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LA CHATELAINE
800 Iberville St. (Chateau Sonesta Hotel) 586-0800
www.chateausonesta.com
Enjoy the light, relaxed atmosphere of La Chatelaine in the Chateau Sonesta Hotel, where you’ll find a variety of innovative dishes alongside traditional breakfast favorites. Selections include cereals, oatmeal, pastries, waffles, eggs Benedict and huevos rancheros. Reservations accepted. Breakfast daily. Credit cards. $
LA CREPE NANOU
1410 Robert St. 899-2670
The only prerequisites for a dinner at La Crepe Nanou are enough time for the usual wait and the stamina for a glass or two of wine. Then you’re sure to be ready for l’assiette de pate et fromages: duck mousse, country pate, rabbit pate, French sausage and a selection of French cheeses. Follow up with the crepe Josie, filled with lemon curd and topped with whipped cream. This summer, wish them a happy 18th anniversary. No reservations. Dinner nightly. Credit cards. $$
LA CUISINE
225 W. Harrison Ave. 486-7664
Good news! La Cuisine is running a lobster special for lunch and dinner Tuesday through Thursday. Local seafood is also used masterfully in dishes like the signature trout prepared three ways, or the fresh lemon fish and catfish entrees. The stuffed mirliton is another Louisiana favorite, packed with seasoned crabmeat and shrimp and surrounded by batter-fried jumbo Gulf shrimp. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner Tuesday through Sunday. Credit cards and checks. $$
LA MADELEINE
601 S. Carrollton Ave. 861-8661
547 St. Ann St. 568-0073
1327 St. Charles Ave. 410-8500
3300 Severn Ave., Metairie 456-1624
5171 Citrus Blvd., Harahan 818-2450
3434 Hwy. 190 (Del Champs Premier Shopping Ctr.), Mandeville 626-7004
www.lamadeleine.com
An American chain with an emphasis on French style, La Madeleine’s six New Orleans-area locations have a variety of freshly made breads, pastries, coffees, soups, rotisserie chicken, pizzas and sandwiches. The salad sampler is ideal for lunch, offering tastes of Caesar salad, fruit salad and assorted rice- and pasta-based salads. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $
LA PENICHE
1940 Dauphine 943-1460
There’s an entire breakfast menu served at all times in La Peniche’s friendly, cottage-like space. One item at the Faubourg Marigny restaurant in particular will give you a better peanut butter fix than an entire jar of Jif. It’s a hot waffle crowned with a melting dollop of peanut butter, thick slices of banana and a handful of pecans. Lunches and innovative dinner specials also make the grade. No reservations. Open 24 hours, except from 2 p.m. Tuesday until 9 a.m. Thursday. Credit cards. $
LA RIVIERA
4506 Shores Drive, Metairie 888-6238
After all these years, the crabmeat ravioli is still the most popular fish in the sea. Order the cream-sauced pillows as an appetizer or an entree and taste for yourself. Chef Goffredo Fraccaro ("the Maestro") prepares his pastas fresh every day and has a certain affinity for veal dishes. The veal panee is choice, along with softshell crabs, trout meunier, and osso buco. Lunch Tuesday through Friday, dinner Monday through Saturday. Credit cards. $$
LA SPIGA BAKERY
2440 Chartres St. 949-2253 v
A charming Faubourg Marigny destination, this bakery-cafe offers up an array of freshly baked goods. A grandma’s touch is placed on many items, from Southern buttermilk biscuits to coffeecakes. It also serves as a vegetarian and vegan oasis, including the popular artichoke or grilled portobello sandwiches served on a choice of focaccia or ciabatta breads. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Tuesday through Saturday. Checks. $
LA THAI CUISINE
933 Metairie Road, Metairie 828-3080
Brand new chef Merlin Chauvin has completely revamped the menu at this Metairie taste factory. Try the duck delight, a de-boned crispy-fried duck topped with baby shrimp, minced pork, water chestnuts and mushrooms in a unique spicy sauce. The eggplant stack is also looking delish with sauteed jumbo shrimp, baby corn, mushrooms, green onions, and bell peppers in a light, spicy sauce with garlic. Reservations accepted. Lunch Monday through Friday, dinner Monday through Saturday. Credit cards. $$
LAFITTE’S LANDING AT BITTERSWEET PLANTATION
404 Claiborne Ave., Donaldsonville 225-473-1232
www.jfolse.com
