Porgy’s Seafood Market
I was flying back home on Tuesday evening and had a bit of time for lunch in the city, which was at Porgy’s in Mid-City. Porgy’s is where Bevi Seafood used to be, which I had visited the previous year but has since shut down.
Like Bevi Seafood, Porgy’s is a seafood market that also has prepared foods available to order. To start, I had 2 pounds of crawfish at $6 / pound. These were some good sized crawfish, and a bit spicy from the boil.
I also had a 5" Oyster Po’Boy ($13), which was on a Dong Phuong Bakery roll and dressed with with lettuce, red onion, tomato, pickles, and mayo. This was pretty good, though not the easiest sandwich to eat. The roll was airy inside with a crackling crust.
And also a cup of Seafood Gumbo ($12), which was great! There was lots of seafood flavor in the thick broth. It had some just-cooked shrimp, some blue crab, and two fat oysters, as well as a small scoop of white rice. It was a delicious gumbo.
Angelo Brocato’s
I walked a few doors down to Angelo Brocato’s again for dessert. This time I had a lemon ice, which was like a very smooth sorbet that was sweet, tart, and lemony. It was very refreshing. I also had an espresso with a pignoli cookie, which is a pine nut studded cookie made with a light almond flavored meringue-like dough.
And that’s the end of another New Orleans trip report. Until next time!
