A Visitors Guide To Best Restaurants In New Orleans French Quarter

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Of the restaurants I went to, these are my nine favorites. I would consider eight value restaurant, to ensure you get the most of you value or budget travel vacation.

Tout de Suite Cafe in Algiers village
Maypop
Commander’s Palace
Bennachin, French Quarter
Carmo
Dooky Chase’s
Willie Mae’s Scotch House New Orleans
The Gumbo Shop
Deanie’s Seafood
Daisy Dukes

Here are the details.

Tout de Suite

Tout de Suite Cafe is situated in the cheerful village of Algiers Point, just minutes from downtown and right across the Mississippi River.

The locals go here and many tourists have no idea about it since it is located in a village away from the tourist districts. You can take the ferry for only $2 each way.

April, the owner and chef, will make sure your dietary needs or allergies won’t be an issue in her restaurant.

This was my go-to breakfast place, convenient to where I stayed, and was excited to try many of April’s creations.

This is one of the best brunch spot(s) in the entire city.

One morning April made me “the Katrina,” huevos rancheros, two layers of corn tortillas with black beans, anchovies, salsa, avocado, potatoes and bacon on the side.

Later on, she added boudin into the dish, and whoa, was that savory!

She also made me a dynamite salad with organic greens, carrots, avocado, cucumber, dried cranberries, red onion, cherry tomatoes, walnuts, almonds, chicken, & the homemade vinaigrette.

Tout de Suite Cafe offers excellent value, food, service and atmosphere.

I recommend you go there and experience it firsthand!

Maypop Restaurant

Just thinking about Maypop makes me smile and wish I could eat there every evening.

This restaurant pops!

Chef Michael Gulotta does a fantastic job of fusing various flavors and styles together.

The wonderful staff took the time to not only make sure they accommodated my allergy, they came up with unique items and combinations of different dishes to create worry-free meals for me.

They made me a dairy-free amuse, black rice cracker with grapefruit marmalade topped with coconut wasabi foam.

Out of kindness, they gave me a strawberry granita to have with my peanut butter sorbet. Their dessert flavors change regularly. I had coconut sorbet another day.

One night I went during happy hour and had:

Beet-cured lemonfish with horseradish roasted beets,
crispy sweet potato tots,
ravigote sauce,
spicy marinated cucumber sesame and thai chili puffed rice
with a coconut sorbet to finish it all off.

Another night I went after the New Orleans Saints playoff game and had:

Hand pulled noodles with blue crab and pork sausage,
spicy mapo sauce,
and le’s tofu.

Happy hour provides tremendous value where you can order multiple items for the usual price of one entrée.

This restaurant is a fine one, and the cost of dinner on this innovative menu won’t disappoint you.

Maypop is a phenomenal choice, and the setting is beautiful.

Commander’s Palace

I do not want to mislead you into thinking this is a value meal because it is not.

But, if you are celebrating a big occasion like I did for my friend Patrick’s 30th birthday, I wholeheartedly endorse going here.

The way to make this as much of a value meal as you can is to order from the three-course price fixed menu.

I know dropping $40 on dinner is far from ideal for me and many others; you get the most bang for your buck doing the three-course menu route.

You get a $8-10 salad, $35-40 entrée, and $5-10 dessert all for the price of that.

Why not get an amazing salad and dessert to go along with your entrée?

That’s getting value out of a non-value situation. But by going here, you know your meal is going to be a treat.

There is something to be said for going into a meal knowing the atmosphere and taste will blow you away.

As an appetizer, I ordered the winter citrus & strawberry salad.

Local strawberries, ruby grapefruit, red navel & tangelo citrus with bitter greens, spiced pecans and kaffir-lime limoncello vinaigrette.

As an entrée, I had the seared diver scallops over risotto with roasted root vegetables, Louisiana satsuma caramel, shellfish oil (non-dairy sauce) and crispy kale.

