"Tableau has a lot going for it. It’s the perfect pre-theater dinner spot before shows at Le Petit Theatre, and it also has one of the best restaurant balconies, overlooking Jackson Square. Brass bands, fortune tellers, visual artists, and St. Louis Cathedral parishioners and clergy—you’ll see them all while digging into the blend of traditional Creole and Cajun Louisiana food. Start with the truffled crab claws and brown butter gnocchi, and make sure you have enough bread to sop up the juice from both. Finish off with the classic Cajun tarte a la bouillie dessert, a custard pie you rarely see on menus these days." - Megan Braden-Perry