 21 Dec 94 17:55:01 CST Sender: [email removed] To: "New Orleans Mailing List" Reply-To: "New Orleans Mailing List" Organization: Seashell Software, New Orleans, LA Subject: Re: Re: New Orleans X-Mailserver: Waffle File Server (WFS), Release 3.0.2 X-Article: 202 Content-Type: text Content-Length: 1253 says... >Try some of the restaurants Uptown for a change. I recommend Figaro's on >Maple street for pizza and terrific salads. For traditional N.O. cuisine, >try Brigsten's on Dante street (the chef trained under Prudhomme.) If you >just want a great sandwich and don't care about ambience, try the Streetcar >on South Carrollton. Have a great time! Let me second the recommendation of Streetcar Sandwiches on S. Carrollton. They are currently the best po-boy place in town. They roast their own meats on the premises, which is becoming more and more rare for sandwich places and lunch counters. Most are content with buying pre-roasted beef or baked hams from the food supply places. Their gravies are excellent, and the bread is from Gendusa's. If you're in an adventurous mood, try the smothered duck po-boy. Different and delicious. -- |Edward J. Branley |Moderator, New Orleans Mailing List.| |[email removed] |To join, send a message to: | |Seashell Software, New Orleans, LA |[email removed]| |+1.504.455.5087 |with JOIN NEW-ORLEANS in the body. | From [email removed] Thu Dec 22 09:12:30 1994 >Received: by mintir.new-orleans.la.us (1.65/waf) via UUCP; Thu, 22 Dec 94 02:06:00 CST Sender: [email removed] To: "New Orleans Mailing List" Reply-To: "New Orleans Mailing List" Organization: Minas Tirith BBS (Public Access Usenet for New Orleans) Subject: Re: Re: Re: New Orleans X-Mailserver: Waffle File Server (WFS), Release 3.0.2 X-Article: 204 Content-Type: text Content-Length: 326 I'm new on this list and looking forward to enjoying it. I second the recommendation about Streetcar Snadwiches on Carrolton. I especially recommend their firecracker shrimp sandwich. If you like hot food, this is a real winner. I also agree that the duck poorboy is excellent. Bill Bogel [email removed] St. Louis, MO From [email removed] Thu Dec 22 12:27:17 1994 >Received: by mintir.new-orleans.la.us (1.65/waf) via UUCP; Thu, 22 Dec 94 09:48:42 CST Sender: [email removed] To: "New Orleans Mailing List" Reply-To: "New Orleans Mailing List" Organization: Minas Tirith BBS (Public Access Usenet for New Orleans) Subject: Re: Re: veggie restaurants X-Mailserver: Waffle File Server (WFS), Release 3.0.2 X-Article: 216 Content-Type: text Content-Length: 1439 Jennifer A. wrote: > Actually, there are quite a few vegetarian restaurants here in > New Orleans. Unfortunately, being a graduate student, I haven't > been able to go to any of them so I can't say how good they are. > > Jack Sprat's Vegetarian Grill (Carrollton) > East African Harvest (Gentilly--near race track) > Old Dog New Trick Cafe (French Quarter) > > The Hare Krishna Temple on Esplanade offers a free vegetarian > meal Sundays at 7:30 pm (though I've heard it's usually overcooked > and not worth putting up with the prostelyzing) > > The Jerusalem Cafe on Carrollton offers a wide variet of meat > free foods-- falafal and stuff... > > I found a phone number for "Vegetarian Awareness Network" in the > yellow pages-- 1-800-872-8343, they might be able to help > you out. > > I can get copies of the carryout menus for the first three > places I mentioned and mail them to you-- e-mail your snailmail > address to me-- I already have a menu for Jack Sprat's-- and > they've got a lot of pseudo meat stuff on their menu, catering > to the "carnivores who don't quite know how to go veggie" the > owner told me when I stopped in a couple days ago. > > Ciao, > Jenn > |Edward J. Branley [email removed]| |Seashell Software +1.504.455.5087 (voice)| |3508 North Woodlawn Ave, Metairie, LA 70006 +1.504.455.8665 (bbs)|
