Megan Braden-Perry
Megan Braden-Perry is an author, award-winning freelance journalist, public speaker, photographer and multigenerational New Orleans native. Her books include Crescent City Snow: The Ultimate Guide to New Orleans Snowball Stands (UL Press, 2017) and Allen the Alligator Counts Through New Orleans: A New Orleans Kids’ Counting Book (2014). Previously she was a news reporter and feature writer for NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune and for Gambit Weekly. Her byline has appeared in Bon Appetit, Epicurious, Education Post, Romper, Parents Magazine, Today, ApartmentTherapy, Essence, NY Daily News, Thrillist, Jezebel, The New Orleans Advocate, Very Local New Orleans, OffBeat, and Where Traveler. She’s covered everything, including New Orleans culture, food, crime, education, parenting, religion, Black culture, Creole culture, travel, and politics. When she’s not writing, she’s hanging out with her son Franklin. Her best friend Jenny says she’ll “talk to the Devil for a sandwich,” and that is the most accurate biographical detail to date. Please visit meganbradenperry.com for more.
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Scrambled
Everything at Scrambled, a breakfast spot in Uptown, is slightly over the top in the best way.
Molly's Rise & Shine
If Turkey and the Wolf is the successful sandwich firstborn, and Hungry Eyes is the drinks and snacks ‘80s wild child, Molly’s in the Garden District is the breakfast middle sibling of this restaurant group’s family.
Bearcat Cafe
Bearcat in Freret looks like any trendy restaurant that opened in the mid-to-late 2010s, but it’s the breakfast dishes that make this place special, not the numerous jade plants.
Surrey's
Every time we pass Surrey’s in the Lower Garden District, there's a wait, but that's because they do some of the best breakfast in the city.
Slim Goodies Diner
Walking into Slim Goodies, a breakfast spot in Uptown, feels like you took a road trip in the ‘80s and stopped at a diner.
Ba Mien
Ba Mien in Michoud is perfect for a hot or iced chicory coffee with condensed milk and Vietnamese dishes that you’d be hard-pressed to find anywhere else.
Pagoda Cafe
You can find some of the most affordable and delicious breakfast food from this pagoda-shaped, worker-owned cooperative cafe at the edge of the 7th Ward.
Birdy's Behind The Bower
Birdy's Behind The Bower is a great brunch and breakfast spot in the Lower Garden District.
Casa Honduras
Casa Honduras, a former Shoney’s turned Honduran restaurant, is sort of like three businesses in one: an affordable breakfast spot full of families, a sports bar to watch soccer during the afternoon, and a discoteca at night.
Where To Eat & Drink During Mardi Gras
Sit-down restaurants, takeout spots, and more places to eat just a few blocks off the parade routes.
Toups' Meatery
Toups' Meatery in Mid-City is the best place in New Orleans to ear your body weight in charcuterie, and drink a pitcher of cocktails along the way.
Opelousas Point Supermarket
Opelousas Point Supermarket is a longtime Algiers Point Chinese takeout favorite.
American Townhouse
Come to American Townhouse in the French Quarter to eat elote dip and drink a frozen cocktail.
Wag's Food & Culture
Wag's in Marrero makes great New Orleans soul food dishes like red beans, stuffed peppers, and gumbo.
Two Sistas 'N Da East
Two Sistas ‘N Da East serves up great Southern dishes like turkey wings, ham hocks, and oxtail in New Orleans East.
Brewster's
Eat a burger at Brewster’s in Chalmette, a bar and grill where you might see someone disassociating with a beer after work.
Martin's Wine Cellar
Martin’s Wine Cellar is a grocery and liquor store in Uptown that sells really good sandwiches.