Delicious UK - (03)March 2020

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WHERETOSTAY

• BienvilleHouseAnelegantboutiquehotelinthe
  heartoftheFrenchQuarter,withFrench-styled
  rooms,charmingcourtyardandpool.Doubles
  from$149includingcontinental breakfast.
  bienvillehouse.com


• HotelMonteleoneThishistorichoteloffersa
  tasteofluxury(anditsfamouscarouselbar).
  Doublesfrom$189,notincluding breakfast.
  hotelmonteleone.com

serviceanda hotpo’boy(seebox,

p135)sandwich.If youwantto

samplethecity’sclassiccocktail,

thesazerac– ryewhiskeyorcognac,

absinthe,sugarandbitters,served

witha twistoflemonpeel– check

outtheCarouselBaratHotel

Monteleone(hotelmonteleone.

com)intheFrenchQuarter,where

bartendersslingdrinksacrossa

slowlyrotatingcarousel.Butbe

warned:you’llneedsharpelbows

togeta prizedseatatthespinning

bar. For a more sedate setting, try

5

UNMISSABLE

NEWORLEANS

FOODEXPER IENCES

1 OYSTERSROCKEFELLER at

itsbirthplace,Antoine’s

2 PO’BOYinjust about any bar

inthecity

3 BEIGNETSANDCOFFEE at

CaféduMonde

4 GUMBOatDookyChase

5 SAZERACSat a swanky hotel

thecourtyardgardenatCafé

Amelie(cafeamelie.com),justdown

theroad.Myfavouriteplaceto

drinkinthecityisBacchanalWine

(bacchanalwine.com)ontheedge

oftheBywaterdistrict,whichstyles

itselfasthecity’sbackyardparty.In

thefrontit’sa simplecheeseand

wineshop,butoutbackthere’sa

bustlingpatiogarden.Livemusic

playseveryday,andyoucaneither

buybottlesfromtheshoporgrab

a drinkatthebalconybar.

If you’vewatchedDavidSimon’sTV

dramaseriesTremeaboutpost-

KatrinaNewOrleans,you’llknow

LilDizzy’s(lildizzyscafe.net)in

theTremédistrict.Nearbyis the

iconicKermit’sMotherInLaw

Lounge(kermitslounge.com),run

byveteranjazztrumpeter(and

Tremestar)KermitRuffins.More

centrally,Va s o(cityofvaso.com)

andTheSpottedCatMusicClub

(spottedcatmusicclub),bothon

FrenchmenStreetintheMaurigny

district, offer up some of the best

livemusic,withbigwindowsonto

thestreetthatmakeit impossible

towalkbywithoutstopping.

You’dhavetobemadeofstoneto

visitNewOrleansandnotbecaught

upbytheenergy,thecelebration

andthepridethatpulsesthrough

thecity.Andwhetheryou’relooking

fordiningroomdecadence,thebest

chickenwingsintheSouth,a

sharpeningsazeracora reallygreat

glassofwine,you’llfindit inNew

Orleans – it’s easy. It’s the Big Easy.

FROMABOVE

ElegantFrench

Quarter

architecture;

bottlesat

BacchanalWine;

marchingbands

area regular

sightonthe

streetsofNew

Orleans