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Wyndham Avenue Plaza

New Orleans, LA

The Wyndham Avenue Plaza feature a perfect location in the picturesque Garden District on the historic St. Charles Avenue Streetcar Line. Just minutes from the Convention Center, Superdome, the D-Day Museum, the French Quarter, riverfront, casinos, Loyola and Tulane Universities, and world-renowned shopping and dining.

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Music Club

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Mahalia Jackson Theater of the Performing Arts

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Sometime during your visit to New Orleans, find a wrought-iron balcony, an oak-shaded courtyard, or a columned front porch and sit quietly, favorite beverage in hand, at 6 AM. At this hour, when the moist air sits heavy on the streets, New Orleans is a city of mesmerizing tranquility. Treasure those rare minutes of calm in a city where there is so much to see, hear, eat, drink, and do. The spiritual and cultural heart of New Orleans is the French Quarter, where the city was settled by the French in 1718. You can easily spend several days visiting museums, shops, and eateries in this area. Yet the rest of the city's neighborhoods, radiating out from this focal point, also make for rewarding rambling. The mansion-lined streets of the Garden District and Uptown, the aboveground cemeteries that dot the city, and the open air along Lake Pontchartrain provide a nice balance to the commercialization of the Quarter. Despite its sprawling size, New Orleans has a small-town vibe, perhaps due to locals' shared cultural habits and history. Families have lived in the same neighborhoods for generations; red beans and rice appears on almost every table on Monday; people visit cemeteries and whitewash the tombs of their departed on All Saints' Day; and from the smartest office to the most down-home local bar, New Orleanians are ready to celebrate anything at the drop of a hat. To experience this fun-filled city, you can begin with the usual tourist attractions, but you must go beyond them to linger in a corner grocery store, sip a cold drink in a local joint, or chat with a stoop-sitter. New Orleanians, for all their gripes and grumbling, love their city. They treasure custom and tradition, take in stride the heat and humidity of a semitropical climate, and face life with a laid-back attitude and an undying sense of hope and faith that sometimes seems fatalistic to outsiders.
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Arnaud's

Creole

This grande dame of classic Creole restaurants still sparkles. In the main dining room, ornate etched glass reflects light from charming old chandeliers while the late founder, Arnaud Cazenave, gazes from an oil portrait. The adjoining jazz bistro offers the same food but is a more casual and music-filled dining experience. The ambitious menu includes classic dishes as well as more contemporary ones. Always reliable are Shrimp Arnaud—cold shrimp in a superb rémoulade—and Oysters Bienville, Petit Filet Lafitte, and praline crepes. Jackets are requested in the main dining room. Be sure to visit the Mardi Gras museum upstairs.

August

Southern

Restaurant August is located in an historic, four-story "French-Creoloe" building dating from the 1800s. The cuisine at August is contemporary French with a focus on local ingredients by Chef John Besh's classical training here and in Europe, and by the depth of his own southern Louisianna roots. The restuarant offers wines from France, Italy, and the United States, showcasing the best from boutique wineries. If the Gilded Age is long gone, someone forgot to tell the folks at August, whose main dining room shimmers with masses of chandelier prisms, thick brocade fabrics, and glossy woods. Service is anything but stuffy, however, and chef John Besh's modern technique adorns every plate. Nothing is mundane here: handmade gnocchi with blue crab and winter truffle shares menu space with slow-cooked pork belly and butter-poached main lobster with black truffles. Expect the unexpected—like slow-roasted Kobe beef short ribs with Jerusalem artichokes. The sommelier is happy to confer with you on the surprisingly affordable wine list.

Bistro at Maison de Ville

Creole

Forget everything you thought you knew about hotel restaurants. "The Bistro," as locals refer to it, defies convention with its charming, European-inspired decor, intimate dining room that seats 44, and a kitchen so tiny it would fit in the average utility closet. Still, chef Greg Picolo's dishes, like fine sautéed Louisiana gulf fish, osso buco, bouillabaisse, and bacon-wrapped filet mignon, are so well conceived that one might picture an operation much larger and more sophisticated. The wine list is legendary in these parts, and the ambience is as well suited to a marriage proposal as it is to a power lunch. The Bistro may just be the best-kept secret in the French Quarter.

Brigtsen's

Creole

Chef Frank Brigtsen's fusion of Creole refinement and Acadian earthiness reflects his years as a Paul Prudhomme protégé. His dishes represent some of the best south Louisiana cooking you'll find anywhere. Everything is fresh and filled with deep, complex tastes. The butternut shrimp bisque defines comfort food. Rabbit and chicken dishes, usually presented in rich sauces and gravies, are full of robust flavor. The roux-based gumbos are thick and intense, and the warm bread pudding is worth every calorie. Trompe l'oeil murals add whimsy to the intimate spaces of this turn-of-the-20th-century frame cottage. Ask for a table on the enclosed front sun porch.

Café du Monde

Café

It just wouldn't be a trip to New Orleans without a stop at the French Market mainstay, which has been dishing up chicory-laced café au lait and sugar-dusted beignets since 1862. The open-air seating area, with a view of Jackson Square, makes for prime people-watching.

