FOOD

Best Brunch Restaurant in New Orleans: Soubou NOLA in the French Quarter

WELCOME to Sobou in the New Orleans French Quarter. The restaurant of the W Hotel French Quarter, you definitely don’t have to be staying there to enjoy this dining experience.

We went for brunch, which is super special, because on Sunday, Sobou hosts “Legs & Eggs,” a Burlesque brunch featuring a live jazz/Dixie band AND local, CLASSY Burlesque dancer Bella Blue, making your brunch and cocktails that much sweeter.

Cocktail focus and pride. The bartenders and the head of the beverage program all share the same passion for producing cocktails that are either unique or the perfect rendition of a traditional drink, or both.

For instance, the highball ice for drinks like the classic New Orleans Vieux Carre or a go-to traditional Old-Fashioned starts with this block of ice, hand-chiseled down…every time for every drink.

And, yup, I definitely got cold little ice pieces splattered all over me shooting this. Refreshing.

So, one thing about me is this–I am happiest while photographing and being photographed. I see light and color in terms of photographs everywhere I go….luckily, my brunch companions know this about me and didn’t find it off at all (or, you know, not odd FOR ME) for me to go off on a cocktail photo shoot before even placing our orders.

Now, on to the glorious food…Appetizers up first: Buttermilk biscuit donuts with smoky bacon served atop a mild cream cheese frosting.

Cochon de Lait Tamale, with pickled red onion, roasted jalapeno, and cilantro crema. And yep, it’s topped with a pork rind. Right on!

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