Where To Eat & Drink In NOLA

WELCOME TO NEW ORLEANS! We are pleased to welcome you to the “Big Easy” for the North Berkeley Imports Spring 2025 wine portfolio tasting. For food, drinks and fun, here are recommendations for you, in no particular order. Do wear comfortable shoes while out on the town, as it’s a great walking city. And remember, you can always take your drink to go!

BREAKFAST

Molly’s Rise and Shine (breakfast classics)

Flour Moon Bagels (bagels!)

Stein’s Market & Deli (Jewish specialties)

La Boulangerie (French bakery)

Bearcat Café (comfort food)

Up & Adam Eatz (Cajun cuisine)

The Camellia Grill (OG diner)

 

LUNCH

Parkway Bakery & Tavern (po’boys)

Domilise’s Po-Boy & Bar (more po’boys)

The High Hat Café (southern treats)

Tan Dinh (Vietnamese)

Dooky Chase’s (Creole classics)

Willie Mae’s Scotch House (fried chicken)

Galatoire’s (southern fine dining)

Lil’ Dizzy’s Café (soul food)

Sneaky Pickle (vegetarian)

 

DINNER

Paladar 511 (pizza & pasta)

La Petite Grocery (southern classics)

Bayona (upscale international)

Coquette (Southern-style brasserie)

Zasu (modern seafood)

Saint Germain (tasting menu only)

N7 (funky modern French)

COCKTAILS

Cure

Peychaud’s

Jewel of the South (serves food)

Cane and Table (Cuban themed)

The Elysian Bar

Sazerac Bar @ The Roosevelt

Dovetail

Hot Tin @ Pontchartrain Seaworthy (+ oysters)

 

WINE BARS

Bacchanal

Salon Salon

Pluck

The Tell Me Bar

Effervescence (bubbles focus)

 

DIVE BARS

Bar Tonique

The Friendly Bar

Anna’s

Chart Room

BJ’s Lounge

The Rusty Nail

Snake & Jake’s

Kajun’s Pub (karaoke)

 

LIVE MUSIC

Maple Leaf Bar

The Rabbit Hole

Chickie Wah Wah

d.b.a.

Spotted Cat

Tipitina’s

Snug Harbor

Preservation Hall

Fritzel’s

Mother-In-Law Lounge