ERASEeating at ASPRS
Ezra Zubrow
A SELECTION OF NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANTS
These 90 restaurants and 5 coffee houses are among the best
in the city, but since the 1990 Yellow Pages include more than a
thousand restaurants, no more than one-quarter of which are fast-
food establishments, this list obviously fails to include
hundreds of very good places.
For those good geographers who are attending the geography meetings
ACSM/ASPRS just before Mardi Gras, I checked here my favorites. Since this
list was put together by some anthropological and archaeological friends it
may reflect our professional interests. In particular thanks to William Andrews
IV of the Middle America Institute of Tulane who put out
the first version of this list.
Ezra Zubrow
AMERICAN
ABSOLUTE BAR & GRILL - 5300 Tchoupitoulas St. Wide assortment of
food, imported beers and wine. Live music Tues.-Sat. Dinner
$10-$15. Area: Uptown. 899-7008
CAMELLIA GRILL INC. - 626 S. Carrollton Ave. Famous for
hamburgers, chili, omelettes, waffles, homemade desserts
including pecan pie. Linen napkins, but no alcoholic beverages.
Area: Uptown. 866-9573
CRESCENT CITY STEAK HOUSE - 1001 N. Broad St. Menu includes
salads, garlic bread and steak, excellent and aged Prime beef.
Like Ruth's Chris Steak House, located near the Racetrack, for
those who had a good day. Area: Mid-City. 821-3271.
GARDEN CAFE - 746 Tchoupitoulas. Wholesome soups, salads, and
sandwiches. Open for lunch Monday - Saturday, supper Monday-
Thursday. Area: Central Business District. 561-0568
MONROE'S RESTAURANT - 3218 Magazine St. Prime rib, salad bar,
broiled seafood dishes such as grilled fish, lobster, and King
Crab. Area: Uptown. 891-1897
O'HENRY'S FOOD & SPIRITS - 634 S. Carrollton Ave. and 301
Baronne. Complimentary salted-in-the-shell peanuts,
steakburgers, fried seafood, salads. Areas: Riverbend and
Central Business District. 866-9741 and
522-5242
SHARKEY'S REEF & AQUARIUM - 3505 N. Hullen. Seafood, salads,
burgers. The largest private aquarium in the United States; a
nightclub later in the evening. Area: Metairie. Dinner $5-$10.
455-9900
RUTH'S CHRIS STEAK HOUSE - 711 North Broad and 3633 Veterans
Blvd. Large chunks of excellent Prime beef, plus lobster and a
meal-size shrimp remoulade salad. Areas: Mid-City and Metairie.
486-0810 and 888-3600
TAVERN ON THE PARK - 900 City Park Ave. Historic building near
New Orleans Museum of Art. Seafood and meat. Area: Mid-City.
486-3333
NEW ORLEANS/CREOLE/FRENCH CUISINE
ALBERTO'S - 609 Frenchmen St. Charming ambience, strong on
pasta, snails, and unusual spices. Small, no reservations, no
credit cards. Area: Faubourg Marigny. 949-5952
ez** ALEX PATOUT'S LOUISIANA RESTAURANT - 221 Royal St. Southern
Louisiana cooking from family recipes. Dinner $15-$20. Area:
French Quarter. 525-7788
** ANTOINE'S RESTAURANT - 713 St. Louis St. Authentically
prepared Creole cuisine featuring Oysters Rockefeller, Filet with
Marchand du Vin Sauce, and Baked Alaska. 581-4422.
** ARNAUD'S RESTAURANT - 813 Bienville. Specializing in French
and Creole cuisine. Jazz Sunday brunch. Dinner above $20.
Area: French Quarter.
523-0611
ez** BAYONA - 420 Dauphine St. Roasted Eggplant Salad recommended.
Dinner $10-$16. Area: French Quarter. 525-4455
BAYOU RIDGE CAFE - 5080 Pontchartrain. Specialties include
seafood, pasta, gourmet pizza, and creme brulee. Dinner above
$20. Area: Mid-City/Metairie. 486-0788
ez * BON TON CAFE - 401 Magazine St. Specialties include Redfish Bon
Ton, crawfish, crab, shrimp and oyster dishes, and bread pudding.
