Galatoire's
209 Bourbon St.
New Orleans, Louisiana
(504) 525-2021 |
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Cuisine Type
Cajun/Creole
This is the quintessential antique French Quarter bistro: a long, white-tiled space lit as
bright as a bathroom, mirrored walls and tuxedoed waiters who've been around nearly as
long as the brass-fitted ceiling fans. True to its quirky nature, Galatoire's accepts no
reservations and often has a line of hopeful diners (plastic cups of booze in hand)
snaking down the block. On Fridays at lunch, local society types come to gossip and
table-hop, drawing out their meals into three- and four-hour debauches.
The mood is always transcendently gay here ("I'm late to Galatoire's. Life lasts
forever," goes a line in an Ellen Gilchrist poem). The classic French-Creole dishes
haven't changed in a century, and they're still terrific — an antidote to the overly
tricked-up fusion food rampant in our era. (reviewer unknown)
REQUIRED EATING: Appetizers — shrimp r?moulade; oysters Rockefeller; crawfish or
crabmeat canap?. Entr?es — grilled pompano with crabmeat; trout meuni?re
almondine; stuffed eggplant; veal chop Clemenceau.
RESERVATIONS: Call for parties over eight.
PRICE: Entr?es $12.50?$20.
HOURS: Lunch and dinner Tuesday?Sunday.
Oysters en brochette, Godchaux salad (not on the six-page
menu), trout almondine or with lump crabmeat, and the crabmeat Yvonne are among the finest
seafood in the city. The lunch trick is to get there at 11:15 AM or after 1:30 PM. A
favorite off-time is between 1:30 and 4 PM on Saturday or Sunday.
209 Bourbon St.
New Orleans, Louisiana
United States of America
Telephone: +1 (504) 525-2021
Reservations
Not Accepted
Payment Options
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