I'm from New Orleans, and Ralph and Kakoo's on Bourbon Street has an excellent seafood platter. Also, Court of Two Sisters has a 7,10(?) course jazz brunch that is to die for. I'm going home for Mardi Gras at the end of Feb. and you can bet I'll be at both of those places! Have fun! Cheryl Cheryl([email removed]) >My candle burns at both ends -- it will not last the night, >But oh, my foes and ah, my friends -- it gives a lovely light. "2nd Fig," Edna St. Vincent Millay by the way . . . there is no doubt in my mind that any of the views i express are shared by my employer here, anyway
Besides Emeril's (great) try Pelican Club.. probably my favorite DONALD K. wrote: > >[email removed] >Neil C. wrote: > >>I will be going to New Orleans in early January. I >have been there >>several times before and have eaten very good meals >at, among others, >>Galatoire's, Commander's Palace, Mr. B's, and >K-Paul's. (I have also >>eaten less wonderful meals at any number of well-known >tourist >>restaurants.) > >>I would like to try someplace new. [New to me, that >is.] Any >>suggestions? > >>Neil Cohen >>[email removed] >>[email removed] > >Try some of the restaurants Uptown for a change. I >recommend Figaro's on Maple street for pizza and >terrific salads. For traditional N.O. cuisine, try >Brigsten's on Dante street (the chef trained under >Prudhomme.) If you just want a great sandwich and >don't care about ambience, try the Streetcar on South >Carrollton. Have a great time!
new orleans has great restaurants. Would suggest you try Mother's at 401 poydras S t for a dynamite (not healthy in today's terms) breakfast, Brousard's in french Quarter, definitely the commander's Palace at 1403 Washington Ave for lunch or dinner, also Court of Two Sisters for Sunday brunch & jazz, Mr. B's for a great dinner, and one across from the convention center that features zydeco band & good food whose name I can not recall, and to Kaccoo's for great fish. By all take in the means go to Caf'e Du Monde in French Market for late nite of Caffe Latt'e and beignets, an experience to be rememberd as all of this great city is. Enjoy, I am jealous. Pete of "Truckee River farms." [email removed]
There are so many restaurants in New Orleans that there are probably whole books written on the subject. Since I don't have much room I'm going to divide this into 3 categories and just list a few. I come from a big restaurant town, New York City; but I'm pretty sure that per capita New Orleans has more bars and restaurants than any city in the world and most of those are very tasty. In fact maybe someone should make a list of where not to go, it would probably be easier to compile. Well, here goes: Expensive but truly worth every penny: Emerils- Emeril Lagasse is the owner. He is the former Head Chef at Commanders Palace he also owns NOLA's in the French Quarter. The food here is incredible, I was just there last night and that is why its first on my list. Try the corn meal and bleu cheese battered Plaquemines Oyster salad with fresh greens. Also the Portobello Mushroom with some sort of oriental pasta and cream sauce was delicious. Don't miss the desserts. Commanders Palace- A New Orleans mainstay, try the rabbit stew, and the beef touronados stuffed with danish bleu cheese. Also make sure you get the bread pudding, you have to call in advance before your visit and order it. The Pelican Club- Located in Exchange Alley I think it gives a perfect taste of New Orleans as the multi-cultural city it is. Its located in an cobblestoned alleyway off of Bienville St. in the French Quarter. The prices are very cheap considering the food is on the same level as Commander's, Emeril's and Arnaud's. The chef is from Singapore, and the food is very exotic; a mix of southwest, creole, cajun, and oriental. Try the white bean and crawfish chili, the Jambalaya is the best I've ever had (although its as close to a paella as can be), and the