What are some of the best resturants in New Orleans?

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traveler

There are lots of great restuarants but a few upscale ones that are very good
Bayona
504) 525-4455
430 Dauphine St
New Orleans, LA
This is my favorite in the city!! Great patio, great service, award winning food.

Commanders Palace
http://www.commanderspalace.com/
Commanders Palace Restaurant
(504) 899-9591 - 1427 Washington Ave, New Orleans, LA

Muriels
(504) 568-1885
801 Chartres St
http://www.muriels.com/

Mr. Bs
(504) 523-2078
201 Royal St, New Orleans, LA
http://www.mrbsbistro.com/

For more casual
Coop's
(504) 525-9053
1109 Decatur St, New Orleans, LA
http://www.coopsplace.net/

Fiorella's
(504) 528-9566
45 French Market Pl
New Orleans, LA

Pascal's Manale
(504) 895-4877
1838 Napoleon Ave
New Orleans, LA
Go for the BBQ Shrimp!

For Late night food go to
Clover Grill
(504) 598-1010
900 Bourbon St
New Orleans, LA
http://www.clovergrill.com/

13
(504) 942-1345
517 Frenchmen St
New Orleans, LA

For Good Breakfast
Petunias
(504) 522-6440
817 Saint Louis St
New Orleans, LA
Very good but SLOW
http://www.petuniasrestaurant.com/

Blue Plate Cafe
(504) 309-9500
1330 Prytania St, New Orleans, LA

Bluebird Cafe
3625 Prytania St , New Orleans , LA

Elizabeth's
601 Gallier St , New Orleans , LA

Fit 4 A King

PORT OF CALL restaurant...off Rampart street on Esplenade street in the French Quarter..it has a pirate carribean theme, nice setting, eat by candle light, they are best for there huge burgers and loaded baked potatoes that are to die for!! you can get the works...im telling you its mouth watering..and addictive..they sale alcolhol..you can sit at a table or at the bar..reasonable prices..trust me you have to go there!! also YA MAMMA's has great seafood and hot sausage po-boy's is also a must to try..you'll love all the food n.o. has to offer...

mottthedog

If you are looking for the very best, then go to The Commander's Palace for dinner..reservations a must, my wife & I first went there for our 25th anniversary, and now go back every time we visit. Food, wine & service are tops! Check it out at www.commanderspalace.com .

Brennan's is owned by the same company, and you should eat there at least once in your life. Reservations a must and again, you can see it at www.brennansneworleans.com . We go there for breakfast every time we visit.

For quick, cheap but excellent, you've got to give Johnny's Po-Boys a visit. The best po-boys in the entire city! It's in the Quarter on Saint Louis St. and well worth the visit.

Roma

These are all 4 or 5 star restaurants, in my opinion:

Delmonico
Brigtsenâ€™s
Commanderâ€™s Palace
Pelican Club
Clancyâ€™s
Bayona
Cuvee
Restaurant August
Lilette
Herbsaint

There are too many for me to list them all.

Breakfast at Brennan's in the French Quarter is very famous, but is also very expensive, if that's the type of breakfast you're looking for.

Enjoy!

*****

Antoines, and Brennans in the French Quarter are two of the best known. However the French Quarter, and New Orleans in general is loaded with plenty of good restaurants to suit every taste.

s and d e

I know a great place if you want the best po-boy sandwichs in the city. It's a little bar located at Constance and 3rd Street (which is off of Magazine St) .The name is Parasols. I go out of my way every time we are there to get their roast beef po-boys, dressed--we even get extra to take home to Tennessee

HeadHunterII

If you are looking for a great place to get a po-boy I would suggest either Cooter Brown's on Carrollton or Liuzza's on N. Lopez. These two places have some of the best po-boys around. Get the overstuffed shrimp at either.

For seafood, head over to Acme Oyster House on Iberville St. or GW Fins on Bienville St. if you want to stay in the city. If you don't mind a bit of a drive, Middendorf's on I-55 in Ponchatoula is fantastic.

For a nice evening out on the town type restaurant hit up either Emeril's on Tchoupitoulas St or Lilette on Magazine St.

These are my top picks for different types of food in the city. One morning you have got to get up early and head down to Cafe' Du Monde. I suggest going during the week before or after Mardi Gras. If you try and go the week of Mardi Gras you are going to stand on the sidewalk for about an hour and a half if not more.

Oh, and its "Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler"! Let the good times roll!

