A good standby for low-key, non-intimidating Creole dining, this historic, two-story restaurant (formerly the famed Werlein’s music store) has sidewalk seating for people-watching and a craft cocktail bar upstairs. It comes with the stamp of New Orleans authenticity that Brennan-family ownership conveys, and the crabmeat cheesecake appetizer is what makes people pound the table. The Andouille-crusted fish is a winner, and the pleasantly familiar rotisserie chicken with truffle-mashed potatoes is done well. They invented white-chocolate bread pudding, so go there (weather permitting, we like coming just for desserts at the streetside tables). Also the “$5 after 5pm” happy-hour small plates, and the summertime “Temperature Lunch”: two courses priced (in cents) at 10 times the prior day's high temperature.
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Palace Café
605 Canal St
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Neighborhood
French Quarter
Hours
Mon–Fri 8am–11pm, 11:30am–2:30pm, 5:30–closing; Sat–Sun brunch 10:30am–2:30pm
Phone
504/523-1661
Prices
Main courses $14–$28 lunch, $21–$36 dinner, $15–$32 brunch
Cuisine Type
Contemporary Creole
Web site
Palace Café

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605 Canal St New OrleansNote: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.