Chef John Folse’s restaurant, located on a plantation dating back to 1859, has received so many accolades it’s impossible not to run into his name someplace around New Orleans. Make your way to Donaldsonville for his Death by Gumbo: quail stuffed with oysters, andouille and sassafras rice in bayou broth. Reservations recommended. Dinner Tuesday through Saturday, brunch Sunday. Credit cards. $$
LAGER’S INTERNATIONAL ALE HOUSE
3501 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie 887-9923
While keeping its huge beer list (75 types on tap, 120 in a bottle), Lager’s recently revised its menu to add some substantial entrees to complement the suds. Try the grilled black pepper tuna, a ribeye steak or the baby back ribs with garlic mash potatoes and black bean corn salsa for something new. Old faithfuls are still around, such as the North American sandwich with smoked turkey, provolone cheese and raspberry dressing on focaccia bread. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Monday through Sunday, dinner Sunday. Credit cards. $
LAKEVIEW HARBOR
911 Harrison Ave. 486-4887
While most visitors go here for the steaks, burgers and loaded baked potatoes they crave, the menu offers much more. Specialty drinks abound in this little tavern, and the seafood platter is a whopper piled high with softshell crab, catfish, trout, shrimp, oysters, crab cake, fries and choice of salad or soup. No reservations. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $$
LANDRY’S
789 Harrison Ave. 488-9156/488-6496
Landry’s is celebrating its 20th year in business. That’s given them a lot of time to work out the kinks in a long list of sandwiches served on French bread or a bun. Italian and meatball Philly sandwiches, roast beef, hamburger, oyster, shrimp and catfish only hint at the selection. Or, try the fried eggplant stuffed with crabmeat and smothered in cream sauce. Landry’s shucks all oysters in-house. No reservations. Breakfast Saturday, lunch and dinner Monday through Saturday. Cash only. $
LANDRY’S SEAFOOD HOUSE
400 N. Peters St. 558-0038
Not a relative of the family-owned Lakefront eatery, this Quarter seafooder keeps up with the better standards for fried and broiled seafood around. The blackened redfish Pontchartrain is topped with mushrooms and crabmeat in a white wine sauce; meanwhile, giant seafood platters and bowls of gumbo are obvious favorites. Live jazz trio nightly. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $
LEBANON’S CAFÉ
1506 S. Carrollton Ave. 862-6200
With such great prices and healthy selections, no wonder Lebanon’s does such a massive amount of take-out business. Eating in or at home, be sure to try the fried falafel balls, green with herbs and garlic-tinged. Labna and baba ghanoush are popular appetizers served with puffy pita bread. And Greek salads tossed simply in olive oil and lemon juice make smart, summery selections. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $
LE BON TEMPS ROULE
4801 Magazine St. 895-8117
A bar that doesn’t charge a cover for music shows? Even Kermit Ruffins? It might sound unheard-of, but it’s just another good time at Le Bon Temps. That leaves an extra couple bucks for a half-pound burger with cheese, mushrooms, bacon or chili. Chicken quesadillas melt into bar-grub nirvana with cheese, pico de gallo, mushrooms, olives and sour cream. No reservations. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $
LE PARVENU
509 Williams Blvd., Kenner 471-0534
After 28 years cooking in New Orleans, Chef Dennis Hutley calls the 50-year-old house that is Le Parvenu home. His lobster Le Parvenu is a scaloppini of lobster, paneed and layered with a shrimp and crabmeat filling. A lobster-cognac sauce finishes the dish. Another house specialty is a mirliton and crabmeat bisque served in a frothy cappuccino style. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner Wednesday through Saturday, brunch Sunday. Credit cards. $$
LE PETIT CAFÉ COFFEE HOUSE
2105 W. Esplanade Ave., Metairie 443-3720
The list of possibilities at this cafe is not so petit. Dig into one of their daily hot lunch specials while relaxing in the soothing, garden-like atmosphere. In the rotation are plates of red beans with rice, steak smothered with onions and stewed chicken with cream potatoes. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, late-night Friday and Saturday. Credit cards and checks. $
LEE’S HAMBURGERS
103 Schlief Drive, Belle Chasse 392-9922
904 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie 836-6804
