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Explore New Orleans | | | | | | | 713-717 Rue St. Louis
New Orleans,
LA
70130
504-581-4422 | | | | | Description: FRENCH QUARTER. Classic French Creole cuisine is what sets Antoine's apart. The restaurant has been in business since the mid-1800s and the recipes may seem basic, but each entree's flavor is uniquely delectable. Diners can enjoy choices like potato soufflé or Poulet Rochambeau, a boneless half-chicken served with a sweet brown rochambeau and tangy béarnaise sauce. The decor is spaciously elegant and, even though Antoine's still prints its menu in French, the staff is more than eager to help.
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| 813 Bienville St
New Orleans,
LA
70112-3191
504-523-5433 | | | | | Description: FRENCH QUARTER. A legendary New Orleans favorite of both locals and visitors, Arnaud's has been serving great dishes like shrimp Arnaud and oysters Bienville since 1918. A jazz brunch on Sunday, live jazz every night, and a variety of dining rooms add to the allure, making the restaurant a popular and tasty destination for everything from fresh seafood to quality meats. A Mardi Gras museum on the second floor provides terrific browsing while you wait for your table. Recipient of the DiRoNA award. Appropriate attire depends on which dining room you choose inquire in advance. A cigar and cocktails bar is adjacent.
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| 6100 Annunciation St
New Orleans,
LA
70118
504-895-1111 | | | | | Description: UPTOWN. Removed from the tourist traffic, this classy Uptown dining room's a hit with the locals. The skilled waitstaff, clad in tuxedos, deliver plates of Nouvelle Creole cuisine and introduce the impressive wine and scotch collection. Once you dig into one of the kitchen's specialties, like fried oysters with brie or the paneed veal, you'll understand why the restaurant's so busy.
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| 601 Gallier St
New Orleans,
LA
70117
504-944-9272 | | | | | Description: HISTORIC BYWATER. With tasty Southern cuisine at reasonable prices, this neighborhood standby's always a safe bet. Lunch features po boys (filled with ham, turkey or roast beef), burgers, chicken salad and Vietnamese vermicelli, and homestyle daily specials such as red beans and rice and meatloaf with mashed potatoes. Weekend brunch favorites include heaping plates of eggs Florentine, bananas and cream stuffed French toast, roast beef hash, and biscuits and gravy. Their mimosas and bloody Marys come highly recommended. The upstairs bar, open throughout the day, accommodates smokers and offers free WiFi. Brunch runs $7-$11.
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| 2600 Chartres St
New Orleans,
LA
70117
504-945-2222 | | | | | Description: MARIGNY. Housed in a former plantation home, this restaurant features a romantic walled courtyard with cocktail service and a lively piano bar next door. Classic Louisiana favorites such as pork tenderloin medallions marinated in Creole mustard and brandy and a host of seafood dishes don the menu. Add $15-18 to the price of your main course for a four or five-course dinner. Child-friendly and vegetarian dishes available upon request.
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| 808 Bienville Ave
New Orleans,
LA
70112
504-581-3467 | | | | | Description: FRENCH QUARTER. A popular spot for special occasions, this chic dining room occupies a converted warehouse and offers splendid seafood and an extensive bar. The frequently changing menu offers delicacies from the sea such as wood grilled lemonfish with asparagus, lump crab and lobster butter. Tender USDA choice filet or wood grilled chicken appeal to non-fish eaters. Seventy wines are available by the bottle or the glass.
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| 701 St. Charles Ave
New Orleans,
LA
70130
504-524-4114 | | | | | Description: WAREHOUSE DISTRICT. American French cuisine is the star at this recently renamed restaurant. Herbsaint, formerly Bizou, features a new chef and a new, innovative menu. Culinary creations include vegetarian antipasto shrimp with green chile grit cakes at lunch. For dinner, the menu features items such as mustard seed crusted salmon with scallion rice, or sautéed pork tenderloin in smothered greens. Diners are surrounded in a contemporary minimalist decor that showcases elegant lighting. The menu features a stellar wine list and reservations are recommended, even for lunch.
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| 300 Gravier St
New Orleans,
LA
70130
504-523-6000 | | | | | Description: CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT. Inviting and elegant, this hotel dining room is a jewel in the Windsor Court Hotel's crown. Adorned with flowers, graceful chandeliers, rich materials, and focal-point murals, the Grill is New Orlean's only Mobil Five Star-accredited restaurant. The cuisine changes monthly but features incredible dishes like roasted monkfish tail with squid and mussels, chicken breast stuffed with morels and foie gras, and wine-braised rabbit. Top them off with warm chocolate fondant cake or passion fruit souffle with coconut soup. Tasting menus are available.
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| 621 St Louis St
New Orleans,
LA
70130-2119
504-529-7046 | | | | | Description: FRENCH QUARTER. As the name implies, this elegant restaurant specializes in prime rib with a Creole twist. In addition to the rib, the lamb and fowl are delicious, and all of the meats are cooked on one of the few French rotisseries in the country. The menu also has a selection of seafood dishes. Diners get plenty of sunlight and a great view of Royal Street through the restaurant's large French doors. Champagne jazz brunch served on Sundays.
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| 1032 Chartres St
New Orleans,
LA
70116
504-587-0091 | | | | | Description: FRENCH QUARTER. Located in a two-story Southern home, this restaurant offers a delightful adventure that incorporates cullinary brilliance, exotic ingredients and artistic presentation. Menu offerings include turtle and shark's fin soup, the Asian tasting (a selection of spicy seafood delicacies), roasted eggplant and horse ricotta tortellini, and tandoori-spiced wild Tasmanian salmon with coconut-shrimp basmati fried rice. Desserts, such as Louisiana strawberry sorbet on a goat cheese crêpe Suzette, add a dramatic final twist to the meal.
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