Whether you are visiting New Orleans for business or pleasure, its impossible not to take in the unique culture that the Big Easy has to offer. New Orleans’ food is as well know as it’s Mardi Gras celebration, with one-of-a-kind flavors and creations. We have compiled some of the best restaurants in New Orleans that you absolutely must visit on your next trip.

Café du Monde

Multiple Locations

What started as one small coffee stand, has now become a New Orleans staple with locations across town. What made this restaurant famous, and still attracts customers, are the beignets, which are French-style doughnuts. The sugary treats are the one food item you definitely can’t miss out on the New Orleans.

Broussard’s Restaurant

819 Rue Conti

This restaurant has a long history in New Orleans, with the doors opening in 1920. Broussard’s menu features creations with French and Creole influences. Inside of Broussard’s is the Empire Bar which has a wide selection of premium cocktails and beverages.

Johnny’s

511 St. Louis St.

Po-Boy sandwiches are another classic New Orleans food item, and Johnny’s Po-Boys makes some of the best. This sandwich shop opened in 1950 and has been in the French Quarter of New Orleans ever since.

Domenica

123 Baronne St.

The restaurant’s name means “Sunday” in Italian and was chosen to reflect the warm and inviting feeling of a traditional Italian Sunday dinner. Domenica offers gourmet-style pizzas as well as many traditional Italian dishes. The restaurant also runs a happy hour every day of the week.

Drago’s Seafood Restaurant

2 Poydras St.

Drago’s is another restaurant that has a long standing history in New Orleans, established in 1969. The restaurant features charbroiled oysters and a wide selection of other seafood dishes. Drago’s also include many local favorites with a variety of po-boys.

The Bombay Club

830 Conti St.

This restaurant has an intimate setting and is located in New Orleans’ French Quarter. The Bombay Club offers live musical entertainment, as well as dinner by candle light. This venue has an bar with a very extensive selection and many happy hour specials.

Crescent City Brewhouse

527 Decatur St.

The building this restaurant resides in was built in the 1700s and still stands in the French Quarter today. Crescent City Brewhouse opened its doors at the location in 1991. The restaurant has a selection of four house beers and has a Special Brew each month of the year. The venue also features live jazz music performances.

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If you’re planning a trip to New Orleans soon, there are probably a few staple activities on your list of to-dos: seeing the French Quarter, visiting some of the famous landmarks, and probably going to Bourbon Street to see exactly what all the fuss is about. If you like a good time and want to mingle with locals and other tourists alike, Bourbon Street is probably the perfect place for you during your trip to the Big Easy.

The first step to having a great time on Bourbon is to make sure you have reliable transportation for the duration of your night. Not only will it be safer for both you and your company, but it’ll also be much easier. You won’t have to worry about parking and navigating the often crazy streets, and a ride home is only a short phone call away the second you get too tired or think you’ve had your fill. For the rest of your night, finding great things to do is certainly not hard. Here’s a list of our favorite places to stop while you’re on Bourbon Street.

Galatoire’s

You can’t very well say you’ve been to Bourbon Street without at least mentioning a knowledge of this century-old staple, a restaurant which has entertained guests from all over the world for over 100 years. The restaurant specializes in traditional French recipes with a sophisticated twist, and is the perfect center piece for a dinner date on Bourbon Street.

Cat’s Meow

Considered by many to be the “World’s Best Karaoke Bar,” Cat’s Meow on Bourbon Street is the place to go if you want a more fun-filled and high-energy experience in the Big Easy. Whether you dream of taking the stage yourself or simply want to sit back with a beer and watch the craziness unfold as the night wears on, the Cat’s Meow will definitely provide you with an experience that can only be had on Bourbon Street.

Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop bar and Pub

If you find yourself looking for the perfect bar experience on Bourbon Street, Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop and Pub. The building where the bar is housed is reputed to be the oldest structure housing a bar in the entire United States, and features an impressive list of cocktails, drinks and spirits so your Bourbon Street experience has no chance of disappointing.

However you experience Bourbon Street, make sure you do so safely and respectfully. Getting chauffeured car service for your night out is the first step to making it to Bourbon Street and home again safely. Don’t take on the responsibility of driving after a night out; leave it to a transportation company that specializes in making every night out a great memory with no blemishes.

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Business travel comes with plenty of stresses, from not being able to find suitable transportation to not finding the right restaurant for an important business dinner. In addition to often being overscheduled and overworked, business travelers also have to deal with being away from home and thus their daily routines, an issue that can put quite the kink in their productivity and happiness while on the road.