Desserts! Take your pick. Mid Range Local Fare: Deanies- Located in Bucktown near the lake. Great seafood. They just load it up, high. Try the soft shell crabs (also see Mittendorf's, on the way to Ponchatoula, 45 min. from New Orleans on the water), and the huge beers. Street Car Sandwiches- A little overpriced, but I keep going back because the po-boys are so good! (Po-boys are subs, heros, grinders, or whatever they call them in your region) Try the Half and Half ( my personal favorite) it has fried oysters on one side, fried shrimp on the other melted cheese, bacon, lettuce, tomatoes, and dressing. Most of the others have been mentioned so I'll go on. Least expensive everyday places (the places I go to mostly everyday)- The Bayou Bagelry- I'm there at least 3 or 4 times a week. I'm from New York and their bagels taste like the neighborhood stores in Queens. They bake their bagels fresh all day long, they make their own gourmet cream cheese schmears, bake their own corned beef (better than the Stage Deli) and roast beef, and their chicken salad is the best I've ever had ( its on the spicy side, cajun style). Its a taste of New Orleans on a bagel. Try the Cajun Crawfish, Greek Island, Crabmeat and Onion, Shrimp Creole, and Sundried Tomato & Basil cream cheese (there's a lot more I didn't mention that's just as good.) Also the New York Classic (nova salmon imported from Brooklyn, cream cheese, purple onions and tomatoes), and Reuben are good. Don't forget to try the chicken salad. If you go at lunch time be prepared for the big crowds. Camellia Grill- A fifties style diner with great atmosphere and great breakfast and lunch. My favorite is the Harry's special, and the huge omelettes. Don't go there on weekends there's a long wait at the door. Well hope that this helps. Any of these will be worth your money and your time. Happy Eating!
Just back from a 39-hour trip to the Big Easy, sort of on a whim. Ate at three excellent restaurants: Commander's for brunch, which was what it was... Ate at Bayona one night, where the goat cheese "crouton" and the Salmon with sauerkraut, both house specialties, were the highlights of a six-person dinner. The other night we were at Mike's on the Avenue, where the Barbecued Oysters were among the best things I've ever eaten. The lamb was great, too. Hard to eat badly in NO, but we got lucky and ate extremely well. I'd recommend both pretty highly. APforz
says... > >i will be spending thanksgiving in new orlenas.. my first time there , and i >would like to know some of the TOP places to eat. no chains.. no middle brow >food.. just the BEST. >we are staying in a B&B in the garden district and would like to stay in that >area but we'll have a car. Just the best (in no particular order): Restaurants for lunch or dinner: Emeril's on Tchoupitoulas in the Warehouse District Commander's Palace on Sixth St. in the Garden District (better make reservations now; even that might be too late) Arnaud's on Bienville in the Quarter Antoine's on St. Louis in the Quarter Mr. B's on Royal St. in the Quarter Galatoire's on Bourbon St. in the Quarter Seafood, sandwiches, and a more casual atmosphere: Bruning's out at West End Liuzza's on Bienville in Mid-City Mother's on Poydras in the CBD Parasol's on Constance and Third in the Irish Channel Domilise's on Annunciation St. Uptown Streetcar Sandwiches on St. Carrollton near the car barn Port of Call on Esplanade in the Quarter Snug Harbor on Frenchman in Faubourg Marigny Gabrielle on Esplanade in Fauborug St. John Breakfast and such: Brennan's (full Creole brunch treatment, not cheap) La Madeleine (Uptown, Metairie, and on Jackson Square) Mother's on Poydras Anytime, day or night: Cafe du Monde at the French Market (or one of the local malls, but that's not as much fun as the original) Morning Call at 17th St. near Lakeside Mall in Metairie Clover Grill on Bourbon St. Enjoy! Cheers, Ed.
