RESTAURANT GUIDE Manning’s Sports Bar & Grill is just the place for lovers of sports and great food. The Bud’s Broiler is a true New Orleans gem that restaurant is themed around Archie Manning’s locals flock to in droves. The chain is known far sports career. Some of the fan favorite, shareable and wide for their amazing broiled, charcoal plates on the menu include jalapeno poppers and burgers. Whether you choose to go, you are bound to get some of the best burgers in the city. nachos. 519 Fulton St., 504-593-8118, caesars.com Multiple Locations, facebook.com/ Buds-Broiler-City-Park
Common Interest, inside the Hotel Indigo, features delicious Southern cuisine with a New Orleans twist. Menu highlights include the Riverbend Griddled Butt'ah Burger and the Debris & Grits. The restaurant is a great option before a night in the French Quarter. 705 Common St., 504-595-5605 The Country Club is one of the Bywater’s best kept, and most elegant, treasures. Enjoy dishes like the black angus hamburger or the grilled Norwegian salmon. Make sure not to miss out on the restaurant’s weekend drag brunches. 634 Louisa St., 504-945-0742, thecountryclubneworleans.com Crescent City Steaks is Louisiana’s oldest family-owned steakhouse. Their New Orleansstyle steaks, which they sizzle in butter, are out of this world. Anything on their award-winning menu is fantastic, like the broiled lobster tail and shrimp cocktail. 1001 N. Broad St., 504-821-3271, crescentcitysteaks.com
New Orleans Vampire Cafe is the favorite hangout for ghouls and goblins in the heart of the French Quarter. Sink your fangs into their shrimp and grits, fried deviled eggs, and even the Dracula Burger, which is half beef and half brisket. 801 Royal St., 504-581-0801, nolavampirecafe.com Nola's Wings and Things is Nola’s favorite eatery filled with a variety of foods. Nola's Wings and Things not only sells wings but different Cajun foods such as New Orleans gumbo. They offer other foods such as a spicy chicken sandwich and sliced roasted chicken breast. They want their customers to come to enjoy quality food without the fat. 7906 Earhart Blvd, 504-435-8117
experience Louisiana cuisine with a Creole twist. Order New Orleans favorites like the shrimp and grits or get creative with the crawfish cavatappi pasta. Choose from Curio’s many different wines and beers that they offer. 301 Royal St., 504-717-4198, curionola.com
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Stumpy's Hatchet House has the perfect combination for a fun evening out: food and hatchets. Practice your throwing arm at the different private throwing pits Stumpy’s offers. Ernst Café has the distinction of being the Once you’ve worked up an appetite, grab some oldest continually operating bar in the Warehouse nachos or beer from their snack bar. District. The restaurant offers tasty dishes like 1200 Poydras St., 504-577jambalaya, gumbo, and all kinds of different 2937, stumpyshh.com/neworleansla sandwiches. Sip on craft cocktails like the Fulton 75 or the Ernst Cup. 600 S. Peters St., Tracey’s Original Irish Channel Bar is a great 504-525-8544, ernstcafe.com place to hang out for St. Patrick’s Day. The bar has lots of different beer bottles on offer, so you’re Flamingo A-Go-Go is New Orleans’ go-to bound to find your favorite there. Pair your beer destination for outdoor day drinking. Snack on with one of Tracey’s specialty po-boys. 2604 one or two of their tasty appetizers like the galic Magazine St., 504-897-5413, traceysnola.com
CAFE Caffe! Caffe! is known for having a friendly atmosphere and serving quick and tasty lunches. Some of the refreshing lunch dishes that you can enjoy include the Grilled Caesar Pita and even their very own muffuletta. Come in early to enjoy the café’s breakfast items. Multiple Locations, caffecaffe.com
Spudly’s Super Spuds is easily the best restaurant in the entire Greater New Daisy Dukes’ motto is, “Nuttin’ fancy, just Orleans Area for baked great Southern eatin’.” This attitude perfectly encapsulates the restaurant’s menu, which is full potatoes. Anything from crawfish, chicken, chili, of simple, but great tasting Southern classics. pepperoni, cauliflower, corned Particular favorites are the po-boys and the Blackened Alligator Platter. Multiple Locations, beef, and even veal is found in their potatoes. They also daisydukesrestaurant.com offer sandwiches. 2609 Gattuso’s Neighborhood Restaurant is a go-to Harvard Ave., Metairie, 504-455-3250, spudlys.com spot for tasty eats and great drinks in the heart of Old Gretna. With a beautiful and spacious The Steakhouse at courtyard, it’s the perfect place to take your Harrah’s pays tribute to entire family. Gattuso’s offers a ton of different the classic flavors of New sandwiches. 435 Huey P. Long Ave., Gretna, Orleans while also offering 504-368-1114, gattusos.net unforgettable steaks. The restaurant has plenty of House of Blues New Orleans has all of the starters such as charred Gulf drinks and live entertainment needed for a fun oysters and Louisiana BBQ night out. You’ll definitely be satisfied after you shrimp. Pair your meal with try the food from the House of Blues’ Southernany of their fantastic wines. 8 inspired menu. Make sure to get the shrimp Canal St., 504-533-6111, and grits. 225 Decatur St., 504-310-4999, caesars.com houseofblues.com/neworleans Jimmy J’s Café is the funkiest place in New Orleans for all day breakfast. Their Cochon Panini and Beignet Sticks are perfect for brunch or supper. They also offer weekly food and drink specials like fried green tomatoes and Irish coffee. 115 Chartres St., 504-309-9360, jimmyjscafe.com
