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low budget / cafe / light meals
inexpensive
mid-range
high-end
August (299-9777)
301 Tchoupitoulas St.
Bon
Ton Cafe
(524-3386) 401 Magazine St.
Cobalt (565-5595) 333 St. Charles
Cuvee (587-9001) 322 Magazine
Delmonico (525-4937) 1300 St. Charles
Ave.
Emeril's (528-9393) 800 Tchoupitoulas
Genghis Khan (299-9909) 210 Baronne St.
Grill Room (522-1992) 300 Gravier St.
(Windsor Court Hotel)
Herbsaint (525-4114) 701 St Charles Ave.
Houston's (524-1578) 1755 St. Charles
Ave.
Huey's Diner (598-4839) 200 Magazine
Kabby's (584-3880) 2 Poydras St. Hilton
New Orleans Riverside
Lemon Grass (523-1200) 217 Camp (International
House Hotel)
Le Petit Paris (524-7660) 731 Common
St.
Liborio Cuban Restaurant (581-9680) 322
Magazine St
Louisiana Products (529-1666) 618 Julia
St
Midi South of France (525-6500) New Orleans
Grand Hotel 614 Canal St
Mother's (523-9656) 407 Poydras St
New City Diner (522-8198) 828 Cravier
St
Palace Cafe
(523-1661) 605 Canal St.
Red Eye Grill (593-9393) 852 S Peters
St.
Smith & Wollensky (561-0770) Poydras
Tchoup & Joe's (581-2858)
870 Tchoupitoulas St.
Top Of The Dome (561-1234) 500 Poydras
Street (Hyatt Hotel)
Vic's Kangaroo Cafe (524-4329) 636 Tchoupitoulas
St.
Victors
Smith & Wollensky (561-0770) $47
Steakhouse
Low Budget
Perfect for a coffee, a snack, or a light meal.
Le Petit Paris
524-7660
731 Common St.
7am-3pm Monday to Friday
A small cafe which offers French pastries, omelettes, roast chicken
and a 'croissant la Seine', with crawfish and bechamel sauce.
New City Diner
522-8198
828 Cravier St
7am-2pm Monday to Friday
Cafeteria-style with full breakfasts and hot lunch specials, cheap
and convenient.
Inexpensive
Restaurants
Louisiana Products
529-1666
618 Julia St
8am-4pm Monday to Saturday
The feel of an old general store, but it's really a deli, with limited
seating and inexpensive breakfasts and lunches.
Mother's
523-9656
407 Poydras St
7am-10pm daily
Most famous for its hearty breakfasts and heaping debris (roast beef
drippings) po'boys.
Red Eye Grill
593-9393
852 S Peters St.
11am-late daily
Burgers and fries served late into the night. It's convenient if you're
seeing a show at Howling Wolf.
Tchoup & Joe's
870 Tchoupitoulas St.
581-2858
A neighborhood bar and grill with sensual atmosphere, low-key lighting
and a fine selection of American food from the grill as well as delicious
pizza.
Vic's Kangaroo Cafe
524-4329
636 Tchoupitoulas St.
11am-2am Monday to Friday, 6pm-2am Saturday & Sunday
An Australian pub with a taste of Down Under: savory pies and chook
pie.
Mid-Range Restaurants
Cobalt
565-5595
333 St Charles Ave.
8am-10pm Monday to Saturday, and 6pm-10pm on Sunday
In the Hotel Monaco, appetizers include a fabulous duck confit 'debris'
biscuit with sweet tomato conserve.
Liborio Cuban Restaurant
581-9680
322 Magazine St
11am-3pm Monday to Friday, 5.30pm-9pm Tuesday to Saturday
Cuban specials such as roast pork with black beans (every Wednesday)
and grilled tuna with sweet plantains.
Top Of The Dome
500 Poydras Street (Hyatt Hotel)
561-1234
Tuesday - Saturday 5.30 pm for cocktails and 6 - 10 pm for dinner
The Top of the Dome Steakhouse offers a panoramic view of the Crescent
City from New Orleans' only revolving rooftop restaurant. Dinner entrees
include dry aged steaks, barbecued ribs, chops, fresh seafood, roasted
prime rib and local cuisine.
