This early Summer, I rewarded myself after losing 100lbs, with a trip to New Orleans. I never been to Nola, but I heard amazing things about the food and culture. I spent my two weeks visiting restaurants, dessert shops, creating content, checking out museums and I even when on a Swamp Tour.
Below is a list of desserts and food spots I have went to and I highly recommend. If you know me, I love to get as detailed as possible, so I added the each food item I devoured with the pricing. In addition, I added some essential tips to some of the spots I check out. Lastly, I will adding more spots to the list before Summer ends.
Letโs get startedโฆ..
1. Antonioโs Restaurant
Location: 713 St Louis St, New Orleans, LA 70130
History: ๐๐ถ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ธ๐ป๐ผ๐, ๐๐ป๐๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒโ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ผ๐น๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐ข๐ฟ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป๐? ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ญ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ต-๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ผ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ผ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฟ. โฃ
What I recommend you tryโฆ..โฃ
๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ณ๐๐ซ๐ฌ + ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ:โฃ
โฅ Seafood Gumboโฃ $12 bowl/ cup $10
โฅ Charbroiled Oysters $15
โฅ Eggs Benedict โฃ$18
โฅ Pain Pardu with Smoke Bacon โฃ$18
โฅ Petite Filletโฃ $36
โฅ Antoine’s Seafood Omeletโฃ $22
Dessert: โฃ
โฅ Baked Alaskaโฃโฃ $20
โฅ Jubilee Cheesecake (I need to recreate)โฃโฃโฃ $11
โฅ Flourless Chocolate Torte โฃโฃ$11
โฅ Bread Pudding โฃโฃ$9
Wine:
โฅ Red Blend, Paraduxx, Napa Valley $17 (Red Wine)
Tip: The dress code is business casual. More details on their website.
2. Cafe du Monde
Location: 1039 Decatur St, New Orleans, LA 70116
History: Iconic New Orleans cafe known for cafรฉ au laits, chicory coffee & beignets since 1862.
๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ต ๐ค๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฒ ๐๐ ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ. ๐๐ป๐ผ๐๐ป ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ณ๐น๐๐ณ๐ณ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ฒ๐๐, ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ป๐น๐ ๐ฒ3.40 โฃ
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Also, donโt forget to pair it with coffee or hot coco. โฃโฅ Reg/ ๐ฒ2.94 Large/ ๐ฒ4.30โฃ
Tip 1: If you looking for atmosphere and culture to the famous location on Decatur Street, is where you need to be. โฃ
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Tip 2: There are two lines, so when you arrive the longest line you see are people who are trying to ORDER + SIT ON PATIO. The short line is a ORDER + PICK UP. I chose to do the short line because the lighting under the tent can be a hit or miss depending on the day. โฃ
๐๐ญ๐ถ๐ด, ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐บ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฐ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ช๐ค ๐ฃ๐ข๐ค๐ฌ๐จ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ด ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ, ๐ญ๐ช๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ช๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ช ๐๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ. โฃ๐๐ค๐ค๐ฆ๐ด๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐๐ช๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ช ๐๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ช๐ด ๐ณ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐น๐ต ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ณ, ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฏ ๐ณ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฑ.
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Tip 3: The beignets are very messy due to all the powdery goodness, so lean forward to take a bite. Let all the powder hit the ground and not your clothes or bag, like it did mines๐คฃโฃ
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Tip 4: Bring Cash. They ONLY take cash.โฃ
Tip 5: When you visit Cafe du Monde, you have to check out their retail store called, Cafe Du Monde Logo Store on Decatur Street. โฃItโs literally on the opposite end of the actual cafe.
๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ: ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ญ, ๐๐๐ฐ ๐๐ซ๐ฅ๐๐๐ง๐ฌ, ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ โฃ โฃ
๐๐ตโ๐ด ๐ข ๐๐ช๐ต๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ญ๐บ ๐๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ฉ๐ข๐ด ๐ข ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ง๐ฆ ๐๐ถ ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐น ๐ฎ๐ช๐น๐ฆ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ข๐ด๐ต๐บ ๐ช๐ต๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ด.
๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฎ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐โฆ..
