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New Orleans Eats.



I recently traveled to New Orleans, and I was so pumped because anytime I tell someone I'm from Louisiana, they immediately go "New Orleans!" and I'm like "no" because I had never really been before. Not overnight anyway. But now I have!

Even though I was in New Orleans for about three days, a lot of my time was spent dutifully working, so I didn't get to do much sight seeing or anything like that, but one thing I did a lot of was eat!

PREJEANS
Okay, this actually isn't in New Orleans. It's in Lafayette, but it was too delicious not to mention. We stopped for lunch at Prejeans on our way to New Orleans. I had seen the Prejeans cookbook many times before, but I didn't realize it was a restaurant. 

I loved the fun environment. It was like an indoor swamp. There were even gators everywhere. The food was so delicious too! I got the stuffed tilapia, which was stuffed with crabmeat and shrimp and came with rice and corn macque choux. My mouth is salivating just thinking about it. Yum!








MULATES
I was so excited to eat here because it was recommended by a local, which means that it has to be good. We ordered tons of appetizers - crab claws, stuffed mushrooms, fried gator, barbecue shrimp, and a few others that I don't remember. I got the fried oyster platter for my dinner, and I also ate a good bit of someone else's dinner. She got the jumbo lump crabmeat au gratin. So good!



PAT O'BRIEN'S
I know Pat O's is notorious for their hurricanes, but I went there for lunch. I had the shrimp creole, and I ate every single bite of it, plus half of another's plate. She got the special, which was some sort of pasta. It was good, but I think my meal was better. Mmm mmm. 



Tourist

SOUTHERN CANDYMAKERS
We just stopped in here to get some pralines, but I couldn't resist getting some ice-cream. It was so hot outside! I got creole cream cheese, which is one of my favorite ice-cream flavors, and of course, this cone didn't disappoint. Their pralines are also delicious. Obvs.




BOURBON
Obviously, I didn't eat anything while on Bourbon, but it was my first Bourbon Street experience, so I felt like it was worth mentioning. Thankfully, we went on a Thursday, because I don't know if I could have handled all of the chaos of a weekend on Bourbon Street. There were already so many people, and I hear on the weekends you can barely walk. Okay, now that I'm done being an old lady...



We visited lots of bars on Bourbon. I loved that you could walk in and out of bars with your drinks and everywhere we went didn't have a cover charge, which was convenient. There was only one place that we went to that wouldn't allow us to bring our drink in. So if you're planning on going to the Cat's Meow, count on throwing your drink out. Other places we visited:

Saints & Sinners
This is Channing Tatum's bar. We actually went here after we ate at Pat O'Brien's, not during our Bourbon adventure. I had a Saint, and it was really sweet and really good.




The Famous Door
This bar played a lot of 80's music, so the crowd was a little older, but I still had a blast! We met some people from New Jersey who were really friendly. I also had a hurricane. Not a Pat O's hurricane, but a hurricane nonetheless. 



Cat's Meow
Like I said, you can't bring your drink in this bar. I found this rather annoying because, 1) my drink was in a huge cup and I did not want to pour that sucker out and 2) it was Thursday, so it's not like it was crazy busy. There were a lot of people in there, but that's not the point. We only ended up staying there for a few minutes. 

Bourbon Pub & Parade
There weren't too many people here, but again, it was Thursday. I did see the cutest old gay couple though. They both had gray hair, and they were just dancing and smiling at each other. Seriously. Adorable. I stayed long enough to enjoy a Pubalicious, and stand on the balcony observing the streets of Bourbon. 

Oz
We didn't stay at Oz too long. There wasn't much happening when we got there, unfortunately.

Bourbon Bandstand
The band at Bourbon Bandstand was playing a lot of fun songs, so we got a lot of dancing in. I got pulled onto the stage to dance, and I went with two other girls. It was fun, but my stage fright was telling me to get down even though I'd never see these people again. 

The Beach
We were told that there was a giant whale that you could ride, as opposed to a bull, but that was a lie. We left after about five minutes and stopped at the gift shop next door to buy cheesy souvenirs.

Have you ever been to New Orleans?

34 comments :

  1. I have never been to New Orleans. Maybe one day. All the food looks and sounds amazing

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  2. My GOAL this year is to go to New Orleans! So much food, so much culture! I LOVE IT <3

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  3. I love NOLA!--I didn't know Channing Tatum had a bar!I'll have to put it and southern candymakers on my list of places to check out the next time I'm there--that ice cream looks delicious!

