The Big Easy Guide to Fine Dining
THE BIG EASY GUIDE TO FINE DINING NEW ORLEANS’ LIST OF BEST RESTAURANTS ARNAUD’S 813 Bienville Street - French Quarter - 504.523.5433 - www.arnauds.com Entrees: $25 & Up - French / Cajun / Creole Cuisine Arnaud's seems to have the lowest profile of all the classic old New Orleans restaurants, but undeservedly so, since it tops them in quality. You need to try at least one venerable, properly New Orleans atmospheric establishment, and that one should be Arnaud's, which is doing some of the best culinary work it has in years. Delicious fish dishes include snapper or trout Pontchartrain (topped with crabmeat). Any filet mignon entree is superb (the meat is often better than what's served in most steakhouses in town), in particular the filet au poivre, while the more daring might want to try the crispy, not gamy, pan-fried sweetbreads. The Bananas Foster are spot on, and one crème brûlée fan said Arnaud's was the best she'd ever had. In addition to the formal (and seriously New Orleans) dining room, there is the more casual jazz bistro, with entertainment at night. – NY Times BAYONA 430 Dauphine Street - French Quarter - 504.525.4455 - www.bayona.com Entrees: $25 & Up - International, French / American Cuisine A dedicated chef-owner who is a local treasure, superior food, and one of the loveliest courtyards in the restaurant scene -- all reasons to eat at Bayona. Be sure to begin with the outstanding cream-of-garlic soup, a perennial favorite. Knockout entrees have included medallions of lamb loin with a lavender-honey aioli and a zinfandel demi-glacé; a perfectly grilled pork chop with a stuffing of fontina cheese, fresh sage, and prosciutto; and yet another lamb dish, this one topped with goat cheese, that may have been the best lamb we've ever tasted.
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