Croissant d’Or is a popular little breakfast spot located in the heart of the French Quarter.  If you have never had a croissant (or even if you have) these are not to be missed.  Be forewarned that once you taste a real croissant you can never go back to mainstream varieties. The ones served here are flaky and buttery without...

Step inside a bit of Paris right off of Magazine Street.  For over 15 years La Boulangerie has been providing New Orleans with pastries, breads and sandwiches alongside delicious cappuccinos and cafe au lait. For breakfast have a croissant which comes in multiple varieties from plain (which is buttery and flaky and anything but plain) to chocolate, almond or ham...

Established in 1840, Antoine’s is arguably the oldest restaurant in New Orleans.  Antoine Alciatore traveled here from France after a brief stopover in New York. The restaurant he created has survived for almost two centuries and is now owned and operated by his family for five generations.  It was there that Antoine’s son Jules invented Oysters Rockefeller.  The recipe is...