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ABA BUSINESS LAW SECTION SPRING MEETING
APRIL 6 – 8, 2017 | NEW ORLEANS, LA
ABA BUSINESS LAW SECTION SPRING MEETING – NEW ORLEANS 2017
SELECTED RESTAURANT AND ENTERTAINMENT INFORMATION
WELCOME TO NEW ORLEANS!
New Orleans is one of the oldest cities in America, celebrating its 300th anniversary in 2018. New Orleans has more than 35,000 buildings on the National
Register of Historic Places, 15,000 more than its closest competitor, Washington, D.C. New Orleans is a melting pot of culture, food and music, the birthplace of
jazz and one of the top three culinary destinations in the world.
Among New Orleans’s many historic neighborhoods are those closest to the ABA Business Law Section 2017 Spring Meeting Hotel, the Hyatt Regency: the French
Quarter, the Garden District, and the Warehouse District. The French Quarter is one of the most historic neighborhoods in the country, featuring historic sites
and fine dining. The Garden District features the New Orleans streetcar line past some of the most beautiful homes in the city. The Warehouse District is home
to a thriving arts and museum district that includes the National World War II Museum and the Ogden Museum of Southern Art.
This Guide offers ABA Business Law Section 2017 Spring Meeting Attendees just a sampling of all that New Orleans’s neighborhoods have to offer for restaurants
and entertainment. The first section of our Guide offers you a snapshot of selected events happening this April in New Orleans. Enjoy!
Note: There are many more terrific options for dining and fun that we could not include in this Guide due to space constraints. While we did not include a
separate section for visitors with children or for excursions beyond the City, this information is readily available. If you have any interest in additional options,
we encourage you to seek out the New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau (http://www.neworleanscvb.com/), the New Orleans Official Guide
(http://www.neworleansonline.com/), or anyone on the ABA Business Law Section 2017 Spring Meeting Host Committee.
NOTABLE EVENTS AND ATTRACTIONS:
French Quarter Festival – This annual festival is April 6-9, 2017. It’s a great
opportunity to sample music, food, and drink. Dedicated to supporting local
music, French Quarter fest features only local artists, with more than 400 musical
performances on twenty-three stages throughout the French Quarter. Food and
beverage is available from over 50 local vendors. Admission is free. For more
info visit http://fqfi.org/frenchquarter.
New Orleans Streetcar – As well as providing functional transportation, the
streetcars are a great way to see the city. There are four lines connecting to
various attractions, the most popular being the St. Charles line, which travels
along St. Charles Avenue past dozens of mansions, historic monuments, Loyola
and Tulane universities and Audubon Park. Another popular streetcar line is the
Canal Street line, which takes you to some of New Orleans’ famous aboveground
cemeteries and the New Orleans Museum of Art in City Park. These lines can now
be accessed via stops in front of the Hyatt Regency. Information available at
Audubon Nature Institute and City Park – The Audubon Nature Institute
operates ten museums and parks dedicated to nature, including Audubon Park,
Audubon Zoo, Aquarium of the Americas, and the Audubon Insectarium. Visit
audubonnatureinstitute.org for more information. City Park is a 1,300 acre park
with miles of jogging, biking and walking trails, the New Orleans Museum of Art,
Besthoff Sculpture Garden, Morning Call Café for beignets, and more.
www.neworleanscitypark.com.
Frenchmen Street – For live music fans, this two-block stretch in the Faubourg
Marigny neighborhood near the French Quarter features a dozen music clubs.
Food and drink are abundant and cheap, plus there’s the late night Frenchmen
Art Market. Check out www.frenchmenstreetlive.com for details
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http://www.norta.com/.
Magazine Street – For locally owned shops and boutiques, visit Magazine Street,
which has several miles of shopping stretching from the New Orleans downtown
area to Audubon Park. www.magazinestreet.com
NEW ORLEANS NAVIGATION, TOUR AND MOBILE APPLICATIONS (iPHONE, BLACKBERRY, ANDROID ETC.)
