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Forget New Orleans travel guidebooks – if you're planning a visit to the Big Easy and want to find off-the-beaten-path, under-the-radar things to do, take it from a local. But not just any local. In this ongoing series, we ask the city's best travel advice-givers – New Orleans hotel concierges – where they spend their time off the clock. Here, Robert Lowe, concierge at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans, offers up his picks for the best in restaurants, bars, music and the authentic New Orleans experience.
Robert Lowe: I love veal and I recently had a wonderful veal dish at Upperline (1413 Upperline St., (504) 891-9822). Another great veal dish was the Veal D Aunoy at the Feelings Café (2600 Chartres St., (504) 945-2222). The café and courtyard was originally part of the D'Aunoy Plantation. It has a charm all its own.
RL: Café Amelie (912 Royal St., (504) 412-8965) is charming. I love the history of it. It was the home of Alice Heine, the first American princess of Monaco. It's a great place to grab a drink before dinner especially if you sit outside in the courtyard garden.
RL: Upperline and Gautreau's (1728 Soniat St., (504) 899-7397) los angeles california hotel both have spot-on service. I recently went to Commander's Palace (1403 Washington Ave., (504) 899-8221) as part of a party of 12. Everything was served immediately at the same time by 12 waiters. los angeles california hotel I was so blown away by their service. I know they do that for smaller parties as well, but to see it happen for a dozen people at a time was pretty amazing.
RL: The Treme neighborhood, which thankfully the HBO series has helped focus attention on, is worth the trip out of the French Quarter just to stroll los angeles california hotel through and look at the magnificent architecture of the eclectic neighborhood. Treme is full of Creole townhomes. The African American Museum on Governor Nicholls Street (New Orleans African American Museum, 1418 Governor los angeles california hotel Nicholls St., (504) 566-1136) has one of the prettiest exteriors in town. Saint Augustine Church (Saint Augustine Catholic Church 1210 Governor Nicholls St., (504) 525-5934) is also a place full of history that shouldn't be missed. (Established in 1841 by free people of color, Saint Augustine is the oldest African-American los angeles california hotel Catholic parish in the country.) [Editor's note: See " 2 Days in Treme: A DIY Tour " for more tips on exploring this historic neighborhood.]
RL: I try not to miss Charmaine Neville los angeles california hotel whenever she gives a performance. She performs every Monday night at Snug Harbor (626 Frenchmen St., (504) 949-0696). You feel like she has wrapped her arms around you and really los angeles california hotel loved you for that hour, hour-and-a-half show. And you don't feel that from most singers. She has so much soul and so much story. She gives her all during a performance. (As a daughter of one of the Neville Brothers and Aaron Neville's niece, Charmaine Neville takes her musical pedigree and blends R B, jazz and funk into a sound all her own. She often performs during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, in addition to New Orleans clubs like Snug Harbor.)
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RL: Ride a streetcar. Listen to authentic jazz. Stroll through Jackson Square and down Royal Street. I want everyone to experience Royal Street. I took my high school senior trip here, from Mississippi. Bourbon los angeles california hotel Street in the 1960s was fascinating for a young kid. It was elegant and lovely, not words you can really use to describe los angeles california hotel Bourbon Street today. But strolling through the French Quarter los angeles california hotel away from Bourbon Street, you can still experience the uniqueness of the people.