4301 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie 885-0110
Sure, Lee’s is basically fast food: burgers, onion rings and French fries. But it’s real meat, it’s real fresh and it’s real old-fashioned. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Methods of payment vary by location. $
LEGENDS BAR AND GRILL
2708 N. Hullen St., Metairie 887-3877
During the lunch hour, tamer items such as deli sandwiches, po-boys and the chicken salad are the top orders; at dinner, things heat up. The grill gets working and regulars pack it in for a festive bar atmosphere and great burgers. On Wednesday nights, find a bargain with the steak special: $5 for an 8-ounce filet mignon, potato and vegetable. No reservations. Lunch Monday through Friday, dinner and late-night Tuesday through Saturday. Credit cards. $
LEMON GRASS RESTAURANT
217 Camp St. (International House Hotel) 523-1200
Vietnamese and French cuisine combine to make mouth-watering fare at Chef Minh Bui’s restaurant. Whet your appetite with a roasted lacquered duck breast or a Viet bird nest — egg noodles formed into a nest and fried, filled with sauteed scallops, calamari, shrimp and served with fresh Oriental vegetables. Reservations recommended on weekends. Breakfast and lunch Monday through Saturday, dinner Monday through Sunday. Credit cards. $$$
LEONARDO’S
301 Decatur St. 569-1001
Leonardo’s has plenty of company in French Quarter with a menu showcasing a blend of treats from New Orleans and Italy, but the quality ingredients in several signature dishes help them stand out. Barbecue shrimp, ordered as an appetizer or an entree with pecan rice, and the lemon basil scampi are popular choices. Reservations recommended. Dinner nightly, closed Wednesdays. Credit cards. $$
LIBORIO’S CUBAN RESTAURANT
321 Magazine St. 581-9680
7724 Maple St. 865-9600
The first Cuban restaurant in New Orleans (established in 1969) is now two, both Uptown and Downtown locations serving generous portions for prices that don’t hurt. We’ve heard raves the ropa vieja sandwich of shredded, seasoned beef served on French bread. The lobster-stuffed Cuban steak is a staff favorite, as are minty, rum-spiked Cuban mojitos. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner Tuesday through Saturday, Lunch and dinner on Mondays also at the Uptown location. Credit cards and checks. $
LIL’ BOUDREAUX’S
2300 Woodmere, Harvey 340-0404
2740 Severn Ave., Metairie 779-0404
Lil’ Boudreaux’s is your one-stop shop for Louisiana-style dishes. Seafood platters of catfish, shrimp, oysters, softshell crab and crab patties are wildly popular with the clientele. Baked Boudreaux is another favorite: a 16-ounce ribeye with sauteed shrimp, vegetables and a baked potato. The daily special gets you a six-inch roast beef po-boy with a drink for $4.95. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$
LILETTE
3637 Magazine St. 895-1636
Where once paella ruled, now truffle buttered toasts host Parmesan and marrow. Young chef John Harris named his new digs after a French grandmother who inspired him in the ways of traditional French cooking. At Lilette, he brings his own expertise to the fore with dishes like potato-crusted black drum served with baby vegetables, sugar snap peas and red wine butter. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner Tuesday through Saturday. Credit cards. $$
LITTLE TOKYO RESTAURANT
1521 N. Causeway Blvd., Metairie 831-6788
Little Tokyo has served Japanese cuisine in this location since 1986. The sushi menu here is quite extensive. Reservations accepted. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $$
LITTLE TOKYO RESTAURANT PART II
3225 Williams Blvd., Kenner 443-7660
This buffet restaurant offers a hard-to-beat deal: all-you-can-eat sushi, salads and hot dishes for $9.95 at lunch and $15.50 for dinner. Reservations for large groups. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$
LIUZZA’S BY THE TRACK
1518 N. Lopez St. 943-8667
This is the place for many hankerings. Deep, dark seafood gumbo, amazing barbecue shrimp po-boys, frosty mugs of Barq’s and homemade salad dressings all vie for their moment in the taste spotlight. This Liuzza’s quits dinner service fairly early but continues to pour beer into cold, bulbous mugs until the neighborhood kids go home. Lunch and dinner Monday through Friday, lunch until 4:30 p.m. Saturday. Credit cards. $
LIUZZA’S RESTAURANT & BAR INC.
