New Orleans - Best Eats - Gourmetcentric

I travel often and am usually not working in what many would consider one of America’s Food Capitals like New Orleans. But recently I have been so fortunate. I would actually place New Orleans as one of the Worlds Food Capitals. There are so many different food options in New Orleans. I will also say that the choice isn’t relegated to Creole/Cajun/New Orleans cuisine. There are so many more options and more coming. Of course the classics still hold up strongly and that’s a great thing. With the constant influx of tourist it can be really easy for a restaurant to half-heartedly put out their greatest hits and still stay in business. These Chefs take pride in what they do. The continue to improve and add. I have also seen a definite change in the amount of food portion size that I remembered in the past. Gone is the overflowing plate of fat. Mind you, a lot of the food is heavy but just as French food in Paris, you don’t have to eat like a Cochon. The following is my list of great eats along with some photos of some of the amazing plates and dishes. Mind you I haven’t photographed everything but I do believe you will get the picture.

Restaurants –
Cochon (Warehouse)
Butcher (Warehouse)

La Boca – Argentinian Steakhouse (Warehouse)
Mosca’s – West Bank
Old school italian-ex mob restaurant. An experience.
Doris Metropolitan (French Qtr) – If the photo’s are confusing – It’s one of the best steakhouses I have ever been to.

Sylvain (French Qtr)

Herbsaint (CBD)
August (CBD)
Coquette (Magazine)
Eat New Orleans (Dumaine St. French Qtr)
Casamento’s (Best oysters-Magazine street)
Dantes (Midtown)
Matt n’Addies (Midtown)
Jacques Imo’s (Midtown)
Boucherie (Midtown)
Crabby Jacks (Jefferson Hwy)

Root (Warehouse)

Nola (French Qtr)
Tommys Bistro (Warehouse)
The Company Burger (Midtown)
Lilly’s – Magazine Street (Vietnamese, Pho)
Juans Flying Burrito (Magazine)
The Tasting Room (Magazine)
Le Petite Grocery (Magazine)

Lillette (Magazine)
Steins Jewish Deli (Magazine)
Domenca’s Italian (CBD)
Domenca’s Pizza (Magazine)
Galatoire’s
Clancy’s
Mr. B”s
Cowbells – oak st/river road. Chicken and waffles gourmet style.
on Wednesday night only.
Commanders Palace
Bayona
Dookie Chase – Soul Food (Uptown)
Willie Mae’s Scotch House (Best fried chicken)
Eleven 79 – Old school restaurant (Edge of Warehouse/Garden Dist.)
Central Grocery – French Qtr (Original Muffuletta)

Irene’s -Italian (French Qtr.)
Maurepa’s Foods (Marigny)
Mr. Johns Steakhouse (St. Charles)
Reds Chinese-St. Claude
Pho tau bay-in the westbank (look it up) 8 hour pho broth. Enough said.