So you’re heading to NOLA.
You’ve read our LSU road trip survival tips, purchased your Bubba Keg and wrote an apology letter to your liver. The only thing missing? A guide to the best noms while you’re there. We asked a few New Orleans locals to give us their best recommendations.
Enjoy.
Morning Eats
Breakfast is always the most important meal of the day, but when road tripping it becomes so much more than that. Breakfast is the building block of the questionable items you will be consuming for the next 48 hours. Your liver will be hating you shortly so at least please your stomach.
Coffee will be essential, but please stray from the bitter Starbucks option and try PJ’s, a local franchise with excellent cold brew, or Spitfire Coffee. Odds are you will not be awake early enough to beat the line at Café du Monde, so unless you are going before 9 a.m. we suggest saving it as a midnight dessert.
For something more than a basic brunch or an egg McMuffin, District: Donuts. Sliders. Brew. has everything you could want on a game day morning, afternoon or evening. The atmosphere is insta-friendly and bound to prepare you for a long day ahead.
Via: Districtdonuts
Booty’s Street has a menu that will leave you salivating. Fit it in your schedule for brunch or dinner and it will not disappoint.
Afternoon Snacks
By now the mimosas are settling in and it is about time you move on to bigger and better things. So to compliment your Bubba Keg of mixed liquor, we have some suggestions: Katie’s Restaurant and Bar, Café Amelie or Cane + Table.
Traditional Po-Boys can be found at Parkway Bakery and Tavern. If you are a bit more of a foodie we suggest you head to the back of Erin Rose Bar to Killer Po-Boys. The name is not misleading.
Night Noms
Avoid the sketchiest meat in New Orleans, double entendre intended, and don’t get a Lucky Dog. Instead go to Frenchmen Street and hit up Dat Dog for more than just hot dogs and local brews. If you have some fancier folks, or folks that need a vegetarian option, 3 Muses on Frenchmen is also great. Stay for the evening Art Market and experience plenty of bars with local live music. (Keep in mind many of them are 21 and up.)
Via: 4FoodLuvrs
When heading down Bourbon Street, don’t miss out on Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop. It is apparently the oldest structure continually used as a bar in the United States. While all your friends are stumbling into bars stuffed with sloppy tourists, you should sneak off to the hidden Court Tavern Po-Boys. It is the quick casual partner restaurant of Court of Two Sisters, so it has the delicious food for a fraction of the price and time. (Think college budget.)
There are some standard Bourbon Street bars you just can’t miss, so check out The Boot and The Palms also.
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A trip to New Orleans for game day is bound to involve some bruises you can’t explain and a collection of beads you hopefully did not pick up from the ground. By following some of these tips you can make your experience a bit more original, maybe even a little trendy, while still partaking in all the rowdy fun.
Feature Photo Courtesy of: Donuts and Sliders