Area: Central Business District. Dinner $15-$20. 524-3386
BOULIGNY RESTAURANT - 4100 Magazine St. Innovative Creole
featuring seafood and prime meats. Area: Uptown. 891-4444
** BRENNAN'S RESTAURANT - 417 Royal St. Dinner above $20.
Featuring Filet Stanley, Jackson Salad, Crepes Fitzgerald, and
breakfasts served all morning. Area: French Quarter. 525-9711
BRIGTSEN'S RESTAURANT - 723 Dante St. Modern Louisiana cuisine.
Dinner $15-$20. Area: Uptown. 861-7610
BROUSSARD'S RESTAURANT - 819 Conti St. Dinner above $20. Area:
French Quarter. 581-3866
CAFE SBISA - 1011 Decatur St. Creole and New American cuisine,
half-shell bar. Dinner above $20. Area: French Quarter. 561-
8354
CAFE VIEUX CARRE - 241 Bourbon St. Featuring Seafood Fettucine,
Shrimp Alfonso, Cajun Snapper. Dinner $10-$15. Area: French
Quarter. 524-0114
CHEZ DANIEL - Just opened; Daniel was chef at Commander's Palace.
2037 Metairie Road. Area: Metairie. 837-6900
CHEZ HELENE RESTAURANT - 316 Chartres St. and 1540 N. Robertson.
Creole Soul Food featuring stuffed bell peppers. 525-6130
CHRISTIAN'S RESTAURANT - 3835 Iberville St. New Orleans Creole
and classical French cuisine. Area: Mid-City. 482-4924
CLANCY'S RESTAURANT - 6100 Annunciation St. Area: Uptown. 895-
1111
ez ** great bar - forget restaurant COLUMNS HOTEL -
3811 St. Charles Ave. Dinner $5-$10. Area:
Uptown. 899-9308.
ez** COMMANDER'S PALACE - 1403 Washington Ave. Area: Garden
District. 899-8221
CONSTANTIN'S RESTAURANT - 8402 Oak St. Featuring venison with
cuscous, rabbit strudel, crawfish croquettes, shrimp provolone,
homemade ice cream and kahlua chocolate pie. Dinner $10-$15.
Area: Uptown. 861-2111
COPELAND'S OF NEW ORLEANS - St. Charles Ave at Napoleon Ave, 734-
1867
THE COURT OF TWO SISTERS - 613 Royal St. Daily jazz brunch
buffet. Dinner above $20. Area: French Quarter. 522-7273
** CROZIER'S RESTAURANT - 3216 W. Esplanade No., Metairie.
Classic regional French cuisine. Dinner $15-$20. Area:
Metairie. 833-8103
DELMONICO RESTAURANT - 1300 St. Charles Ave. Featuring turtle
soup, stuffed shrimp, broiled catfish, red snapper, special
chicken, beef and veal dishes. Dinner $15-$20. Area: Uptown.
525-4937 or 523-9307.
DOOKY CHASE RESTAURANT - 2301 Orleans Ave. Classic Creole
cuisine. Dinner $10-$20. 821-2294 or 821-0535
FEELINGS CAFE D'AUNOY - 2600 Chartres St. Located in charming
only Creole cottage; seafood, veal, highly rated sauces,
tournedos, and peanut butter and chocolate silk pies. Area:
Faubourg Marigny. 945-2222
FLAGONS - 3222 Magazine St. Creative Creole cuisine. Area:
Garden District. 895-6471
** GALATOIRE'S RESTAURANT - 209 Bourbon St. French bistro
featuring oysters en brochette. Area: French Quarter. No
reservations, long lines. 525-2021
GAUTREAU'S RESTAURANT - 1728 Soniat. Nouvelle Creole with a
touch of Southwestern spices. Area: Uptown. 899-7397
** HOTEL INTERCONTINENTAL NEW ORLEANS: VERANDA - 444 St. Charles
Ave. Specialties include duck terrine, steak au poivre. Dinner
$15-$20. Area: Downtown. 525-5566.
