I believe the city's mayor recommends the chocolate...

Cafe LaMonde for bingets and coffee (chickory . meh)

It is near Jackson Square, which if memory serves was high enough to escape the deluge.

The Cathedral of St. Louis, naturally...

The last thing Robbo remembers is drinking rum punch, and collecting beads as the crowd yells "Show us your yips . . ."

"The Swamp Room" in Metarie. They used to have a couple of Playboy SE models tending bar there, and one night per week is Lingerie Night, during which luscious Russian models have been known to turn up.

Oh. You're not single, are you? Never mind, then.

The following is not optional:

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Uptown/Riverbend:
Camellia Grill
Bluebird Cafe
Franky & Johnny's
Cafe Atchafalaya
Upperline
Pascal's Manale

CBD:
Mother's
Delmonico

Marigny:
Snug Harbor

French Quarter:
Gumbo Shop
Central Grocery
Acme and/or Desire Oyster House
Palace Cafe
Port of Call

And of course all the really famous ones:
Antoine's
Galatoire's
Commander's Palace
Brennan's
Bayona
K-Paul's
Arnaud's
Court of Two Sisters (where my grandfather proposed marriage)
Mandina's

Wow, I am jealous!

So...you've, like, been there once or twice?

The next question is how many of these places will bust Uncle's miserly per diem?

I went to law school there, so can tell you that on the list, the following were affordable for me (the firm where I clerked took me to the others):

Camellia Grill
Bluebird Cafe
Franky & Johnny's
Cafe Atchafalaya
Mother's
Gumbo Shop
Central Grocery
any oyster house
Port of Call

YUM! My turkey sandwich is looking very sad right now. Laissez les bon temps roulez!