3636 Bienville St. 482-9120
Order a basket of fried pickles – or maybe the sweet potato fries dusted with cinnamon sugar – and a frosty 18-ounce beer Schooner (also available filled with soda), and you might forget about an entree. But it’s hard to forget Liuzza’s seafood gumbo, Italian specialties, butterflied shrimp stuffed with seafood dressing, pizza and crisp fried chicken. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Monday through Saturday. Cash only. $$
LIVE BAIT BAR & GRILL
501 River Road, Jefferson 831-3070/8207
www.livebaitbarandgrill.com
While fishermen stock up here on supplies before hitting the water, most customers just cast off here for a good time in the casual, Buffett-esque atmosphere. The menu includes bar staples like hot wings, with plenty of the sea’s bounty to boot. All meats, from burgers to yellowfin tuna, are prepared on a grill filled with "Falling Mississippi Pecan Wood" and enhanced with special bayou seasonings. Delivery available. No reservations. Lunch weekdays, dinner and late-night Wednesday through Saturday. Credit cards. $
LOGAN FARMS HONEY GLAZED HAMS
3770 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie 456-7311
Ham is only one of the players on Logan Farms’ menu. Their one-of-a-kind patented turkey breast is also a winner. The hot line offers entrees like rotisserie chicken dipped in herb seasoning with two Southern-styled sides, bread and iced tea for just $4.95. What about the pig? The house special po-boy is hickory-smoked, honey-glazed ham. Delivery available. No reservations. Lunch Monday through Saturday. Credit cards and checks. $
LOLA’s
3312 Esplanade Ave. 488-6946
This summer, Chef Angel Miranda personally invites you to his Spanish restaurant for his famous pork loin: It’s a center cut of loin "grilled to the customer’s satisfaction" and served with a paprika pepper sauce. Another summer special is the rack of lamb served with Gorgonzola cheese. For the adventurous, Lola’s offers a spicy supplement of mojo sauce from the Canary Islands. No reservations. Breakfast and brunch Saturday and Sunday, dinner daily. Checks. $$
LONE STAR STEAKHOUSE
901 Clearview Pkwy., Metairie 736-0140
Lone Star’s steak menu contains slow-smoked prime rib served with horseradish and au jus, and a 16-ounce Cajun ribeye marinated for a guaranteed 60 hours. There are also some interesting seafood dishes, like the bourbon salmon marinated in bourbon-teriyaki sauce and grilled over mesquite. The lunch menu also features burgers, chicken and steaks. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$
LORENZO’S PIZZERIA
3162 Dauphine St. 947-0000
Already a hit with Bywater appetites for putting a gourmet spin on delicious items such as pizzas, calzones, sandwiches, pastas and salads, Lorenzo’s now offers a breakfast menu. Check out the Ninth Ward pizza for artichoke hearts, mushrooms and roasted garlic sauce melted under a blanket of Romano cheese. The Bywater is a spicy-fruity combination of pineapple, Canadian bacon, jalapeno peppers and red sauce. Tuesday is Mexican night, with music, drinks and food taking you south of the border. Delivery available. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $
LOUIS XVI RESTAURANT FRANCAIS
730 Bienville St. 581-7000
www.louisxvi.com
Chef Agnes Bellet combines classic French cooking techniques with a few modern twists at this 30-year-old Quarter restaurant. Begin with a salad of mixed greens with fresh herbs and truffle vinaigrette, or an elegant foie gras preparation. Then, move on to the Carre D’Agneau Gourmet: a rack of lamb smothered in French mustard and served with mint sauce and potatoes au gratin. Reservations recommended. Breakfast and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$
