Reply #32: Food in New Orleans..... [View All]

Any restaurant you try will be good. Restaurants have to be good to survive in the city, the competition is too tough for bad restaurants to make it. Having said that I have some favorites:

For comfort food in a casual environment try:

Ugelisich's (this may be the best seafood restaurant in New Orleans, but you will not believe it from the exterior. It is in a very bad neighborhood off of St. Charles just outside the Central Business District. A cab driver can get you there easily. Go for lunch; it's the one meal they serve every day. Here's a lnk: http://www.bayoudog.com/02NOE/uglesich.htm

Frankie & Johnny's on Tchoupitoulas in Uptown. This is a New Orleans mainstay restaurant. They serve one of the best SoftShell Crab Poboys in the city IMO. The Onion Rings are the best you will ever eat anywhere in the world. Also the hot boiled Crawfish are served daily in season.

Camelia Grill on Carrolton and St. Charles. You can take the streetcar to this one. It is diner food served with New Orleans flair. The chili cheese omelette will floor you it is so good. Camelia Grill is great to help the hangover you will inevitably have.

Deanies, mentioned by someone else, also serves great seafood, Deanies is on the Lake Front so you get to see a different part of the city.

Fine Dining:

There are some obvious ones like Commanders, Arnauds, Mr. Bs, Galatoires, Brightsens, etc. Any one of those is a great choice.

One of my favorites that I have not seen mentioned is The Upperline. The setting is very relaxed and the food is phenomenal. It is located uptown on Upperline (you can take the streetcar). If you go try the fried green tomatoes remoulade. They are phenomenal.