Finally, for dessert, I had the strawberry elderflower sorbet.

They even made me their signature drink that isn’t currently on the menu (they knew after I raved to them about their food, that Grasshopper Greg would be vlogging and blogging about them).

The drink is the Crescent City Cooler.

I don’t drink often, but if I know it will be an absolute treat, I’ll have it.

It comprises:

1.5 oz. Cruzan guava rum
.5 oz. simple syrup
.75 oz. lime juice (reserve wedge for garnish)
3 dashes Angostura bitters
Ginger ale.

If you will have a drink, have it at Commander’s Palace.

All I can say is what a night!

Bennachin Restaurant

The origins of the recipes come from Gambia and Cameroon.

Katrina, my server, helped make my experience exceptional. She told me those working in the kitchen barely use dairy for meal prep, but she made sure there would be zero in my dish.

I had the specialty and in-house favorite, the Jama Jama Ni Makonde meal.

The dish consists of black-eyed peas, stewed tomatoes, sauteed spinach, coconut rice, plantains and a non-dairy roll.

It is a hidden gem in the French Quarter, and easily one of my favorites in the city.

Upon heading there, I questioned a few locals about the restaurant.

While a few had not heard of it, the ones who did told me it is one of their favorite restaurants. After being fortunate to taste the African cuisine of the city, I understand where they are coming from!

Since locals highly frequent Bennachin, some tourists are unaware this jewel exists.

If you go here on your trip, you a guaranteed a phenomenal meal and experience (with value!)!

Carmo Restaurant

Carmo is a tropical restaurant where the chefs create Caribbean, Central and South American, West African, Southeast Asian and the Gulf South flavored dishes. Be sure to try Carmo to experience more on your vacation.

Emma, my waitress, took excellent care of me. Not only does she have a vibrant, upbeat personality, she also went through the menu with me thoroughly to see what those in the kitchen would make dairy-free for me.

Even though the staff is excellent, you will love Emma if you ask to sit at one of her assigned tables. She’s cool.

Perhaps this menu was the most unique and diverse of all the New Orleans restaurants, especially since the flavors multitude of regions previously mentioned inspired the chef to use those ingredients.

I went there twice in my stay in the city because it was so good.

One night I ordered:

Grilled plantain topped with vegan cheese, house-smoked wild boar, avocado, salsa fresca and the tangy sweet spicy “rico” sauce. Served with organic greens with mango vinaigrette.

Pão de Queijo brazilian vegan cheese bread made with queijo de minas.
Esmeralda Salad – Quinoa, black beans, corn, poblano peppers & cilantro. Tossed with chili coconut lime vinaigrette & topped with toasted pumpkin seeds & vegan cheese over organic lettuces.
Kahlua Chocolate Pecan Cake (dairy free!).

All of that ran me $28 for a four-course meal!

The second night I ordered:

Creole-seared avocado seasoned with their creole spice & olive oil, then lightly torched. Garnished with red onions, cashews, almonds, ponzu sauce.

Peruvian Ceviche featuring yellowtail briefly marinated in lime juice with aji limo (red chili) and aji amarillo (yellow chili), passionfruit and caju fruit juices, with sea palm, red onion, choclo (giant corn), sweet potato, avocado, cancha (crunchy corn).

Salpicão (Brazilian Chicken Salad) with house-smoked chicken, smoked turkey breast and ham with raisins, peas, peppers, cucumbers, shoestring potatoes tossed with house-made dressing. Served on a bed of organic mixed greens. All vegan cheese and meat!
Gateau.

The value and quality of your meal at this unforgettable New Orleans dining experience will blow you away!

Dooky Chase’s

Dooky Chase’s Restaurant became the meeting place for music and entertainment, civil rights, and culture in New Orleans in the 1940s.

It was “the place” to discuss civil and economic rights issues in the African-American community in New Orleans and throughout the country.