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Asia is a great place to dig into when you’re taking a break from the slots in Boomtown Casino. The menu features many different classic Chinese dishes like szechuan beef Lakeview Harbor Restaurant & Bar is the best and lo mein noodles. You can also order a hot spot to grab burgers, po-boys, pizza, and seafood bowl of pho. 4132 Peters Rd., Harvey, 504366-7711, boomtownneworleans.com in a nautical setting. Feeling adventurous? Try the Mushroom Cheeseburger, Hot Sausage PoCho Thai serves some of the best Thai food boy, Spinach & Artichoke Pizza, and Stuffed you’ll find in New Orleans. Owned by Thailand Catfish Platter. If you like watching sunsets on the lakefront while eating dinner, this is the right native Chef Jimmy Cho, the menu, which features classics like pad thai, pork laab, and place. 8550 Pontchartrain Blvd., 504-486short rib khao soi noodle soup, is authentic and 4887, facebook.com/lakeview.harbor delicious. 3218 Magazine St., 504-381-4264, Legacy Kitchen Craft Tavern is known best for chothairestaurant.com its refined American cuisine and creatively crafted cocktails. Their menu even has a few gluten-free options, such as the raw oysters. The Honey Old BARS WITH GREAT FOOD Fashioned is particularly great for sipping. Bar Marilou is a stylish French-style bar that 700 Tchoupitoulas St., perfectly fits into the New Orleans drinking scene. 504-613-2350, legacykitchen.com Relax and sip on Bar Marilou’s creative cocktails, wine, or even their virgin cocktails. Enjoy a Legacy Kitchen Steak + Chop offers some of selection of small plates such as seared scallops the best steaks on the Westbank. Whether you order the sirloin or tomahawk, you will be eating and foie gras. 544 Carondelet St., 504-814a great cut of meat. Steak + Chop’s other entrees 7711, barmarilou.com are not to be missed. 91 Westbank Expy #51, Curio is the best place in the French Quarter to Gretna, 504-513-2606, legacykitchen.com
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Carmo is a unique café and bar that blends flavors from the Caribbean, Southeast Asia, and beyond. The café is great for vegan customers, offering selections like vegan ceviche and Burmese tea leaf salad. They also offer delicious baked bread. 527 Julia St., 504-875-4132, cafecarmo.com The Ruby Slipper Cafe is noteworthy for their New Orleans twists on breakfast and brunch classics. Some of their amazing signature items include fried green tomatoes and Bananas Foster pain perdu. Start your morning off right with their award-winning Bloody Mary. Multiple Locations, therubyslippercafe.net
Pizza Dominica chicken parmesan bites or the pepperjack boudin bombers. Cool off with some of the bar’s on tap “flocktails.” 869 Magazine St., 504-577-2202, flamingonola.com The Jimani is a great late-night haunt for all things food, drinks, and sports. Not only do they have 100 different beers, they also make some great Chicago-style hot dogs. They also have some of the French Quarter’s strongest Jell-O shots. 141 Chartres St., 504-5240493, thejimani.com Le Bon Temps Roule is where the good times roll in Uptown. Not only does this iconic New Orleans bar feature live music, it also hosts private parties. The bar features a menu of an array of hamburgers, sandwiches, and satisfying sides. 4801 Magazine St., 504-8973448, lbtrnola.com Peacock Room, located in the Kimpton Hotel Fontenot, has everything needed for a romantic night out. Pick on some elevated bar food like Crawtator Crushed Oysters and Cheewee Fries. You can also sip on many craft cocktails such as
The Vintage is one of the best places on Magazine Street to grab a bite and people watch. Nibble on some of their traditional beignets or wrap your hands around their pressed sandwiches. If you don’t feel like getting coffee, sip on a glass of wine instead. 3121 Magazine St., 504-324-7144, thevintagenola.com
Willa Jean is the purest definition of “retro-chic.” Not only does the café serve coffee and alcohol, Willa Jean’s has a number of different Southerninspired, breakfast items to enjoy. Pick up something from their biscuit station or bite into their avocado toast. 611 O’Keefe Ave., 504-509-7334, willajean.com
FRENCH Café Degas is New Orleans’ longest running French bistro—for good reason. Café Degas’ lunch and dinner menus contain classic French dishes like frog legs, scallops, escargots, quiche, and much more. They also have Belgian waffles on their Brunch menu. 3127 Esplanade Ave., 504-945-5635, cafedegas.com
ITALIAN Domenica, located in the Roosevelt Hotel, has a menu that is firmly rooted in Italian traditions. They have amazing handmade pastas and Napolitano style pizzas. Compliment your
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