Ricky P's Favorite Things | Cajun Food Tampa / St Petersburg
Favorite Places in New Orleans.
Best Festival
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage festival of course. Held every year over the last weekend in April and the first weekend in May. www.nojazzfest.com We also have to list the French Quarter Festival – because so many people tell us how great it is. We’ll have to go soon, so we can share about it first hand. http://www.fqfi.org/frenchquarterfest/ Best place for Café’ au lait & Beignets Café Du Monde in the French Market · 800 Decatur Street · 504-525-4544 www.cafedumonde.com The Original Cafe Du Monde Coffee Stand was established in 1862 in the New Orleans French Market. The Cafe is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It closes only on Christmas Day. Yep – gotta go to the original and the best. It’s worth the wait. Favorite Places for Live Music: Rock ‘n Bowl · 3000 S. Carrollton Avenue · 504.861.1700 www.rockandbowl.com Where else can you enjoy the best live music, bowl and dance all at the same time? Say Hi! to my high school buddy John Blancher for me. Tipitina’s · 501 NAPOLEON AVE · 504.895.TIPS WWW.TIPITINAS.COM House of Blues · 225 Decatur Street· 504.310.4999 www.houseofblues.com/venues/clubvenues/neworleansThe Sunday Gospel Brunch is world famous. Frenchman Street in the French Quarter There are so many clubs right in the area...you can walk in and out of them all night long. Some charge a cover, but alot of them don't. You can enjoy Reggae, blues, jazz, swamp rock and everything in between right within a few blocks of each other. http://www.frenchquarter.com/frenchmen-street/ Best place for a photo: There's so many...on any given street. My favorite, has got to be in front of St. Louis Cathedral. Go up the stairs next to Café Dumond for a great vantage point. Favorite Hotel French Market Inn 501 Decatur Street 504.561.5621 www.frenchmarketinn.com Hotel Monteleone French Quarter · 214 Rue Royale · 866.338.4684 http://hotelmonteleone.com Best Hotel Bar Carousel Bar in the Hotel Monteleone French Quarter · 214 Rue Royale · 866.338.4684 http://hotelmonteleone.com Best Local Bar The Chart Room Bar in the French Quarter · 300 Chartres Street· 504 522 1708 Great local hangout, great jukebox and great drinks for great prices. Favorite Neighborhood Bar Liuzza’s · 3636 Bienville Avenue · 504.482.9120 Just two blocks off of Canal Street and also located between Carrolton & Jefferson Davis Pkwy at 234 N. Telemachus. Great food and cold Abita’s served in frozen mugs as big as your head. www.liuzzas.com LisaP's Favorite Shop: Fleurty Girl! Cute and resonably priced nola tshirts, jewelry, artwork and momentos. Great gifts to pick up for the house sitter :) Several locations in the French Quarter and my favorite is on Magazine Street (great bar right next store). www.fleurtygirl.net |
Favorite NOLA Restaurants
We have to list these by category, because there are so many great places to eat in New Orleans. Truly you could update this list every week. There are actually more restuarants now AFTER Katrina than there were before. So LOTS of new places, I'm going to let you know of my traditional favorites....
Favorite Po Boy Shop Johnny’s Po-Boys · French Quarter · 511 St. Louis St. · 504.524.8129 Nothing fancy about this place, but man is it a great stop to pick up food or grab a hearty breakfast the morning after. http://johnnyspoboy.com Best Place for Oysters Acme Oyster House in the French Quarter · 724 Iberville Street · 504.522.5973 http://www.acmeoyster.com Also on Veteran’s and in Materarie & Covington Best Place for Seafood Deanie’s Original Location in Bucktown · 1713 Lake Avenue · 504.831.4141 Also now in the French Quarter · 841 Iberville Street · 504.581.1316 Best Place for Cajun Food Mulate’s Restaurant · 201 Julia St. · 504.522.1492 www.mulates.com Mulate's features live Cajun music and dancing along with great authentic Cajun food seven days a week. Best Place for Creole Food DookyChaseRestaurant · 2301 Orleans Ave · 504.821.0600 http://www.dookychaserestaurant.com Best Place for Boiled Crawfish Franky and Johnny’s in Uptown area · 321 Arabella Street · 504.899.9146 http://frankyandjohnnys.com/ Best Burger Port of Call in the French Quarter · 838 Esplanade Avenue · 504.523.0120 www.portofcallneworleans.com Best Muffaletta Napolean House in the French Quarter · 500 Chartres · 504.524.9752 www.napoleonhouse.com Favorite Place for Brunch Court of Two Sisters in the French Quarter · 613 Royal Street 504.522.7261 www.courtoftwosisters.com Best Restaurant for Splurge The Original Emeril’s · 800 Tchoupitoulas St., 504.528.9393 www.emerils.com Best French Fry Po Boy Mandina’s in Mid City· 3800 Canal Street· 504.482.9179 Best Charbroiled Oysters Drago’s Seafood Restaurant in Metairie· 3232 N Arnoult Road· 504.888.9254 Also in the Hilton Riverside on Poydras Street· 504.584-3911 www.dragosrestaurant.com Best Catfish Middendorf’s Seafood Restaurant in Lake Maurepas Area · 985.386.6666 It’s a drive – but their thinly-sliced-perfectly-fried catfish is worth the trip. Favorite Hangover Cure Camellia Grill in Uptown Area · 626 S. Carrollton Avenue· 504.309.2679 Favorite Italian Restaurant Venezia in Mid City · 134 N. Carrollton Avenue. · 504.488.7991 Favorite French Quarter Bistro Mr. B’s Bistro· 201 Royal Street · 504.523.2078 www.mrbsbistro.com |