Galatoire's--ne plus ultra (quarter)
Commander's Palace(Garden Dist.)
Pelican Club(quarter)
Emeril's(Julia)
Bayonna --the best?(quarter)
Brigsten's--uptown
Mr. B's (quarter)
Palace Cafe (Canal St.)
Peristyle (quarter)
August (CBD)
Cuvee (CBD--great)
Lilette (Magazine)
Stella (quarter)
Rio Mar (warehouse; Spanish/Panamaian; wonderful)
.......
Other recommended restaurants:
Andrea's (Metairie; northern Italian)
Mosca's (US 90 West;Creole Italian)
Nola's (quarter)
Clancy's (uptown)
Gautreau's (uptown)
La Provence(North Shore; Lacombe)
Table One(Magazine)
Da Piero (Kenner; regional Italian)
Taquero's Coyoacan (Lower St. Charles;Mexico City cuisine)
Dick and Jenny's (Tchoupitoulas)
Laurentino's (Metairie; Spanish; tapas, etc)
Madrid (Spanish; Kenner/Metairie)
Cypress Cafe (Metairie)
Lola's (Esplanade;Spanish)
Vega (Spanish; tapas; Metairie Rd)
Neighborhood seafood, etc:
Casamento's--world's best oyster sandwich (Magazine;open Sept-May)
Mandina's (Canal st.;reopened!)
Frankie and Johnnie's (Tchopitoulas&Arabella)
Bozo's (Metairie)
Miscellaneous good choices:
Cafe Degas(Esplanade)
Cafe Volage (Uptown)
Other popular neighborhood restaurants:
Katy's (Mid-City)
Domilice's(Bellcastle near Tchopitoulas)
R&O's(Metairie Lakefront)
etc, etc. etc.
Other ethnic:
Jamillo's (Maple St.)
Maple St. Cafe (Maple St.)
Tre Huen (Chinese; Mandeville)
Casa Garcia (Metairie/Covington) Best Tex-Mex
Other North Shore Restaurants:
Longbranch
Dakota
....many others.....