New Orleans Food and Drink Thread

[We’reTexas 1477]

James Beard finalists are out. Saint-Germain and Mosquito Supper Club, as well as Isaac Toups. We’ve hit Saint-Germain’s patio up many times and done the tasting menu as well, but keep striking out on tickets to MSC. 

[We’reTexas 1477]

Sunday: After a Bacchanal Sunday, tried Seafood Sally’s (from the Marjie’s Grill folks). It was great. Didn’t have much of a raw bar that night, so went for the boil platter, turkey necks and fried catfish. 

Monday night was back on Oak to see George Porter at Maple Leaf. Intended to eat healthy but ended up at Bouligny Tavern for some beet-cured salmon with rye blinis and crawfish gougéres. Bouligny is a great neighborhood spot on Magazine - their Fig Old Fashioned is great. 

Mid-City yesterday. Clesi’s for crawfish, the Pal’s. Hit up Finn McCool’s for beers beforehand - love that they’ve expanded outdoor seating during COVID. 

 

Edited March 17, 2022 by We’reTexas

[Johnny Sack 8397]

Heading there tomorrow for three nights with wife and two kids (12 and 10).  Definitely going to do WWII museum.  Any other ideas that kids will like?  I have only ever been with wife/friends and we basically have just partied or Jazz Fest.

[Jambon 176]

5 minutes ago, Johnny Sack said:

Heading there tomorrow for three nights with wife and two kids (12 and 10).  Definitely going to do WWII museum.  Any other ideas that kids will like?  I have only ever been with wife/friends and we basically have just partied or Jazz Fest.

The Aquarium there is really nice.  Kids should enjoy it.

[zman13 184]

22 minutes ago, Johnny Sack said:

Heading there tomorrow for three nights with wife and two kids (12 and 10).  Definitely going to do WWII museum.  Any other ideas that kids will like?  I have only ever been with wife/friends and we basically have just partied or Jazz Fest.

Ride the streetcar (cash only)

Walk down Bourbon St in the early evening. Stop in at Lafitte or Carousel. Then walk up Frenchman St to see bands on the street

Go to City Park, rent bikes, visit the Sculpture Garden and play mini golf and finish up at Cafe Du Monde

Rent bikes and bike along Crescent Park

Go on a bayou tour and see alligators

Edited March 17, 2022 by zman13

[We’reTexas 1477]

23 minutes ago, zman13 said:

Ride the streetcar (cash only)

 

Streetcar is not cash only. You can (and should) download the RTA app and just buy tickets on your phone. 
 

There is a baby orangutan at the Audobon zoo.  
 

Also, Spotted Cat has a parklet now - saw lots of families listening to the daytime shows on Frenchman. 

[Wally Pryor 5409]

Not (directly) food-related but this is the crowd to ask. Going to be in the city in a couple weeks and need a recommendation or two for a Sunday outing. Outside the Qtr and Garden District. (Pretty much the only 2 areas I been to.) Somewhere we can uber / different part of the city to explore, hit a few bars during the day, grab a bite to eat. 

Thanks in advance. 

[Jerry Callo 8958]

18 minutes ago, Wally Pryor said:

Not (directly) food-related but this is the crowd to ask. Going to be in the city in a couple weeks and need a recommendation or two for a Sunday outing. Outside the Qtr and Garden District. (Pretty much the only 2 areas I been to.) Somewhere we can uber / different part of the city to explore, hit a few bars during the day, grab a bite to eat. 

Thanks in advance. 

Look into the walking tours.  There are several in the Quarter and Garden District, but a few outside of those in Treme and maybe some other places.  Voodoo Tour by Robi was pretty good and I think there is a Treme Tour as well.  There are a few places to grab a drink and eat.  Lil' Dizzy's is the one place we hit twice last year in NOLA - fried chicken and soul food.  I'm not sure what else there is outside of those areas.

[tigol 2482]

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[We’reTexas 1477]

1 hour ago, Wally Pryor said:

Not (directly) food-related but this is the crowd to ask. Going to be in the city in a couple weeks and need a recommendation or two for a Sunday outing. Outside the Qtr and Garden District. (Pretty much the only 2 areas I been to.) Somewhere we can uber / different part of the city to explore, hit a few bars during the day, grab a bite to eat. 

Thanks in advance. 

Would recommend Bayou St John and City Park to walk around. There’s a Cafe du Monde in City Park, and tons of bars and restaurants around. 
 