The first step to creating a more agreeable corporate travel experience is to book chauffeured car service to shepherd your commutes; from not having to worry about hailing cabs to being able to depend on your chauffeur to know exactly where you’re going and how to get there, car service simply makes corporate travel easier and more effective.

The next step to a better corporate travel experience is to know which hotels in your destination city cater to corporate travelers and provide the amenities and environment you need to be at your very best throughout your trip. If you have a business trip to New Orleans scheduled in the near future, we’ve got a few hotels that you should definitely check out.

The Roosevelt

Situated conveniently on Canal Street within short distance of the French Quarter, the Roosevelt Hotel offers corporate travels great location and an even better variety of amenities. Their deluxe rooms come with a variety of bedding options for the even the pickiest of corporate travel sleepers. They have completely hypo-allergenic rooms for those travelers who have more distinct needs from their hotel rooms, and the hotel offers a huge array of dining and bar options, as well as fitness center and gorgeous views of the city.

Dauphine Orleans Hotel

The heart of the French quarter is a great place for corporate travelers, mostly due to the convenience and close proximity to plenty of important centers and areas of interests. The Dauphine Hotel is a boutique hotel experience in the French Quarter that gives corporate travelers a relaxing place to escape to after a long day of presentations and meetings. With complimentary deluxe continental breakfast, free Wi-Fi and parking and impressive rooms with exceptional bedding and all the amenities you could need, the Dauphine is a corporate travelers dream in the heart of the French Quarter.

Omni Royal Orleans

This hotel is a kind of throw-back experience for corporate travelers who are looking for the charm of old New Orleans housed simultaneously with the kind of modern convenience and amenities that every corporate traveler needs. The hotel is situated on the most vibrant corner of the French Quarter and boasts over thirty years of receiving the four-diamond luxury award.

New Orleans is a place where business travelers can go and enjoy their downtime, as well as their hotel stay, especially if they select a hotel that specializes in the needs of business travelers. With car service and a great hotel on the docket for your corporate trip to New Orleans, it will likely be one of the most enjoyable trips of your corporate travel life.

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If you have visited New Orleans and haven’t tried their world-famous culinary invention, the muffaletta, then you’re certainly missing out. The delicious dish, which has its origins in the French Quarter area of New Orleans, consists of a delectable Sicilian sesame bread and any number of Italian meats and provolone cheese. Those who have enjoyed one aren’t usually quick to forget the experience, and those who are planning on visiting New Orleans are usually on the lookout for a great muffaletta so they can say they experienced a true New Orleans original.

We’ve compiled a list of the best muffaletta stops in the Big Easy, so you can get a taste of the French Quarter the next time you stop by.

Napoleon House

You can’t mention the muffaletta in New Orleans without mentioning the Napoleon House, which also houses one of the best-known bars in the area, as well. The menu is a regular round-up of some of New Orleans’ most famous dishes, including a huge variety of salads, Poor Boy sandwiches, and of course, their specialty muffaletta, which features ham, salami and pastrami and two types of Italian cheese and comes with their house made Italian olive salad. For a mere $14.50, you can get a whole muffaletta, which can feed two people. Talk about experiencing the Big Easy for steal.

500 Chartres Street, New Orleans, LA

Cochon Butcher

This sandwich shop is one of the best-rated in the city, and it’s easy to see why. An impressive combination of sandwich shop, butcher shop and wine counter, there’s a ton to choose from and all for a reasonable price. Their muffaletta, which comes with house meats and an Italian olive salad on the side, goes for around $12, which is a steal considering you could probably make it count for two meals.

930 Tchoupitoulas Street, New Orleans, LA

Central Grocery

Many visitors to New Orleans agree that Central Grocery is simply one of those places in NOLA that visitors cannot miss. Located in the heart of the French Quarter, where the muffaletta originated, Central Grocery is affordable and delicious. The kind and welcoming duo behind the counter offer an impressive deli spread and produce a muffaletta that is absolutely one-of-a-kind.

923 Decatur Street, New Orleans, LA

DiMartino’s Famous New Orleans Muffulettas

The name says it all; this shop specializes in muffalettas and produces one incredibly delicious “Star of Show,” their in-house made muffaletta with an Italian olive salad and dressing. They even offer a muffaletta platter than consists of the giant sandwich and a side, for those of you who are absolutely starving.

3900 General De Gaulle Drive, Algiers, LA

Making the most of your time in New Orleans wouldn’t be complete without booking a chauffeured car to get you around town. Just hop in the back seat, tell your chauffeur you want a traditional New Orleans muffaletta, and he’ll likely whisk you away to a destination that offers a great muffuletta and even better atmosphere.

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