In the 1960s, Martin Luther King, Jr. and others would join these local leaders for strategy sessions and dialogue while eating meals at the restaurant.

Leah Chase was the cook, known by many African-Americans in the United States as the “Queen of Creole Cuisine.”

Not only did she prepare some of the finest meals of New Orleans, she showcased beautiful pieces of African-American art on the restaurants’ walls.

The restaurant served as the first art gallery for black artists in New Orleans.

Before I get to the taste of the food…*hint* you will be sad after you complete your meal there.

It was a restaurant politicians, musicians, visual artists, and literary hall-of-famers would go to while in the city.

Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama and Hank Aaron were a few of the well-known figures to eat there and have pictures framed in the restaurant.

I ordered the Shrimp Clemenceau (a local specialty and favorite) and walked around the restaurant to look at the historic photo gallery.

Willie Mae’s Scotch House

Perfected by the late Willie Mae Seaton, the Food Network, the Travel Channel and Thrillist labeled Willie Mae’s as “America’s Best Fried Chicken.”

I was allergic to the ingredients in the fried chicken, but I had the baked chicken (dark) with butter beans (vegan).

It tasted amazing.

Do not let the customer line to get into the restaurant deter you (it moves fast) from tasting heavenly chicken.

The Gumbo Shop

Woody, my waiter, helped make my experience there excellent.

I had the vegan bread with seafood gumbo…ugh…so good.

And on another day when I was walking through the French Quarter and I needed to eat something in a pinch, I had the chicken andouille gumbo.

Both were phenomenal and you cannot go wrong with either.

It is a nice choice for lunch if you are walking around the French Quarter, and for a big bowl of gumbo, $5-10 ain’t bad!

Deanie’s Seafood

I ordered two pounds of boiled crawfish and I added boiled potatoes and corn on the cob, making it a filling, memorable meal.

Eating crawfish is a unique local Louisiana culinary experience, and you will want to put your phone in your pocket because your hands will get sticky removing their parts!

They have such a fresh seafood menu, and it is yet another New Orleans culinary experience I suggest having!

Cafe Du Monde French Market

Cafe Du Monde is a New Orleans staple. Here, you can find one of New Orleans most famous dishes, beignets. Beignets, sometimes called English fritters, are a pastry made from deep-fried pastry. Beignets are served warmed, topper with a heavy layer of powdered sugar. Cafe Du Monde has been preparing these delicious desserts since opening in 1862. Even better, the Cafe Du Monde is open 24 hours a day, 364 days a year (excluding Christmas). Be sure to visit Cafe Du Monde and order some delicious Beignets and café au lait to embrace a luxurious experience on your next visit to the New Orleans French Quarter.

Daisy Dukes

This restaurant in the New Orleans French Quarter covers your craving for authentic, cajun specials. You’ll find alligator sausage, gumbo, shrimp and more. Plus, if you go for breakfast, you’ll find class french toast with favorites like biscuits and house made gravy. Top it off with a local drink, cocktail or juice depending on the time of day. If you’re looking for an early morning bite, or late night dinner, this is one of the best restaurants in the French Quarters that’s open 24/7!

Happy Eating!

The Ultimate Local Food Cincinnati Travel Guide For Your Next Trip

20 Cincinnati Things To Do:

Following the local chili religion
The Cincinnati Bell Connector
Over-the-Rhine
Paul Brown Stadium/Bengals
Great American Ball Park/Reds and Reds Hall-of-Fame
U.S. Bank Arena
Government Square
Fountain Square
Contemporary Arts Center
Aronoff Center – Theatre Performances
Gateway Quarter
Music Hall
Washington Park
Cincinnati Zoo
Cincinnati Art Museum
Graeter’s Ice Cream (Premium Ice Cream/Sorbet!)
Cincinnati Springfield Township Cemetery – Resting Place of Frederic Baur in his famous invention
Mica 12/v
Findlay for Foodies
12th and Vine is a happening part of Cincy

Praying to the Chili God(s) – The Best Chili in

Cincinnati

Chili is a religion in Cincinnati.

