Thai Spice
Pondicheri
Phillippe - closed now :(
Underbelly
Nathan's Famous
Brasserie 19
Hopdoddy
Barbecue Inn near Cottonwood - Fried chicken
Bada Bing - pizza
Michi Ramen
Hopdoddy
sky bar - sushi and steaks
saltwater grill surf and fancy turf
mosquito cafe - new american
casey's - fried seafood
salsa's & original - good mexican
http://www.dessertclubnyc.com/index2.php?v=v1#!/HOME
Millers Union
Lean Draft House
Bon Ton
Ford Fry Restaurants
Staplehouse
Gunshow
Cancan
Sweet Auburn Bakery
Little Fannie's Cake Shop
H&F Burger
Pacific Rim Bistro
The Barrelhouse
Tamarind Seed
Required stops:
1. (and cafe du mond <- go and get beniets if you do nothing else)
1.25 Jackson square (listen to musicians and look at sidewalk art painters)
1.5 French market along the water
2. get a hurricane along the street (on bourbon street)
3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon_House muffeletta (it's huge, make sure not to order too much)
4. royal street art district (just go and look at stuff)
optional (but cool) Food and beverage museum http://southernfood.org/
other notes from other people I've had before:
Jackson brewery
Aquarium - top floor rainforest thing
dinner places
Arnaud's Restaurant
Galatoire's Restaurant
Acme Oyster & Seafood House - chain place
The arts scene is exploding and our galleries are among the finest in North America. There are many cultural attractions, such as: plantation homes, riverboat cruises, city tours, Mardi Gras World, Café Du Monde, Cabildo State Museum, New Orleans Historic Collection, Ogden Museum of Southern Art, Audubon Zoo, National World War II Museum, Harrah's Casino and its entertainment-filled Fulton Street Promenade, New Orleans Museum of Art, Bestoff Sculpture Garden, Contemporary Arts Center, Louisiana Children's Museum, Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, the New Orleans Ballet and much more.