App Navigation
New Orleans Regional Transit
Authority (the “RTA”)
GO NOLA
Apps For New Orleans
Tours/Information
City Guide New Orleans
Guidepal
Eater New Orleans
New Orleans Official Visitor's
Guide
NOLA Food Trucks
App available from
www.norta.com/Fares-Passes/RTA-GoMobile.aspx
www.neworleansonline.com/tools/mobileapps.html
App available from
Description
Access to all of New Orleans' bus
and streetcar schedules
Guidebook, navigator,
entertainer, restaurant guide,
and event calendar
Description
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/city-guide-new-orleansguidepal/id377690141?mt=8
nola.eater.com/2013/6/6/6424545/download-the-eater-app-for-iosand-android
www.neworleansonline.com/tools/mobileapps.html
https://apptitude.io/portfolio/new-orleans-food-trucks-/
NOMenu
nomenu.com/
Offbeat
TourApp: French Quarter
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/offbeat-new-orleansmobile/id365634313?mt=8
tourapp.com
Urbanspoon New Orleans
Yelp
urbanspoon.com/mobile-downloads
yelp.com/yelpmobile
2
Quick facts, highlights must see attractions, and local
recommendations
Guide to local restaurants.
Swamp and ghost tours, best places for live music,
and the can't-miss spots
Let’s you know what food trucks are open and where
they’re located
Local food critic Tom Fitzmorris 'website with
recommendations by neighborhoods, and cuisines
and alphabetically
All you need to know about live music
History, mystery and jazz landmark audio and video
tours
Guide to New Orleans area restaurants
Fun and easy way to find out about local businesses.
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New Orleans Area Restaurants – ARTS DISTRICT/CONVENTION CENTER/WAREHOUSE DISTRICT
Restaurant
Name
Location
Cuisine
Price
The
American
Sector
945 Magazine
St.
American
$$
Carmo
527 Julia St.
South American, Vegetarian,
$$
Cochon
930
Tchoupitoulas
St.
930
Tchoupitoulas
St.
611 O'Keefe
Ave.
Cajun
$$$
Cajun
$$
American
$$
535
Tchoupitoulas
St.
800
Tchoupitoulas
St.
857 Fulton St.
201 Julia St.
Contemporary
$$
Contemporary, Louisiana
$$$$
Steakhouse
Cajun, Seafood
$$$
$$
345 Baronne St.
Cajun
$
Cochon
Butcher
The
Company
Burger
Compère
Lapin
Emeril’s
La Boca
Mulates
P&G
Restaurant
Description
Located in the National
World War II Museum
featuring new spin on
American cultural staples
Top choice for vegans and
vegetarians
Acclaimed restaurant of
James Beard Award winner
Donald Link
Chef Link’s tribute to the
Cajun grocery stores of his
youth
Recognized nationally for its
burgers
Chef Nina Compton's
restaurant at the Old No. 77
hotel.
Chef Emeril Lagasse’s original
restaurant that won him a
James Beard Award
Argentinian style steakhouse
Cajun cuisine, music and
dancing
Breakfast, lunch, po-boys
3
Website
Proximity to
Hotel (miles
walking)
www.nationalww2museum.org 0.8
www.CafeCarmo.com
0.6
cochonrestaurant.com
0.9
www.cochonbutcher.com
0.9
www.thecompanyburger.com
0.2
www.comperelapin.com
0.7
www.emerilsrestaurants.com
0.8
www.labocasteaks.com
www.mulates.com
1.0
0.9
www.bringmethat.com
0.4
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New Orleans Area Restaurants – ARTS DISTRICT/CONVENTION CENTER/WAREHOUSE DISTRICT
Restaurant
Name
Location
Cuisine
Price
Peche
Seafood Grill
800 Magazine
Street
Seafood
$$$
Tommy's
Cuisine and
Wine Bar
Willa Jean
746
Tchoupitoulas
St.
611 O'Keefe
Ave.
Creole-Italian
$$
American, French, Bakery,
Louisiana
$$
New Orleans Area Restaurants – CBD/Downtown
Restaurant
Name
August
Location
Cuisine
Description
Price
Continental, Contemporary
$$$
Balise
301
Tchoupitoulas
640 Carondelet
French
$$$
Bon Ton
Café
Borgne
401 Magazine
St.
601 Loyola
Cajun, Creole
$$
Seafood
$$$
Café
Adelaide
300 Poydras
Street
Creole
$$$
Daisy Duke’s
Express
Desi Vega's
Steakhouse
123 Carondelet
St.
628 St. Charles
Ave.