โฅ Beignet Mix $3.99
โฅ Coffee and Chicory $3.99
[๐ผ๐ซ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐๐ + ๐จ๐๐ฃ๐๐ก๐ ๐จ๐๐ง๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ช๐ฅ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐๐ค๐๐๐๐ ๐ข๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐จ]
โฅFrench Roast Coffee $3.99
[๐ผ๐ซ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐จ๐๐ฃ๐๐ก๐ ๐จ๐๐ง๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ช๐ฅ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐๐ค๐๐๐๐ ๐ข๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐จ]
๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ง๐โฆ..
โฅ Cajun Jambalaya Mix $3.99
โฅ New Orleans Red Beans & Rice Mix $3.99
โฅ Cajun Gumbo & Rice Mix $3.99
โฅ King Cake Mix $13.99
3. Backatown
Location: 301 Basin St Suite 1, New Orleans, LA 70112
History: Backatown Coffee Parlour, is a locally Black owned Black, located at the very site of old Storyville, embodies the aura of the time where you could hear the sounds of Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong, and King Oliver and meet folks from all walks of life.
In addition to premium coffee and espresso drinks, the boutique also serves loose leaf teas, juice, fresh baked pastries and desserts along with an assortment of light fare meals for families to enjoy.
What you should tryโฆ.
โฅ Raspberry Grilled Cheese ๐ฒ6.75
Three cheeses – provolone + cheddar + pepper jack cheese – topped with raspberry preserve served on ciabatta bread
โฅ Avocado Toast with Egg ๐ฒ7
โฅ Black Coffee โ๏ธ ๐ฒ2.50
4. Lamar Coffee and Kitchen
Location: 1300 N Broad St, New Orleans, LA 70119
History: Lamara Coffee & Kitchen is plant based and locally owned. The concept is simple: REAL FOOD MADE WELL. They make great food from the best ingredients to create a conversation about what healthy cuisine can be. โฃ
๐พ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐โฆโฃ
Drinks:โฃ
โฅ Matcha Lemonade ๐ฒ5โฃ
Kilogram Organic Ceremonial Grade Japanese Matcha over lemonade+ iceโฃ
โฅ Chai Tea Latte ๐ฒ5.25 โฃ
Kilogram organic tea blend Chai w Oatly milk 11ozโฃ
Food:โฃ
โฅ Lamar Burger (V)b๐ฒ12 โฃ
Lentil-quinoa-walnut patty | avocado | sprouts | tomato | pickles| red onion | vegan chipotle mayo | sprouted sesame bunโฃ
โฅ Rainbow Tostadas (2) (V) (GF) ๐ฒ13โฃ
Black bean spread | guacamole | purple cabbage | golden beets, watermelon radish | local greens cashew crema | pepitas | baked corn tortillas
Dessert:โฃ
โฅ Matcha Affagoto (V) (GF) ๐ฒ7โฃ
Choose between Matcha or Espresso (decaf available) and Coconut gelatoโฃ
5. Dragos
Location: 2 Poydras St, New Orleans, LA 70112
History: Modern, downtown hub of the Metairie original known for charbroiled oysters & other seafood.
You should try either the half dozen and dozen charbroiled oyster for $14 or $24.
6. Hansenโs Snowbliz
Location: 4801 Tchoupitoulas St, New Orleans, LA 70115
History: Family-owned sno-ball stand mainstay since 1939 that’s famous for soft shaved ice & homemade syrups.
I recommend getting a large Rainbow and custom creation for $7 each. Best part, you can keep the cups as souvenirs.
7. Creole Creamy
Location: 4924 Prytania St, New Orleans, LA 70115
โฃโฃโฃHistory: ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ผ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ผ๐น๐ฑ-๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น ๐๐๐๐น๐ฒ, ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐ข๐ฟ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐. ๐ข๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐๐ป๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฐ, ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ผ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป-๐ต๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐. **๐ฉ๐ฒ๐ด๐ฎ๐ป ๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ**โฃ
แดกสแดแด ษช สแดแดแดแดแดแดษดแด สแดแด แดสสโฆ..โฃโฃโฃ
โฅ Cookies and Cream โฃ
โฅ Verbena & Blueberry Jam
โฅ โฃAvocado โฃ
โฅ Bittersweet Chocolate Torte โฃ
[โฃ Double Scoop ๐ฒ7 ]โฃโฃ
Tip: You are able to sample as many flavors as you desire. So donโt be shy.