High-End Restaurants
August
299-9777
301 Tchoupitoulas St
noon-2pm Mon -Fri, and 6pm-10pm Mon -Sat
Very swank Creole-French, every bite is delicious.
Bon
Ton Cafe
524-3386
401 Magazine St.
11am-2pm & 5pm-9.30pm Monday to Friday
An old-style Cajun restaurant with gumbo, redfish and shrimp etouffee
and rum-soaked
bread pudding.
Cuvee
587-9001
322 Magazine St
11.30am-2.30pm Mon -Fri, and 6pm-10pm Mon - Sat
Sumptuous Francais-Louisiana cuisine: foie gras and duck boudin (sausage)
cake set in Creole mustard glaze; millefeuille of paneed eggplant
and grilled vegetable quinoa; and sugarcane smoked duck breast with
a crispy confit leg.
Delmonico and Bar
1300 St. Charles Ave.
525-4937
www.Emerils.com/restaurants/delmonico/
Lunch: Mon-Fri, 11:30a-2:00p
Hours :Dinner: Sun-Thu, 6:00p-10:00p
Hours: Dinner: Fri-Sat, 6:00p-11:00p
Hours: Brunch: Sun, 10:30a-2:00p
Reservations: Always Recommended (limited walk-ins available). The
style of cuisine at Delmonico is creole. Emeril's newest establishment
that isn't really new at all. Delmonico, an icon in the New Orleans
restaurant industry, has been in business since 1895.
Emeril's
528-9393
800 Tchoupitoulas St
11:30am-2pm Mon -Fri, 6pm-10pm Mon - Sat
The flagship of chef Emeril Lagasse's restaurant empire. Despite being
very noisy, Emeril's remains one of New Orleans' finest dining establishments.
Herbsaint
525-4114
701 St Charles Ave.
11:30am-2.30pm Mon -Friday, 5:30pm-10:30pm Mon -Sat
No Reservations
Co-owned by chefs Susan Spicer and Donald Link, Herbsaint offers traditional
French bistro fare with strong New Orleanian influence and contemporary
innovations. Great for lunch but weekend dinner involves a long wait
(no reservations).
Kabby's
2 Poydras St.
Hilton New Orleans Riverside
584-3880
Brunch: Tue.-Sat. 11AM-2PM; Dinner: Tue.-Sat. 6-10PM
It offers a broad spectrum of regional seafood dishes, most of them
sufficiently toned down in seasonings to prevent culture shock among
diners who didn't come to New Orleans for the food.
Lemon Grass
523-1200
217 Camp St
11am-2pm Monday to Friday, and 6pm- 11pm nightly
Located in the International House Hotel, Lemon Grass offers combinations
of French cuisine as well as Vietnam. A fabulous serving of lamb.
Desserts are also excellent.
Midi South of France
New Orleans Grand Hotel (formerly Le Meridien Hotel )
614 Canal St
525-6500
breakfast: 6:30-10am
lunch: 11-2pm
dinner: 6-10pm
Sundays, a buffet-style brunch is available from 10:30AM to 2PM
The Midi South of France has earned praise from local and national
critics alike. You'll sample some of the best in French country cuisine,
not dishes with rich, cream-laden sauces, but recipes inspired by
the Provencal region using olive oil, fresh herbs and the best of
local ingredients. Sundays, a buffet-style brunch features live jazz
by the Jacques Gauthe Trio.
Palace Cafe
605 Canal St.
523-1661
breakfast: Mon.-Fri. 11:30AM-2:30PM
Sat-Sun Jazz brunch10:30AM-2:30PM
dinner: 5:30-10PM daily
With a striking interior with modern and classic designs, the Palace
Cafe first opened in 1990 and quickly established itself as one of
the best restaurants in New Orleans.The food is definitively contemporary
Creole cuisine. House dinner specialties include gulf shrimp, the
catfish pecan meuniere and the smoked alligator grillades. A popular
item on the lunch menu is the garlic- crusted oyster salad. There
is also an a la carte brunch on Saturdays and Sundays with musical
accompaniment by a jazz trio.
Smith & Wollensky
561-0770
Poydras
One of the chain of fine steakhouses
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