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Don't discount the French Quarter just because of Burbon street! During the day, its a lot of fun - there are antique shops, restaurants and street musicians. There are also some wonderful walking tours of the Quarter (I can't think of any names offhand though). The drinking part doesn't really come out until night - families are all over the Quarter in the daytime. Also, there is the French Market (that sells produce) and the Flea market (located right behind the French Market)- lots of fun as well.
Some restaurant suggestions (in all price ranges):
Masperos, located on either Decatur or St. Peter's in the FQ is awesome. They have sandwiches and seafood. The price range is about $10 a person (I'm guessing
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Central Grocery, home of the Muffeleta, also located in the FQ. An little italian deli, that sells mufeletta sandwiches, for about $7 each. However, the sandwiches are HUGE.
Commander's Palace - pretty pricey, but *great* food - one of NOLA's top restaurants. They used to have weekday lunch specials that had an entree, salad, drink and dessert for $13/person - an extreme bargain - nighttime prices are way high there.
Camelia Grill, located in Uptown, is an old hamburger place that has great milkshakes and cheeseburgers - about $5/burger.
Brennan's, located in the Quarter, is another NOLA tradition. Its where Bananna's Foster was invented. Very pricey.
Antoine's, also in the FQ - another pricey place, but its an old, traditional French restaurant.
wow, this is getting long...email me if you have any further questions!
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