8. Drip Affogato
Location: 703 Carondelet St, New Orleans, LA 70113
History: Affogato specialist offering creative pairings of ice cream and hot drinks in a chic, modern space.
What I recommend:
Signature Affogato Ice Cream flight $25
Flavors: Matcha, Bananas Foster, Chantilly Berry, Tiramisu
Tip 1: You can built your own ice cream flight with four flavors.โฃ
Tip 2: Bring an ice cream date because itโs a lot of ice cream!
You can also build your own Affogato.
Check out menu below!
9. Nola Caye
Location: 898 Baronne St, New Orleans, LA 70113
History: The port of New Orleans close proximity to the Caribbean nations and the historical influences from these nations that served to create the identity of New Orleans itself provide a most fitting setting to showcase authentic
representations of these nationโs most popular dishes.
I highly recommend:
Ahi Tuna 22
seared tuna, mango, avocado, mixed greens, citrus vinaigrette, sesame seeds, etc
Braised Oxtail 29
pan jus, jalapeno-cheddar grits
Wine selection is incredible. I forgot which ones we had. Will update that soon.
10. Creasent Pizza Works
Location: 407 Bourbon St, New Orleans, LA 70130
History: Contemporary counter-serve joint offering beer & slices of classic & creative hand-tossed pizzas.
Pizza is life! โฃ
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แดสแดส แด๊ฐ๊ฐแดส 9 แด
แดสษชแดษชแดแด๊ฑ ๊ฐสแดแด แดส๊ฑ, ๊ฐสแดแด แดแดแดแด สแดแด แดส๊ฑ แดแด แด แดษขแดแดแดสษชแดษด แดษดแด
แด๊ฐ๊ฐแดส แดสแดแด สส แดสแด ๊ฑสษชแดแด แดส ๊ฐแดสส แดษชแด๊ฑ. โฃ
Prices per slice are roughly $7 and whole pies are between $30-34.
๐๐๐ข๐: แดสษชแดขแดขแดสแดสษขแดส โ Angus Beef + Onions + Cheddar + Mozzarella + Pickles + Ketchup + Mustardโฃ
Slice || ๐ฒ8โฃ
Whole Pizza || ๐ฒ34
11. Krystal Burger
Location: 116 Bourbon St, New Orleans, LA 70130
History: Longtime fast-food chain serving square burgers on steamed buns, plus breakfast items & kids’ meals.
I recommend sticking to the basic and getting a three double krystal combo!
Take everything you love about our original Krystal and double it, double the meaty goodness of our square patties between those soft, steamed buns. Combo includes medium fries and a medium drink.
12. Bayou Express Seafood
Location: 243 Grand Caillou Rd, Houma, LA 70363โฃ (1 hr from New Orleans)
History: Unknown
My trip to NOLA aka New Orleans was everything! โฃLuckily, I took my vacation on the last month of Crawfish Season. You may find places that still offer them in July. โฃ
In Louisiana, their Crawfish is much bigger, juicer and cheaper than the ones in California. โฃThe Canjun seasoning in the boil is everything! โฃWhen I was in Houma, Louisiana, I checked out a whole in the wall spot calledโฆ.โฃ
For my seafood boil I gotโฆ..โฃ
$ 10.99/lb shrimpโฃ
$ 2.99/lb crawfish โฃ
$2.50 Sausage โฃ
$1.00 Potato โฃ
$.75 Corn โฃ
โฃ$1.50 Dip Sauce โฃ(FIRE)
Check out their menu
13. Los Jefes Grill
Location: 3224 Edenborn Ave, Metairie, LA 70002
History: Los Jefes Grill in Metairie has been chosen as their favorite Authentic Mexican Restaurant in Metairie, New Orleans and surrounding areas for takeout, delivery, dine-in and catering. (10 minutes away from NOLA)
What you should try:
Jefe’s Guacamole Dip
Chips and Salsa
Veggie Enchilada
Enchiladas Rositas (Cheese)
Torta Carnitas
Tostadas (Shrimp)
Crawfish Tacos
Taco Surf n Turf
Steak Chimichangas
More food on my Instagram.
But waitโฆ..
I will be updating this article with more spots. I have so much more. Be on the look out!
Have you tried any of these spots?
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