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  4. The best brunch in the world is in New Orleans at Brennan's. Seriously the next time you go try it. You'll love the show of the bananas foster at your table. Every place you ate looks absolutely delicious though and makes me miss it.

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  5. I love, love, love New Orleans! I went for the first time back in 2008, and I can't wait to go back. :) We had a ton of good food on our trip as well, though you've given me plenty of new places to try when I return. My favorite places were the Corner Grocery (the muffaletta) and Cafe du Monde (those beignets!!!).

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  6. New Orleans is on my travel list- I am hoping for next year. I have always wanted to go, but definitely think I need to go during a low time, because I am getting too old for chaos.

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  7. Oh Tiffany...you should have placed a warning: Do Not Read On Empty Stomach...LOL This all looks so amazing! New Orleans is one place I want to visit for sure...I haven't been since I was a young child and definitely could not appreciate the cuisine.

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  8. Haha thinking about the food is making me hungry all over again. I loved my little visit to New Orleans, and I definitely want to go back!

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  9. I feel you on the chaos comment. It makes me feel old, but it's so true. I like to drink and have a good time but only to a certain point haha.

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  10. I went to New Orleans once just passing through, and stopped at Cafe du Monde. Those beignets are so delicious!

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  11. I'll have to try that next time I visit. I definitely want to go back!

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  12. I didn't know he had a bar either! One of the people I was with pointed it out and of course I had to stop in for a drink. I love me some Channing Tatum!

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  13. New Orleans is amazing for so many reasons! It's like the New York of the south, but so totally different. I love the diversity, and, duh, the food. Everything I ate was delicious. I want to go back and visit again.

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  14. Hahahahaha. I had leftovers for lunch, and now I want some real food.

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  15. The food is so good and full of so many flavors. I think you'd enjoy it!

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  16. I have visited NOLA but just day trips since I live in Baton Rouge.

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  17. I love NOLA! Haven't been in a while but I had some of the best food. My fave is the beignets...omg so good. My girlfriend went recently and I asked for a box of beignet mix. BTW, your pics are great!

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  18. I hope to make it back to New Orleans here soon. My friends were talking about going during Thanksgiving break, but it depends if they are able to get off work. The best thing about this post is that I haven't tried any of these places, so if I do go back, I'll reference this post. When I was there, I went on a culinary tour and went to Petunia's, Brennan's, and Cafe du Monde. Actually, the food in New Orleans was so tempting that NOLA is where I "un-became" a vegetarian after not having meat for almost 4 years!! I had two muffuletta sandwiches, lol.

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  19. I had no idea bout Saints and Sinners. I'll have to go there next time.

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  20. It's awesome! I really enjoyed my Saint, but I would also like to try the Sinner too. Plus they have lots of other drink specials as well.

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  21. That's crazy that New Orleans made you eat meat for the first time in 4 years! That cajun food will do that to you! It's just so good. I've been to Cafe du Monde, but I haven't been to the other places. I'll have to try next time I go.

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  22. I love beignets! As awesome as Cafe du Monde is, there's actually a coffee shop in the town where I went to school where I think the beignets are a little better, if you can believe it. I want to try making some homemade beignets! I bought a box of the mix for a friend who moved to Chicago, but I need to pick up a box for myself!

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  23. I've only done a day trip before this trip. I would like to go back and spend a few more days there and do a little more exploring. And eating, of course.

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  24. OMG that food looks delicious!!! I am really hungry now! Thanks for the great recommendations!

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  25. I'm glad you enjoyed them! I'm always hungry haha.

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  26. I have no idea where we ate when we were in New Orleans because it was so many years ago, but I definitely got a fun Bourbon Street experience. I want to go back!! (And you should meet me there when I do)

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  27. Yes! That would be the most fun meetup! And we can eat our way through the streets.

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  28. Oh my gawd, that sounds like heaven! Although last time I was there I saw someone put a pool stick through someone's eye so if we could avoid that, I'd be happy

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  29. I want to go to New Orleans one day. Now thanks to you Tiffany I know where to eat. aha. All the places look yummy. Thank you for sharing.

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  30. I am sure I would. New Orleans is like the heart of soul food, I would just be in heaven. Aha. I'm sure it was. Again thank you for sharing.

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  31. Freaking yum. I want Pat O Briens. I've never been to New Orleans. And suddenly I've become very dissatisfied with my turkey sandwich and clementine. Eff this lunch.

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  32. I would love to just eat my way through New Orleans. Everything I ate was so delicious.

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