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fast and lunch Mon.-Sat. West Napoleon: breakfast and lunch Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $ PINKBERRY — 300 Canal St.; 5601
Magazine St., 899-4260; www. pinkberry.com — Pinkberry offers frozen yogurt with an array of wet and dry topping choices including caramel, honey, fruit purees, various chocolates and nuts and more. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $
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(504) 947-7554
5 Fifty 5 — 555 Canal St., 553-5638;
www.555canal.com — New Orleans dishes and Americana favorites take an elegant turn in dishes such as the lobster mac and cheese. Reservations recommended. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ BAYONA — 430 Dauphine St.,
525-4455; www.bayona.com — House favorites on Chef Susan Spicer’s menu include sauteed Pacific salmon with choucroute and Gewurztraminer sauce. Reservations recommended. Lunch Wed.-Sat., dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$ OAK — 8118 Oak St., 302-1485;
www.oaknola.com — Gulf shrimp fill tacos assembled in house-made corn tortillas with pickled vegetables, avocado and lime crema. No reservations. Dinner and late-night Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $$
ONE RESTAURANT & LOUNGE —
8132 Hampson St., 301-9061; www. one-sl.com — Try char-grilled oys-
Chef Susan Spicer presents a dish at her French Quarter restaurant Bayona (430 Dauphine St., 525-4455; www.bayona.com). photo By cheryl GerBer
ters topped with blue cheese and red wine vinaigrette. Reservations recommended. Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$
CREOLE ANTOINE’S RESTAURANT — 713 St.
DELI CG’S CAFE AT THE RUSTY NAIL — 1100 Constance St., 722-3168;
www.therustynail.biz — CG’s offers a menu of sandwiches. No reservations. Dinner and latenight Tue.-Sat. Cash only. $
Louis St., 581-4422; www.antoines. com — The city’s oldest restaurant offers signature dishes like oysters Rockefeller, crawfish Cardinal and baked Alaska. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner Mon-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$
KOSHER CAJUN NEW YORK DELI & GROCERY — 3519 Severn Ave.,
GUMBO SHOP — 640 St. Peter
MARTIN WINE CELLAR — 714 El-
St., 525-1486; www.gumboshop. com — Gumbo and New Orleans classics such as crawfish etouffee dominate the menu. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $
MONTREL’S BISTRO — 1000 N.
Peters St., 524-4747 — The menu includes crawfish etouffee, boiled crawfish, red beans and rice and bread pudding for dessert. Outdoor seating available. Reservations accepted. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$
Metairie, 888-2010; www.koshercajun.com — This New York-style deli specializes in sandwiches, including corned beef and pastrami. No reservations. Lunch Sun.-Thu., dinner Mon.-Thu. Credit cards. $
meer Ave., Metairie , 896-7350; www.martinwine.com — The wine emporium offers gourmet sandwiches and deli items. No reservations. Lunch daily, dinner Mon.-Fri., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$
FRENCH FLAMING TORCH — 737 Octavia St.,
895-0900; www.flamingtorchnola.com — Chef Nathan Gile’s menu includes pan-seared Maine diver scallops with chimichurri sauce and smoked bacon and