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Explore New Orleans | | | | | | | 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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| 3127 Esplanade Ave
New Orleans,
LA
70119
504-945-5635 | | | | | Description: MID-CITY. A metal-roofed porch enclosed in plastic houses this quirky dining room. Ceiling fans and metal garden tables and chairs with tapestry cushions flank the tight but charming space. Bloody Marys and mimosas complement the delicious brunch specials that might include seafood crepes, grillades and grits, and calf's liver and sweetbreads. At dinner, you'll enjoy delicacies such as seared duck breast with mushroom spatzle and pear choucroute.
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| 1403 Washington Ave
New Orleans,
LA
70130
504-899-8221 | | | | | Description: GARDEN DISTRICT. This delightful French Creole restaurant is one of the city's best, no matter what time of day you visit. Prix fixe and à la carte options promise choice items, including seared Muscovy duck breast and onion-crusted Gulf snapper with shrimp and chanterelles. The prix fixe "jazz brunch" is a great weekend treat and features one of the best Bloody Mary's in the city, along with eggs Sardou, quail, and the restaurant's famous bread pudding soufflé. Outdoor seating available.
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| 900 Dumaine St
New Orleans,
LA
70116
504-522-7222 | | | | | Description: FRENCH QUARTER. This trendy café occupies a historic building in the French Quarter. Sunlight illuminates the two-level dining room, which is flanked with green molded plastic IKEA chairs, modern white pendants, beautiful pine floor and a fireplace. Tasty brunch dishes such as eggs dauphine (poached eggs on fried green tomatoes with country ham and hollandaise) come with fluffy dropped biscuits and fresh fruit. Regional favs such as crawfish étouffée, shrimp and grits, and chicken and andouille gumbo appear on the menu as well. For dessert, treat yourself to bread pudding with whiskey sauce.
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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.
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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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| 1940 Dauphine St
New Orleans,
LA
70116
504-943-1460 | | | | | Description: MARIGNY. Located in Marigny, this 24-hour eatery is a neighborhood favorite. The menu offers everything from chicken livers and fried pork chops to eggs Benedict, build-your-own omelets, and sandwiches. Be sure to check out the daily specials, which might include a "hot damn" omelet with tomatoes, Italian sausage, and jalapenos, or Belgian waffles with peaches and whipped cream.
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| 605 Canal St
New Orleans,
LA
70130
504-523-1661 | | | | | Description: CBD. Occupying a former music store, this restaurant features high ceiling, mosaic floor tiles and a curving staircase. The kitchen's weekly highlight, the jazz brunch, offers scrumptious a la carte dishes such as bananas foster beignets, potato pie, prime rib, catfish pecan meuniere and crabmeat quiche. A prix-fix three-course dinner is available from 5:30pm-7pm nightly.
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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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| 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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