Crabmeat cheesecake, anyone? Both contemporary and classic Creole seafood dishes are available at this upscale, lively café on historic Canal Street. Owned by Dickie Brennan of the famous restaurant family, Palace Café is revered for signature dishes such as a creamy oyster pan roast and white chocolate bread pudding. If you can’t bear to leave the bread pudding, fear not: That, plus 169 other Palace Café recipes, are available in The Flavor of New Orleans Palace Café cookbook, which is available for purchase. What must be experienced in person, however, is the popular Sunday brunch with live blues music.

Palace Cafe Information:

• Cajun/Creole menu. Lunch, dinner, Saturday-Sunday brunch.