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Where to Eat and Drink

Arnaud’s $$$ Price Guide
Upper Creole Map 4 C2 For a three-course meal for one,
French Quarter 813 Bienville St, 70112 half a bottle of house wine, and all
Tel (504) 523-5433 unavoidable extra charges including tax.
Camellia Grill $ Be sure to reserve a table in $ under $30
Diner Map 4 C2 advance at this wildly popular $$ $30 to $60
540 Chartres St, 70130 dining institution. It serves the $$$ over $60
Tel (504) 522-1800 finest examples of classic Creole
American-style diner with cuisine in a quintessential Pelican Club $$$
engaging and friendly waitstaff. old-world New Orleans-style Modern Creole Map 4 C3
Serves breakfast and burgers dining room. 312 Exchange Pl, 70130
all day and night. Wildly popular Tel (504) 523-1504
for late night snacks after a Bayona $$$ Tucked down an alley, this
night of celebrating. International Map 4 C2 hidden gem keeps a low profile.
430 Dauphine St, 70112 The dishes offered are rooted in
DK Choice Tel (504) 525-4455 Closed Sun the Creole tradition with Italian,
Home to one of the top local
French, and Asian influences,
Galatoire’s $$ celebrity chefs, Susan Spicer, adding a unique modern flair
Creole Map 4 C3 who has built her menu around to their menu.
209 Bourbon St, 70130 organic, locally sourced, hand-
Tel (504) 525-2021 Closed Mon picked ingredients. Dishes Rib Room $$$
Few restaurants embody tend to change seasonally American Map 4 C2
the traditional culture and but all remain creative with a 621 St. Louis St, 70130
style of New Orleans high French influence. Tel (504) 529-7045
society than Galatoire’s, with Friday lunch is the busiest time at
its focus on both the elegant Doris Metropolitan $$$ this hotel restaurant, frequented
environment as well as American Map 4 D2 by many of the city’s powerful
excellent Creole cuisine. 520 Chartres St, 70130 elite for socializing. It serves the
If diners are willing to wait in Tel (504) 267-3500 best prime rib in the city and
line, lunch on Fridays is the This upscale steakhouse is the menu includes traditional
best time to experience this the only place in the city to seafood dishes.
unique place. dry-age its beef and offers an
extensive wine list. Superior
cuts and a classy dining room.
Nola $$ Lower Quarter
Creole Map 4 C2 K-Paul’s Louisiana and Marigny
534 St. Louis St, 70130 Kitchen $$$
Tel (504) 522-6652 Cajun Map 4 C2 Bennachin $
The most casual and slightly 416 Chartres St, 70130 African Map 5 D1
less expensive of the three Tel (504) 524-7394 Closed Sun 1212 Royal St, 70116
New Orleans restaurants owned Chef Paul Prudhomme is Tel (504) 522-1230
by famed local chef Emeril credited by many as putting The name of this friendly eatery
Lagasse. The desserts are Cajun cooking on the gourmet roughly translates to jambalaya
particularly superb, especially map by adding his own creative in Central Africa, which is where
the chocolate bourbon spin to this rural cuisine. Dishes the owners come from. Dishes
pecan pie. rotate regularly, changing with are not too exotic but can be
the seasonal local produce and spicy. Many vegetarian options
SoBou $$ seafood markets. are offered.
Creole Map 4 C3
310 Chartres St, 70130
Tel (504) 552-4095
A popular venture by the
famed Brennan family, SoBou
focuses heavily on drinks, with
table-mounted beer taps and
signature cocktails. There are
creative menu items such as the
foie gras burger with duck egg.
Antoine’s $$$
Creole Map 4 C2
713 St. Louis St, 70130
Tel (504) 581-4422
Opened in 1840, this fifth-
generation, continually operated
tradition is the oldest family-
run restaurant in the country.
Seafood dominates the menu,
with oysters served in every
way imaginable. Bar at the elegantly-decorated Rib Room
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