Two quick thoughts to add to Ed's great list: Central Grocery - on Decatur St - in the Fr Qtr for a Muffaletta sandwich - NOTE.....1/2 feeds 1 person Uglesich's - on Baronne St - above the CBD - the neighborhood is poor but the parking in the open lot next to the restaurant is fine and the fried seafood is superb......only Mon-Fri and only lunch
I would recommend The Palace Cafe on Canal Street. The Interior is spacious, comfortable and modern. Service is excellent and very friendly. And the desserts are to die for. Be aware that most of the nice restaurants in New Orleans will be very crowded during the next two weeks. You may want to eat at off hours to avoid the masses.
ari wrote: >I am going to be in New Orleans next week with my wife and 16 year old >son. Can anyone recommend a good restaurant that my son will feel >comfortable in. Any suggestions will be appreciated. > Please send to: [email removed] Try Frankie and Johnny's (sp?). It's near the river, not too far from CBD, though not walking distance. It's very much a locals place: waitresses that know the customers, checkered tablecloths, chalkboard specials. For lunch/fast food (in a manner of speaking), try Streetcar Sandwiches. I believe there are at least two locations, but I only know of the one near Tulane. The Garlic Clove on St. Charles was also good and not pretentious. Let us know where you go and what you and he thought of it. Walter Hanig NetManage, Inc. 12651 High Bluff Drive San Diego, CA 92130, USA Phone: 619-793-3173 FAX: 619-755-3998 Email: [email removed] URL: http://www.netmanage.com BBS: 619-755-9188 FTP: ftp.age.com
Someone wrote: > I'll be traveling to New Orleans next week for Mardi Gras with my wife > and 16 year old son. Any suggestions for some real good restaurants > that my son will not feel out of place. > Any suggestions will be appreciated Try the "Nawlins Cookery". Our family enjoyed it.
Ari, Try "Ole Nawlins Cookery" if it's still there. Our whole family enjoyed it and the prices were much more reasonable than the other more advertised restaurants. It was recommended to my family by a friend who travels to New Orleans on business frequently. Make sure you don't miss Preservation Hall. Have fun! Sandy
Someone wrote: > >I'll be traveling to New Orleans next week for Mardi Gras with my wife >and 16 year old son. Any suggestions for some real good restaurants >that my son will not feel out of place. >Any suggestions will be appreciated Going out to eat is a family event in New Orleans, so a trip to one of the better restaurants with a teenager is no big deal at all. Let me suggest three places that you'll enjoy: Mr.B's on Royal St., Antoine's on St. Louis St., and Arnaud's on Bienville St., all in the Quarter. Arnaud's and Antoine's are two of the oldest and nicest places in the city. Mr. B's is run by the same family that owns Commander's Palace uptown. Of the three, I'd pick Antoine's, but you'll get a great meal at any of them. If you'd like more info on restaurants in town, check out the Dining section of my web site, Virtually New Orleans (the URL is in my sig). Feel free to drop me a line if you have other questions. Cheers, Ed.
> I'll be going to New Orleans at the beginning of March and wonder if > anyone has suggestions for going to afternoon tea or for elegant places > for dinner. Try Commander's Palace, Bayona, Emeril's, Mike's on the Avenue, NOLA, Palace Cafe, Mr. B's, Brigsten's, Upperline, Bistro at Maison D'Ville (though I heard there is a new chef and don't know how it is currently), Galatoire's. There are also many places with good food, lower prices, and sometimes less decor away from the touristed areas, sometimes cab drivers have good tips for such places. One such place is Uglesich's, but if you're not familiar with New Orleans, cab there instead of walking or driving (for safety's sake).