HYATT REGENCY NEW ORLEANS - 500 Poydras Plaza. Top of the Dome
Revolving Rooftop Restaurant featuring Savarin of Shrimp Creole,
Ragout Skillet and Crescent Prime Rib. Dinner $15-$20. Area:
Central Business District. 561-1234
ISADORA - 1100 Poydras St. New American cuisine with various
specialties and desserts. Dinner $15 and above. Area: Central
Business District. 585-7787
K-PAUL'S LOUISIANA KITCHEN - 416 Chartres St. Menu changes
daily. Area: French Quarter. Dinner above $20. 942-7500
LA LOUISIANE - 725 Iberville, Featuring alligator soup,
barbecued shrimp, blackened red snapper, and Veal Iberville.
Dinner $15-$20. Area: French Quarter. 523-4664 or (800) 333-
6396
** LA PROVENCE - Highway 190, Lacombe. French-style country
restaurant. Area: North Shore. 626-7662
** LE MERIDIEN HOTEL: HENRI, LA GAULOISE - 614 Canal St.
Traditional French and Creole cuisine. Dinner above $20. Area:
Central Business District. 525-6500
LePAVILLON HOTEL - 833 Poydras St. Le Cafe Trianon and La
Gallerie. Area: Central Business District. 581-3111 or (800)
535-9095
** LE RUTH'S - 636 Franklin St, Gretna. Featuring roast duck,
grilled seafood, home made ice creams and mandarin and melon
ices. 362-4929
MASSON'S - 7200 Pontchartrain Blvd. Operated by the same family
for four generations. Seafood, veal, turtle soup are among the
specialties. Area: Lakefront. 283-2525
** MR. B'S BISTRO & BAR - 201 Royal St. Contemporary Creole and
new American cuisine. Specialties include hickory grilled items,
seafood, pasta, game, beef, blueberry sorbet. Piano
entertainment nightly, Jazz Sunday brunch. Area: French Quarter.
523-2078
PATOUT'S RESTAURANT - 1319 St. Charles Ave. "Award winning" menu
from three generations of Cajun cooking. Area: near Lee Circle.
524-4054.
ez** PONTCHARTRAIN HOTEL: CARIBBEAN ROOM - 2031 St. Charles Ave.
Creole Provencal cuisine featuring Crabmeat Remick, Mile High Ice
Cream Pie. Dinner above $20. Area: Garden District. 524-0581
RIB ROOM - 621 St. Louis St. Prime beef, fresh seafood, and
Creole dishes. 529-7045.
** ROYAL SONESTA HOTEL: BEGUE'S RESTAURANT - 300 Bourbon St.
Creole and innovative New Orleans cuisine. Pianist. Area:
French Quarter. 586-0300
** ST. LOUIS HOTEL: LOUIS XVI FRENCH RESTAURANT - 730 Bienville
St. French and Creole cuisine featuring chateaubriand and Filet
St. Hebert. Area: French Quarter. 581-7000 or (800) 535-9111
** SEB'S RESTAURANT - 600 Decatur St. Creole cuisine featuring
grilled fish, Cajun eggrolls, shrimp remoulade. Sunday jazz
brunch. Dinner above $20. Area: French Quarter. 522-1696
STEPHEN & MARTIN RESTAURANT & OYSTER BAR - 4141 St Charles Ave.
Traditional New Orleans food featuring oyster on the half-shell
and barbecued shrimp. Dinner $10-$15. Area: Uptown. 987-0781
TUJAGUE'S RESTAURANT - 823 Decatur St. Dinner $15-$20. Area:
French Quarter. 525-8676
UPPERLINE RESTAURANT - 1413 Upperline St. New Orleans and
international menu with emphasis on seafood. Area: Uptown.
