Breakfast and Lunch in New Orleans
ST. JAMES CHEESE COMPANY
CHEESE. Two locations, Uptown and Warehouse. The most classic of all the Emmy and Syd spots. The new warehouse district location has better seating availability but i’ll always be affectionate towards the uptown location for the great time we had with a certain drummer of a certain band. Salads and sandwiches made better with amazing cheese. (St. James)
Satsuma
also two locations! Uptown and Bywater. Deciding to give up the hotlinking after one entry. Sry. The uptown location menu is a little more ‘new yorkified’ I feel because of all the tulane girls eating avo, egg and cheese sandwiches with a little sriracha. But i like avo egg and cheese sandwiches too so I’m not mad. Great place to get something healthy-ish in the middle of a fried food and alcohol bender. (Satsuma)
High Hat
Freret + Jena Street. I’m looking at the menu now because i needed to see how to spell Freret and now I’m desperately craving the fried broccoli we had here. But it’s not on the menu so maybe it was a special at the time? Unclear. But great spot to sit and grab a nice catfish po boy for all your non-shellfish eating needs - sometimes can be hard to find!! (High Hat)
WAYFARE
I’m trying to remember what I ordered but I don’t think I’ve been since 2013 in a haze of crawfest so please excuse this lapse in memory. *BUT* I remember really liking the vibes and food. So I’m sure it’s still good! (Freret and Jena too!)
Dat Dog
my favorite thing that emmy would never eat with me :( I’ve honestly only had it once at crawfest (as fihma cut the line to get food as the main squeeze’s personal assistant) but every time we pass the magazine street location i stare at it longingly and consider pulling off an epic Louie CK Bang Bang. (3 Locations!)
here is photo evidence of the aforementioned line cut. rude!
SLIM GOODIES
Ugh just thinking of Slim Goodies warms my heart like a nice bite of gravy on homefries. Best best best. I have a $2 bill in my wallet from here in 2013, still makes me happy when I see it and think of the good times. Great spot for brunch if you know it’s gonna be a long day before dinner, ya know? (Magazine)
Cowbell
Felt far but tasty. I can’t remember what I ate exactly but I know I liked it. TYSM foursquare history for jogging my memory. Throwing it on here for good measure (Y).
Turkey and the Wolf
This is off magazine! Was bon appetit’s number one new restaurant of 2017 and it definitely lived up to our expectations. The fried baloney sandwich was the best thing we tried, along with both the cabbage and wedge salads. The deviled eggs are also to die for! Fear not for vegetarian friends, the collard greens sandwich was surprisingly tasty!
MOTHER'S
Beyonce went here. So did we. I thought it was just ok, but i’m not a big ham eater so maybe i missed out on the hype? There’s always a line out the door, so build in an extra half hour if you’re up for it. Very CLASSIQUE nola.
PARKWAY BAKERY
the OG po’boy near the bayou. Everything we got here was really tasty - i even enjoyed shrimp for the first time (very fried!). Tons of good options for sandwiches. The obamas ate here, so you know it’s good!!!
willie mae's scotch house
the best fried chicken EVER!! This restaurant is in the Treme neighborhood and is definitely on the more casual side. But the chicken was sooo crispy yet *moist* it’s worth the trek. There is always a line, so do as we did and get there when it opens at 10. Yes we had fried chicken and mac and cheese for breakfast. Yes i would do it again.
COCHON BUTCHER
the causal location from the Cochon mothership. Very pork heavy, but you can’t go wrong with a cheese board. Great vibes and a good back pocket spot for killing a few mid-day hours.