Love Travels With Me To New Orleans

New Orleans is such a beautiful city.  I travel a lot for work, which doesn’t allow me time to really experience the city and enjoy the amazing things it has to offer.  But, thanks to Wifey, who took the time to research and find out some interesting facts about the city, we finally got a chance to take in some of what makes New Orleans so great!

Lets start off with food.  We are self proclaimed foodies and have eaten the world over, but it isn’t until now that I have decided to chronicle it.  We of course took advantage of the awesome room services that Marriott provides, but in such a rich culinary city we could not stop there!

Amber got turned on to cold brew coffee on a recent trip to NYC, so our hunt began for some cold brew!  We found a great little local spot called Addiction Coffee House, which gives a new meaning to farm to cup coffee, as they use only local farm fresh ingredients.  The summer weather in New Orleans is hot, and the cold brew coffee was the perfect delicious and refreshing start to our day!

Breakfast is the fuel for your day, and we found a delicious breakfast at Daisy Dukes.  Walking in we knew the food would be great as there were locals as well as some of NOPD‘s finest!  While there, we got a tip for a great chicken biscuit that we had to try at a spot called Johnny’s PoBoy.  The biscuits were scrumptious, and the value was even better!  Side note, they only take cash at Johnny’s, but they do have an ATM on property.

For lunch my favorite spot is definitely Mother’s!  They are known world wide for their ham, but my personal favorite is their Chicken Po Boy with a side of greens.  Also nice, if your a late riser, Mother’s serves breakfast all day.  And then there is Drago’s.  Many places in the city sell oysters, but only one knows what their doing, and that’s Drago’s!  We have ordered at many different places around the city, only to be disappointed that they didn’t measure up to Drago’s!  So needless to say, whenever we hit the BIG EASY, Drago’s is one of our first stops.  Now for anyone who loves sea food, we were told you have to try Deanie’s.  We unfortunately didn’t get a chance to eat there because it was a holiday weekend and the line was around the block from open to close every day!  I can only imagine how good the food must be!  So on our next trip to New Orleans, Deanie’s will be our 1st stop.

For a little fancier dining, I suggest you try Galatoires 33 not only for their great filet, but some of the best bacon I have ever had!   Amber had some of these awesomely cubed bacon bits on her salad.  They were so tasty that I actually ordered a side of them.  It sounds weird, but believe me when I say they were that delicious!!!   Finally something sweet. I used to think it was all about beignets in New Orleans, until I found the Buttermilk Drop.  Nothing like any doughnuts I have ever had, they are just a big ball of goodness you have to try!