New Orleans East

Bywater & Downtown

Uptown 2: Washington To Napoleon

Covington

New Orleans East

Gretna

Mid-City

Uptown 4: Riverbend, Carrollton & Broadmoor

Marigny

Uptown 2: Washington To Napoleon

CBD

Warehouse District & Center City

Uptown 4: Riverbend, Carrollton & Broadmoor

Mandeville

Uptown 2: Washington To Napoleon

Uptown 2: Washington To Napoleon

Basin Seafood is your basic utilitarian seafood house in every regard except one. Although it plies the flow of Louisiana fish and shellfish to build its menu, this is not the place if you're hungry for a fried seafood platter. The techniques of cooking and the flavors that result from them are from a different cookbook, although not one that is likely to puzzle any eater for long. Sauces, even the ones that sound as if they make a strong statement, step aside to let the fish take over.

French Quarter

Susan Spicer is rare among chefs of her caliber. She's affected neither by the river of her celebrity nor the drift of culinary fashion. Her career path always has been charted by her own curiosities. Not a hint of commercialism or voguishness about it. ¶ Her restaurant Bayona celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary last week. It's a lovely, understated place, reflecting her personality and style. Its main room feels generous and comfortable. The other, smaller rooms are intimate but in a cool way. When the weather is decent, you can dine outside. ¶ If a measure of a restaurant is the number of its former cooks who have gone on to open their own good restaurants, then Bayona ranks high. Its most celebrated alumnus is Donald Link, who owns Herbsaint, Cochon and Peche. Other former Bayona hands are scattered throughout the country. Meanwhile, Susan keeps encouraging the careers of everyone who works with her, while keeping a solid base of local and visiting customers happy.

Mid-City

Uptown 4: Riverbend, Carrollton & Broadmoor

Mandeville

French Quarter

Mid-City

Uptown 4: Riverbend, Carrollton & Broadmoor

Covington

Covington

Gretna

Metairie 3: Houma Blvd To Kenner Line

Belle Chasse

Arabi