Harold & Belle's

Harold & Belle has been around since 1969, a white tableclothed restaurant in an otherwise casual, paper-plate neighborhood that offers New Orleans-style cooking with a side of jazz. After an extensive renovation, the Creole eatery will open in mid-February—just in time for Mardi Gras!—with a new event space and an updated bar. Expect savory (but not explosively hot) gumbo, catfish po'boys, Southern fried chicken and étouffée, then finish with some of the best Louisiana bread pudding in town.