Cotton Blues

3 Best Day Trips from New Orleans

"This is a casual spot that feels special. A caveat before attempting to summarize the food: the menu is huge. It’s hard to even skim over any of the sections—even the pasta offerings include a dish with crawfish and quail. There's obviously all the fried seafood favorites you know and love in the south, catfish and shrimp among the major ingredients, and a list of artery-crowding entrees. Steaks, tacos and salads are lengthy lists in their own right, while the sandwich and burger options alone would take you a few weeks to work through eating here every day. Add to this desserts, sides, soups and an actually intriguing apps selection (pulled pork fries and deep south egg rolls with rabbit among the must-haves) and you have a behemoth of a menu. The kicker: everything is made fresh. Every day." - Paul Oswell