American
$$
Steakhouse
$$$
Acclaimed seafood
restaurant with a standout
raw bar
Good Italian food and wine
list
www.pecherestaurant.com
Proximity to
Hotel (miles
walking)
0.7
www.tommysneworleans.com
0.7
Drop in to bakery or sit down
for breakfast, lunch and
dinner
www.willajean.com
0.3
Description
4
Website
Website
Chef John Besh’s most
upscale location
Brunch and lunch from James
Beard Award finalist Justin
Devillier
Old school Cajun restaurant
www.restaurantaugust.com
Proximity
to Hotel
(miles
walking)
0.7
balisenola.com
0.3
www.thebontoncafe.com
0.6
Chef John Besh restaurant
located in hotel
Brennan family eatery
serving Contemporary Creole
cuisine
Down home food 24 hours
per day
Steak plus crawfish and
andouille mac and cheese
www.borgnerestaurant.com
0
www.cafeadelaide.com
0.6
www.daisydukesrestaurant.com 0.6
www.desivegasteaks.com
0.6
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New Orleans Area Restaurants – ARTS DISTRICT/CONVENTION CENTER/WAREHOUSE DISTRICT
Restaurant
Name
Location
Cuisine
Domenica
123 Baronne St.
Drago’s
2 Poydras Street Seafood
The Grill
Room
300 Gravier St.
American
$$$$
Herbsaint
Cajun, Contemporary
$$
French
$$
Meril
701 St. Charles
Avenue
333 St. Charles
Ave.
424 Girod St.
American, Contemporary
$$
Mother’s
401 Poydras
Breakfast, Creole
$
Part & Parcel
611 O'Keefe
Ave
Deli and coffee shop
$
Lüke
Italian
Price
$$
New Orleans Area Restaurants – FAUBOURG MARIGNY/BYWATER
Restaurant
Name
Location
Cuisine
Price
Description
Website
John Besh restaurant located
in the Roosevelt Hotel
Best known for charbroiled
oysters
One of New Orleans’ only
Forbes Four-Star and AAA
Four-Diamond restaurants,
Donald Link's flagship
restaurant
Chef Besh’s homage to
Franco-German brasseries
Emeril’s newest
www.domenicarestaurant.com
Breakfast and poboys
popular with tourists
Modern deli and breakfast
Description
Elizabeth’s
601 Gallier St.
Southern
$$
Praline bacon!
Marigny
Brassiere
640 Frenchmen
St.
Contemporary
$$
The Praline
Connection
542 Frenchman
St.
Creole soul
$
Locally sourced, fresh
ingredients highlight the
menu
Soul food; bread pudding and
sweet potato pie
5
Proximity to
Hotel (miles
walking)
0.6
www.dragosrestaurant.com
0.6
www.grillroomneworleans.com
0.8
www.herbsaint.com
0.4
www.lukeneworleans.com
0.5
www.emerilsrestaurants.com
0.7
www.mothersrestaurant.com
0.6
www.partandparcelnola.com
0.2
Website
www.elizabethsrestaurantnola.
com
www.marignybrasserie.com
www.pralineconnection.com
Proximity
to Hotel
(miles
driving)
3.1
2.3
2.3
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New Orleans Area Restaurants – FRENCH QUARTER
Restaurant
Name
Location
Cuisine
Acme Oyster
House
Antoine’s
Arnaud’s
724 Iberville
Seafood
$
Classic oyster bar, seafood, and poboys
www.acmeoyster.com
Proximity
to Hotel
(miles
walking)
0.7
713 St. Louis
813 Bienville St.
French
French, Creole
$$$$
$$$
www.antoines.com
www.arnaudsrestaurant.com
1.0
0.8
Bayona
430 Dauphine
$$$
www.bayona.com
0.9
Bourbon
House
Brennan’s
144 Bourbon
Street
417 Royal St.
Continental,
Contemporary
Seafood
Classic French since 1847
Creole cuisine and music in the Jazz Room
nightly
Chef Susan Spicer’s “New World Cuisine”
$$$
Big menu with good service.
www.bourbonhouse.com
0.7
$$$$
1.0
800 Decatur
$
Popular breakfast/brunch from the Brennan
family
Café au lait and beignets, that’s it (cash only)
www.brennansneworleans.com
Café du
Monde
Central
Grocery
Deanie’s
Galatoire's
Creole,
Louisiana
Coffee Shop
www.cafedumonde.com
1.3
923 Decatur
Italian
$
Italian grocery known for its muffulettas
1.4
841 Iberville St. Seafood
209 Bourbon St. French
$
$$$
G.W. Fins
Irene’s Cuisine
808 Bienville St. Seafood
539 St. Philip St. Italian
$$$$
$$$
Fried, boiled, raw seafood
True French bistro restaurant and a classic.
Reservations upstairs only.
