Dining in the Lower Nine

Cafe Dauphine

We had to get to Chalmette to go to the movies, and the Claiborne Avenue Bridge is closed.  I don't know if it's the bridge over the railroad tracks or the bridge over the Industrial Canal.  We took the Saint Claude detour before we got that far.   

When we go to Chalmette, we like to bundle our errands.  We are always saying we wish there was a nice place to eat at along the way.  It turns out there is, but you don't take Claiborne to get there.  

Every other time we've been on Dauphine Street as far as the Lower 9, Cafe Dauphine was closed, but we know the reputation.  Going across the Industrial Canal we saw a billboard for Cafe Dauphine.  It reminded us that they must be open for lunch before a matinee on a Monday.  They were.

It is very nice inside.

Inside Cafe Dauphine

It's a beautiful place with its signature dish, of course:

Some Cafe Dauphine entrees

We didn't order the fried stuffed bell peppers because it seemed like a lot of food.  The original stuffed bell pepper is just like Mama used to make.  

We only had a light lunch, and we didn't have room for desert.  

Some Cafe Dauphine desserts

There wasn't any room for the chocolate explosion cake.

On the way out, Frau Schmitt said that this must be a great place to come for dinner.  She's usually right about these things, so Cafe Dauphine isn't scratched off our list yet.  

Neither is a certain po'boy and hot plate joint that I spotted on the way home.

Po-Boys and Hot Plates

A votre santé,
La Belle Esplanade bed and breakfast.