New Orleans City Guide: Food

Louisiana Pizza Kitchen
95 French Market Place, New Orleans, LA
(504) 522-9500
www.louisianapizzakitchen.com/index.html
Hours:  11am-10pm (daily)
Price: $$
Age Range: Baby, Toddler, Preschooler, Elementary, Tween, Teen

If there’s one thing about New Orleans, its beauty and essence derives from its diversity. That’s what Louisiana Pizza Kitchen wishes to bring with their American and Creole-flavored menu and dishes. Your grandkids will love their large selection of pizza toppings.  

Mother’s Restaurant
401 Poydras Street, New Orleans, LA
(504) 523-9656
www.mothersrestaurant.net
Hours: 7am-10pm (daily)
Price: $$
Age Range: Baby, Toddler, Preschooler, Elementary, Tween, Teen

There’s a lot of history behind Mother’s Restaurant’s storyline. What started in 1938, as a simple restaurant on the then popular Restaurant Row in New Orleans’ Poydras Street, quickly became a city staple with their delicious and fresh menu items. Mother’s prides itself on this tradition, and works hard to make sure customers receive the excellent, Big Easy treatment. As chef and proprietor, Jerry Amato, says: “Everybody gets fed. Everybody comes back.” Surely, you and your grandkids will agree. 

Gumbo Shop
630 Saint Peter Street, New Orleans, LA
(504) 525-1486
www.gumboshop.com/index.php
Hours:
Monday-Thursday
Sunday: 11am-10pm
Friday-Saturday: 11am-10:30pm
Price: $$
Age Range: Baby, Toddler, Preschooler, Elementary, Tween, Teen

You and your grandkids can’t leave New Orleans without grabbing a bite at the award-winning, Gumbo Shop. Selected as New Orleans’ “Best Place to Get Gumbo” for several years in a row, as well as the New Orleans’ Magazine Readers Choice Award for Best Louisiana Cuisine, this is the place to taste classic gumbo. Gumbo is a culmination of New Orleans’ Choctaw Indians version of an indigenous soup, along with what Africans called “kingumbo” (better known now as okra), and the influence of France and other European settlers. 

Ralph & Kacoo’s
519 Toulouse Street, New Orleans, LA
(504) 522-5226
www.ralphandkacoos.com
Hours:
Monday-Thursday: 4pm-10pm
Friday-Saturday: 12pm-11:00pm
Sunday: 12pm-9pm
Price: $$$
Age Range: Baby, Toddler, Preschooler, Elementary, Tween, Teen

It could be their delicious seafood menu, or the several awards under their chef apron, but one thing’s for certain, Ralph & Kacoo’s is “The Seafood Restaurant” in the French Quarter for families. You’ll enjoy not only their gumbos and Bayou specialties, but also their children’s menu that start at $3.99.  

Café Du Monde (pictured above)
800 Decatur Street, New Orleans, LA
(504) 525-4544
www.cafedumonde.com
Hours: Open daily
Price: $
Age Range: Baby, Toddler, Preschooler, Elementary, Tween, Teen

What started as a simple, French market coffee stand in 1862, is now a world-renowned brand and franchise with eight locations in New Orleans. Café Du Monde serves traditional, dark-roasted coffee and chicory, with their creamy pralines and delicious Beignets. Beignets are pieces of deep-fried, powered sugar coated dough. It’s sort of like a French doughnut. Café Du Monde even has a beignet mix that families can take back home. 

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