Commander's Palace

Creole

A quiet revolution bubbles inside the aqua blue fantasy like Victorian architecture – inventive modern New Orleans cooking coexists with our Haute Creole. Sense the team’s professional grace clothed in the warmth of the Brennan Family’s brand of hospitality. From your first sip of a Sazerac to your last crumb of bread pudding soufflé – we hope you are pampered and delighted... and go ahead be a little bad... that’s what living in New Orleans is all about.

Cuvee

Southern

With a name that refers to a blend of wines, this restaurant divides its inspirations between France's Champagne region and south Louisiana. The menu rests on a firm French foundation, but the flavors are often distinctively New Orleans. Talented chef Robert Iacovone sometimes seems unstoppable, like when he fashions the city's most elegant cane syrup and smoked duck breast paired with walnut and blue cheese risotto, or when he presents his pork tenderloin with juniper and Gruyère apple strudel. Main courses are gutsy and inspired, as is the wine list. The space is defined by exposed brick and gilt-framed paintings.

d.b.a

Bar

A slice of Manhattan sophistication on Frenchmen Street, d.b.a. is the southern outpost of the East Village hot spot. The selection—including international beers on tap, aged Scotches, and obscure tequilas, all listed on chalkboards above the bar—is reason enough to visit. Live music most nights and the Marigny's best people-watching make it a neighborhood favorite.

Galatoire's

Creole

The grand dame of New Orleans' old-line restaurants, Galatoire’s has remained committed to culinary excellence for more than a century. Under the guidance of the fourth generation of family ownership, it is her time-honored customs that still bind this renowned restaurant. Above all others, her rich tradition of serving authentic French Creole cuisine at a level that raises consistency to an art form. It is often said that the beauty of Galatoire’s is that things never change. Even after 100 years, ageless New Orleans favorites grace her menu just as they did in 1905.

Irene's Cuisine

Italian

Its walls are festooned with enough snapshots, garlic braids, and crockery for at least two more restaurants, but it all just adds to the charm of this cozy Italian-Creole eatery. From Irene DiPietro's kitchen come succulent roasted chicken brushed with olive oil, rosemary, and garlic; original, velvety soups; and fresh shrimp, aggressively seasoned and grilled before joining linguine glistening with herbed olive oil. Waits here can stretch to the 60-minute mark during peak dinner hours, which is just enough time for a bottle of wine in the convivial little piano bar. It easily has the friendliest service personnel in the French Quarter.

Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop

Bar

Probably the most photographed building in the Quarter after St. Louis Cathedral, this 18th-century cottage was, according to legend, once a blacksmith shop that served as a front for the eponymous pirate's less legitimate business ventures. Today, it's a popular and atmospheric piano bar with a rustic, candlelit interior and a small outdoor patio that has banana trees and a sculpture by the late Enrique Alferez (whose work also decorates City Park).

Mosca's

Italian

The food here—combining Louisiana ingredients and Italian ingenuity—is good enough to lure city folk to isolation about 30 minutes from the city. Baked oysters with bread crumbs, olive oil, garlic, and herbs approach the summit of Italian-Creole cuisine. The Italian shrimp are cooked in an herbed mix of olive oil and spices, the roasted chicken with rosemary is luscious, and the house-made Italian sausage is full of peppery goodness. Getting a table usually means waiting at the bar, even if you have made reservations (not accepted Saturday). "Worth the wait" would be an understatement.

ONE

Southern

ONE brings a certain style to the neighborhood, with its monochromatic look, sleek vodka bar and a menu that can hold its own with some of the city's heavyweight eateries. In New Orleans it's not really about how cool the place looks -- it's more about how the chef treats your taste buds. The menu at ONE is a full-flavored affair; starting with appetizers, like the perfectly-textured sauteed herb gnocchi with crabmeat, asparagus and cherry tomatoes in Parmesan broth. Close your eyes and picture that, but don't open them until you've given some serious consideration to the spicy lobster bisque with lobster dumplings - Yes, lobster dumplings. The entrée selection is limited, but covers several bases, from the pan-roasted grouper with smoked salmon and basil pesto, to the simmering coq au vin with bread pudding stuffed with carrots and green beans. The grilled beef tenderloin with Stilton cheese is elegantly served with dauphinoise potatoes and crisp asparagus. ONE has the goods to go the distance in this neighborhood - the room is way cool and the food is entirely memorable.

Stella!

Fusion

Chef Scott Boswell has evolved into one of the city's most innovative and daring culinarians. Try Louisiana gulf shrimp and chanterelle and lobster mushroom risotto. The porcini-crusted rack of Australian lamb and lamb rib eye is strictly upscale comfort food, the perfect prelude to chocolate cake with hot buttered pink lemonade. Stella! now sits comfortably among New Orleans's best fine-dining restaurants.

The Grill Room

American

Experience a legacy of New Orleans fine Dining – The Grill Room at Windsor Court Hotel. With the 2010 Forbes (formerly Mobil) Four Star dining award and AAA Four Diamond dining award, the Grill Room has triumphantly reclaimed its throne as the most memorable and delightful venue for fine dining in New Orleans. Join our highly-acclaimed Executive Chef Drew Dzejak for a truly remarkable breakfast, lunch or dinner at one of the finest restaurants in the world - and the only four-star/four-diamond restaurant in all of Louisiana. The Grill Room menus feature modern American cuisine with a distinctive New Orleans flair, and changes seasonally - as well as day-to-day - to reflect the freshest ingredients available. Savor constantly changing selections of seafood, red meats, poultry, vegetables, and desserts.

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