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Bacco
Business-like Bacco oozes conservative sophistication. There is no sentimentality about the contemporary decor, and the menu doesn't really push the envelope, but this is one of the city's best Italian restaurants. It offers a medley of Italian and New Orleans dishes prepared with a light hand and served by a congenial, professional staff.
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Café Beignet
In a shaded patio setting with a view of Royal St, this intimate café serves small meals over the counter. French-style omelettes stuffed with ham, Belgian waffles and beignets are all a good start to the day, while quiches and sandwiches make up the simple lunch fare.
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Lilette
Lillette is a lively little bistro with a very traditional European vibe. But tradition is not an obsession here, as Chef John Harris works wonders with familiar dishes, making them subtly new. Start with the irresistible white truffle parmigiano toast with wild mushrooms, then pick from a solid line up entrées. Grilled hanger steak comes with fries and marrowed bordelaise sauce. Potato crusted black drum is served with mixed mushrooms, baby vegetables and beurre rouge.
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Lola's
An energetic and fun little place serving good, inexpensive Spanish food. Cool, soothing gazpacho is a smart way to start. Elaborate paellas and fideuas (an angel-hair pasta variation on the rice-based paella) are specialties here - they're feasts for the eyes as well as the stomach, and great for sharing. Fish, meats and stews are also good and reasonably priced.
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Pascal's Manale
Pascal's Manale is an Uptown tradition, est'd 1913, with walls bedecked with black and white photos of staff, patrons and the odd celebrity. It claims to have invented the local take on barbecue shrimp that requires no grill. (It's sautéed in a garlicky sauce.) Specialties are mostly Italian standards - lotsa veal, seafood, steaks.
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