New Orleans is a place of culture. It is a place of festivity. A place you will celebrate everything from a birth to a death. It is a place where you can find music playing on almost every block when you are in the French Quarter. You could go down Royal or Chartres and find art on every corner. It is a place where you could find a new favorite restaurant every night. With all of the culture coming together to make the most amazing cuisine in the world.
1. Natchez River Cruise
This wonderful dining establishment is quite unique. You eat in the dining room while the crew readies the steamboat to take you on a tour of the New Orleans river bank. You will eat off of a buffet that you will never forget. While you wait on your turn to go up and get food they take your drink order and you will have a plate of food waiting on you when you sit down. After dinner you can listen to the smooth jazz music on the top deck or you can sit in a more quiet setting on the bottom deck and hear the faint music and chatter from above. You can find a bar on both the bottom and top decks with wonderful bartenders.
2. The Crazy Lobster
The Crazy Lobster is a great place to sit and rest after shopping in the Riverwalk. You can eat the amazing and fresh seafood and enjoy a refreshing drink while you wait. You can enjoy their most popular seafood platter that can feed 3 people or one of their smaller platters. They have a full bar and signature drinks that you can enjoy.
3. Mulate's
Mulate's is a great gem to the community with their authentic Cajun food. You can order the Cajun Sampler that will feed you and another person as a meal. You can't go wrong with anything you order.
4. Clover Grill
Clover Grill is a great place to go for a burger. It is a place where you can build your own burger. This is the place to go after a night of drinking and partying. The burger will help you sober up and the boothes set there will help come down from a night of moving.
5. Drago's Seafood Restaurant
Drago's is a great establishment. They have food to fit any palate. It is a great place to go celebrate a birthday or promotion. They have oyster of any kind but their charbroiled oyster is always a crowd pleaser. Another hit is their Crabmeat Au Gratin. You can have it as a dip or on a lobster tail. Really you can't go wrong with anything on their menu.
6. Bayou Burger
Bayou burger is another great place to get a burger. They have a wide variety of them from classic to crazy and you can't go wrong with any. A favorite with the locals is the Gator burger. It is a ground alligator patty with pickled onions, coleslaw, tabasco mayonnaise on a brioche bun. It is served with their homemade chips or if you want you can substitute it with fries or jambalaya.
7. Pier 424
Pier 424 is a great place to go before you hit Bourbon Street. You can't go wrong with the appetizers from crabcakes, gator bits, or their amazing spicy crawfish lettuce wraps. You can always get started on the drinking by ordering a signature cocktail off of their cocktail and wine menu.
8. NOLA Poboys
This little poboy place is amazing. It has any po-boy you can imagine. You can get a shrimp po-boy, or a catfish po-boy, or an alligator po-boy. They have a wide selections of starters and salads. They also have Boudin, a Louisiana favorite that if you have never tried, you need to.
9. Daisy Dukes![]()
Daisy Dukes is a great restaurant open 24/7. You can go in after a night of partying or just for any meal and get breakfast or anything else on the menu. It is well known for the wings and bloody marys.
10. French Market Cafe
The Market Cafe is a great place to go for breakfast before you hit the French Market to do some shopping. They have a great buffet that you can choose. If you don't want breakfast they also have other stuff that is always good.
11. Lucky Dogs
The Lucky Dog. It is a great small meal that will definitely hit the spot after a night of drinking. You can get a hot dog with no chili or the even better way, with chili. It is a crowd pleaser and nice to your wallet after all of the drinks you have payed for.
