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Discover Mandeville
BY CARROLL DEVINE
ST. TAMMANY LITERARY ARTIST OF THE YEAR, 2023
IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR A PLACE that blends the feel of a small, intimate town with a coastal resort, Mandeville could be it. Since the early 1900s, daily steamers have brought visitors to Mandeville looking for entertainment and crowd-weariness relief. You'll still find that kind of place today. Discover it in the tree-shaded streets of Old Mandeville, in the friendliness of Girod Street's neighborhood restaurants, boutiques, art and antique shops, and at the Saturday morning Trailhead Community Market, where artisans, growers and producers sell their wares while musicians play on stage for free.
At the same Trailhead amphitheater, for six Friday nights each spring and fall, find Mandeville Live!, a series of free concerts.
Also, each spring and fall on scheduled Saturdays, feel the special vibe as live music of various genres is performed in the iconic 1895 wooden building, Dew Drop Jazz and Social Hall. You might even dance. Not far away, and since the 1920s, sits the bar and live music dance hall known as Ruby’s Roadhouse. The style is funky, eclectic and unplugged.
For the ultimate in “unplugged,” you might want to meet the Seven Sisters Oak. At 65 feet tall, with a girth of 40 feet and an estimated age between 500-1,200 years, she has been President of the Live Oak Society since 1968. She lives on a quiet street in the Lewisburg neighborhood. You can’t miss her.
A few miles down the road, you will find Fontainebleau State Park. You can picnic, hike, fish, camp or play on the sandy beach or on the kids’ splash pad.
Then, you can head back to the marina on Lakeshore Drive and charter a sailboat from Delaune Sailing Charters and even take lessons. It could happen.
Culinary Hot Spots
BISTRO BYRONZ - 1901 US-190, (985) 951-7595
BOSCO’S ITALIAN CAFÉ - 2040 LA-59, Ste. 3, (985) 624-5066
CAFÉ LYNN - 2600 Florida St., (985) 624-9007
COSCINO'S 1809 N. Causeway Blvd., (985) 727-4984
CRAZY PIG SOUTHERN KITCHEN - 4700 LA-22, Ste. 1 & 2, (985) 792-7900
DESI VEGA'S STEAKHOUSE - 4250 LA-22 Ste. 1, (985) 221-7700
DUMAN ARTISAN KITCHEN - 821 Girod St., (985) 231-7663
GIROD STREET MARKET & DELI - 528 Girod St., (985) 629-4260
HABANEROS - 3900 LA-22, (985) 778-0126
IMPASTATO CELLARS - 240 LA-22, (985) 845-4445
KELLY'S COASTAL CABANA - 124 Girod St., (985) 231-6623
LAGO - 2660 Florida St., (985) 674-7602
LA LOU - 200 Girod St., (985) 231-7125
LIZ’S WHERE Y’AT DINER - 2500 Florida St., (985) 626-8477
NAN'S NEW ORLEANS CAFE & POBOYS - 700 Florida St., (985) 951-2586
ODELIA - 3529 U.S. Hwy. 190, (985) 778-0034
PARDOS - 5280 LA-22, (985) 893-3603
PAT’S REST AWHILE - 2129 Lakeshore Drive, (985) 951-2173
PONTCHARTRAIN PO-BOYS - 318 Dalwill Drive, (985) 626-8188
RIPS ON THE LAKE - 1917 Lakeshore Drive, (985) 727-2829
SPOKE + BARREL - 639 Girod St., (985) 612-1828
THE BARLEY OAK - 2101 Lakeshore Drive, (985) 727-7420
