Galatoire's Restaurant

New Orleanians are not only loyal to this traditional bastion of Creole dining, but they're also loyal to their waiter, and if they're old enough, to their waiter's son. Generations come and go, but Galatoire's, with its classic menu of trout meuniere, shrimp remoulade and stuffed eggplant, remains timeless. If you only choose one French-Creole restaurant, make it this one for Friday lunch, a storied champagne-soaked tradition at this Creole Palace that lasts until dinner. These regulars don't only want the trout amandine, they ask for their waiter by name at a place where the staff has tended to the same families for generations.