Adolfo's

Doesn't get any more NOLA authentic than this! Very cool, old space and building. This is a must stop place, if not for the restaurant, then for the bar downstairs. Live music was great!Waitress was awesome. Gave us suggestions on different dishes.Everyone enjoyed their meals.I chose a special that was a flounder with shrimp and crawfish with their house sauce. Huge portion and it was excellent.

The best things in life are unplanned, and that's exactly how we stumbled upon this hidden gem. We were walking around Frenchmen Street and stopped at the bar downstairs. I noticed a staircase and decided to go up not realizing there was an entirely separate restaurant waiting for us. We had no dinner plans so we decided to put our name on the list.This place is tiny - probably no more than 10 tables and you can see the small kitchen with just two or three cooks working.Here's some of what we ordered:- Chicken Brenda A lemony spinach sauce that paired beautifully with the side pasta. Might sound like a simple dish, but the flavors were next-level. Definitely worth trying!- Ocean Pasta- this was recommended by the waitress and 100% my favorite dish here. MUST TRY! - Escargot - My first time trying escargot, and I am officially obsessed. I don't even remember exactly how it was prepared but WOW.- Mussels - Another absolute flavor explosion. This dish was incredible.Everyone at the table loved their meals and the atmosphere made the night even more special. I celebrated my birthday here surrounded by my family, enjoying amazing food, wine, and great service. A dinner filled with laughter, great conversation, and unforgettable food.Thank you Adolfo's!

Quirky restaurant and waiter. There is no big sign letting you know where it is. There is no light on in the doorway. If you are like us and other guests you cold hear talking you will miss it. After walking past it we came back looking for the address. The address is located on the mailbox. The name is located on the door. It's on the 2nd story. The first story had a bar and band playing.When you walk in it's nothing special. The walls are decorated gallery style with many different types of paintings. It's old. This was highly recommended on my Facebook group so we stayed and ventured to try it out. The menu is extensive. Labeled pasta, chicken, veil, and fish. And under each listing there is a number of options of how you want it cooked.The waiter for the whole restaurant gave us the specials. One of the specials we got was the stuffed flounder. Stuffed and piled high with fresh crab meat, shrimp and crawled. It was so big we couldn't finish it.We also got the veal with artichoke sauce. Both were delicious. The veal was pounded thin and thus very tender. I recommend both dishes. Don't shy away due to the decor. The food is delicious. This was our first stop in New Orleans after checking into our hotel. Our next stop was next door to the artist mart then the spotted cat. So if you can't find the place. If you are in the street facing the artist mart it's the first building to the right. Look for the address and name on the door. There is no door man, just open the door and walk up the stairs. Then open the door at the top of the stairs and you've arrived.There was plenty of seating at 7pm on a Wednesday in December. December 4th was the exact date.

A local friend of mine recommended Apollos. This place is on Frenchmen Street right next to The Spotted Cat, so perfect place to eat dinner right before going to listen to jazz music. I must say the atmosphere is a little dingy, and it smelled weird as soon as we went upstairs to the restaurant, but what made up for all that was the really great food and excellent service. Wine was weird, but great food. We had chicken Parmesan and cannelloni. We would definitely go again!

I found this place when we visited for a friend's bday dinner and I've been hooked since. Everything we ordered was fantastic. The space really gives that old school New Orleans feel. Bonus if there is a live band playing below in the club you can hear it very well. The service is always great. They have plenty of things to choose from including their rotating daily specials.

Frenchman ST. NOLAHidden treasure! This place is like a secret hideaway in the jazzy Frenchman District. A local recommended this place. As we are trying to find it, a doorman at a local jazz club said it's the best place in New Orleans. We weren't sure we were in the right place because there is no brightly lit sign. More so a name on the door. In fact, the lights were completely out and it looks like it may have been someone's house above a bar.They do not take reservations. So arrive early if you expect to get a seat at this restaurant. You enter and head upstairs. The place is small with no more than 15 tables? It is a very old building and the smell hits you immediately. It is not pleasant. However, it quickly dissipate. Part of its charm.We were the first to get a table when the doors opened at 5:30. No sooner had we sat when more people came in and within less than 10 minutes more than half of the tables were filled. I overheard two different tables, telling the waiter that they have tried to come here before and weren't able to get a seat as it is always busy. They consider themselves lucky this evening. The menu offers everything from pasta to seafood to steak. We were told to order the stuffed flounder. So we did. We were offered a side salad or a side of pasta to begin our meal. We chose the linguine pasta with a tomato sauce. Lots of fresh Parmesan. For me it was almost a meal in itself.The flounder is covered in an ocean sauce. The sauce has a wonderful creamy flavor and includes stuffing, fresh crab, crawfish, and shrimp. It truly is a party in your mouth. Every bite was a new taste. It is not on the menu, however so many locals requested that they always have it available. You also get fresh French bread that has a bit of garlic salt and butter.As mentioned before, the restaurant is very small. You can see the kitchen and the bar from your table. The bathroom is just one bath for both men and women. We enjoyed a nice glass of red wine to accompany our dinner. The house wine is Liberty Creek. Not bad for a house wine. This place is a must of all the wonderful places I died in New Orleans really was my favorite. Put it on your list as a Must go.

Super cool to go upstairs and have dinner. It's a small spot. With limited tables and long waiting list. But once you make it inside it's great. It definitely is not your normal French quarter spot. Which is also fun.

If you eat dinner in one place while in New Orleans, make it Adolfo's Creole-Italian Cuisine. One thousand percent it is so worth it. I loved everything about Adolfo's. It used to be a single bedroom apartment that is 100 years old and is above the Apple Barrel bar. It now has 11 tables nestled in amongst the art covered walls. We arrived right before 5:30pm because we really wanted to eat here. Another couple showed up and waited with us for the doors to open. They had already dined here the night before and said that they will eat here 3-4 times during their week long stay.Promptly at 5:30, the nondescript door was opened and we followed our server up the stairs. Being that we were the first ones there, we sat at a great table with a window view of the street happenings below. Our sever was Scotty and he was super. He was knowledgeable, friendly, and funny. We ordered a bottle of wine and a sazerac. We had the mussels as an appetizer which also came with soft rolls for dredging in the sauce. Absolutely delicious. Two of us had the steak with ocean sauce and I opted the for grouper with ocean sauce. We all had the side salad which has their house dressing. My grouper was fantastic. So nice and flaky and wow, that ocean sauce is perfect. The steak lovers felt the same was bout their meal. The infusion of Creole with the Italian cuisine is on point. You can't go wrong. We ended our meal with a slice of chocolate mousse shared with 3 forks. It was a perfect end to the dinner. The restaurant quickly filled in as we were dining and by the time we were leaving about an hour and a half later, all the tables were filled. I would definitely return here in a heartbeat. Maybe even tonight! It is truly an experience and how every dining experience should be...

Absolutely delicious! The Veal Ocean was a perfect blend of spices unlike anything I have ever tasted. Everyone in my party found their entree beyond their expectations.

Our go to restaurant whenever we are in New Orleans. Arrive early so you don't have to wait for a table as it is very small and they don't take reservations.