Plain Dealing is a new French Quarter restaurant that I recently tried. The atmosphere is intimate, with exposed brick walls and open beamed ceilings. There is also a courtyard with a huge brick oven, but we dined inside. My first course was mussels in a garlic herb sauce. They were unbelievable...and I had to sop up some of that sauce in the French bread. My entree was the Shrimp and Tasso pasta. Tasso is a Louisiana cured ham. The shrimp were huge. There was a cheesy cream sauce, and the portion was huge.....there was more than I could eat. My dinner partner ate the sauteed veal in a creamy wild mushroom and cognac sauce. It was delicious too. Then for dinner we shared an unbelievable white chocolate mousse. This is a new restaurant, but I think it is a nice one. Great atmosphere. Great food. Jane D N.O., LA On 6 Feb 1997, ANSH1 wrote: > Having just returned from 3rd trip to NO, agree with ??? on Commander's > Palace.....highly recommend Brightsen's (great lil railroad house), > Bayona (Susan Spicer super chef wh excellent service), Bacco (the only > decent Brennan family operation in my opinion) and we do always enjoy > Emeril's and the Pelican Club. You really must try the Pelican Club and if > you "do" Emeril's, do it on Friday or Saturday night when the galleries in > the nieghborhood are open and serving wine as you have your cocktail time > strolling in the warehouse district from interesting installation to > interesting installation, capping the evening with dinner with Mr. > LaGasse. > >
for a truly romatic evening try the Upperline Restaurant- the Uptown area above the Quarter. Beautiful space, gracious hoste, fine food.
I really enjoyed Emeril's "cheaper" restaurant, NOLAs. In the French Quarter. Creole food with an asian touch. Great service, good and inventive food. Garth T. wrote: > I am looking for some quality restaurants in New Orleans, in all price > ranges. Your help and advice will be greatly appreciated. > > Garth - Bryan gros <at> bigfoot.com
When we were in NO for a meeting recently, we tried a couple of places that we really liked: Petunia's, and the G&E Courtyard Grill. Both are in the French quarter. Petunia's is more moderate priced, and G&E is more expensive (but worth it!). Also, for an inexpensive lunch if you're not a vegetarian, try a muffaletta at the Central Grocery across from the French Market. Audrey On Mon, 22 Dec 1997, Garth T. wrote: > I am looking for some quality restaurants in New Orleans, in all price > ranges. Your help and advice will be greatly appreciated. > > Garth > > > > >
>I am looking for some quality restaurants in New Orleans, in all price >> ranges. I like the Pelican Club (relatively expensive and nice), DiPiazza's, Napolean House (inexpensive, funky, historic). These are all in the Quarter. Acme Oyster House in the Quarter for raw oysters. Irene's and Emerils are both real popular and very good.
Try Gonzolis and Gertrudes in the French Quarter. Busy place good food moderate price good service. I have been there a couple of times and enjoyed mucho Jr Tucker Tucker Tire www.tuckertire.com
Please try Rita's on 945 Chartres----504-525-7543. Food to die for- casual but wonderful and great fun. Desserts are unbelieveable--and i don't like sweets. Creole, Gumbo, Jumbalaya, Angel Hair pasta w/shrimp,red beans and rice---oh boy that is eating let's not for get the sweet poatoes---yes, I ate all of this when I went there and I am a size 10. Oh to be there tonight. Patty
>My wife and I are planning to celebrate our fifth anniversary in New >Orleans. We have never been there before. Could someone recommend fun >things to do and see? Also, if you recommendations for restaurants that >capture the flavor of the area. We are especially looking for >"hole-in-the-wall" places that are really representative of the food tastes >of the region. Some great holes-in- the-wall; Koops has great gumbo and a great sampler platter with local favorites. Tally Ho is great for breakfast. Try their shrimp and pork sausage or the alligator sausage. Don't miss a Muffaletta (sp?) from the Central Grocery . Walk around the French Market, take a ride on the cable car through the Garden District or try a boat ride from the aquarium to the zoo. For local flavor, try a ghost, cemetery or voodoo tour. Leslie come visit us at www.thefoodcritics.com
NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 12 Dec 1999 15:26:38 EST Xref: pale-rider.INS.CWRU.Edu rec.food.restaurants:48357 Congrats! We look forward to having you here. There are so many great places to eat. For "cajun" or "Creole" style, your best bet is to stick to the traditional places, such as Nola, Galatoire's ( just got a 5 bean rating!! ), or Emeril's. If you want to spend serious bucks, check out Delmonico. For fresh seafood and oysters, try Acme Oyster House. Fish, try Red Fish Grill. My favorite Italian place is Bacco--the atmosphere can be very romantic and surprisingly reasonable. Oh, and don't forget Michaul's if you want to try dancing to Zydeco. For fun, don't forget to take an evening jazz cruise on the Mississippi. If you want to take a tour, check out http://www.comm.net/abfab and ask for Mollie--she really knows her stuff! Enjoy!! Lisa (New Orleans, LA) Melroy D. wrote: > Hi, > > My wife and I are planning to celebrate our fifth anniversary in New > Orleans. We have never been there before. Could someone recommend fun > things to do and see? Also, if you recommendations for restaurants that > capture the flavor of the area. We are especially looking for > "hole-in-the-wall" places that are really representative of the food tastes > of the region. > > Thanks in advance. > > Melroy
Melroy D. wrote: > Hi, > > My wife and I are planning to celebrate our fifth anniversary in New > Orleans. We have never been there before. Could someone recommend fun > things to do and see? Also, if you recommendations for restaurants that > capture the flavor of the area. We are especially looking for > "hole-in-the-wall" places that are really representative of the food tastes > of the region. > > Thanks in advance. > > Melroy Central Grocery's muffaletta is terrific. Take it across the street and eat, picnic style, on the levee, or got to City Park for a picnic. If you want a top notch pricey restaurant, you must go to Commander's Palace. Take the Street car on St. Charles to Washington Ave. In addition to the ride, you'll see the Garden district and after dinner, you can tour the cemetery across the street. For a big delicious lunch, go to Mother's in the central business district- delicious PoBoys with "debris". Mr. B's on Royal is a good medium priced place for a good dinner - their gumbo ya-ya is my favorite gumbo. I like the Gumbo Shop for their Etoufee. Felix' on Bourbon for their oysters and my favorite place for red beans and rice (you must try this). Antoine's is one of the more well known places and the originator of Baked Alaska, Oysters Rockefeller, pommes souffle - french fries that blow up like balloons (another must) - ask them if you can tour the restaurant - they'll let you roam through their 15 or 16 rooms. On Canal Street, the Palace is great, especially for seafood.. Nice semi-formal atmosphere. If there is someone sitting at the piano - don't tip!!! It turned out to be a player piano with a dummy sitting there and I went over to tip him!!!! Gabriella has good food, but is quite expensive. A swamp trip is wonderful. The swamp is not buggy and smelly as you might think, so is enjoyable and if you include a bayou trip with it, you'll got through some locks, with pelicans waiting at the other side. Spend much of your time walking through the French Quarter and make sure to look through every crack. Life is hidden behind shuttered windows and enclosed gardens. Hope you enjoy the trip. I went 14 years ago, just to see Mardi Gras and have been going back every year since. Would not miss my yearly trip.
Someone wrote: << Central Grocery's muffaletta is terrific. >> Central Grocery's muffelata is most emphatically *not* terrific. I strongly recommend avoiding this assembly-line-for-the-tourists pastiche, and looking further for real quality. If you find it, please let us know. Robert Schonfeld brown1dog@aol
NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 31 Dec 1999 17:18:39 CST Xref: alexander.INS.CWRU.Edu rec.food.restaurants:48585 Someone wrote: > > > Melroy D. wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > My wife and I are planning to celebrate our fifth anniversary in New > > Orleans. We have never been there before. Could someone recommend fun > > things to do and see? Also, if you recommendations for restaurants that > > capture the flavor of the area. We are especially looking for > > "hole-in-the-wall" places that are really representative of the food tastes > > of the region. > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > Melroy > I would avoid the Central Grocery in favor of Progress Grocery, just a few doors down. Progress is much less touristy and produces a better muff. I would also avoid Commander's Palace, but recommend the following highly, all sampled on a recent visit. Top choice: Mosca's: in Waggaman,LA. 15 minutes drive from downtown NO. Over Huey Long bridge, then north. Call for reservations at least a week in advance. This nondescript white roadhouse is hardly