Large contemporary seafood selection
Favorite Italian for many locals
www.centralgroceryneworleans
.com
www.deanies.com
www.galatoires.com
0.8
0.8
K-Paul’s
416 Chartres St.
Cajun
$$$$
www.gwfins.com
www.irenescuisineneworleans.c
om
www.kpauls.com
Mr. B's
Muriel's
Napoleon
House
NOLA
201 Royal St.
801 Chartres
500 Chartres
Creole
www.mrbsbistro.com
www.muriels.com
www.napoleonhouse.com
0.8
1.3
1.3
534 St. Louis
Cajun, Creole
www.emerilsrestaurants.com/n
ola-restaurant
1.0
Bar/Pub Food
Price
$$
$$
Description
Home of the original blackened redfish under
the late Paul Prudhomme.
Gumbo yaya is a must
Beautiful setting on Jackson Square
Cold beer, classical music on the phonograph
and a good selection of sandwiches
Emeril’s casual restaurant
6
Website
0.7
0.7
1.0
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Palace Cafe
The Pelican
Club
Port of Call
Red Fish Grill
R’evolution
Restaurant
Stanley
SoBou
Tableau
605 Canal
Street
312 Exchange
Alley
838 Esplanade
Ave.
115 Bourbon St.
777 Bienville
Street
547 Saint Ann
Street
310 Chartres
Street
616 St. Peter St.
Creole
$$$
Contemporary,
Louisiana
American
$$$
Seafood
Cajun, Creole
$$$
$$$$
Cajun,
Sandwiches
Bar/Pub Food,
Tapas
Creole
$$
$
$$
$$
A Brennan’s restaurant located on Canal, get
the white chocolate bread pudding
Louisiana cuisine with contemporary
preparations
Giant burgers and Monsoons
www.palacecafe.com
0.7
www.pelicanclub.com
0.7
www.portofcallnola.com
1.5
Casual New Orleans seafood
John Folse and Rick Tramonto collaboration
on Creole and Cajun cuisine
Breakfast, brunch lunch items. and a full ice
cream soda menu
Lately featuring a Spain inspired menu
www.redfishgrill.com
www.revolutionnola.com
0.7
0.8
www.stanleyrestaurant.com
1.2
www.sobounola.com
0.9
French-Creole cuisine in townhouse in French
Quarter
www.tableaufrenchquarter.com 1.2
New Orleans Area Restaurants – LAKEFRONT/LAKEVIEW
Restaurant
Name
Location
The Blue Crab
7900 Lakeshore
Drive
7400 Lakeshore
Drive
900 Harrison
Ave.
56 Dreyfous
Drive
801 Rosedale
Drive
Brisbi’s
Mondo
Morning Call
Rosedale
Cuisine
Price
www.thebluecrabnola.com
$$
Includes an oyster bar with a view of the
lakefront
Seafood overlooking the marina
Proximity
to Hotel
(miles
driving)
6.7
www.brisbisrestaurant.com
6.3
Contemporary,
International
Coffee shop
$$
Range of dishes from Chef Susan Spice
www.mondoneworleans.com
5.8
$
Beignets in City Park
morningcallcoffeestand.com/
3.9
Seafood,
Louisiana
$$
Susan Spicer’s newest
www.rosedalerestaurant.com
4.5
Seafood
$$
Seafood
Description
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Website
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New Orleans Area Restaurants – MID-CITY
Restaurant
Name
Location
Brown Butter
231 North
Carrollton
Avenue Suite C
3127 Esplanade
3701 Iberville
St.
3636 Bienville
St.
3800 Canal St.
Southern
Parkway
Bakery &
Tavern
Ralph’s on the
Park
Toups
Meatery
Restaurant
Name
Location
Dooky Chase's
Restaurant
Willie Mae's
Scotch House
2301 Orleans
Ave.
2401 St Ann St.
Cafe Degas
Katies
Liuzza’s
Mandina’s
Cuisine
Price
$$
Description
Website
Proximity
to Hotel
(miles
driving)
4.0
“Contemporary Southern American”, try the
pimento cheese burger
www.brownbutterrestaurant.c
om
French
$$
Italian, Louisiana $$
Classic French fare near Degas’ old haunts
“The Barge” for all the seafood
www.cafedegas.com
www.katiesinmidcity.com
3.2
4.1
Creole Italian
$
www.liuzzas.com
4.1
Cajun, seafood
$$
www.mandinasrestaurant.com
3.9
538 Hagan Ave.
Po-Boys
$
Creole Italian dishes mingle with poboys and
iced mugs of beer
Classic New Orleans restaurant located on the
Canal streetcar line
Top rated for po-boys
parkwaypoorboys.com
2.9
900 City Park
Ave.
845 N
Carrollton Ave.
