[quote name='lordopus99']Cafe Du Monde - breakfast - for Beignets - so amazing![/QUOTE]
Bingo! This is what I was going to post. Lived in NOLA for two years, going to end up going back probably. Thi is such a treat/delight to come to this place, especially in the middle of the night. The one in the French Quarter is open 24 hours
OP, gotta ride the street car, especially through the Garden District (best way to see it IMO) and see Tulane/Loyola campuses. Very nice to see.
[quote name='Sporadic']Stop at a local deli and get a muffaletta. Delicious.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muffuletta First thing I did when I got off the plane in New Orleans. Can't remember the deli but I was in the Garden District (which is pretty cool if you like looking at older buildings)[/QUOTE]
Muffaletta's are good, but you have to get one from Central Grocery. The original place for them, and the biggest/best tasting of all the muffaletta's I had in NOLA. You'll have to get there early, however, OP, as I remember they would close early (4/5 maybe?) and there's always a line.
Also, get yourself a Shrimp Poy Boy. Remember to get your Po Boy dressed and with cheese. Mmmm....I could eat one of those now. A Po Boy is delish and you want find anything even close to anywhere else (coming from a Vegas/Cali CAG here). From my wanderings of NOLA, Loyola used to make a good, cheapass Shrimp Po Boy, not sure now, but there are several places in the French Quarter that have great Shrimp and/or Po Boys. There's one restaurant, in particular, that is coming to mind, but I can't remember its name. It's just very famous and has all kinds of local and national celebrities on its walls. It's kind of a hard place to find, tucked away on a side street (all the good places are pretty much).
I'll try to think of some other local stuff I used to do in NOLA. It's just really late where I'm currently living, and I actually should be sleeping instead of internet browsing/CAG hopping.