If you are looking for the best restaurants, Skyline Chili is the most unique food experience in Cincinnati chili.

It is derived from an Eastern European meat sauce and was introduced to residents in the 1920s.

The dish is known around the U.S. as “Skyline,“ after the largest local chain of chili parlors, which started just after World War II.

Many visitors and locals find it irresistible.

Zip’s Cafe, Camp Washington Chili, Gold Star and Pleasant Ridge are up there as well.

How to Get Around Cincinnati – The Cincinnati

Bell Connector

The Cincinnati Bell Connector is Cincinnati’s modern streetcar system.

It is a 3.6-mile loop that connects Cincinnati’s riverfront at The Banks, downtown and Over-the-Rhine.

You can hop on and off all-day for $2!

Great city spots make up this loop:

• Paul Brown Stadium

• Great American Ball Park

• U.S. Bank Arena

• Government Square

• Fountain Square

• Contemporary Arts Center

• Aronoff Center – Theatre Performances

• Gateway Quarter

• Music Hall

• Washington Park

Over-the-Rhine

Over-the-Rhine is one of the most culturally and historically rich neighborhoods in Cincinnati.

It contains many small shops and hideaways to explore within walking distance to one another.

Over-the-Rhine is an amazing arts spot to visit.

It is home to:

-the Cincinnati Symphony,

– Music Hall,

– the Cincinnati Opera,

– the Cincinnati Ballet,

– Know Theatre,

– New Stage Collective

– and Ensemble Theatre.

It is one of the most architecturally stunning neighborhoods in the region.

Over-the-Rhine is a unique neighborhood in the city where it is a good decision to buy your gift or city souvenir in.

Findlay Market Restaurants

Findlay Market is Cincinnati’s oldest public market, and the Goetta is THE thing not to miss.

It is fun for everyone, especially for the foodies. Speaking of foodies, be sure to read our recent guide on the best food in North Carolina.

There are over 40 vendors and a million visitors each year.

the Goetta = It’s a mixture of ground pork, beef, steel-cut oats, and spices. It is pretty much a German sausage grain.

Try it at Eckerlin Meats as they’ve been routinely been voted best in Cincinnati. Its also very affordable, so you do not have to break far from your value travel goals.

You will find fresh produce, meats, seafood, and bakery goods, along with specialty shops featuring unique arts and crafts.

The street performers add a vibrant flavor to the scene.

Try Some Buckeyes

In order to sample the best local food in Cincinnati, you need to try some world-famous Buckeyes. You likely know the Buckeyes as the mascot of the famous Ohio State University. In fact, the Buckeye is also Ohio’s state tree. The Buckeye tree produces nuts with a light inner section, surrounded by a dark outer shell crusting. Some of the most well-known and famous desserts in Cincinnati are modeled after these Buckeye nuts. The desserts consist of a peanut butter fudge dipped in dark chocolate. The center is exposed on top, so that you can see the difference in color as a traditional Buckeye would appear.

Cincinnati Zoo

I loved the Cincinnati Zoo.

It is the second-oldest zoo in the nation (opened up in 1875) and the press ranks it as one of the top zoos in the country year after year.

You can see over 580 animal species and 3,000 plant varieties, including the Gorilla Enclosure being one of its highlights.

Cincinnati Art Museum

Located in beautiful Eden Park, it has an unrivaled (intra-city) art collection of more than 60,000 works over 6,000 years.

If you are into traveling art exhibitions, this is a gathering spot for avid fans across the globe.

The Inventor of the Pringles Can

You may or may not know Fredric John Baur, but he invented the Pringles can for stacking potato chips, well-known universally.

Baur had a unique request in his will.

He asked if a portion of his cremated ashes would be sealed up in a Pringles tube.