Also, could take the ferry to Algiers Point. The Point is a pretty nice historic neighborhood, and while it’s got a pretty sleepy feel there are a few places to try: Crown and Anchor, Old Point and Dry Dock Cafe. 

[Wally Pryor 5409]

I do remember (somewhat) going to Liuzza's in conjunction with JazzFest many years back. Seemed to be a good spot / nice area and butts up to the park area (or at least in the area)?

[Redneck Mutha 8176]

We hit up Toups in that area almost each trip.  Great food, great people. 

And actually Blue Oak BBQ across the street is damn good.

[4th and 5 5005]

Royal Steet

[4th and 5 5005]

GW Fins

pork belly

Aged Bluefin and swordfish

 

[We’reTexas 1477]

Fessin’ with crawfish Monica and a cochon au lair po boy (Kermit Ruffins in the background). Damn I’ve missed Jazz Fest. 

[We’reTexas 1477]

Saint Germain. Fried chili shrimp (incredible) and hangar steak, with Lopez de Heredia Tempranillo. Lots of tourists now with the James Beard nom, but still an easy bar spot. 

[We’reTexas 1477]

Clancy’s. Crabmeat salad and shrimp remoulade are non-negotiable. Gumbo and speckled trout for entrees. And there was an ice box pie for dessert.  

[We’reTexas 1477]

Frankie and Johnny’s for red beans, because Monday. 

HH crawfish at Tracey’s. 

[Texzilla58 4790]

Saint Germain. Fried chili shrimp (incredible) and hangar steak, with Lopez de Heredia Tempranillo. Lots of tourists now with the James Beard nom, but still an easy bar spot. 

I could eat a trough of the shrimp. That looks awesomeness.


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[hornian 5291]

On the ground for JazzFest tomorrow. 
 

Kids were starving, wanted “noodles” so we googled for something close to the airport. 
 

Wound up at Bain Mi Boys, which is connected to a Texaco Station on Airline. 
 

 

Ordered Oysters Rockefeller Fries

 

And a Bang Bang Shrimp Bahn Mi

 

All in all, great start to the trip. 

[We’reTexas 1477]

1 hour ago, hornian said:

On the ground for JazzFest tomorrow. 
 

Kids were starving, wanted “noodles” so we googled for something close to the airport. 
 

Wound up at Bain Mi Boys, which is connected to a Texaco Station on Airline. 
 

 

Ordered Oysters Rockefeller Fries

 

And a Bang Bang Shrimp Bahn Mi

 

All in all, great start to the trip. 

They’ve done really well - have a spot on Mag too now. 

Softshell crab YYR. 

[hornian 5291]

The good thing about coming to NOLA with young kids, they eat early. And since Parkway now closes at 6:00; you can actually make it there for dinner. 
 

The James Brown: not going to win any beauty contest, but did win a poboy competition. 

[hornian 5291]

Hit up Molly’s Rise and Shine for breakfast. 
 

Chicken Biscuit:

Fancy “McMuffin”:

And my wife got the “carrot yogurt”:

[ERhine 1938]

The carrot yogurt was way better than I expected it to be when I had it.

[South Austin 53220]

Dammit, you all are going to make me go back to NOLA this summer.

[hornian 5291]

First (and only, TBH) lucky dog of the trip. 

[hornian 5291]

Actual Fest foods. 
 

Yakiniku Po Boy:
 

Shrimp Yakisoba (6 year old requests it every fest):

 

Spinach Artichoke Casserole, Alligator Sausage PoBoy, Cochon de Lait PoBoy:

[We’reTexas 1477]

Pre-Irma yakamein. 

[Knoxtnhorn 6302]

One month.  One month.  One month.

School is out.  New Orleans for 3 days, Disney for 7, St. Augustine for 4. 

One month.  I can do this.

Thanks for all the pics and recs.  Family and I can't wait.

[Zepol87 9341]

Shoutout Sugar Bowl Surly!!!

[T’Boo Ted Marshall 2779]

That place had saved me plenty of mornings.

[hornian 5291]

Last festival food pic, soft shelled crab PoBoy:

We also had some other things we didn’t get pics of, but all in all, great to be back. 

[We’reTexas 1477]

Went to check out Breakaway’s since Ian McNulty has been raving about it. Had the daube po boy with garlic fries and crawfish fritters - pretty great. It’s in the Marigny in the old Lost Love Lounge spot (RIP), so pretty hipster, but I welcome seeing a new place doing elevated New Orleans cooking, a rarity nowadays. Oh, and they do boozy sno-balls too. 

