New Orleans Food

Just the title makes me want to jump in the car and head west.

Just the title makes me want to jump in the car and head west.

We've got room....jump in and go with us!

Envy the location but I prefer Glendale this time of year. You aren't going to be there long so here are the places I'd hit. They are touristy but you're a tourist.

Sleep through breakfast or pick up a bloody mary then go to Cafe du Monde

Lunch - Central Grocery for street food, Galatoire's for two bottle lunch

Dinner - white tablecloth - Antoine's, favorite restaurant there - Cochon (casual). Be sure to order something with cracklins.

Do a search in the forums - we have had this discussion MANY a time and you can't ever cover it all so this topic remains relevant forever! lots of good places recommended by nola transplants and frequent visitors on SoWal.com.

can't think of the names of our favorite little holes. Adolfo's one little bistro we adore.

here is a recent thread with some good recs:

http://www.sowal.com/bb/sowal-lounge/52090-new-orleans-recommendations.html

Go to the Coffee Pot for breakfast. I think it's on St. Anne's. I'd recommend the Eggs Sardu. For lunch, go to Central Grocery, get one large muffaletta and some beers then go over to Jackson park or somewhere around the riverfront to eat. Dinners...all over the place, but I'd strongly recommend a place called Mulate's.

Ok all you transplants....

Mr. and Mrs. Hawg are heading to Nawlin's for the Shugah Bowl and would like some ideas on your favorite places for Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and Drinks....

It's been a few years since we have been there and unfortunately, some of our fav's of the past have since closed. ie: Petunia's...

So help us out, please!

Which hotel are you staying in? I wholeheartedly agree with Cochon, the place is great, and not only that it is a celebration of pigdom. Boudin, cracklins, sausage and other pork 9and non-pork) fare, not upscale but certainly not a dive. It is in the Warehouse district, a short cab ride from the French Quarter and Superdome. Get reservations, though.

In the meantime, get lost in this website devoted to New Orleans food.
The New Orleans Menu By Tom Fitzmorris

Which hotel are you staying in? I wholeheartedly agree with Cochon, the place is great, and not only that it is a celebration of pigdom. Boudin, cracklins, sausage and other pork 9and non-pork) fare, not upscale but certainly not a dive. It is in the Warehouse district, a short cab ride from the French Quarter and Superdome. Get reservations, though.

In the meantime, get lost in this website devoted to New Orleans food.
The New Orleans Menu By Tom Fitzmorris

We are staying at the Hilton Garden Inn in the French Quarter......

Thanks for the updates...keep them coming.....

Best spot for a bloody mary?

Envy the location but I prefer Glendale this time of year. You aren't going to be there long so here are the places I'd hit. They are touristy but you're a tourist.

Sleep through breakfast or pick up a bloody mary then go to Cafe du Monde

Lunch - Central Grocery for street food, Galatoire's for two bottle lunch

Dinner - white tablecloth - Antoine's, favorite restaurant there - Cochon (casual). Be sure to order something with cracklins.

Not interested in the touristy restaurants...plenty of them around here

Looking for local flavor off the beaten path...

Not interested in the touristy restaurants...plenty of them around here

Looking for local flavor off the beaten path...

we find new little holes every time we go - and they are always great!!! the last few visits we used iphone apps to find places nearby and ended up finding some GREAT little places last minute. you can almost never go wrong, touristy joint or not though we prefer off the beaten path too.

Oceana Grill has Petunia's old breakfast menu-same french toast but tell them light on the powder sugar! Surrey's Cafe on Magazine in the lower Garden District has my favorite breakfast in town-share the Montana and get a fresh made bagel to the side and large fresh squeezed OJ. Stanley on Jackson Square has hubby's fav breakfast of Breaux Bridge Benedict. I also love Johnny's po boys for bfast-nothing fancy but great biscuits and good solid omelets.

Lunch: Johnny's po boys, Coops for gumbo and fried crab dressing stuffed peppers (twice last trip!), mom loved Mahony's po boys.

Dinner: Loved Italian at Eleven 79 for a nice dinner, Bon Ton Cafe was very good as well, avoid Remoulade's because food and service sucked!

El Gato Negro for Mexican food at lunch or dinner-great steak taco on homemade corn tortilla and pulled pork tamales so good that we picked up 6 wrapped to bring home in our cooler!

Kupcake Factory required 2 trips-loooved caramel apple cupcake and reese's! Southern Candymakers has great pralines! Sucre had yummy fancy chocolates and gelato. Angelo Brocato's praline gelato was life changingly fabulous! La Divina had great aztec chocolate gelato and hubby loved their creole cream cheese gelato.

Drinks: El Gato Negro pineapple, lime cilantro marg (cut the cilantro for me), orange and lime was yummy, too. Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop for hurricanes and sit on the patio if you can and take a picture with the nudie statue (tradition). Drink some Abita's since they taste better there.

Old New Orleans Rum Distillery tour for $10 was fun and came with a 4 flight tasting as well as a lovely cocktail and a taste of their rum cake and rum balls!

Definitely Beignets at the French Market and my family are fans of the Court of Two Sisters, there is just so much history to it and I love that it has survived for so long. I love their Jazz Brunch.

Here are the suggestions given when we went:

http://www.sowal.com/bb/sowal-lounge/50640-new-orleans-restaurants.html

Should have said staples (other than dumonde, which is just something you do if you haven't been to NO in a while). As mentioned, you go right more than you go wrong in that city. On Cochon, if you can't get reservations they still keep open tables for walkins but be prepared to wait. Not sure if you are driving from here or Arkansas but it is worth hitting a few stops on the Boudin Trail Barbecue Trail or Tamale Trail on your way.

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We had reservations at Cochon this last trip but hubby didn't want to get dressed for dinner again and just wanted to hang in the FQ so we cancelled. It's top on my list for next trip.

I agree that Cafe du Monde is a must do, we usually stop through late at night for a snack!

Ready for a road trip to NOLA. Anyone want to join us? A January trip.

I guess we could meet up with my Tulane roommate Peachy and her hubby who lost in the midterm elections.