Baur was a chemist who specialized in food storage research and development for Proctor and Gamble.

In the mid-60s, when almost every other potato chip came in bags, he felt, “the Pringles can was a revolution within the realm of snack food.”

His children helped make his final wish happen.

His son Larry stopped at a Walgreens on their way to the funeral home to buy a can of Pringles. They decided on the classic original flavor to send their father off in style.

His final resting place of Fredric Baur inside the can takes place in the Cincinnati Springfield Township.

This is something unique to Cincinnati.

Mica 12/v Cincinnati OH.

It is a shopping heaven for the local and visiting shoppers as the local press voted Mica 12/v as the number one gift shop in the city.

The family who owns it features local, regional, and international artists and designers.

Places to Eat Breakfast in Cincinnati

Taste of Belgium Cincinnati

If you are a fan of waffles and crepes, soups, salads, sandwiches, entrees and bakery goods, Taste of Belgium is where the locals love to go.

If you have a food allergy like I do, call ahead of time or when you arrive there in person, speak to the manager or owner to make sure they can accommodate your food allergy.

Collective Espresso

A modern coffee shop that could be one of the best in the city.

Ferrari Barbershop and Coffee Co.

This is undoubtedly a gem in Cincinnati.

Pamper yourself with a hot towel shave, a haircut or any other services offered.

Combine it with their excellent cappuccino and espresso selection.

Even if you are not using the barbershop for grooming, the coffee bar is open to the public!

It is family-owned and the locals rave about it!

Brown Bear Bakery

It’s a local fave as well! Go for the pastries and the atmosphere there. Before dining here, check out our guide on how to plan a trip around food allergies and still eat well.

French Crust

Locals highly frequent this place.

Has an excellent menu containing good carb and caffeine options, eggs, pancakes and more.

Where to Eat Lunch in Cincinnati

Three Places in Mind

Panino – A restaurant that was originally a food truck, it is a sandwich spot and a fancier restaurant at night.
Quan Hapa – A very popular pho spot at the market for Asian street food.
Eat during the stroll at the market at other restaurants or vendors!

Graeter’s Ice Cream

It is one of the best dessert places in all of Ohio, having such an extensive, creative dessert menu. There are other locations in Ohio as well, but it is on Vine St. in Cincy. Fancy flavors and toppings provide a delicious flavor and luxurious experience on your Cincinnati vacation.

The Graeter family business makes the ice cream in two-gallon old world French pot freezers, producing a creamy and rich ice cream taste!

They have excellent sorbet as well for those allergic to dairy.

Indulge In Amazing Seafood

Before leaving Cincinnati, check out some of the incredible seafood at the Anchor OTR. This amazing coastal eatery is well-known for delicious Crawfish Beignets, Octopus, and Trout BLTs. At the same time, be sure to try the Lobster Roll or a Bouillabaisse Pot Pie. Another specialty is the Cotija Cheese Oysters, along with a massive serving of Bourbon Chiptole Butter. If you are a food-loving-travel-enthusiast, check out our guide on the top destinations for Native American travel food experiences.

Choose the Chili City!

Since Cincinnati is also sports-centric, part two of the chili city coverage is coming right up!

2: CincinnatiUSA

3: StockpilingMoms.com

4: CincinnatiZoo.org

5: News247

6: Sprudge

7: Cincinnati Enquirer

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How To Get Your Smartphone Travel-Ready For Your Next Vacation

Do you ask yourself these questions?:

– My phone says insufficient or low storage. Why is that?

– Ugh… why is my phone storage full?

– How do I free up space on my iPhone or android?

– How do I clear internal space?cre

– What are ways to get more space on your phone without deleting anything?

– Why is my phone battery draining and dying so quickly?

– How to find what is draining my phone battery.

– What is the best portable battery charger?

– Where can I buy a portable wireless phone charger?

– Is my phone safe and secure?

My guess is your phone has notified you of insufficient storage, and also a low battery, at a time you needed to use it.