[Texzilla58 4790]

Went to check out Breakaway’s since Ian McNulty has been raving about it. Had the daube po boy with garlic fries and crawfish fritters - pretty great. It’s in the Marigny in the old Lost Love Lounge spot (RIP), so pretty hipster, but I welcome seeing a new place doing elevated New Orleans cooking, a rarity nowadays. Oh, and they do boozy sno-balls too. 

Fuck me that daube po boy looks awesome. Well dressed. Boozy snowballs. What a fucking great idea. What kind did you get?

[We’reTexas 1477]

11 minutes ago, Texzilla58 said:

Fuck me that daube po boy looks awesome. Well dressed. Boozy snowballs. What a fucking great idea. What kind did you get?

Yeah I was pretty surprised that I devoured that po boy after snacking all day, that gravy was fantastic. For sno balls, did the pretty baby (nectar cream and vodka) and green goblin (absinthe, lime and Cointreau). 

[shadow_operative2.0 16258]

Anyone else (on mobile) always going to post #1667 when you click ‘Next unread’? Pics are great, but sucks to scroll down each time. 

[hornian 5291]

Staying up by the fairgrounds, so went to Toast for breakfast:

Got the Aebleskivers to start (a cross between pancake and beignets):

And I went with the BLT with an egg for my breakfast:

Edited May 9, 2022 by hornian

[kevwun 16437]

16 hours ago, shadow_operative2.0 said:

Anyone else (on mobile) always going to post #1667 when you click ‘Next unread’? Pics are great, but sucks to scroll down each time. 

It almost never works for me in any thread.  Mobile or computer, doesn't matter.

Edited May 9, 2022 by kevwun

[4th&Five 41988]

22 hours ago, Zepol87 said:

Shoutout Sugar Bowl Surly!!!

What a great day! So many muledick shots.

[HeHateMe 916]

On 5/8/2022 at 1:51 PM, Knoxtnhorn said:

One month.  One month.  One month.

School is out.  New Orleans for 3 days, Disney for 7, St. Augustine for 4. 

One month.  I can do this.

Thanks for all the pics and recs.  Family and I can't wait.

Hope this means 4 hours in St Augustine

[Biff Tannen 46161]

22 hours ago, shadow_operative2.0 said:

Anyone else (on mobile) always going to post #1667 when you click ‘Next unread’? Pics are great, but sucks to scroll down each time. 

[hookemATL 12240]

In town for work and need suggestions for dinner tonight.  I want to eat copious amounts of fried seafood and have a stiff drink.  Maybe some red beans and rice as well.

My normal po boy stop (Johnny's) is closed today and tomorrow, of course the only two days I am in town.

[Braff Zacklin 13676]

This page is erotic.

So close. Typing with one hand. Could someone share a pic of the muffaletta they had for lunch? 

[Irwin F Fletcher 3555]

Eating well this weekend. Fried oyster and bacon sandwich at Cochon.

[po elvis 2137]

On 5/10/2022 at 4:23 PM, hookemATL said:

In town for work and need suggestions for dinner tonight.  I want to eat copious amounts of fried seafood and have a stiff drink.  Maybe some red beans and rice as well.

My normal po boy stop (Johnny's) is closed today and tomorrow, of course the only two days I am in town.

Gimme Parkway po-boys over Johnny's or Domilise's. Only been there once (day after the TX-Georgia game), but there was as much shrimp on the plate as there was the sandwich, and the sandwich was loaded.

[South Austin 53220]

12 hours ago, Irwin F Fletcher said:

Eating well this weekend. Fried oyster and bacon sandwich at Cochon.

Cochon is always solid.

[DFWTexEx 279]

Question:  I need to plan a birthday dinner in New Orleans for a guest of honor that really doesn't like creole or Cajun food and is iffy on any sort of aggressive seafood.  She is being a good sport and is going to Antoine's for a nice lunch the next day, but I'd like to be cool with her and find a nice restaurant that doesn't focus on that food.

Any thoughts?

[baboso 6105]

Ruth's Chris Steak House?

[Biff Tannen 46161]

Willie's Chicken Shack

[3shot 139]

Shaya?  Maybe Cafe Amelie if you want to stay in the quarter...chicks dig the courtyard.  There's also Irene's for Italian and Pascal Manale's has a bunch of Italian stuff on the menu as well.