Emeril Lagasse’s Opens First Portuguese Restaurant In New Orleans - Eater New Orleans
"34 Restaurant and Bar, located at 714 Baronne Street in downtown New Orleans, is chef Emeril Lagasse's first Portuguese restaurant. Inspired by his mother, Portuguese culture, and his hometown of Fall River, Massachusetts, the restaurant features a modern Portuguese menu developed through tours of Portugal. The menu includes snacks like croquetas and patatas bravas, tapas-style small plates like bacalhau à brás and sardine toast, and entrees like halibut cataplana and piri piri chicken. The jamón bar is a highlight, featuring hams from around the world and a jamón master from Spain to train the staff. The restaurant also emphasizes Portuguese comfort dishes like caldo verde and pasteis de nata, with a bakery program inspired by Lagasse's first job in a Portuguese bake shop. Open late, the venue caters to hospitality workers and offers a largely Portuguese wine list and cocktails inspired by Spanish and Portuguese aperitivo culture." - Clair Lorell