891-9822
** VERSAILLES RESTAURANT - 2100 St. Charles Ave. Specialties
include bouillabaisse, Veal Versailles, Chocolate Pave. Dinner
$15-$20. Area: Garden District. 524-2535
** WINDSOR COURT HOTEL: GRILL ROOM - 300 Gravier St. Light New
American cuisine with interpretations of regional favorites.
Piano nightly. Dinner above $20. 522-1992
GERMAN
KOLB'S RESTAURANT - 125 St. Charles Ave. Featuring veal dishes,
Bar-B-Que shrimp, and prime grilled steaks and fowl. Dinner $5-
$10. Area: Central Business District. 522-8278
GREEK
LITTLE GREEK RESTAURANT - 2051 Metairie Rd. An array of mainland
and island favorites. Area: Metairie. 831-9470
MEDITERRANEAN CAFE - 1000 Decatur St. Serving seafood, po-boys,
Greek dishes, pastries and coffee. Live music daily. Dinner $5-
$10. Area: French Quarter. 523-2302
INDIAN
OLD CALCUTTA RESTAURANT - 724 Dublin St. Variety of vegetarian,
seafood and meat dishes. Dinner $5-$10. Area: Uptown. 861-0565
ITALIAN
** ANDREA'S RESTAURANT - 3100 19th St., Metairie. Northern
Italian and continental cuisine featuring Cioppino Mediterraneo,
homemade pasta, seafood, game, beef, baby white veal, and
assorted homemade pastries. Dinner $15-$20. Area: Metairie.
834-8583
** LA RIVIERA RESTAURANT - 4506 Shores Dr., Metairie. Northern
Italian cuisine featuring crabmeat ravioli, baby white veal,
crawfish, pasta and seafood. Dinner $10-$15. Area: Metairie.
888-6238
MAESTRO'S RESTAURANT - 714 No. Rampart St. Neapolitan cuisine,
cold seafood bar. Dinner $10-$15. Area: French Quarter. 581-
5453
MAMA IGOR'S ITALIAN RESTAURANT - 4437 Magazine St. Northern
Italian cuisine featuring baby veal, mussels, pasta. Dinner $15-
$20. Area: Uptown. 895-5492
MAXIMO'S ITALIAN GRILL - 1117 Decatur St. Northern Italian
cuisine specializing in grilled fish and pasta. Dinner $10-$20.
Area: French Quarter. 586-8883
PASCAL'S MANALE RESTAURANT - 1838 Napoleon Ave. Featuring B-B-
Que Shrimp, oyster bar. Area: Uptown. 895-4877
PASTORE'S RESTAURANT - 301 Tchoupitoulas St. Northern Italian
cuisine with homemade pastas, seafood, baby veal. Also New
Orleans style favorites. Area: Central Business District. 524-
1122
RISTORANTE CARMELLO - 541 Decatur St. Featuring grilled filet of
fresh salmon, sauteed white veal, and antipasto freddo. Dinner
$15-$20. Area: French Quarter. 522-0074
TORTORICI'S RESTAURANT - 441 Royal St. Variety of veal, chicken,
seafood and Creole dishes. Area: French Quarter. 523-9567 or
522-4295.
MEXICAN
GARCIA'S ACROSS THE BORDER - 3330 Veteran's Blvd., Metairie.
Specializing in authentic Mexican dishes and new dishes from
Yucatan. Dinner $5-$15. Area: Metairie. 885-7308
TORTILLA FLATS - 437 Esplanade. California-Mexican dishes.
