DINING Gattuso’s Neighborhood Restaurant & Bar Lucy’s Retired Surfers Bar & Restaurant 70130 / 504-523-8995 A surf-style bar, restaurant and special events venue for all of your needs . Relax over a drink with friends, or host a special event in our private room . BR $$ L $$ D $$ — Convention/Warehouse/Arts District gattusos.net / 435 Huey P. Long Ave., lucyssurf.com / 701 Tchoupitoulas St., NO, Mopho Restaurant mophonola.com / 514 City Park Ave., Gretna, 70053 / 504-368-1114 Offering a wide menu selection featuring New Orleans’ favorite dishes, affordable daily specials, a beautifully landscaped courtyard and daily happy hour with 14 different draft beers in a lively, yet family-friendly, atmosphere . L $$ D $$ — Westbank Manning’s Sports Bar and Grill 519 Fulton St., NO, 70130 / 504-593-8118 Welcoming sports fans and foodies alike, Manning’s offers a menu featuring comfort foods from the Mississippi Delta, along with some unique Creole twists and creative interpretations of tailgating classics . B $$ L $$ D $$$ — Convention/Warehouse/Arts District Suite F, NO, 70119 / 504-482-6845 Mopho is authentically non-traditional . We are Southwest Asia by way of New Orleans . Mopho is where service industry people go on their day off, but we love our neighborhood customers and welcome new faces . BR $$ L $$ D $$$ — Mid-City The Grill Room manningsneworleans.com / Silk Road Restaurant NO, 70130 / 504-522-1992, 888-596-0955 Reigns as one of the most memorable and elegant venues for fine dining in New Orleans and is the recipient of the Forbes Four Star and AAA Four Diamond dining awards . B $$$ BR $$$ L $$$ D $$$$ — Central Business District thewindsorcourt.com/dining/ the-grill-room / 300 Gravier St., 2nd Floor, silkroadnola.com / 2483 Royal St., NO, 70117 / 504-494-8307 A quaint neighborhood restaurant in the Marigny that combines Asian flavors with Creole comfort food . We offer private dining space, full bar, specialty cocktails and a very extensive wine program . L $$ D $$ — Faubourg Marigny/Bywater Marigny Brasserie Hard Rock Café 125 Bourbon St., NO, 70130 / 504-529-5617 Located at 125 Bourbon St . in the French Quarter . Come enjoy our all-American food, cool merchandise and one-of-a-kind rock ‘n’ roll memorabilia collection . Group reservations and private events available, including breakfasts . L $$ D $$$ — French Quarter hardrockcafe.com/location/new-orleans / NO, 70116 / 504-945-4472 Where you’ll find local New Orleanians, using local ingredients with local flair . This neighborhood hot spot features a unique menu, handcrafted cocktails and live music . L $$$ D $$$ — Faubourg Marigny/Bywater marignybrasserie.com / 640 Frenchmen St., RESTAURANTS -BARBECUE blueoakbbq.com / 900 N. Carrollton Ave., NO, 70119 / 504-822-BLUE Sink your teeth into New Orleans’ “Best Barbecue in the World” by the 2017 Hogs for the Cause champs . You’ll return time and time again for the brisket, wings, ribs, pulled pork, BBQ nachos and specialty sandwiches . L $$ D $$ — Mid-City Blue Oak BBQ Picnic Provisions & Whiskey nolapicnic.com / 741 State St., NO, 70118 / Jimmy J’s Café 70130 / 504-309-9360 Located just off Canal Street, Chef Chris Lynch (formerly of Emeril’s) is serving up breakfast, lunch and dinner in a colorful and intimate café . Daily chef specials and signature cocktails . Delivery and catering available . B $$ BR $$ L $$ D $$ — French Quarter jimmyjscafe.com / 115 Chartres St., NO, 504-266-2810 A modern corner restaurant Uptown . We use Joyce Farms’ heritage “naked chicken,” and you can taste the difference . Crawfish boil, hot fried chicken, black skillet-melted pimento cheese, Louisiana shrimp roll . Offering pick-up and delivery . BR $$ L $$ D $$ — Garden District/Uptown Central City BBQ centralcitybbq.com / 1201 S. Rampart St., Le Bayou bayouburger.com / 503 Bourbon St., NO, 70130 / 504-529-4256 Offers piled-high specialty burgers, local brews and more . Our restaurant has wall-to-wall TVs to cheer on your favorite teams . L $$ D $$ — French Quarter revelcafeandbar.com / 133 N. Carrollton Ave., NO, 70119 / 504-309-6122 Fun and funky gastro-lounge serving craft cocktails by Chris McMillian with a menu of creative American fare by NOLA favorite, Chef Chris DeBarr, which includes small and shared plates, snacks, sandwiches and