So if you had to recommend a resto

There is a new place off the City Park exit called Mizado Cocina. They have a wonderful and interesting take on preparing dishes. It is owned by a well established chef in New Orleans, and he traveled all over the world to come up with his special technique.
I had the pleasure of meeting the owner and his wife with a good friend who is also a chef, they are long time friends.
Here is the link, http://mizadococina.com/

Profitez des saveurs!

All these comments & no one mentioned the best actual restaurant in New Orleans for dinner: Jacques Imo's! Duhhh...

Muriel's in Jackson Sq. is also good--it & Jacques Imo's have similar creole-style menus, but are so good & SO MUCH less ridiculously-pricey than the "Big Four" (Commander's Palace, Galatoire's, Arnaud's, Antoine's).

I also want to put in a plug for Cafe Degas in Bayou St. John, which is a GREAT French restaurant--not creole, straight French (Provencal mostly).

Prices @ all are similar: ca. $50/person. Not inexpensive, but not CP/Brennan's/Snooty-snooty priced either.

Rio Mar is closed. Something new is there.

Best charbroiled or chargrilled oysters - Drago's Originally Posted by pornodave69

Drago's invented them, but Deanie's are better.

There's a new-ish restaurant that I've fallen in love with recently. It's called Kin and it's off of Earhart and Jefferson Davis across the street from Xavier University. The food is mostly French-Asian fusion, but the chefs have described it as their culture on a plate. Each month the menu changes a bit and the dishes are inspired by the cultural backgrounds of one the chefs. I've been here 4 times since April and have not had anything less than a superb meal. Originally Posted by MrCthulhu

Sounds fantastic Old One--thanks for the heads-up!

There is a new place off the City Park exit called Mizado Cocina. They have a wonderful and interesting take on preparing dishes. It is owned by a well established chef in New Orleans, and he traveled all over the world to come up with his special technique.
I had the pleasure of meeting the owner and his wife with a good friend who is also a chef, they are long time friends.
Here is the link, http://mizadococina.com/

Profitez des saveurs! Originally Posted by Nicolet

Depends on what counts as "new": it's been open since at least early 2013 when I moved to mid-city. Unfortunately, as often as I told myself I would, I never ate there.