New Orleans is currently playing host to several restaurant-stoked neighborhood revivals. The stretch of Freret Street on the Uptown side of Napoleon Avenue is the most transformative. But there also is increased activity around Harrison Avenue's business corridor in Lakeview and seedlings that could sprout into a dining renaissance on Canal Street.
This Sunday, the area in full view of the Louisiana Superdome will get its regular season debut when the New Orleans Saints play their home-opener.
This once moribund stretch of Poydras Street leading from the river to the stadium has shown the most obvious signs of fresh life, ushering in an era where football fans feel free to reconsider their tailgating plans. Or, fans, at the very least feel compelled to stop for a meal en route from or back to the French Quarter.
The street is now the spine of what you might call the Dome Zone, an area suddenly denser with attractive options for game-day food and drink.
What follows is a cheat sheet, with restaurants both old and new, and a couple on the D.Z.'s fringe.
Caf? Adelaide & the Swizzle Stick Bar, 300 Poydras St., 504.595.3305
A Poydras Street anchor since 2003, Caf? Adelaide shares more than just owners with Commander's Palace. Like its sister restaurant, Adelaide's stock-in-trade is ambitious haute-Creole. The twist here is that much of the energy extends from the Swizzle Stick Bar, a cocktail destination with a bar menu that provides plenty of reasons to hang onto your bar stool. The main dining room also is an attractive place to enjoy that most civilized of pre-game New Orleans meals: brunch.
Emeril's, 800 Tchoupitoulas St., 504.528.9393
The celebrity chef's homebase restaurant sits outside the Dome Zone, but not so far that you can't make the walk in sensible shoes. The restaurant, which usually is only open for dinner on Sundays, adjusts its hours for Saints home games. The full menu is available starting at 3 p.m. for noon games and at 4:30 for night games. If you happen to believe a large investment in drink brings good luck -- or should follow a winning performance -- note that the Bordeaux selection is extensive.
Horinoya, 920 Poydras St., 504.561.8914
If the rising tide of investment along Poydras Street indeed raises all boats, none will be more deserving than Horinoya. For more than 10 years now, chef-owner Komei Horimoto has presided over New Orleans' best argument that excellent sushi can indeed be found outside the Pacific Rim. Here you'll find slices of pristine kampachi sashimi and supple mackerel or yellowtail pressed gently against vinegared rice. It's also where you'll find less familiar pleasures, such as ponzu-sweetened oysters and whole aji broken down to its skeleton, which is fried into a kind of oceanic snack chip. If any restaurant in town is capable of turning "Sake and Sashimi" into a pre-game battle-cry, it's Horinoya.
Mike Serio's Po-Boys & Deli, 133 St. Charles Ave., 504.523.2668
Owner Mike Serio is not a casual sports fan. The football centric d?cor of his downtown po-boy joint is certainly the envy of more than a few sports bar proprietors. The man also makes a very correct New Orleans sandwich, including muffulettas. Any provide linebacker-grade pre-game sustenance. Particularly convenient to fans migrating from the French Quarter or CBD parking garages.
Reginelli's, 930 Poydras St., 504.586.0068
The local pizza chain staked an early claim to the Poydras Street revival when it opened this location in February 2010. It fulfills many of the requirements sports fans demand of their game-day restaurants, namely roomy booths, reasonable prices, shareable food and beer by the pitcher. It gets bonus points for offering pancetta and kalamata olives among its pizza toppings.
Ste. Marie, 930 Poydras St., 504.304.6988
A casual restaurant whose not-so-casual setting and fancy restaurant prices requires that its food meet the expectations of diners who strap on high heels to enjoy it. Much of the trend conscious French bistro cooking does just that. This is particularly true if you hone in on dishes that play well as grown-up pub grub, such as the steak frites, debris sliders or alligator soup, which marries turtle soup to chili in a way that deserves to be imitated. The robust sparkling wine selection makes the sizeable bar an ideal forum for pre and post-game toasts.
Walk-On's Bistreaux & Bar, 1009 Poydras St., 504.309.6530
Broad-shouldered sports bars with full-service restaurants tend to grow wild around mammoth American sports stadiums and arenas. Why it took until just this Monday for one to sprout in the shadow of the Superdome counts as one of New Orleans many unsolved mysteries. The place is called Walk-On's.
If you're an?LSU sports fan, chances are you've tipped a few back at the Baton Rouge original. The place is way too hot off the presses for me to say anything about its sizeable menu other than that it is sizeable, and that it covers a lot of the ground you'd expect of a place filled with so many flat-screens. (Ten different hamburgers, boneless Buffalo wings, fried onion string "mountain, " etc.) But I think it's safe to say this location of what is now a growing regional chain -- there are two outposts in Baton Rouge and another in Lafayette -- will swiftly become a favored spot for ticketless fans looking to soak up the game day vibe.
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Brett Anderson can be reached at 504.826.3353. Read more dining features at nola.com/dining or nola.com/dining-guide. Follow him at twitter.com/BrettAndersonTP.
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Source: http://www.nola.com/dining-guide/index.ssf/2011/09/seven_new_orleans_restaurants.html
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