Originally Posted by
FLYMSY
Drive to New Orleans on I-10 and get off on the Carrollton Ave. exit. Drive straight on S.Carrollton towards St. Charles Ave. You could stop at the Camellia Grill (626 S. Carrollton) for a late breakfast or early lunch. Make the left hand bend onto St. Charles Ave. and you are now in the Uptown area. You'll see the streetcars, Tulane and Loyola universities, Audubon Park and lots of mansions.
I like Camelia Grill, the food is good, the experience is a New Orleans tradition. But, ultimately, it's
diner food. If I had time for only one meal as I passed thru what may be America's best and certainly most unique culinary city, no way I'd be stopping for a cheeseburger (not even the one at Port O Call).
I don't want to start a whole debate on the best restaurant in the city, that's been done. But if we're talking lunch, it happens that the Dallas News ran a feature just yesterday on the best sandwiches in New Orleans. Any on their list would be a fine choice.
Their top 5, BTW:
Of 19 sandwiches sampled over 49 hours, virtually all of them good, these were my favorites:
Cochon de lait pork po-boy at Lüke (333 St. Charles Ave.)
Muffuletta at Serio's Po-Boys & Deli (133 St. Charles Ave.)
Surf and turf po-boy special at Parkway Bakery & Tavern (538 Hagan Ave.)
Hamburger at Port of Call (838 Esplanade Ave.)
Pulled-pork barbecue sandwich at Ms. Hyster's Bar-B-Que & Soul Food (2000 S. Claiborne Ave.)
Full story:
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