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Hook
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NOLA-New Orleans foodie recommendations?
I've been all over Chowhound, Tripadvisor and Yelp so I have some background on restaurants in the Big Easy. But I thought I'd solicit recommendations
from the Nomads on places to eat; breakfast, lunch or dinner.
I'd also welcome recommendations on specific dishes at these restaurants.
Staying at the Hotel Provincial, about three blocks from Jackson Square.
[Edited on 1-20-2013 by Hook]
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BajaBlanca
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I ate at 2 very good restaurants many moons ago when I went. One was K-Paul's. It was expensive but I had a delcious meal ... it was a steak but I
don't remember the details at all. It is in the French Quarter. The other one on a corner, and it was right across from the cemetary (not in the
French Quarter) and it was excellent too, but I can't remember the name ????? I will edit if it comes to me.
Have fun. Are you going for the jazz festival ?
and don't forget to have breakfast of beignets (sp) at the Cafe du Monde. I had powdered sugar all over my face and I cared not one little bit!
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BajaBlanca
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http://www.commanderspalace.com/
found it - the Commander's Palace. Again, it has been a while and I can hardly remember what I had for breakfast yesterday, so I have no idea what I
ate here but it was GREAT. I also rode around the Garden District - absolutely spectacular southern style homes.
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dean miller
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K-pauls -
Ralph & Cocus (s??)
Court of two sisters
Brennans--$$$$
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Have Not Been to N'awlins and I Am Sad About That
But. if it adds to my recommendation credibility, I have been to Lafayette, LA, for the crayfish festival.
http://www.urbanspoon.com/guides/1446-new-orleans-eater-20-m...
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness.”
—Mark Twain
\"La vida es dura, el corazon es puro, y cantamos hasta la madrugada.” (Life is hard, the heart is pure and we sing until dawn.)
—Kirsty MacColl, Mambo de la Luna
\"Alea iacta est.\"
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jeans
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaBlanca
and don't forget to have breakfast of beignets (sp) at the Cafe du Monde. |
Cafe Du Monde is always my first stop...don't inhale the powdered sugar when you bite into a beignets....(voice of experience) then I head down to
Aunt Sally's for some pralines.
It was once remarked after a trip to New Orleans that I went through restaurants like most women go though gift shops.
We saw Arron Neville play at Tippatina's
Mom always told me to be different - Now she says...Not THAT different
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Alan
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Grilled oysters and a bowl of chicken and andouille gumbo at Drago's!
In Memory of E-57
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Howard
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Great place to eat but bring lots of $ and big boy clothes. (dress up)
[Edited on 1-21-2013 by Howard]
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we grow old because we stop playing
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BajaBlanca
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I went by the court of two sisters but didn't eat there.....it is a gorgeous setting.
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Hook
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Money is no problem. I'm headed to Harrah's and the crap tables ASAP.
And I found two old sportcoats in the garage................wonder if they'll still fit, after N'awlins and a cruise.
Du Monde and Camille's for breakfast, for sure.
Drago's or GW Fins for char-broiled oysters???
Is Friday lunch at Galatoire's just a tourist scene or authentic N'awlins?????
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Bob H
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Hook, this is a great link to find good places to eat. I use the Diner's, Drivein's and Dive show for my searches.
http://www.tvfoodmaps.com/show/Diners-Drive-Ins-Dives
Click on Louisiana and there are 13 places listed there.
The SAME boiling water that softens the potato hardens the egg. It's about what you are made of NOT the circumstance.
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Hook
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Bob, the only one I've heard of on that list is The Joint. Definitely a possibility.
Leaving manana, muy muy temprano! Last call for recommendations!!!!!
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Fred
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Acme Bar in the French quarter. Best oysters
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Acme for sure for raw oysters
Be sure to have a po boy while you are there....the oyster ones are THE best. There is place near Jackson Square the is famous for them. Sadly I
dont remember the name.
Have fun and get the heck out of that casino as fast as possible then go somewhere and find some music.
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I have visited the Big Easy about 15 times, and always go back to the same places.
The places everyone above has mentioned are my favorites also.
You also can not pass up Mobile Bay oysters. Darker than Louisiana oysters, but very fat ones!
Their oysters are no match to San Quintin, La Bocana, or Point Reyes (north of Stinson Beach, above SanFrancisco).
The oysters in Juneau, Alaska were also unforgettable. Greenland oysters also had an unforgettable flavor, but no as good as La Bocana.
Udo
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Oysters from Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi can't be beat. You just need to open 'em yourself. Don't wash 'em in fresh water. Keep 'em in their
own juice. Takes me about 3 hrs. to open a sack of 'em. The results will be a gallon of oysters. Raw, fried, broiled, or any other way, they're the
best to be found.
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If you're going to be out by the airport (Kenner) you MUST try the Harbor Seafood and Oyster Bar. You order your food by the pound! Kind of a
sawdust floor family place - no need to dress up.
Two dirt roads diverged in Baja and I, I took the one less graveled by......
Soy ignorante, apático y ambivalente. No lo sé y no me importa, ni modo.
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Hook...The first time I was a puppy, and enjoyed a great dinner with my parents at one of the most historic and famous restaurants in the Big
Easy...Antoines (since 1840). I have returned a few times since after discovering this birthplace of Oysters Rockerfeller. Antoines. Go on Sunday
for the Jazz Brunch.
Or....you could change your trip and instead head North to Fargo (where it's only 35 below zero today) and feast on lutefisk and lefse while
taking a paddleboat cruise on the mighty Red River.]
Fargo.....'it's flat, but it's cold.'
I do what the voices in my tackle box tell me.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Hook
I've been all over Chowhound, Tripadvisor and Yelp so I have some background on restaurants in the Big Easy. But I thought I'd solicit recommendations
from the Nomads on places to eat; breakfast, lunch or dinner.
I'd also welcome recommendations on specific dishes at these restaurants.
Staying at the Hotel Provincial, about three blocks from Jackson Square.
[Edited on 1-20-2013 by Hook] |
The best people to ask is "your waiter"...ask where they eat when they get off of work. They will send you to some of the best "away from
tourist/hole in the walls" that you would never find. Get a Muffaleta form Central Grocery then take it over to Jackson Square or the Mississippi
River Bank...eat, drink and people watch. Great area to get some photos too!
Since Karina there is a large presents of Latino food. They came for the work and stayed. One of our friends that lives there really enjoys the new
food experience...some of the locals now call it "Nueva Orleans". My husband is from there and he will tell you as a kid they (New Orleans) didn't
have avocados or jalapenos...but they do now and they love it.
Laissez les bons temps rouler!
http://www.governing.com/topics/health-human-services/gov-ne...
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bajaguy
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| Quote: | Originally posted by karenintx
Get a Muffaleta form Central Grocery then take it over to Jackson Square or the Mississippi River Bank...eat, drink and people watch. Great area to
get some photos too!
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Second this ^ Also get one to take and eat on the flight back home......we had everyone seated around us drooling as we unwrapped ours........
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