Day 3
Bevi Seafood Co
This was a snack-y day. For lunch I walked around Mid-City. My first stop was at Bevi Seafood Co, which has since closed permanently. The building now houses Porgy’s Seafood Market.
I had 2 pounds of boiled crawfish ($6.49 / lb), which were scooped out of a large bin. I didn’t get any sides but did have an Abita beer to wash it down. It was apparently a little early in crawfish season, but these were great! Especially with the cold beer. I could taste the spices in the boiling mix, and also a bit of lemon.
Angelo Brocato’s
Next, for something sweet, I headed over to Angelo Brocato’s Ice Cream Parlor down the street. Brocato’s was founded way back in 1905. It has a nice old-school ice cream parlor ambiance with wire chairs and checkered floors. I just had a cup of the Sicilian pistachio gelato. They also had a more neon green pistachio variant. It was a very good gelato - super creamy with a nice dense texture and a lot of pistachio flavor.
I also had an espresso.
Neyow’s Creole Cafe
My next stop was Neyow’s Creole Cafe, which was a recommendation I saw on another thread by @travelmad478
Here I had an order of half a dozen char-grilled oysters ($22). They gave me 8 because they said the oysters were a little small that day. I love char-grilled oysters and these were very good. They were drenched in garlic butter and cheese and served with an airy French bread which was good for mopping up the butter. I think my favorites are still from Felix’s though.
Parkway Bakery and Tavern
After this little snack, I walked to Parkway Bakery and Tavern where I had a shrimp po’ boy. It was stuffed to the brim with nicely fried shrimp and dressed with mayo, lettuce, and tomato. It’s still the best shrimp po’boy that I’ve had.
I also had a Pimm’s Cup.
The Will and the Way
I found myself in the French Quarter on a later that night after a failed expedition to find a Hubig’s pie to try. At the time of my visit local hand pie maker Hubig’s had just started production of their pies a few months prior and they were a little hard to find - they had been out of production over ten years since 2012 due to a factory fire. I stopped in to The Will and the Way afterwards for a drink and a snack.
I had an espresso martini
and also a Natchitoches meat pie, which was a nice snack. This was the first Natchitoches meat pie that I’ve had - it’s an official state food of Louisiana. It was fried meat pie filled with a minced beef filling that was a little spicy.
Verti Marte
Finally, for some late night drunchies after listening to a few sets at Fritzel’s European Jazz Pub on Bourbon Street, I got a sandwich from Verti Marte, a 24 hour convenience store on Royal Street in the French Quarter.
I had a Royal Feast, which was:
Cheese caped grilled and stacked pot roast beef, turkey, and ham complimented with hot pepper cheese, black olives, grilled onions, and our "wow sauce”
This was a huge messy sandwich. The sandwich maker wished me good luck - he said he stuffed it pretty full! I brought it back to my room to eat. It was pretty good for a mostly roast beef debris greasy (look at the translucent wrapper!) cheesy po’boy and definitely helped with soaking up some alcohol. From what I remember though I liked their “All That Jazz” po’boy with shrimp and ham and cheese better.