NOLA guy

Two restaurants you would never find as a tourist are:

Cafe Degas (a very French restaurant)
3127 Esplanade Avenue, Tel, (504) 945-5635
(a short taxi ride from the city center)
Cafe Degas serves lunch and dinner.

and

Russell's Marina Grill (New Orleans food)
8555 Pontchartrain Blvd., tel (504) 282-9999
(A medium taxi ride from the city center)
Russell's serves a GREAT breakfast and lunch from 7:00am to 3:00pm.

Both of them are also far enough from the crazines to be normal, except reservations are essential during Carnival.

Kate

1. Jacques-imos - eat dinner there, it is Uptown but next door to the Maple Leaf, which hosts tons of great bands during Mardi Gras. It is the best and not too expensive with an amazing atmosphere. Just ask for Jacques and you will be taken care of.
2. Galatoires - on Bourbon Street and is one of the most well known and oldest restaurants in NOLA - amazing oysters
3. Mothers - on Poydras and has the best breakfast ever, I personally wouldn't deal with brunch, way too expensive and not worth the time
4. Clancy's - Great uptown restaurant but it's quite expensive, would be nice for night out with friends but Jacques is the best
5. Camellia Grill - * would not attempt for late night breakfast considering it isnt open late night* best breakfast in the world uptown
6. K-Paul's - quarter
7. Arnuad's - try the smaller one next to the restaurant for a quick bite
8. Cooter Browns or Parisols for Po-Boys
TOTALLY FORGOT ABOUT PORT OF CALL - BEST DRINKS, BURGERS AND BAKED POTATOES.

Rachal961

Word of advice....make reservations! Even in the off season, the top restaurants have waiting lists. Ok, here's my rec's- breakfast- Mother's (in the CBD) and Petunia's in the quarter, cafe du monde for the beignets and people watching. Lunch in CBD- Ugly Dog Saloon, great barbeque and burgers, HUGE portions and low prices, tons of TVs with whatever sport is going on....Corp. 915 was good as well in a seedy locals joint sort of way. In the quarter- Johnny's Po'boys- every kind of po'boy you could imagine, and then some, Muffalettas from Central Grocery- ignore the line, it goes fast, Deanie's seafood for basic but good seafood dishes. Dinner- NOLA (amazing service, really good food), Pelican Club (amazing food, really good service) K-Pauls- noisy but worth it, Gumbo shop, Antoine's....really, there is so much good food there, its hard to go wrong. Late night- Lucky Dogs ($5 for a hot dog, OMG, but when its 2am it beats frozen reheated pizza at Mango Mango. Have a blast!

â™¥BrownEyedGirlâ™¥

Port of Call for the best burgers ever.
Camilia Grill for late night breakfast.

gearbox

Some of the best seafood resterants ain't in the city

Got to rent a car, drive about a hour or so out of the city and go up I-55 to a small town called Manchac.. only thing there is a seafood resterant, and a few seafood businesses

But the place is called Middendorf's and this is the place where the real locals go for seafood.

http://www.roadfood.com/Reviews/Overview.aspx?RefID=2222

Got some friends who swear by a Po-Boy shop out in Slidell called captain Humble's (It was a name the owner went by when he was a radio DJ)

3025 Ponchartrain Blvd. Slidell

(985) 640-9727

Call for exact hours but last I saw was Tuesday-Saturday 11-2 and 5-8

nola_cajun

Galatoire's is 1 of the top restaurants in the US

http://www.galatoires.com/

Restaurant August use to be 1 of the top

.........

Commander's Palace and Emeril Lagasse's are excellent too

neohacker22000

Cafe du monde http://www.cafedumonde.com/
Great breakfast stuff. This is one place that you cannot miss.

also go to this link and you can get restaurants by type of cuisine.
http://www.neworleans.com/option,com_mtree/task,listcats/cat_id,43/Itemid,136/

nolajazzyguide

New Orleans is known for great food! We have too many great restaurants to list, but I agree with most of the suggestions of the other people, except that Cafe Du Monde is NOT a restaurant; it's a COFFEE/donut shop, and the ONLY items on the menu are cafe au lait, beignets, milk, and hot chocolate. So if you want a full breakfast, do not go there---it's better as a treat/dessert. It is open 24/7.