Cajun,
Contemporary
Cajun
$$$
Beautiful setting at City park
www.ralphsonthepark.com
5.0
$$$
Features Cajun inspired charcuterie
toupsmeatery.com
3.5
New Orleans Area Restaurants – TREME
Cuisine
Soul Food,
Creole
American, Soul
Food
Price
$
$
Description
Website
Chef Leah Chase’s restaurant serves up family
fare and local art
Famous for its fried chicken.
Open for lunch (call ahead for hours).
www.dookychaserestaurant.co
m
www.williemaesnola.com
8
Proximity
to Hotel
(miles
driving)
1.8
2.1
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New Orleans Area Restaurants – UPTOWN/GARDEN DISTRICT
Restaurant
Name
Location
Atchafalaya
901 Louisiana
Ave.
Brigtsen’s
Camellia Grill
723 Dante St.
626 South
Carrollton
2031 St.
Charles Ave.
4330
Magazine
6100
Annunciation
1403
Washington
Ave.
5240
Annunciation
St.
1300 St.
Charles
1728 Soniat
Caribbean
Room
Casamento’s
Clancy’s
Commander’s
Palace
Domilise
Sandwich Shop
& Bar
Emeril’s
Delmonico
Gautreau’s
Jacques-Imo’s
La Petite
Grocery
Lilette
Shaya
8324 Oak
Street
4238
Magazine St.
3637
Magazine
4213
Cuisine
Price
Description
Website
Proximity
to Hotel
(miles
driving)
2.8
Cajun,
Contemporary,
Louisiana
Cajun, Creole
American
$$
Neighborhood favorite with Southern classics
www.atchafalayarestaurant.co
m
$$$$
$
Excellent and diverse menu, dinner only.
Classic diner food
www.brigtsens.com
5.3
5.0
Contemporary
$$$
Recently renovated New Orleans classic
www.thecaribbeanroom.com
1.3
Seafood
$
Only open during oyster season
3.4
Seafood, Creole,
Louisiana
Contemporary,
Creole,
Louisiana
Po-Boys
$$$$
Traditional New Orleans Creole dining.
www.casamentosrestaurant.co
m
www.clancysneworleans.com
$$$$
One of the best and most popular; fun jazz
brunch on Sunday
www.commanderspalace.com
2.0
$
Hole in the wall with some of the best
po’boys in town and cold beer
www.domilisespoboys.com
4.2
Contemporary,
Creole
Contemporary,
Creole
Cajun
$$$
Emeril Lagasse restaurant on the streetcar
line
Sophisticated and small restaurant in a
remodeled, neighborhood drug store
Funky place for Louisiana cuisine
www.emerilsrestaurants.com/
emerils-delmonico
gautreausrestaurant.com
0.9
www.jacques-imos.com
4.8
Cajun, French,
$$$
www.lapetitegrocery.com
3.3
French
$$
www.liletterestaurant.com
2.9
Middle Eastern
$$
Small place with French cuisines and popular
burger
Conte,mporary fare with classic French and
modern Italian touches
Esquire’s 2015 best new restaurant of the
www.shayarestaurant.com
3.3
$$$$
$$S
9
4.9
3.4
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New Orleans Area Restaurants – UPTOWN/GARDEN DISTRICT
Restaurant
Name
Vincent’s
Location
Magazine St.
7839 St.
Charles Ave.
Cuisine
Italian
Price
$$
Description
year
Classic Italian on the streetcar line
NEW ORLEANS AREA INDEPENDENT COFFEE HOUSES & AFTERNOON TEA
Name
Bittersweet
Confections
Drip Affogato
Bar
Pulp & Grind
Windsor Court
Hotel
Website
Proximity
to Hotel
(miles
driving)
www.vincentsitaliancuisine.co
m
Location
Website
725 Magazine St.
http://bittersweetconfections.com/
Warehouse District
Proximity to
Hotel (miles
walking)
0.7
703 Carondelet St.
http://www.dripaffogatobar.com/
CBD/Downtown
0.5
644 Camp St.
300 Gravier St.
www.pulpandgrind.com
www.windsorcourthotel.com
Warehouse District
CBD/Downtown
0.6
0.8
SELECT MUSEUMS
Museum
Website
The Cabildo (Louisiana History)/Presbytere (Mardi Gras History)
Contemporary Arts Center
Historic New Orleans Collection
Louisiana Children's Museum
National World War II Museum
New Orleans African American Museum
New Orleans Museum of Art
Ogden Museum of Southern Art
LouisianaStateMuseum.org
www.cacno.org
www.hnoc.org
www.lcm.org
www.nationalww2museum.org/
www.noaam.org
www.noma.org
www.ogdenmuseum.org
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Neighborhood
4.8