The atmosphere wavers between chic and bistro, but the menu is a showcase of intricate combos. Try the chilled sweet corn velouté with avocado and heirloom tomato for a smooth, complex meal. En savoir plus .
Here, reality lay suspended somewhere between the spic and span patio, with its vertical rolls of paper toweling. The smoky, juicy ribs are worth a slight detour from downtown. En savoir plus .
Paris’s haute société loves heading to the Boulevard Saint-Germain to devour juicy bacon cheeseburgers at the most American of locales—Ralph Lauren’s chic restaurant. Opening this fall. En savoir plus .
Here you can enjoy luxury and mountain views, with creek-side accommodations and covered decks furnished with rocking chairs from $290 a night. En savoir plus .
One of the city's best secondhand stores, it carries clothing, housewares and furniture, some of it dating back to the 1920s. En savoir plus .
Make a morning stop at Sólo Espresso, beneath the front porch of a house on Poland Avenue. The cortado is creamy and balanced, and pour-over coffee is treated with much seriousness. En savoir plus .
1,300-acre City Park has made a dramatic recovery since Katrina. Botanical gardens, a carousel and the world's largest grove of mature live oaks are among its highlights. En savoir plus .
Cure is often ranked among the best lounges in the U.S.; New Orleans classics and house creations are skillfully mixed in a muted room, far removed from the daiquiri mills of Bourbon Street. En savoir plus .
La Buvette is a grocery and wineshop that sells house-made & artisanal products while the kitchen serves foie gras torchon with preserved cherries and hanger steak with polenta in a tomatillo sauce. En savoir plus .
Crispy duck tongues and octopus sausage make appearances for the brave of palate. There is a strong cocktail program here. En savoir plus .
The "Frosty Orange 'Ho-J' " is a decadent, milkshake-for-breakfast choice. If you want to be more virtuous, there's the California eggs benedict. En savoir plus .
Take a table out by the pool—or better yet, at one of the round turquoise booths. En savoir plus .
Built in the 1930s by painter Lon Megargee, the inn has 34 rooms in adobe haciendas scattered across sculpture-filled gardens. En savoir plus .
The beer garden has almost 30 brews on tap, but the smart money goes to the spectacular selection of bourbons, some from the restaurant's own bottling. En savoir plus .
The wines are chosen and stored with care. An extensive list of wines not just by the glass, but also in half-glass and tasting-size servings, encourages exploration. En savoir plus .
You can see first editions and letters by authors such as Katherine Anne Porter, Kurt Vonnegut and Tim O'Brien. Faulkner first editions and some of his prizes are also on display. En savoir plus .
This is Breakfast with a capital B: fluffy omelets, home-smoked meats—try the Tabasco brown-sugar cured bacon—and grits you'll be thinking about for years. En savoir plus .
The National Trust's tour is engaging and meticulously factual; when guides reveal the source of the stubborn stains on either side of a fireplace on the first floor, you can believe them. En savoir plus .
Dig into the fried pickles, she-crab soup and maybe a Lowcountry boil, a stew of shrimp, potatoes, sausage and corn. En savoir plus .
The maple-bacon doughnut studded with you-know-what is irresistible En savoir plus .
Down a few oysters—fresh on the half-shell or Southern-fried with blue cheese and Buffalo sauce En savoir plus .
Disregard the barbed wire fence out front and take a seat at the long communal table. Your neighbor may well be an off-duty chef noshing on a banh mi sandwich or the killer PB&J. En savoir plus .
Park at the wood-paneled bar and order a cocktail made with the restaurant's private-label spirits. (The Southern Mule, with vodka, lime juice and Blenheim ginger beer, has a kick to it.) En savoir plus .
Also known as the "wedding cake house," it was built in the late 19th century by Martha Williams, whose merchant father gave her the cash to build it on her wedding day. En savoir plus .
Has all the needlepoint belts, pennant-print boxers and madras jackets your heart might desire En savoir plus .
Try the trademark "maverick shrimp and grits," a creamy concoction piled with country ham, sausage, tomatoes and green onions. En savoir plus .
One of the plusher hotel options, with graceful, traditionally furnished rooms and a notoriously good 12-layer coconut cake En savoir plus .
Don't leave without one of Mr. Vasseur's apple tartlettes—a fine fan of sliced apple spread atop a smear of deeply reduced apple compote on a disk of crunchy pastry. En savoir plus .
It's acquired a cult following for its bread—try the thick-crusted pain des amis—and fluffy, crispy-tailed croissants. For a perfect breakfast, pick up a couple and head over to Ten Belles. En savoir plus .
