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In a town synonymous with eating, it's hard to know where to begin. By Francine Maroukian. Adapted from "Essential New Orleans," Travel + Leisure, March 2009. http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/best-restaurants-in-new-orleans
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Sazerac @ The Columns Hotel
3811 St Charles Ave New Orleans, Louisiana
Meet for a Sazerac, the city's official cocktail as declared by the state legislature, on the Columns Hotel's wide wooden porch: it's the perfect way to ease into—or out of—a long evening.
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Champagne-and-Pear Brandy @ Loa
221 Camp St New Orleans, LA
Settle into the International House hotel's candlelit bar and toast the divine spirits with a champagne-and-pear brandy Laveau 347, a cocktail honoring Marie Laveau, New Orleans's legendary voodooienne.
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Macarons @ Sucre
3025 Magazine St New Orleans, LA
At ultrasleek patisserie Sucré, rev up with a plate of delicate macarons or a chicory coffee-gelato shake. Plus, the NOLA Chocolate Collection includes local flavors such as the Meuniere, brown butter and white chocolate ganache coated in dark chocolate.
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Beignet @ Cafe Du Monde Coffee Stand: French Market
800 Decatur St New Orleans, LA
Despite the crowds at this French Market cornerstone, it's hard to find fault with the hot little pillows of sweet fried dough, served 24 hours a day, seven days a week (except Christmas Day).
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Catfish Court Bouillon @ Cochon
930 Tchoupitoulas St New Orleans, LA
Don't let the phrase "contemporary Cajun" scare you: order absolutely anything, from the wood-fired oyster roast to the catfish court bouillon. Don't leave without trying the fresh chunk-pinapple and cornmeal upside-down cake.
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Sugar-and-Spice Duckling @ Restaurant August
301 Tchoupitoulas Street New Orleans, LA
James Beard Award-winning chef John Besh, a devoted Louisiana resident, celebrates regional ingredients in French style. Look out for the sugar-and-spice duckling served with Anson Mills heirloom Carolina corn grits, roasted duck foie gras, and quince.
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Shrimp Remoulade @ Galatoire's Restaurant Inc
209 Bourbon St New Orleans, LA
Sit in the clubby restaurant's mirrored dining room and order the French-Creole "grand goute," a seafood appetizer trio featuring the restaurant's signature shrimp rémoulade.
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Po' Boy @ Parkway Bakery & Tavern
538 Hagan Avenue New Orleans, LA
Whether you go for the roast beef with gravy or the golden fried shrimp , the basic anatomy of Parkway's perfect rendition is always the same: "dressed" (lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise, and pickles), on a New Orleans-style French bread from the celebrated Leidenheimer Bakery.
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Hamburger @ La Petite Grocery
4238 Magazine St. New Orleans, LA
Chef Justin Devillier's half-pound burger comes with his house-made pickles and sweet Vidalia-onion marmalade at this cozy Garden District bistro.
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Oyster Loaf @ Casamento's
4330 Magazine St New Orleans, LA
Founded in 1919 by Italian immigrants, Casamento's takes pride in its oyster loaf: a sandwich of fried oysters layered between two slices of house-made buttery white bread. Check the calendar: the tiny Garden District oyster house is only open in the cooler "r" months.
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Fried chicken livers @ Elizabeth's Restaurant
601 Gallier Street New Orleans, LA
Elizabeth's tag line,"Real Food, Real Good," refers to the fried chicken livers with pepper jelly and the lacquered praline bacon, baked in brown sugar with crumbled pecans, which tastes—if you can imagine it—like pig candy.
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Red-Bean Omelets @ Mother's Restaurant
401 Poydras Street New Orleans, LA
Regulars and tourists alike line up to order red-bean omelets and grits and debris (roast-beef edges in gravy) at this old-time breakfast mainstay on the edge of the Central Business District.
