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Say hi! I would say, personally, I would rather do friday lunch at Galatoire's than August, just in terms of experiencing something uniquely local; August is an excellent restaurant but one that could exist in a dozen metropolitan areas and still not have a grounded sense of place, whereas there is only one place on earth one could be during Friday afternoon at Galatoire's. Other recs: Bevi in Mid-City for crawfish and po boys, Parkway for po boys Shaya really is as good as all the hype, definitely recommended Tan Dinh on the Westbank for superlative Vietnamese Company Burger for the obvious Lil Dizzy's for the buffet (yes) Buffa's cos you have to have a drink in at least one 24 hour bar just to say you did and it's the funnest Bacchanal for drinking wine outside, live music and tasty Mediterrean snacks MoPho for "Mississippi Delta meets Mekong Delta" Angeline for sophisticated pan Southern Bar Tonique for grown up dranx on the edge of the Quarter About your concern between "too much Link" about going to Herbsaint, Butcher and Cochon, I can comfortably say that the 3 couldn't be more different. Holla at me if you need anything else!

I'll put the WORST Vietnamese here (NOLA, east and West Bank) against the best in Eden center, et al- it's that damn good down here y'all

Bedrock! With a to go burger from black squirrel. Worked for me every Sunday post brunch

For lover's of Coquette (and late nite dining as well), head to Barrel Proof on Magazine (just pass Calliope) for Little Bird, a relatively-permanent pop-up from the chefs of Coquette and Meauxbar; I've not been but several people at work have and all raved, plus its open late for us nite owls and industry folk.

What is this favorite place!?!

With shorts, in no particular order (it's DAMN hot down here y'all) Liuzza's by the track High hat Cochon butcher Willie mae's Parkway Parasol's Balise Ancora Pizza delicious NOLA smokehouse Mcclure's Little Korea Company burger NOLA poboys Sylvain (for dranx) 9 roses I got more if you want'em

"2 and then...12!!!!"

Allmans is fine tasty old school bbq

Lil dizzy's brunch is off the charts good, alas, no jazz tho

Bon Ton Cafe would fit the bill nicely for iconic old school New Orleans and has a fine crawfish etoufee, in addition to being one of the first upscale Cajun restaurants in the city. Galatoire's, also super old school, has a legendary turtle soup though I personally have not sampled it. Peche is fantastic (though they're in the family so I'm biased obviously), Lil Dizzy's on Esplanade in Treme has FANTASTIC fried chicken if that's something y'all are into and not interested in going farther afield up to Willie Mae's.

Mama's from way up the Shenandoah valley in WV, daddy's from bawlmore (and all their roots as well) I'se born at PG general in cheverly, raised in brookland dc all my life, schooled in hyattsville and Georgetown, pit stops in oberlin and London for half undergrad, back home to dc... till last year, when the wife and I moved to the greatest city you'll ever find, New Orleans

When you say "LA" do you mean Louisiana or Los angeles?

Ooooh's and Aaaah's on u st and Florida ave grill spring immediately to mind

Last season, Cajun Brothers in Mid-City (Carrollton at Iberville I believe) always had reliably good, often great, always affordable crawfish and a steady supply of live crabs (if you're like me, steam the crabs, boil the bugs but hey, I'm from the Mid-Atlantic). Folks at work RAVE about Bevi Seafood in Metairie, combo retail seafood market/carry out - I have not had the pleasure myself yet

Say hi next time y'all!

Allman's bbq right by the battlefield in Fredericksburg holds a special place in my heart, not the best but honest and plenty good 'nuf In Richmond, Millie's diner in church hill is a weirdly good bet for breakfast/lunch, if y'all find yourselves there in the pm, edo's squid by VCU is a CANT MISS

I second the addition of coquette and peche; Sylvain has always underwhelmed me food wise but it's a great spot for a drink

Let's begin with "Uptown" being quite a broad, vast area but, this being New Orleans, it's really not a long drive at all (I did it the other day, it took about 15 minutes to go from our house in Treme to the Riverbend), plus one can always take the streetcar. Freret St (just off Napolean Ave, a quick 8-10 minute walk from the St Charles streetcar) continues its vibrant rebirth, quite a few places along the strip that demonstrate just how important it is to get out of downtown/tourist-centric areas when traveling and experience local life: High Hat Cafe for inexpensive Delta delights that is always WAY better than it should be. Ancora for our version of 2 Amy's. Wayfare for adult sandiwches and wine. Company Burger for, well, what do you think? Boucherie (Jeanette at Carrolton):Forward thinking, solid cooking, charming setting, great lunch menu. Casamento's (Magazine at Napolean): Centuries old oyster bar, specializing in fried seafood "loafs" (think texas toast as opposed to po'boy bread), no frills, charming staff plus you get to walk through the kitchen to go to bathroom! cash only, weird hours too, call them to confirm they're open before heading out Pascal's Manale (Napolean between Freret and St Charles): They invented BBQ Shrimp, potentially the greatest dish known to man I've heard good things but have not been to the following places: Carrolton Station, Upperline, Clancy's, Brigsten's As far as cabs go, it's not that cabs are hard to come by but rather, outside of the Quarter, they don't really troll the streets for fares, you have to call them in; I'm sure the staff at any of the above mentioned places would be happy to call you one.

For po boys, its Parkway or bust for me; granted that's a cab ride to mid city. Mahoney's is good if y'all's travels take ya there Mid priced Quarter and good is kinda difficult: Slyvain has an exceptional space with underwhelming food, NOLA poboys on Bourbon up by Jean Lafitte's is pretty darn good I have not ventured to Johnny's for poboys so can't comment Adolpho's on Frenchmen is excellent but very filling and very busy, just across Esplanade from the Quarter, in the Marigny (cash only!) Honestly, its a quick and safe walk from the Quarter to the CBD and there y'all can find all of the Link Restaurant Group's places: Peche, Cochon, Butcher and us (Herbsaint); I walk to work from Treme and by the time I cross Canal, its a 7 minute walk to Herbsaint, another 5 to Cochon/Butcher/Peche (they all right close to each other) Butcher has the best Muffalattas in town(sorry Central Grocery) plus the best sammich's Luke (John Besh) has great oysters at happy hour in the CBD; Borgne (also Besh) up on Loyola inside the biggest hotel that has ever been built has the same great oyster happy hour There's REAL good stuff uptown but that would require a cab there which is pretty easy from the Quarter but the cab back could be take awhile, lemme know if y'all interested Galatoire's on Bourbon, while not mid priced or casual, is a tremendous restaurant, not to mention historic and delicious and happens to be right smack dab where y'all want to be. Dress fancy and have sazeracs

I like our guys

I've very fond memories of the pizze siracusa and saraceno as well but that calzone be off the charts

NUTELLA CALZONE

Hey we still here y'all, if anyone plans on coming down anytime soon; it's been "chilly" by our standards, almost down in the 60's during the evenings though most of the day time highs are still in the high 70s (yes its November in Louisiana) There be some REAL good food down here, holla if ya need some rec's, I'm full of'em

Johnny's Half Shell on the hill, Bistro Bis also on the hill; then again I been gone for 6 months so maybe I should stick to the NOLA travel board

Indeed it was; Nutella calzone y'all