the place you'd stop if you didn't know about it, but gastronomic wonders await within--the best Italian/Creole food I've ever had. The cracked crab salad with Italian pickled vegetables is sublime. Have that as an appetizer, followed by either shrimp Mosca or Oysters Mosca. Both are huge and wonderful--you'll have leftovers. Not cheap (figure about $35-40/head) but a once-in-a-lifetime experience. In the city, uptown: Brightsen's. Monday and Tuesday early bird dinners in this cozy restaurant in a home north of the city run about $20, and are easilly worth twice as much. HYou can take the St. Charles streetcar and get off where it turns right in front of the Magnolia Grill (a great place in itself). Brightsen's is a five-minute walk. Ditto the recommendation on Mother's: great po-boys. AVOID Ueglisch's at all costs: it has now become too touristy, is vastly overpriced, and the food, while good, comes in small portions. The best "hole-in-the-wall place" I've tried recently is Frankie and Johnnie's, uptown near the zoo, is a small roadhouse with wonderful local food. This was the best find of my last trip, but is well known to locals. Full of cops, working people, etc. Get anything that the waitress recommends. It's just north of the zoo, at the end of a nondescript street. Dooky Chase's: a soul-food-cum-creole restaurant that is somewhat fancy and more expensive than the usual soul-food restaurants, but the food is fantastic. They have a wonderful buffet as well. The part of town is described as "dangerous," but I drive there at night whenever I'm in town without a problem (there's a parking lot). Enjoy your trip--it's the best eating town in the US! Jerry Coyne
Best meal I ever had was at Patout's in the Quarter. Colin Someone wrote: > > >Melroy D. wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> My wife and I are planning to celebrate our fifth anniversary in New >> Orleans. We have never been there before. Could someone recommend fun >> things to do and see? Also, if you recommendations for restaurants that >> capture the flavor of the area. We are especially looking for >> "hole-in-the-wall" places that are really representative of the food tastes >> of the region. >> >> Thanks in advance. >> >> Melroy > >Central Grocery's muffaletta is terrific. Take it across the street and eat, >picnic style, on the levee, or got to City Park for a picnic. > >If you want a top notch pricey restaurant, you must go to Commander's Palace. >Take the Street car on St. Charles to Washington Ave. In addition to the ride, >you'll see the Garden district and after dinner, you can tour the cemetery >across the street. > >For a big delicious lunch, go to Mother's in the central business district- >delicious PoBoys with "debris". Mr. B's on Royal is a good medium priced place >for a good dinner - their gumbo ya-ya is my favorite gumbo. I like the Gumbo >Shop for their Etoufee. Felix' on Bourbon for their oysters and my favorite >place for red beans and rice (you must try this). >Antoine's is one of the more well known places and the originator of Baked >Alaska, Oysters Rockefeller, pommes souffle - french fries that blow up like >balloons (another must) - ask them if you can tour the restaurant - they'll let >you roam through their 15 or 16 rooms. > >On Canal Street, the Palace is great, especially for seafood.. Nice >semi-formal atmosphere. If there is someone sitting at the piano - don't >tip!!! It turned out to be a player piano with a dummy sitting there and I >went over to tip him!!!! > >Gabriella has good food, but is quite expensive. > >A swamp trip is wonderful. The swamp is not buggy and smelly as you might >think, so is enjoyable and if you include a bayou trip with it, you'll got >through some locks, with pelicans waiting at the other side. Spend much of >your time walking through the French Quarter and make sure to look through >every crack. Life is hidden behind shuttered windows and enclosed gardens. > >Hope you enjoy the trip. I went 14 years ago, just to see Mardi Gras and have >been going back every year since. Would not miss my yearly trip. > >
Just came back from NO and dined exquisitely for 4 days
Dinners at Emeril's - Fabulous, Fabulously expensive ($450 for 4 with wine), Need to book minimum two weeks in advance);
Mr. B's Bistro - Great food, Cheerful atmosphere, Walked
right in and ate ($260 for 4 with wine);
Smith & Wollensky - great steaks, but not worth the price
($360 for 3 with beer)
and lunch at NOLA - Emeril's 2nd restaurant -- food wonderful, service a bit frosty ($110 for 3)
A friend stayed a few extra days and ate at Delmonico's (Emeril's 3rd restaurant) and said it also was excellent.
