Best restaurants in New Orleans?

[lanivip]

Hi everyone.
Good restaurants, any suggestions please.
I hear the food here is amazing.

Thank you in advance.

[ljames]

I like Dragos....

[DallasRain]

G W Fins
Commanders palace

http://www.yelp.com/search?find_desc...+Orleans%2C+LA

[Old Horn Dog]

Originally Posted by lanivip

Hi everyone.
Good restaurants, any suggestions please.
I hear the food here is amazing.

Thank you in advance.

The food here IS amazing--which is one reason restaurant suggestions are so iffy--you can find perfectly good food ALMOST everywhere in NOLA--there's a lunch place across from work that serves perfectly good creole food, as does the neighborhood joint six blocks from my apt., but my FAVORITE food is:

1. Jacques Imo's in Leonidas (you should get a cab if you're downtown or in Metairie). Overall my favorite restaurant in NOLA.

2. Bon Ton Café in the CBD. The crawfish dinner is fantastic. A little pricey.

3. Acme Oyster House (I prefer it to Drago's & it's less expensive) in Fr. Qtr. or Metairie. Get the char-grilled oysters & a salad. Then get more char-grilled oysters.

4. Butcher deli on Andrew Higgins (behind Cochon). Order something w/duck pastrami.

5. Mosca's (way out in Avondale--convince a local to take you; it's hell to find on your own & a cab would be insanely expensive). Get the chicken a la grande. The waitress will put the leftover rosemary & white wine sauce in a container & some bread for you to have later. It's worth it. I s**t-thee-not it's about the best-tasting thing ever. E-VER.

6. I hesitate to make this suggestion to someone visiting from California, b/c they think the only Mexican food is Cal-Mex., but Juan's Flying Burrito is excellent. There is a Juan's Uptown on Magazine St., & one in Mid-City (I think the Mid-City one has better food but I'm biased). I'm convinced some of the cooks spent time in North Carolina as construction workers or farm workers before going into restaurants: who ELSE would do a pork & slaw taco? That's a VERY North Carolina-thing to do to a taco & it's delicious. It isn't the best-Mexican-food-on-the-PLANET--that's in Santa Fe NM of course--but it's quite good.

7. New Orleans Hamburger & Seafood: A local chain. If you're not in the mood for fancy, but just want a burger or a po'-boy--the buffalo shrimp po-boy w/slaw is yummy. Also, eat there AFTER your last date, since the garlic-fries are delicious (it's what gets people to return) but they ARE quite garlic-y. Mmmmm, garrrrr-liiiiic friiiiies...

I've heard good things, and want to try:

8. Adolfo's: in the Marigny (just North of the Fr. Qtr.--an easy cab ride for you if you're downtown). Like Mosca's, it's very "creole Italian". I love that.

9. Gumbo Shop: deep in the French Qtr., so a little hard to get to if you aren't staying there (ironically, it can be easier to pass through the Qtr. to the Marigny than get to someplace in the middle of the Qtr.), but I've heard they have the best gumbo in a town devoted to it.

10. Café Degas in Bayou St. John: I like a nice French meal every now and then.

[Lookin_4_Fun]

Try this site....

www.nomenu.com

[bigclitluvr]

1) Commanders Palace -anything, especially Turtle soup & bread pudding souffle
2) Brigsten's - rabbit & pecan pie
3) Mr. John's - steak
4) Flaming Torch - mussels
5) Clancey - veal
6) Impastatos - smoke filet mignon
7) Mr. B's - barbecue shrimp, crab cakes, gumbo
8) Drago's - charbroiled oysters
9) Central Grocery - MuffUletta
10) Couchon - Boudin balls

[lanivip]

I love you guys!!!!! Thank you so much.
I appreciate each of you responding. This is really nice.

Many hugs

[Guest090514]

GW Fins... Hands down my favorite... But u need reservations.

[Arverni]

There's all kinds of great places downtown in NOLA - I also like Mondo's out in Lakeview (I've never had a bad time there) ...

http://www.mondoneworleans.com/

[DallasRain]

just DO NOT eat a Lucky Dawg! lol

[annie@christophers]

Feelings cafe.. best kept secret... Irenes also.. both in quarter (well feelings like 2 min out) either way .. I eat there . xoxo annie P.S Throw out to J.W'S they ran me a bunch of stone crab long time ago. xoxo annie

[Majichands]

I went to DRAGOS last Night OMG had to box it up and come eat it NAKED...Now that's Good food when you got to eat it naked..
I had the duck and oyster Linquini..the spinach dip is OFF THE CHAIN.
Make sure you tell them to cook the duck to your liking if you order it..OH MY GOODNESS it was great however DONT PARK at the Hilton I was their 29 minutes and cost me 12 bucks to park really?

[Old Horn Dog]

Originally Posted by Majichands

I went to DRAGOS last Night OMG had to box it up and come eat it NAKED...Now that's Good food when you got to eat it naked..
I had the duck and oyster Linquini..the spinach dip is OFF THE CHAIN.
Make sure you tell them to cook the duck to your liking if you order it..OH MY GOODNESS it was great however DONT PARK at the Hilton I was their 29 minutes and cost me 12 bucks to park really?

Yes, the "Shucky Ducky". It's really good--but I still like Acme for char-grilled. It's just less expensive & I think the food is as good. I'm sorry about the parking--I park behind the Westin in the public lot & although not cheap, it's not any $12.00/30 min.

And I think when a girl who's visiting asks for restaurants, she should tell us where she went & if she liked it. That way we know if we're giving people good recommendations. What say Lani?

[gimme_that]

Seafood and the best hush puppies in town:

Ralph and cacoos.....close to jackson brewery.

Best breakfast omelet:

Menas (arouund the corner from canal street marriot first block.

....I forget which omelet but its the one with the mushrooms and steak meat.

Best late night after the club hours 2am to 4am food:

Brothers ...(yes the gas station)

They sell fried chicken and also have very good meatpies.

New orleans candy:

Praline connection (three stores down from cafe du mon beinets)

Best donut in town if krispy cream is too sweet:

Tasty donuts off westbank expressway.

Best shrimp poboy in town.

Mothers restaurant.

Daiquiri:

Any of the new orleans original daiquiris shops........but the restaurant on veterans named sweet fire and ice has a drink that's good called the crash and burn.......the first one will go down easy.......the second one comes on suddenly.....make sure your not the driver........

[Old Horn Dog]

Originally Posted by gimme_that

Seafood and the best hush puppies in town:

Ralph and cacoos.....close to jackson brewery.

Best breakfast omelet:

Menas (arouund the corner from canal street marriot first block.

....I forget which omelet but its the one with the mushrooms and steak meat.

Best late night after the club hours 2am to 4am food:

Brothers ...(yes the gas station)

They sell fried chicken and also have very good meatpies.

New orleans candy:

Praline connection (three stores down from cafe du mon beinets)

Best donut in town if krispy cream is too sweet:

Tasty donuts off westbank expressway.

Best shrimp poboy in town.

Mothers restaurant.

Daiquiri:

Any of the new orleans original daiquiris shops........but the restaurant on veterans named sweet fire and ice has a drink that's good called the crash and burn.......the first one will go down easy.......the second one comes on suddenly.....make sure your not the driver........

I'm not real partial to Mother's. I'm a Parkway fan. Pearl in the CBD also has a good roast-beef po-boy. There's also a Brother's that sells fried chicken in the CBD right there on... Common & something--Baronne? Can't remember off the top of my head. Good chicken though.