swigaro

One of the great things about New Orleans is that it is absolutely teeming with excellent restaurants. My sister and brother-in law have lived there for years, and one of the best things about going to see them is the wonderful food you will get to eat. My brother-in-law is fond of saying (about N.O. dining), "Pick up a rock. Throw it. You have just hit at least 6 great restaurants." Cafe du Mond is something you should visit for coffee and a snack, but not for a meal. Try the Jazz Brunch at the Court of Two Sisters. I would also suggest Restaurant August, and as an above poster suggested Crazy Johnnies, Lilette and The Commander's Palace. I have eaten at all of these restaurants, they are outstanding. You might also try G.W. Fins It is a fairly pricey, but outstanding seafood place. I would skip Copland's. We ate there once. It is a tourist trap. The locals (at least so far as I have heard it told) shun this place. I would try as many out of the way places as I could. The food is better and you will get a much more authentic experience. Try to ask locals (if you can find any during Mardi Gras) for recommendations.

Koko Y

Some of the very best places to eat in New Orleans are off the beaten track.
Here are a two of my favorites:
Clancy's - This place is in an old house uptown. The waiters all wear tux. The food is heavenly and the wine list excellent.
Drago's - They are out in Metairie (Fat City). Their charbroiled oysters are to die for.

Go to www.nola.com and you can check-out restaurants, bars, nightlife, etc.

As the locals say "Les a le bon ten roue le!" (Let the good times roll).

usabas_1

Well get ready for a great time, i have been there so many times i love it.....have a cab take you to "Crazy Johnny's" very very good, The French Quarter has many amazing restaurants but even in the off season they are outrageously expensive so i can only imagine the prices during mardi gras.....go to the Hard Rock Cafe which is a must visit in the quarter........there is a 50's themed Diner a half block off bourbon that serves breakfast in the early AM that will cure your hang overs.......oh and be sure to visit the Original Tropical Isle on Bourbon street and order a Hand-Grenade it is an amazing drink, and visit the Cats Meow on Bourbon Street you should have tried to get reservations at the St. Peter Inn its two or three blocks from Bourbon.....and during the down time try to visit the "Aquarium of the Americas" which is down town in the quarter....have fun

secnola

While you should go to Cafe Du Monde for coffee and beignets, that is not a real restaurant. Go to Clancy's for dinner if you do anything. You will never be the same again. Iris is another excellent restaurant.

bman6178

Breakfast: Cafe Du Monde

Lunch & Dinner: Emrils

I forgot the rest!

uscrodeu

Drago's there is one out in Metaire and one in the CBD. Hands down the best Oysters in the planet. Raw or Charred. Get the Char-Grilled Oysters as a starter at the bar with a Gin and Tonic. I promise you will not need to order a main. Just keep eating. They close early so get there early.

the_vandalin

Definitely Cafe DuMonde in French Quarter, excellent coffe (so I'm told) and awesome beignets (doughnuts).
Perhaps on the expensive side, Galatoire's on Bourbon St. or Antoine's.
For excellent oysters and PoBoys try Acme Oyster House

I may have more ideas but I'll have to ask my husband. :)

2Cute2B4Got

Do not go to N.O. and miss
"Jack Dempsey's".

I am not sure if it survived Katrina or not. If it has make reservations. The restaurant is in a shot gun house, from the outside you are thinking Is that the restaurant? But you will see all the cars and hardly any where to park, because no doubt if it survived Katrina, they will be very busy. Let me tell you , the food is off the chain!!!!! There they serve creole cuisine and seafood - can not be beat!!!! If you like seafood get the seafood platter with macaroni and cheese, and do not forget dessert - bread pudding - the best I have ever had. They also have a bar, that can whip up your favorite to go along with the meal.

Another favorite:

Dookie Chase: same type of food and atmosphere. Here I suggest a shrimp/oyster poboy-- (Oh my God the memories). Again, I hope it survived Katrina.

Now for both of these restaurants, you must go in the day time - day light. The neighborhoods could get a little rough after dark.

But the food, can not be surpassed.

Another restaurant I like is Deanies. Deanies is for seafood. You must go to Deanies, it is located on the N.O./Metarie border. Agsin because of this location, I am not sure if it survived Katrina.

Enoch

copeland's
Danny & clyde's

KathyS

Skip Cafe Du monde..the coffee is nothing to write home about and the beignets (sp?) are pretty much funnel cakes (fried dough with powdered sugar) and nothing special at all. It's hard to get seating and the place is dirty. I have no idea why it has such a big reputation..it's not worth it.

I suggest Petunias for breakfast...they have big servings and are quite good. Petunias is in the French Quarter.

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