New Orleans Restaurants

Steamboat Natchez

Steamboat Natchez

 New Orleans is famous for its cuisine. Restaurants throughout the United States have flourished by simply basing their themes and menus on the restaurants found in The Big Easy. One of the best benefits of visiting New Orleans is being able to dine at original New Orleans restaurants. Forget the cooking, forget the dishes. This is your vacation — let New Orleans treat you to the sights, smells and tastes of authentic Creole and Cajun cooking.

New Orleans Dining on the River
If you want to dine on an authentic steamboat, the only way it's going to happen is on the Steamboat Natchez. This is New Orleans' only authentic steamboat and it's going to take you for a two hour cruise down the Mississippi River. You'll enjoy the sounds of jazz played the way that only New Orleans can deliver them, and you'll enjoy authentic New Orleans dishes served buffet-style so you can sample a little bit of everything and come back for more of what you like most. If you want to mix it up, take the Super City Tour/Dinner Jazz Cruise to experience New Orleans to its fullest; it includes a dinner cruise aboard the Steamboat Natchez.

New Orleans Cajun & Creole Dining
If you're looking for authentic Cajun and Creole cooking, look no further than Oak Alley Plantation Restaurant. Located in a Creole cottage right on the grounds of the Oak Alley Plantation, this restaurant offers authentic New Orleans' atmosphere in addition to delectable authentic cuisine. If you're going to be dining at the restaurant, make sure you take advantage of the Oak Alley Plantation Tour to get the full experience of this 1839 plantation.

After you've had enough history and you're ready to dine in the present, a more modern New Orleans' favorite is the Praline Connection. This restaurant serves you the best that Creole-Cajun cooking has to offer, such as gumbo, blackened catfish, crower peas with okra, and much, much more. The daily lunch buffets are enough to fill even the heartiest of appetites and the Sunday Gospel Brunch adds good ole southern gospel to the awesome tastes of New Orleans traditional fare.

New Orleans Historic Restaurants
Tujaque's Restaurant is the second oldest restaurant in New Orleans. When you're looking for authentic New Orleans cuisine, it doesn't get much more authentic than this. The same dishes that were served over 140 years ago are being dished up to the guests of today. Enjoy your meal in the same restaurant that dignitaries, presidents and movie stars have frequented. Produce is purchased fresh daily from the French Quarter's produce market, and is prepared in traditional Creole fashion, ensuring that every meal here is a delightful one. If you want to get the full feel of New Orleans at night, you'll want to take the Crescent City Nights Walking Tour, which includes dinner at this historical dining establishment.

Jax Brewery isn't just for drinks anymore; now it's a museum dedicated to the original brewery and is also a New Orleans shopping heaven. If you want to grab a bite to eat before taking one of the many tours that depart from the brewery, you'll have a number of dining venues to choose from. Jax Brewery is home to Pat O's on the River, Baskin-Robbins, C's Seafood & Subs, Hotsy's Grill, JAX Daiquiri Cafe, New Orleans Fried Chicken and much, much more!

There's literally no end to the dining opportunities that this historical and enchanting city offers. Get caught up in the magic of New Orleans cooking and you'll find yourself longing for Cajun-Creole meals long after you've returned back home. If you want to make sure that you'll be able to enjoy this unique brand of cooking when you're back in your hometown, you're going to want to hit the New Orleans School of Cooking where you can learn to prepare authentic Louisiana dishes yourself! Gumbo, jambalaya, pralines and bread pudding are just some of the tasty dishes covered in this two to three-hour cooking presentation. And of course, you'll be able to sample what's prepared in class. You'll be able to leave New Orleans and bring the Cajun-Creole cooking right home to your own kitchen.