TRAVEL BLOG THURSDAYS – NEW ORLEANS

IF MY LOVE HAD A LOCATION || NEW ORLEANS || LOUISIANA || AT LEAST ONCE EVERY YEAR

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So, there’s way too much stuff for me to blog about in New Orleans. It is, after all, my FAVORITE place in the world!! And I go at least once a year. I compiled a list of all the stuff I recommend eating, drinking, doing, trying, etc. Enjoy!!

NOLA FOODS TO TRY

  • Jambalaya

  • Gumbo

  • Andouille

  • Crawfish Étouffée (Peak crawfish season March, April, May)

  • Shrimp Étouffée

  • Shrimp Creole

  • Chargrilled Oysters

  • Po’ Boy

  • Blackened Redfish

  • BBQ Shrimp

  • Red Beans and Rice

  • Bourbon Special Pizza

  • Remoulade

  • Bananas Foster

  • Bread Pudding

  • King Cake

  • Beignets

  • Muffuletta

  • Pralines

  • Sno-Blitz

NOLA RESTAURANTS TO TRY

  • Café du Monde – French Quarter – Beignets - [24 hours]

  • Morning Call – City Park – Beignets - [24 hours]

  • Southern Candy Makers – French Quarter – Pralines - [Decatur Street]

  • Red Fish Grill – French Quarter – BBQ Shrimp - [Bourbon Street]

  • Fiorella’s Café – French Quarter – Chicken

  • Coop’s Place - French Quarter – Blackened Redfish - [Obnoxious Bartenders]

  • Chartres House - French Quarter

  • Royal House - French Quarter

  • King Fish - French Quarter

  • Napoleon House - French Quarter

  • Eat New Orleans - French Quarter

  • Hansen’s Sno-Blitz – West Riverside

  • Cochon Restaurant – CBD (Central Business District) - Chargrilled Oysters

  • Cochon Butcher – CBD (Central Business District) - Sandwiches

  • McClure’s Barbeque – Garden District

  • St. Roch Market – St. Roch

  • Bon Ton Café – CBD (Central Business District) – Shrimp Étouffée

  • Dooky Chase Restaurant – Treme – Historic

  • Cajun Seafood – Gert Town - Southern Food

  • Acme Oyster House - French Quarter

  • Felix’s Restaurant and Oyster Bar - French Quarter

  • Drago’s New Orleans - Warehouse District - Charbroiled Oysters

  • Creole Creamery – Uptown - Ice Cream

  • Central Grocery – French Quarter – Original Muffuletta - [they close at 5pm so you have to get them early]

  • Verti Marte – French Quarter – Muffuletta – [24 hours]

  • Mother’s Restaurant – CBD (Central Business District) – Debris Po’ Boy – [close at 10pm]

  • Vieux Carre Pizza - French Quarter – [Bourbon Special Pizza (chicken, fresh spinach, pesto, feta) (close at 3:30am)]

  • Dat Dog – Multiple Locations - New Orleans Hot Dogs – [on Frenchman St. or Magazine St. – open pretty late (9pm-12pm close based on day and location)]

  • Jacques-Imo’s Café – East Carrollton – BBQ Shrimp – [5pm to 10pm]

  • Mr. B’s Bistro – French Quarter

  • Frazier’s Connection - Marrero, LA - Sandwiches

  • Verti Marte – French Quarter

  • Wingz Express || - Kenner, LA - good food. good vibes.

BRUNCH

  • Ruby Slipper – Mid City - Brunch

  • Broken Egg - Mandeville, LA - [Across the Causeway over Lake Pontchartrain – long drive but really cool & soooo worth it!]

  • Elizabeth’s – Bywater - Brunch

  • Biscuit n Buns on Banks – Mid City - Brunch

DRINKS TO TRY

  • Vieux Carre Cocktail (NOLA Original Cocktail) - Carousel Bar at Hotel Monteleone – French Quarter – [The bar spins around, so cool!]

  • Grenade – [Lemon Lime Drank] - French Quarter - Bourbon Street

  • Hurricane – [Red Drank] - Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop – French Quarter – Bourbon Street

  • Voodoo – [Purple Drank] - Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop – French Quarter – Bourbon Street

  • New Orleans Original Daiquiri - Multiple Locations – [Drive thru frozen Daiquiri]

  • Beer - NOLA Brewing – Garden District – [Brewery Tour]

  • Wine - Bacchanal Wine - Bywater – [for food, wine, and live music]

  • Frozen Irish Coffee - Molly’s Bar – French Quarter - [right next to Coop’s Place]

  • Rum Ramsey - Bon Ton Café – CBD (Central Business District) - MY ALL TIME FAVORITE COCKTAIL EVER!

PLACES TO VISIT

  • French Quarter

  • Bourbon Street

  • Frenchman Street (where the locals hangout) – Live Music!! Also, check out the Frenchman Art Market

  • Magazine Street – shops and restaurants

  • French Market

  • Treme District

  • Garden District

  • Jackson Square

  • Ghost Tour

  • Bayou Swamp Tour

  • Adrian Fulton’s Fine Art Gallery (618 Conti St. New Orleans LA 70130) – SUPER friendly and welcoming guy. Just go in to watch and listen to him draw, paint, and tell stories. There is a couch to hang out and he has a sweet and friendly little dog.

  • Hollygrove Market & Farm – Holly Grove

PARKS

  • Crescent City Park - Bywater – [really cool view of the Mississippi and downtown New Orleans]

  • City Park

  • Audubon Park

OTHER TOURISTY THINGS TO DO

  • Mardi Gras World – to see the floats

Check out my Yelp for more suggestions and recommendations!

Thanks for reading all these words!

Love ya!

                    Taste Tutor

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