Whether you think of this time of year as spring or crawfish season, it's a good time to dine out.
Gambit Weekly's Spring Restaurant Guide surveys the city's dining scene from Cajun and Creole institutions to po-boy and pizza places. With restaurants arranged from A to Z, the guide has the latest news on menu items, hours of operation, reservation policies and more. Enjoy.
Prices
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$$ = $11-$20
$$$ = $21-up
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II TONY'S SEAFOOD RESTAURANT
105 Hammond Hwy., Metairie, 831-0999; www.two-tonys.com
A Bucktown institution, Two Tony's serves Italian-Creole cuisine, including specialties like a grilled seafood platter loaded with Gulf shrimp, oysters, battered and fried soft-shell crabs and farm-raised catfish seasoned lightly and grilled with extra virgin olive oil. The menu also features a sauce of the day and offers artichoke-stuffed chicken — garlic, herbs and spices blended with artichoke hearts in a light dressing which is rolled in a boneless chicken breast, fried golden brown and topped with herb cream sauce. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $$
7 ON FULTON
701 Convention Center Blvd., 525-7555; www.7onfulton.com
Located inside the Wyndham Riverfront Hotel, 7 on Fulton may be the best kept secret on Fulton Street. The menu features creative contemporary Louisiana cooking. Appetizers include pan-seared sweetbreads with shiitake cream and garlic crostini, and braised short rib with blue cheese gratin. For an entrée, try dishes like citrus-braised scallops with watercress puree or pecan-crusted rack of lamb with black currant reduction. Reservations recommended. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$
13 MONAGHAN
517 Frenchmen St., 942-1345; www.13monaghan.com
Healthy eaters need not despair in the wee hours of the morning; 13 Monaghan serves up a menu that's both wallet- and vegetarian-friendly in a late-night world of burgers and cheese fries. Spinach salad with red onion, pecans and goat cheese is a healthy option, though the tater tachos (crispy potato nuggets piled high with Mexican toppings) are hard to resist. Delivery available. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $
21 W RESTAURANT
100 Tyler Square, Covington, (985) 892-3982; www.21wrestaurant.com
Creole-Cajun and classical French influences team up for a memorable menu at this Northshore fine-dining destination, which now serves Sunday brunch. Chef Grant Wallace prepares an appetizer of fried rabbit tenderloin topped with a mushroom demi-glace. The baked fresh Gulf fish is stuffed with mirliton, shrimp and tasso dressing, topped with béarnaise and served with asparagus. Reservations recommended. Lunch Wed.-Fri., dinner Wed.-Sat, brunch Sun. Credit cards and checks. $$
5FIFTY5
Marriott Hotel, 555 Canal St., 553-5638
The chefs at 5Fifty5 put a sophisticated touch on new and classic dishes. The 555 Slider Sampler of appetizers rounds up a crab cake, prime rib debris, lobster and duck and serves them on housemade rolls. Charbroiled Louisiana oysters are topped with garlic, butter and Parmesan. The lobster mac and cheese is a Maine lobster tail in creamy marscapone and boursine cheese sauce with spinach and grilled crostini. Reservations accepted. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$
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