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Explore New Orleans | | | | | | | 401 Magazine St
New Orleans,
LA
70130
504-524-3386 | | | | | Description: CBD. Located in a historic 19th century building, this restaurant's interior exposed brick walls, checkered tablecloths, wrought iron fixtures exemplifies casual elegance. The real draw, however, is the traditional Cajun cooking, highlighted by specialties such as chicken fried steak, crawfish étouffée, jambalaya, catfish, turtle soup and soft-shell crab. Closed weekends.
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| 723 Dante St
New Orleans,
LA
70118
504-861-7610 | | | | | Description: RIVERBEND. This is Cajun cooking at its best. Brigtsen's chef, Frank Brigtsen, is known as one of the finest in the region and the culinary entrees he creates are divine. Whether it's the roast duck or blackened tuna all are guaranteed to leave you wanting more.
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| 800 Tchoupitoulas St
New Orleans,
LA
70130
504-528-9393 | | | | | Description: WAREHOUSE DISTRICT. In an up-and-coming area of New Orleans, this is Emeril Lagasse's flagship restaurant. He has since opened the fabulous NOLA as well as others in New Orleans and in other US cities. Known for his now-famous TV cooking show, Emeril and the menu options do not disappoint those coming to try his famous dishes. American meals with a Creole touch are served by great wait-staff. Avoid the late 10:30pm seating main items are sometimes sold out.
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| 321 Arabella St
New Orleans,
LA
70115
504-899-9146 | | | | | Description: UPTOWN. Checkered table cloths, cramped bar space and jukebox tunes from the 60s and 70s playing in the background hint at the age of this neighborhood institution. Nonetheless, diners fail to grow tired of the eatery's classic Cajun cuisine. Po-boys, filled with shrimp, crawfish tails, meatballs, softshell crab, oysters, catfish, ham, sausage, turkey or pastrami don the menu, and other offerings include fried chicken, tuna salad, pork chops, hamburger steak, and variety of seafood platters.
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| K Paul's Louisiana Kitchen416 Chartres St
New Orleans,
LA
70130
504-524-7394 | | | | | Description: FRENCH QUARTER. If it's "blackened," its Cajun! K-Paul's Louisiana Kitchen is manned by world renowned Chef Paul Prudhomme, who introduced the world to Cajun cooking. Diners can enjoy spicy meals that feature starters such as seven steak okra gumbo and entrees such as crawfish étouffée and blackened Louisiana Drum, a fish. Dessert choices include bread pudding and sweet potato pecan pie. The decor is elegant and features patio and balcony seating. K-Paul's Louisiana Kitchen is a nonsmoker's haven.
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| 201 Julia St
New Orleans,
LA
70130
504-522-1492 | | | | | Description: WAREHOUSE DISTRICT. A stage, dance floor, colorful murals and a giant paper mache accordion flank this lively dinner venue. Start off the night with a cold beer and New Orleans-style hors d' oeuvre such as grilled alligator, fried crawfish tails, stuffed mushrooms, or Zydeco meat pies. For dinner, Catfish Mulate's, topped with catfish étouffée and served with jambalya, haricots verts and a twice-baked potato, appears on the specialty menu. Live music nightly.
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| New Orleans Food and Spirits210 Hammond Hwy
Metairie,
LA
70002
504-828-2220 | | | | | Description: METAIRIE. Located on the outskirts of the city, this casual joint serves some of the best Cajun in the area. Among the most popular numbers are homemade concoctions like crawfish corn bisque, catfish stew and a signature gumbo. A word to the hungry: Their heaping servings of fried seafood exceed all expectations. Reservations are not accepted, so be prepared for a wait.
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| 817 St. Louis St
New Orleans,
LA
70112
504-522-6440 | | | | | Description: FRENCH QUARTER. This restaurant occupies a 19th century Creole townhouse. Peach walls, white molding, antique ceiling fans and an original, coal-burning fire place adorn the adjoining dining rooms. The menu offers seven varieties of main course crêpes, such as the St. Francis, with shrimp, crabmeat and ratatouille cheese sauce, and the St. Peter with asparagus, cheddar, ham or chicken, and hollandaise. Other options include Cajun pasta with shrimp and andouille or seafood platters with fried okra or fries. An appealing breakfast destination as well, Petunia's offers a variety of interesting egg dishes, coffee drinks and other morning favs.
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| 309 Bourbon St
New Orleans,
LA
70130
504-523-0377 | | | | | Description: FRENCH QUARTER. Louisiana cuisine rules here at this more casual Arnaud's-owned restaurant. Po'boys, boiled seafood and the best raw oysters in town. Try the homemade pepper vodka while sucking down raw oysters at the oyster bar. Then enjoy a great meal in the dining area.
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| 201 Baronne St
New Orleans,
LA
70112
504-565-5455 | | | | | Description: CBD. A convenient breakfast or lunch spot for the business crowd, this eclectic eatery is located in the Baronne Plaza Hotel. Integrating Southern-Cajun traditions with bit of an Asian palate, the menu offers innovative dishes such as the ten-chile meatloaf, blackened rib-eye with gingersnap gravy, casian fried catfish, and tasso and pecan-stuffed pork chop. If you've a po'boy in mind, try theirs stuffed with meatloaf or bronzed chicken.
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