LOUISIANA GRILL
2223 N. Causeway Approach, Mandeville 727-5585
There’s something for everyone’s Louisiana-influenced palate at this Northshore restaurant and fresh seafood market. Diners might want to dive deeply into seafood favorites with a serving of seafood lasagna. A freshwater treat is the Trout Myrtle, a fillet of the tasty fish fried and then covered in a crawfish- and crabmeat-based cream. That’s served with garlic mashed potatoes, and all dinner entrees include a salad. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Cards and checks. $$
LOUISIANA PIZZA KITCHEN
95 French Market Place 522-9500
615 S. Carrollton Ave. 866-5900
2112 Belle Chasse Hwy., Gretna
433-5800
When the word "cheap" comes to mind when most people think of Louisiana Pizza Kitchen’s three locations, it is reference to the price, not the ingredients. Offerings range from the relatively tame barbecue chicken with corn and scallions to smoked salmon with capers and caviar, roasted duck with white grapes and blackberry demi-glace, tuna steak, and roast lamb and mint, cooked in a wood-burning oven. The Pizza Kitchens also offer up tasty pastas like the eggplant lasagna with feta and bell peppers, pita wrap sandwiches and filling salads. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$
LOUISIANA SEAFOOD EXCHANGE/MOTHER’S FINEST
428 Jefferson Hwy., Jefferson 834-9395
This Jefferson mainstay boasts of serving some of the freshest seafood in the city. We won’t argue. Try the seafood muffaletta, a pile of shrimp, fish and oysters between genuine muffaletta bread and dressed to taste. The exchange promises to meet your request. They also have a seafood market with an impressive selection for do-it-yourself dining. Lunch Monday through Saturday. No reservations. Credit cards. $
LUCKY’S BAR AND GRILL
1625 St. Charles Ave. 523-6538
A bar that combines St. Charles style with the decor of a straight-up watering hole, Lucky’s offers menu options reflecting the same mood. New Orleans dishes such as red beans and rice combine with several Igor’s burger choices to complete the menu. No reservations. Open 2 p.m. to 6 a.m. daily. Credit cards. $
LUCY’S RETIRED SURFER’S BAR AND RESTAURANT
701 Tchoupitoulas St. 523-8995
The surf’s always up at Lucy’s, whose tasty take on Mexican and Southwestern cuisine is punctuated by a laid-back, happy-hour atmosphere. Try the Santa Catalina starter sampler, featuring "The Reef Cake" (surfer shorthand for grilled shrimp, Jamaican jerk chicken and chicken and beef "rollietos") with Lucy’s "rockamole" and homemade salsa. Then, an entree combination platter includes one chicken enchilada with fajita sauce, one cheese enchilada with salsa verde and one hand-rolled beef burrito topped with salsa and sour cream. No reservations. Lunch daily, dinner Monday through Saturday, brunch weekends. Credit cards. $
LUTHER’S
2750 Severn Ave., Metairie 888-6370
4950 Lapalco Blvd., Marrero 347-0624
8740 W. Judge Perez Drive, Chalmette 277-8167
With Texas-style barbecue served up cafeteria-style, Luther’s follows that old adage of "dance with who brung ‘ya" to a T. They offer just a few meats and side items, and regulars of this Southern chain know what to do: select the ribs smothered in sauce, grab some white bread at the condiments table and hunker down with lots of napkins. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $
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