entrees . L $$$ D $$$$ — Mid-City Revel Café & Bar NO, 70113 / 504-558-4276 Home to the best BBQ in the Big Easy and one of the newest, most unique venues . Features reclaimed wood walls and custom-built farmhouse tables . A non-traditional BBQ restaurant that uses traditional smoking techniques to ensure the highest-quality meat . L $$ D $$ — Garden District/Uptown Frey Smoked Meat Co. freysmokedmeat.com / 4141 Bienville Legacy Kitchen’s Craft Tavern Rib Room St., NO, 70130 / 504-613-2350 The perfect combination of small plates, large plates and craft beers in an industrial chic tavern . Heavy emphasis on the tavern and lounge area with a relaxed setting . B $ BR $$$ L $$$ D $$$ — Convention/Warehouse/Arts District legacykitchen.com / 700 Tchoupitoulas 621 St. Louis St., NO, 70130 / 504-529-7045 Where tradition meets relevance . In the heart of the French Quarter, in the Omni Royal Orleans hotel, offering a fine-dining experience to locals and visitors for more than 60 years . B $$ BR $$$$ L $$$ D $$$$$ — French Quarter ribroomneworleans.com / St., Suite 110, NO, 70119 / 504-488-7427 More than just award-winning BBQ, Frey offers a variety of burgers, sandwiches, sides and shakes . This Mid-City BBQ joint also functions as a custom-built bar with over 40 beers and 50 whiskeys . BR $$ L $$ D $$$ — Mid-City RESTAURANTS -BISTROS barutapasnola.com / 3700 Magazine St., NO, 70130 / 504-895-2225 Located in the heart of the Garden District in Uptown New Orleans . Chef Edgar Caro draws from his South American heritage to reimagine traditional dishes from Columbia and the Caribbean using local ingredients . Awarded Chef of the Year 2018 by New Orleans Magazine . L D $$$$ — Garden District/Uptown Baru Bistro & Tapas Legacy Kitchen’s Steak + Chop The Ruby Slipper Café -CBD legacykitchen.com / 91 Westbank Expy., Gretna, 70053 / 504-513-2606 Today’s American Steakhouse + Liberty Bar offering polished casual sandwiches, crisp salads and comfort-food entrees with a variety of prime steaks and chops cooked to perfection . High emphasis on wine and cocktail service . BR $$$ L $$$ D $$$ — Westbank NO, 70130 / 504-525-9355 Brunch was born in New Orleans . We’ve been putting a New Orleans twist on brunch classics and eye-opening cocktails since 2008 . Visit us at six New Orleans locations . B $$ BR $$ L — Central Business District therubyslippercafe.net / 200 Magazine St., Waffle House Bywater American Bistro Legacy Kitchen’s Tacklebox 70112 / 504-827-1651 Modern American option in the Renaissance Pere Marquette Hotel for oysters, beer, coffee and beignets . B $$ BR $$ L $$ D $$ — Convention/Warehouse/Arts District legacykitchen.com / 817 Common St., NO, 70119 / 504-827-5960 An American restaurant chain with 2,100 locations in 25 states . Most of the locations are in the South, where the chain is a regional cultural icon . B $$ BR $$ L $$ D $$ — Central Business District locations.wafflehouse.com/ neworleans-la-2196 / 2500 Canal St., NO, bywateramericanbistro.com / 2900 Chartres St., NO, 70117 / 504-605-3827 Chef Nina Compton and Larry Miller’s award-winning neighborhood bistro . Reservations recommended . Dinner Wednesday-Sunday, brunch Saturday-Sunday . D $$$$ — Faubourg Marigny/Bywater Liberty’s Kitchen 101, NO, 70119 / 504-822-4011 Dine at our nonprofit café and give back to the New Orleans community . We serve fresh and delicious breakfast and lunch every day . All café proceeds directly support our life skills and employability training for vulnerable youth . B $ BR $ L $$ — Mid-City libertyskitchen.org / 300 N. Broad St., Suite RESTAURANTS -ASIAN maypoprestaurant.com / 611 O’Keefe Ave., Suite C2, NO, 70113 / 504-518-6345 The downtown sister to the award-winning Mopho restaurant . Features Southeast Asian meets Southeast Louisiana cuisine . The menu changes seasonally and is paired with an equally exciting wine and cocktail list, all set in a hip metropolitan dining room . L $$$ D $$$$$ — Central Business District Chais Delachaise Maypop Restaurant 70118 / 504-510-4509 Enjoy outdoor dining on either our front patio or back deck, or come in for a drink at our bar, offering a deep wine selection, craft cocktails and an extensive spirits list . BR $$ L $$ D $$$$ — Garden District/Uptown chaisdelachaise.com / 7708 Maple St., NO, NEWORLEANS.COM 59