Cooling Late On The Riverfront At St. Lawrence

The restaurants along North Peters Street are of a different breed than those in the rest of the French Quarter. Smaller, in older buildings with a lot of raffish charm even by the standards of the Vieux Carre, and with adventuresome menus, they are also something of a bargain--Coolinary the year round, sometimes. A good example of this is St. Lawrence, in the block of North Peters just past the Custom House. Their special Coolinary menu is a good representative of the kind of food they serve. And the make a value out of it, they go five dollars lower than the Coolinary standard, with three courses for $30. Here's what comes:

Seasonal Market Salad
Summer corn, sungold tomatoes, arugula, reggiano, Steen’s cane vinaigrette
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Market Seafood Gumbo du Jour
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Grilled Wild-Caught Gulf Fish
Chef's preparation of the day
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Grilled Angus Hanger Steak
Lyonnaise potatoes, swiss chard, heirloom tomato relish
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Quinoa Pilaf Ratatouille
Summer squash, local peppers, basil-parmesan gremolata
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Dessert du Jour

This is the only serious Coolinary menu I've seen available late nights. The restaurant is open for dinner until 2 a.m. every day but Monday. They also have a Coolinary lunch for $20 Wednesday through Sunday. In case you're wondering about the name: St. Lawrence is the patron saint of cooks.

St. Lawrence

French Quarter: 219 N Peters St. 504-525-4111. www.saintlawrencenola.com/ .

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