New Orleans: Eat, Drink, See Thread

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  1. Tiffin

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    Honest there's just too much good food. Go through the last 5 pages and I'm sre you'll see a dozen good recs from Toup's to Cochon to pizza and chicken spots.
     
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  2. Sterling A

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    Appreciate it
     
  3. Pelican Grove

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    Mother's is awful
     
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  4. Pelican Grove

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    Maple Leaf will have awesome live music each night (Carrollton area)
    Avenue Pub has the best beer selection in the city (Lower Garden)
    Bayou Beer and Wine Garden is cool spot (Mid-City)

    It's incredibly hot outside, so not sure if you want to be sitting in the sweltering heat.

    For food there are too many places to suggest. Stay away from:
    Mother's
    Mother's
    Mother's
     
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  5. Pelican Grove

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    And if you have any questions on places you find on Yelp or something just hit us up in here.
     
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  6. Sterling A

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    thank you, and yes! at 6pm the head index was 110 :warn: :warn: so hot

    saw SO much today, now we are just chugging beers at pat o brien's. This place is great btw
     
  7. Nug

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    Heading to nola for the first time in more than a year. Bachelor party shenanigans.

    Weather looks butt
     
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  8. daddy fat sacks

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    It's been hot. Not that rainy. It's nola in august. It's hot and could be rainy.

    Tbh I can't remember the last time I checked a radar or forecast. Totally pointless
     
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  9. zeberdee

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    can anyone recommend a gator/swamp tour type thing you can drink on. preferably byob.
     
  10. bigjrock

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    I think the season is almost over. The one I know of isn’t big on drinking...probably because they give you a gun to shoot the gator...
     
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  11. thunderstruck

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    dbl post
     
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  12. thunderstruck

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    Going this weekend. Haven’t been in a few years and staying on magazine st in the Irish Channel/Garden District

    Definitely going to cochon’s and have reservations for The Upperline.

    Would like to go to the Turkey and the Wolf and check out Tchomp yard.

    Possibly a spot to watch the playoff games if anyone has a suggestions.
     
  13. wes tegg

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    Superdome.
     
  14. Doug

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    Eat at Parasol's, watch/eat at Tracy's

    Atchafalaya, Le Petite Grocery, and Shaya are also in the area
     
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  15. thunderstruck

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    I haven’t given up on it, but my wife hasn’t given the green light either
     
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  16. LeVar Burton

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    Go out on Frenchman Street. Acme oysters, really anywhere that does chargrilled oysters is so good. People that don't like oysters even like them with all the butter and garilc you really dont taste the oyster.

    Ernst Cafe and napolean house are two of my go to places if you're looking for a good lunch for $10-15
     
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  17. The Milkman

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    Tchop yard is great if you’re 22
     
  18. thunderstruck

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    Noted
     
  19. thunderstruck

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    Atchafalaya was really good, District Donuts was good, enjoyed Hot Tin rooftop bar.


    Harrahs took my saints tickets money.
     
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  20. HOOSINSC

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    i went with a customer to chef ron’s in metairie. shit i love gumbo
     
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  21. Baron

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    Staying at the Hilton Riverside. Only have one planned vendor dinner so far at Antoine's. Any other places or bars to check out? Will be there Sun - Wed night.
     
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  22. Sterling A

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    Drago's man, go to Drago's
     
  23. Tommy Callahan

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    stric006 myself and 14 others will be in the Garden Room next Friday at Commanders for dinner. Been to brunch a couple times but this will be my first time for dinner.
     
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  24. Tiffin

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    You a craft beer person?
     
  25. Baron

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    From time to time, what's good fam?
     
  26. Tiffin

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    Courtyard brewery is the best, and they'll have some other things on aside from just their own beer. Usually have a food pop up in the evenings. If you're looking for more of a bar there's always Avenue Pub or The Bulldog. Good selection and I think both serve food. Bulldog has a really nice patio.

    Steins is a great deli that has a crazy beer selection in coolers and more in a back room if you want to take some back to your hotel. Domiliese's for a poyboy.

    That is all garden district stuff.

    Toups Meatery for cunty small plates. Pizza delicious for za and it's down the street from Parleuex brewing.

    WW2/DDay museum if you've got several hours to do it.

    Don't go to Mother's.
     
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  27. Tex

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    I second Toups Meatery. Food was good and the cook was on Guys Grocery Games. I recognized her and she talked with us and gave us free food.

    /coolstory
     
  28. Pelican Grove

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    Yeah -- never go to Mother's.
     
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  29. Croomsday

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    Anybody had Molly's Rise and Shine yet? Their instagram posts are tempting me toward a Saturday morning visit.
     
  30. pockets

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    Her husband, Isaac, has been a Beard finalist a few times and almost won Top Chef. He's a cool dude.
     
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  31. Baron

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    Where's the best place to get some jambalaya?
     
  32. Pelican Grove

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    Man just saw. Fuck. Legend.
     
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  33. ashy larry

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    rip good doc
     
  34. Drew Swinney Esq

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  35. Oranjello

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    WWOZ is playing all Dr. John tonight and they have pulled out some super deep 80s cuts of almost rap-like Dr. John.
     
  36. Oranjello

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    Would be lying if I didn’t admit to getting a bit dusty after finishing up Gris Gris earlier tonight. Not sure I’ve been as sad to see a legend go since JJ Cale passed.
     
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  37. Coach Prison Mike

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    In town for the next couple nights. Staying at the JW Marriott.

    WW2 museum and Autobahn stuff tomorrow, what to do tonight?

    daddy fat sacks
     
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  38. Tiffin

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    What you looking for? Oyster Bar happy hour at Pascal's Manale. Beer at Bulldog, Avenue Pub, or Courtyard. Cunty dinner at Toups Meatery, or low key slice at Pizza Delicious. Lots of options. Where you staying?
     
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  39. Coach Prison Mike

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    Going to ACME Oysters tomorrow for lunch. Looking for bars around here for a night out drinking with the fiancée. Staying at the JW Marriott at the corner of Camp/Common.
     
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  40. Croomsday

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    Go to rock n bowl, the place is really cool and will have live music.
     
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  41. Coach Prison Mike

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    This sounds like what I’m looking for but looking to stay near my hotel/walk.
     
  42. Croomsday

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    There’s also this: https://www.fultonalley.com/
     
  43. Tiffin

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    You gonna walk to the WW2 museum? Courtyard is only a few blocks further. Frenchman is probably almost equidistant. I'm not super familiar with that little section other than having seen Alabama Shakes at the Sugar Mill and then stumbling into some random bar with a band and puking under a picnic table outside. Rusty Nail isn't too far away if you want to go to a Bama bar for some reason.
     
  44. Coach Prison Mike

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    Got no problem walking/ubering just figured I’d be able to get away with staying close for the night (31st bday this week but trying to pace myself another night here, and then three nights in Seaside Thurs-Sat so unsure how crazy we’re getting tonight). But it does sound like bar hopping on Frenchman St is the play, anywhere in particular I should start?
     
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  45. Oranjello

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    Go pregame with a bottle of wine at Bacchanal Wine and see where the night takes you
     
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  46. Pelican Grove

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    Get lunch/dinner at Justine. Right near your hotel.
     
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  47. Coach Prison Mike

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    Ended up at the Spotted Cat and then a few other places near there after doing the touristy stuff. Was a fucking blast.
     
  48. Coach Prison Mike

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    Lunch at Pêche and dinner at Acme.....

    Holy fuck
     
  49. Pelican Grove

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    You can never go wrong at Peche. Very solid, solid choice.
     
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