Other trips I've eaten in and greatly enjoyed The Coffee Pot (St. Peter Street); Galatoire's (Bourbon St.); Brennan's (Royal St.); and many others. It's really hard to go wrong in NO if you're reasonably careful.
TNT
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>Can someone recommend the best three or four restaurants to eat in New
Orleans.
> A good wine list is a must. Thank you.>Can someone recommend the best three or four restaurants to eat in New >Orleans. > A good wine list is a must. Given no other criteria, a standard top 6 are: Bayona, Commander's Palace, Grill Room, Pelican Club, Gabrielle, Brigtsen's. I'd go with Brigtsen's, Galatoire's, Commander's Palace, Grill Room. Bayona,
NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2000 10:20:10 PST Organization: EarthLink Inc. -- http://www.EarthLink.net Xref: usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu rec.food.restaurants:49428 My choices include Grill Room, Commander's Palace, Dooky Chase, Olivier's, and Gabrielle ElGreene wrote: > >Can someone recommend the best three or four restaurants to eat in New > >Orleans. > > A good wine list is a must. > > Given no other criteria, a standard top 6 are: Bayona, Commander's Palace, > Grill Room, Pelican Club, Gabrielle, Brigtsen's. I'd go with Brigtsen's, > Galatoire's, Commander's Palace, Grill Room. Bayona, >
>My choices include ... Dooky Chase
Sorry to say, but the Times Picayune recently re-reviewed Dooky Chase and downgraded it to 3 beans.NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2000 11:35:19 EST Organization: Time Warner Road Runner - Binghamton NY Xref: alexander.INS.CWRU.Edu rec.food.restaurants:49438 My favorites, in no particular order, are: Peristyle (unfortunately closed due to fire); Commander's Palace, Emeril's, Bayona, Brigtsen's, and Gautreau's for top end meals. Upperline was a fun place, and the owner is quite a lady! I'd recommend trying Brennan's famous, and expensive, breakfast at least once. The Napoleon House ,and Acme Oyster House are fun to go to for an informal lunch. Have fun, and reserve early! Someone wrote: > Can someone recommend the best three or four restaurants to eat in New Orleans. > A good wine list is a must. Thank you.
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.4-a4 Sender: [email removed] (The Background Man) Nntp-Posting-Host: fnali.fnal.gov Reply-To: [email removed] Organization: Fermilab References: Distribution: usa Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 03:28:18 GMT Lines: 39 Drew D. wrote: >Anshu A. wrote: > >>Any recommendations for places to eat in New Orleans? Is there already >>a compilations somewhere that I can get a hold of? Thank you. > > >Jeeze, there are so many. I would definitly go to Ralf and Cackons (bad sp) >Nawleans is really a place you can go and walk in anywhere and get great food. >I don't think you can go wrong in the quarter or anywhere on St Charles. >-- >My submissions are not necessarily those of my employer, but the ought to be. >Drew Dowling CLEMSON UNIVERSITY >[email removed] SC 69 You *MUST* go to Pascal Manalli's (sp?) on Orleans (I think). At any rate, it's in Uptown right off of St. Charles. You *MUST* order the Barbecued Shrimp, a Dixie Beer, and the bread pudding. Also in uptown, where St. Charles runs into the levy (just take a street car from Canal all the way to the end of St. Charles), there's a place called the Camellia Grill. Excellent for lunch or breakfast. The ACME Oyster Bar on D'Iberville (I think), one block towards the river off of Bourbon, has good Oyster Po'Boys, Oysters on the Half Shell, and more Dixie Beer. For a late night treat, go the Cafe' du Monde in Jackson Square in the French Quarter. Beniegts (sp? say BEN - YEAHS) and Cafe au Lait are the rule (sorry, no Dixie Beer here). Enjoy, Alan Spies [email removed]