<p>Forgot–Preservation Hall. Great music, great old building and performance space. Go see it even if you’re not a jazz fan.</p>
<p>Don’t forget to get some home made Pralines! When in the Quarter, we really enjoyed The Pelican Club- great ambiance, slightly hidden away. Charming ambiance. well appointed and great food! If you go down to Tulane, head over to Jacques-Imos. Its an institution, but be prepared to wait if you don’t get there early.</p>
<p>Have a blast!! And by the way, if Cafe du monde is waaay too crowded, you can go into the one inside the shopping strip/mall thing at the pier by the aquarium. Its an easy walk too and no crowd.</p>
<p>Small correction to Kei-o-lei’s post. It is The Camellia Grill, not Diner. Just in case people try to Google. Definitely worth the trip. In the same general area as Jacques-Imos mentioned by jym, which is one of our favorites as well. They both are.</p>
<p>Can anyone suggest a Sunday brunch somewhere besides Commander’s Palace?</p>
<p>Not for the faint of heart or weak, but my favorite place in New Orleans. Not in the best part of town and totally different. If you like R & B, Ernie K-Doe’s (of Mother-In-Law fame) widow Antoinette opened the Mother-In_Law Lounge as a tribute to her dead husband. The life size statue in the corner is so real it is kinda creepy. Always a few ‘characters’ hanging around.</p>
<p>[Ernie</a> K-Doe: The Official Mother-in-Law Site - The Official Site](<a href=“Dealing with your Mother in Law”>http://www.k-doe.com/)</p>
<p>If you are active on FACEBOOK, try “Hidden New Orleans-the local food page”</p>
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Now that’s a muffaletta. I had forgotten the name.</p>
<p>missypie - It isn’t Sunday Brunch in the sense of going to an all-you-can-eat place, but Brennan’s is a real tradition for a Sunday brunch-time meal and is still just excellent.</p>
<p>Otherwise, I think Mr. B’s is a traditional Jazz brunch, but check me on that.</p>
<p>Arnaud’s is past its prime for dinner, but the Sunday brunch still rates.</p>
<p>Palace Cafe - I have heard positive reports but not tried this myself.</p>
<p>Good luck! Have fun!</p>
<p>Besides the jazz brunch at Commander’s Palace, the other place where I had brunch was at the Windsor Court. Can’t remember the name of the restaurant there, but it was very nice. We were staying at the hotel. The hotel also (don’t know if they still do) offers a high tea in the afternoon. I did that with my Ds and we thought it was fun. Not something to do if you’re counting calories (the clotted cream screams walking heart attack).</p>
<p>I’m on the fence about Brennans. </p>
<p>I really don’t want to go anywhere formal where we’ll have to get dressed up. We aren’t an ultra-casual family, but I don’t think the guys want to wear jackets, as we’ll be going from brunch to another activity.</p>
<p>Also, a la carte is preferred to buffet.</p>
<p>Missypie, my husband and I had reservations for Brennan’s breakfast on a Sunday morning. We are huge football fans and always wear our jerseys on game days. Because we had an away game that day, we had to find a place that offered the NFL Sunday Ticket. We called around and finally found a place that would play the Titans game for us in a sea of Saints fans. The only problem was, because of our reservation time at Brennan’s, we didn’t have time to get back to the Garden District to change clothes before the game so we called Brennan’s ahead of time to see if wearing our jerseys would be a problem. They welcomed us with open arms and several waiters as well as other patrons stopped to talk football with us. The majority of people there did have on nice casual to dress clothes, but some wore jeans. I really recommend Brennan’s for breakfast. Have fun!</p>
<p>I like the idea of Brennan’s for breakfast, but whenI look at their menu, it looks like there isn’t much on the menu for those who don’t eat eggs.</p>
<p>I see lots of people at Brennan’s without jackets on Sundays. In fact I am pretty sure I did not have one on last time I went. Not to worry about that.</p>
<p>Don’t know how fancy you want to get, but Restaurant August is excellent, and you might see Drew Brees, it is a Saints hangout. The Camellia Grill is good, but you have to wait. I’ve heard good things about Upperline, and it has been around a long time, although I haven’t been there.
Fine Old New Orleans dining, though is Commander’s Palace, they do treat you like royalty.
My kids like Mulate’s, it is touristy and the food is only so-so, but they have a Cajun zydeco band and there is dancing.
have a Sazerac at the Windsor Court.</p>
<p>August is the hot place the last few years, but haven’t had a chance to try it myself yet. Next time, maybe. Totally agree with your other assessments.</p>