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First encounter with New Orleans involved taxi rides only so directions were unimportant. Second encounter I was a passenger in a rented van with a driver who claimed he knew how to get around the city with no problem. I knew something was wrong when he began swearing to himself and turned into a cemetery in order to get reoriented and head us back towards where we were supposed to be going. After that I stuck to cabs and walking.
BTW, you can see ANYTHING there. In April 1988 we arrived about midnight at our downtown hotel. First thing the next morning I drew back the drapes from my fairly high level hotel room to see what the world had to offer for viewing. Looking back at me was the Cat in the Hat(Dr. Seuss critter)attached to and towering many feet above a major store building. Most definitely not what I was expecting.
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Andy,
I did not want to recommend fine dining spots like Commanders in case you had a bad meal or service and cussed me out for the rest of your trip ringing up the credit card. 🙂
There are dozen or so places to mention.
If I was to make suggestions for fine dining....
Old New Orleans would be Arnauds in the French Quarter (need coat for sure, don't know if tie is still required). I would not recommend Galatoires or Antoines.
Placed that were part of the local renaissaince of New Orleans cooking:
Upperline on Upperline St off of Prytannia
Brightens in the Riverbend. You can streetcar/walk to each.
K-Pauls in the Quarter on Chartres across from the LA Supreme Court Bldg.
Redfish Grill in the Quarter also
I would not recommend Emerils .
Lots of new places making there mark since Katrina.
As I said before John Besh places are well liked. I have met him a few times through the years. Our son also plays travel soccer against his son often.
He has been doing joint ventures with various partners around the city. August, Domenica etc. he has a taco place with some food channel celebrity chef that people like. My niece who has just moved back to New Orleans after 2 years in Nigeria existing on a very restricted diet has given me a lot of reports of places she has dined.
She liked the Bombay Club in the French Quarter but sounded way to pricey for my appetite.
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What are the dates of your stay. I have a condo in the quarter I share with three other couples so we are there one week a month although we generally go Friday thru Monday.
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Lamon,
I'm not sure of the dates, I'll have to find out and let you know. As of right now we are planning on coming into town on Sunday (the meetings are from Tuesday until Friday) and then leave on Saturday. Hotel reservations were tough, all the ones close to the Convention Center were already booked up. My wife has booked one but I'm not sure where.
Andy
Food, drink, food, drink, food, drink
Our recent trip to NOLA was just that, with a little walking in between.
I've always told people that of my ten best meals ever, at least six or seven of them were in New Orleans.
Got to mention Root, on Julia Street in the warehouse district a couple of blocks from the original Emerils;
SoBou at the W Hotel in the Quarter;
Restaurant R'evolution (a combine of a local chef and a Chicago chef) at the Royal Sonesta Hotel is pricey but really great food;
Also, for lunch, HerbSaint, which is right on the St Charles Line just west of the Quarter.
Like Robert says, go to the Napoleon House, and sit where Gene Hackman sat, eat great comfort food and rant about lawyers.
Take a walking tour of the Garden District....see the homes of the rich and famous (you'd be surprised who's living there).