Dinner $5-$10. Area: Faubourg Marigny. 948-2381
ORIENTAL
ASIA GARDEN RESTAURANT - 224 Poydras. Featuring seafood Chinese
style, authentic Mandarin, Szechuan, Cantonese dishes. Area:
Central Business District. 525-2742
BANGKOK CUISINE - 4137 South Carrollton. A large selection of
Thai and Cantonese food, often with a Louisiana twist. Area:
Mid-City. 482-3606
FIVE HAPPINESS RESTAURANT - 3605 S. Carrollton Ave. Traditional
Szechuan-Mandarin Chinese cuisine. Area: Mid-City. 482-3935
GENGHIS KHAN - 4053 Tulane Avenue. An intriguing selection of
Korean foods; informal music by owner/violinist and, sometimes,
friends. Area: Mid-City. 482-4044
KUNG'S CHINESE RESTAURANT - #1 Poydras (Riverwalk). Featuring
Mandarin, Hunan, Szechuan style cuisine. 525-5558
KUNG'S DYNASTY - 1912 St. Charles Ave. Same selection as at the
above, but in an elegant mansion. Area: Garden District. 525-
6669
** TREY YUEN - 600 Causeway Blvd. Mandeville (north of Lake
Pontchartrain). Chinese with a New Orleans flavor featuring
Stir-Fried Alligator. 626-4477
SPANISH
ALTAMIRA RESTAURANT - 701 Convention Center Blvd. Area: Central
Business District. 581-6870
INFORMAL SEAFOOD
ACME OYSTER HOUSE - 724 Bienville St. Featuring oyster, shrimp,
and catfish dishes. Area: French Quarter. 522-5973
BRUNING'S SEAFOOD ON THE LAKE - 1924 West End Parkway. Classic
New Orleans seafood boiled, broiled, and fried. 282-9395 or
288-4521
DEANIE'S SEAFOOD - 1713 Lake Ave., Metairie. Featuring Giant
Seafood Platter, BBQ Shrimp. Dinner $10-$15. Area: Metairie.
Long lines on Friday and Saturday. 831-4141
FELIX'S - Entrances at 739 Iberville and 210 Bourbon St.
Featuring oysters on the half shell, gumbo, stuffed flounder,
oysters Rockefeller and Bienville, jambalaya, shrimp creole.
Area: French Quarter. 522-4440
MENA'S -- Lunch only French quarter--workingman's gumbo is great.
also good jumbalaya.:
MESSINA'S RESTAURANT - 200 Chartres St. Featuring oysters,
Italian Fozia (seafood deep fried Italian style), muffulettas,
po-boys, bread pudding. Dinner $10-$15. Area: French Quarter.
523-9225
NEW FITZGERALD'S SEAFOOD RESTAURANT & DECK BAR - West End Park on
Lake Pontchartrain. Seafood, steaks, Creole specials, live Maine
lobster. Dinner $10-$15. Area: Lakefront. 282-9254
RALPH & KACOOS SEAFOOD RESTAURANT - 519 Toulouse St. and 601
Veterans Blvd., Metairie. Cajun style seafood featuring crab,
shrimp, crawfish, charcoal broiled redfish. Area: French Quarter
and Metairie. 522-5226 or 831-3177
COFFEE HOUSES
ez --CAFE DU MONDE - 813 Decatur St. Legendary for strong coffee and
beignets. Area: French Quarter. Beignets are good but coffee is better at
Kaldi's across the street..
ez --KALDI'S COFFEE HOUSE - 941 Decatur St. A variety of coffees and
pastries; music on weekends. Area: French Quarter. 586-8989 -good coffee
PLANTATION COFFEE HOUSE - 5555 Canal Blvd. Large assortment of
coffees and pastries; sandwiches and daily specials for lunch.
Area: Mid-City. 482-3164
PJ'S COFFEE AND TEA COMPANY - 5432 Magazine St. and 7713 Maple
St. Coffees, teas, desserts. Area: Uptown. 895-0273 and 866-
9963
ez **TRUE BREW - 200 Julia St. Coffees, teas, desserts, and light
lunches; entertainment on weekend evenings. Area: Central
Business District, near art galleries. 524-8441
OUTSIDE METROPOLITAN AREA
MULATE'S, THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS CAJUN RESTAURANT - 325 Mills
Ave., Breaux Bridge. Live Cajun music nightly. (318) 322-4648
or (800) 42-CAJUN
** Rated by New Orleans Magazine as one of New Orleans top 25
restaurants, September, 1990.
Telephone numbers listed are area code 504 unless otherwise
specified.