An awesome get away to New Orleans!

[mdiota]

My husband and I recently had a chance to visit NO for the first time...what a fantastic city, filled with beautiful people and so much character...we will definitely visit again.

Here are a few quick reviews of places we visited during our stay.

Acme Oyster in French Quarter [dinner] - fantastic casual food, some of the best fried shrimp and charbroiled oysters I have had...ever!

Central Grocery [lunch] - I was worried about all of the hype...but oh so true, delicious fresh muffuleta, great for a cheap affordable lunch...

Cochon [dinner] - again, read lots of good reviews and was worried about this being an 'it' spot without having the food to support it...fantastic upscale BBQ restaurant...worth the 30min wait.

Croissant d'Or Patisserie [breakfast] - a bit dingy [dirty forks]...the coffee was weak...pastries + quiche [good pastry, but microwaved to warm] were ok...would not go back

Cafe Du Monde [snack] - yum yum yum...fried dough covered with sugar, delish...and the coffee + chicory...wonderful

EAT [dinner] - great gourmet home cooking...fantastic gumbo, and some delicious seasonal menu items...they recommend BYOB and no corking fee... which is great...sweet place

Creole Creamery [snack] - some of the best and most unique ice cream flavors I have ever tried...go for the sampler package...

Napoleon House [dinner] - food was ok...nothing special - on a scale from 1-10 a 4, but after the waiter made a few mistakes with our order, we were frustrated...we were very excited about this place and were very disappointed with our meal and service...would not go back or recommend...

Gumbo Shop [dessert] - fantastic bread pudding the serving staff was so wonderful...should have gone here for dinner rather than Napoleon House.

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Napoleon House Bar & Cafe
500 Chartres St, New Orleans, LA 70130

Cochon
930 Tchoupitoulas St., New Orleans, LA 70130

Creole Creamery
4924 Prytania St, New Orleans, LA 70115

[sanglier]

Glad you had a nice visit! Just wish you didn't have as many "so-so" meals as you did, but given where you went, that's about as good as you could've hoped. You have a new goal for the next trip: nothing but stellar experiences! It can be done!

[mdiota]

Thanks Salinger, all of the places we visited were review based...I was hoping they would hit the mark...definitely let us know your favorites...since we will definitely be coming back, I would love to try some other establishments...so please do suggest. Thanks.

[JazzyB]

I agree. Essentially a "lunch" tour. My only rec on the list would have been Central Grocery to pick up a muff to take home.

[mdiota]

Yes we did Central Grocery twice...LOVE!

[SusanB]

Interesting. We're going to New Orleans in April for 4 nights, and I had thought of going to the Napoleon House for a muffaletta for lunch our first day. But it sounds as though you think Central Grocery is a better bet? We're definitely going to Cochon, and I thought of Boucherie as well. I looked up the website for EAT - looks pertty good as well.

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Napoleon House Bar & Cafe
500 Chartres St, New Orleans, LA 70130

Cochon
930 Tchoupitoulas St., New Orleans, LA 70130

Boucherie
8115 Jeannette St, New Orleans, LA 70118

[mdiota]

If you want a sit down place perhaps Napoleon House is a better bet, if you want a delish muffuleta that you can enjoy al fresco in the square... definitely central grocery...we even brought back some of the olive salad with us...

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Napoleon House Bar & Cafe
500 Chartres St, New Orleans, LA 70130

[zin1953]

Love the muff at Central Grocery . . . the muff at Napoleon House? Not so much.

OTOH, the Pimm's Cups are excellent, and there are other offerings on the lunch menu that I'd rather have here than a muffaleta.

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Napoleon House Bar & Cafe
500 Chartres St, New Orleans, LA 70130

[kibbles]

i would really not advise Eat for dinner -- far, far better options to spend a valuable vacation dinner at. Iris, MiLa, Coquette, Brightsen's, etc.. Eat is popular w/ brunchers but i dont think it can compete for dinner.

[mdiota]

Thanks for the reccs! We will definitely try something different next time we are in NO...

[kibbles]

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