Luckily, there are several travel hacks to get your smartphone vacation ready. While I don‘t know the exact answer to each of those questions above, I’ll tell you three “musts” to accomplish before heading on the big vacation!

Solution Number One: Tackle Your Phone’s “Low

Storage” Notification Before Your Upcoming Trip

It does not take much time. Go through your photo duplicates, any bursts you took, delete any videos you will not need to refer to, and store some of your current material in iCloud.

If you do not want to store some of your photos and videos into iCloud, move them to your computer, which will free up space in your phone.

When you are in a situation where you have to take a picture, you will be able to.

For instance, I had storage issues throughout a recent trip to Canada.

A lot of them were weather related and I should have kept my phone in my bag until I was ready for a video or picture.

I save so many photos and videos to the phone because I love to look back at them often.

I dislike deleting them but have been getting smarter about eliminating duplicates as soon as I notice them.

If you are in a venue, or outdoors in a restricted area and you want to “sneak” a picture while the security guard is about to chase you away, you only have one shot to do so.

The last thing you want to happen is to see a system error message appear on your phone saying, “your storage is full.” That would mean you would have to clear some.

That is bad news for the traveler looking to capture spontaneous and memorable moments.

The best picture of your trip could be an unexpected sight where you have a window of a few seconds to grab footage of it!

Speaking of pictures, you always want to capture special moments when you can on vacation.

Try to make sure, when possible, the sun or the lighting is not behind you and is facing you instead.

Your pictures will be so much better and the sun‘s presence won’t wash out the colors.

Solution Number Two: Solve the “My Phone

Battery is Draining and Dying so Fast,” Issue by

Buying a Portable Phone Charger

You need to safeguard your phone’s battery throughout your trip. With substantial battery, you can experience more through vacations. You can buy a portable phone charger on Amazon.com, Best Buy, Target or any other electronics store anywhere from $10 to $50.

It may be worth the investment to never worry about your phone running out of battery while you are on the run.

If you try to take pictures with your iPhone in frigid conditions, your battery will die.

Also, in scorching hot weather, you may receive a warning on the screen that your phone is getting too hot.

Keep your phone out of the extreme temperatures unless you are ready to take a picture. You do not want to get this notification right at the time you are looking to take a spontaneous shot.

You want to have sufficient battery to make calls to a place you are planning to visit that day, take pictures and videos, perhaps jot down notes or ideas for your activities. Once you get your phone ready, you can begin following the best travel packing hacks and tips.

Solution Number Three: Protect Your Phones Security

When traveling with your smartphone, you need to protect your phones security. Smartphones are very valuable, and can therefore be popular targets for pickpockets. Before you take your next trip, you should make sure your smartphone and its data are secure. Ensure that you have a lock screen on your phone. That way, if your phone is lost or stolen, they do not have access to your valuable data. Avoid carrying your phone in an all-in-one phone and wallet case. While incredibly convenient, if your phone is lost or stolen while in this type of case, you could simultaneously lose your money, credit cards, and identification. In order to pack and prepare your smartphone for travel, be sure to protect your smartphone security. This smart security tip will keep your phone safe in New York City, Los Angeles, or Miami’s Little Havana.

Solution Number Four: Photograph Your Credit Cards & Important Documents

Of course, be sure to photograph your credit cards and important documents. You never know when your identification, passports, or payment cards can get lost. This way, you will have recent copies of everything in case they get lost or stolen. For credit cards, this also allows you to cancel them immediately with your bank. At the same time, you can always retrieve your account if you think you may be able to find your card. Certainly, this will be especially helpful if you are visiting major cities or off the beaten path beach towns.

Be Prepared!

If you take care of these three unfortunate scenarios and prevent them from happening during your trip, you won’t have the unnecessary disappointment of phone limitations! Take these steps to ensure your smartphone is travel ready and you have the luxurious experience you deserve.

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