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CAJUN
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Chef-owner Mark DeFelice proudly presents one of
New Orleans? classic neighborhood restaurants,
PASCAL?S MANALE.
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Photo by Cheryl Gerber
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ALEX PATOUT'S LOUISIANA RESTAURANT
720 St. Louis St. 525-7788
2025 Lakeshore Drive, Mandeville
(985) 626-8500
www.patout.com
The flagship location of Alex Patout's on the French Quarter serves Cajun roast
duck on a bed of oyster dressing, accompanied by a sweet potato praline casserole
and macque choux. The Fish Louisiana offers a choice of five different fish offerings,
which are cooked any way you like (grilled, broiled, sauteed, fried) and topped
with your choice of toppings and sauces. Reservations recommended. Dinner daily
at the French Quarter location; dinner daily and brunch Sunday at Mandeville location.
Credit cards. $$
THE ALPINE
620 Chartres St. 523-3005
www.thealpinebistro.com
Founded in 1961 by a Swiss immigrant, this restaurant is unapologetically
Cajun. Breakfast includes the crawfish omelette with hollandaise sauce and the
Cajun omelette with mushrooms, tasso and smoked ham. Dinner brings mega meals
like a 10-oz. ribeye steak and a red snapper topped with crawfish sauce. Reservations
recommended. Breakfast Saturday and Sunday, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards.
$$
CAJUN BISTRO
501 Bourbon St. 529-4256
This bistro offers all the specialties of the swamp, to be eaten in the dining
room to the accompaniment of live zydeco and swamp pop music. The Paw Paw Cajun
Sampler Feast lets you taste seafood gumbo, alligator boudin, jambalaya and fried
shrimp all in one blow. No reservations. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit
cards. $$
CAJUN CABIN
503 Bourbon St. 529-3256
Just upstairs from the Cajun Bistro, the Cabin gives diners a great view from
the largest balcony on Bourbon Street. Po-boys, crawfish and shucked oysters by
the dozen are all at the top of this casual menu. Reservations recommended. Lunch,
dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $$
K-PAUL'S LOUISIANA KITCHEN
416 Chartres St. 524-7394
www. kpauls.com
The menu changes daily to incorporate fresh seafood and produce, and even the
andouille is made in-house. Blackening and frying reign supreme, as does heavy
seasoning. Popular dishes have become menu staples. Blackened twin beef tenders
debris features a pair of petite filets, seasoned and blackened in a cast iron
skillet and served with debris sauce. Reservations recommended. Dinner Monday
through Saturday. Credit cards. $$$
MICHAUL'S LIVE CAJUN MUSIC RESTAURANT
840 St. Charles Ave. 522-5517
Locals and tourists enjoy live Cajun music and the food, which includes barbecue
shrimp: large, fresh shrimp served in the shells and otherwise known as ³spicy,
delicious and messy.² Consider the Catfish Pecan, a fillet of catfish dipped
in a seasoned egg batter, encrusted in roasted pecans, fried to perfection and
laced with lemon butter sauce. In between music sets, enjoy free Cajun dance instruction.
Reservations recommended. Dinner Monday through Saturday. Credit cards. $$
MULATE'S THE ORIGINAL CAJUN RESTAURANT
201 Julia St. 522-1492
www.mulates.com
If you like to tap your foot while you eat, sit down to local cuisine and
music at Mulate's in the Warehouse District. The Zydeco Gumbo is chock full of
shrimp, sausage, chicken and okra, or satisfy your seafood cravings with a platter
of fried shrimp, catfish, crawfish, stuffed crab and fried oysters. You can work
off any excess calories on the dance floor. Reservations recommended. Lunch and
dinner daily. Credit cards. $$
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Winter
Restaurant Guide (By Cuisine)
AFRICAN
AMERICAN
AMERICAN
CONTEMPORARY
BAGELS
BAR
& GRILL
BARBECUE
BREWPUB
BURGERS
CAFE
CARIBBEAN
CHINESE
COFFEE
& DESSERT
CREOLE
DELI
DINER
FRENCH
GOURMET-TO-GO
INDIAN
INTERCONTINENTAL
ITALIAN
JAPANESE
KOREAN
LATIN
AMERICAN
LOUISIANA
CONTEMPORARY
MEDITERRANEAN
MEXICAN
& SOUTHWESTERN
MIDDLE
EASTERN
MUSIC
& FOOD
NEIGHBORHOOD
PAN-ASIAN
PIZZA
SANDWICHES
& PO-BOYS
SEAFOOD
SOUL
STEAKHOUSE
THAI
VEGETARIAN
& HEALTH FOOD
VIETNAMESE
Blake Pontchartrain™
New Orleans Know-It-All
Shoptalk
Brewing Up Fun
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