{"id":85992,"date":"2026-11-12T06:53:08","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T06:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/85992\/"},"modified":"2026-11-12T06:53:08","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T06:53:08","slug":"freret-street-new-orleans-restaurants-bars-live-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/85992\/","title":{"rendered":"Freret Street New Orleans: Restaurants, Bars &#038; Live Music"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\tBest Places to Eat and Drink on Freret Street&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p paraeid=\"{b4a1c2df-8989-4bfe-b6d0-c0a56709937e}{231}\" paraid=\"1018630481\">Whether you come for breakfast, lunch, dinner, or drinks, you can&#8217;t go wrong dining on Freret Street.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\nBreakfast:&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p paraeid=\"{b4a1c2df-8989-4bfe-b6d0-c0a56709937e}{231}\" paraid=\"1018630481\">Humble Bagel serves hand-rolled, kettle-boiled bagels made daily, along with a full menu of bagel sandwiches. The original Bearcat Caf\u00e9 just off Freret offers both decadent and health-conscious breakfast and brunch options.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\nLunch:&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p paraeid=\"{b4a1c2df-8989-4bfe-b6d0-c0a56709937e}{231}\" paraid=\"1018630481\">For lunch on Freret Street, check out Good Bird, The Company Burger, or Midway Pizza\u00a0for casual, quick bites.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\nDinner:&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>When the dinner hour rolls around, Freret Street truly shines. High Hat Caf\u00e9 delivers authentic New Orleans Creole and Southern cuisine, Mint brings bold Vietnamese flavors, Vals pours the margaritas and plates the tacos (with a dreamy covered patio to boot), and Chi-Chi\u2019s offers Korean fried chicken and Japanese-inspired sandos.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>For something newer to the strip, Dolfy&#8217;s \u2014 the Basque-inspired, wood-fired restaurant from Chef Adolfo Garcia Jr. \u2014 brings pintxos, braised oxtail croquetas, and Gulf Coast seafood together at 4508 Freret St. Just across the street, Pigeon &amp; The Whale (4525 Freret St.) captivates with a rotating raw bar, oysters, and an upscale seafood menu served in a moody, marble-bar setting. And Sunnies (4917 Freret St.) brings a 1970s Palm Springs energy to Uptown \u2014 think resort-style heated pool, inventive cocktails, and crave-worthy bites like lobster and shrimp rolls and seared salmon.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; Best Places to Eat and Drink on Freret Street&#13; &#13; Whether you come for breakfast, lunch, dinner, or drinks, you can&#8217;t go wrong dining on Freret Street. &#13; &#13; Breakfast:&#13; &#13; Humble Bagel serves hand-rolled, kettle-boiled bagels made daily, along with a full menu of bagel sandwiches. The original Bearcat Caf\u00e9 just off Freret<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":85993,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[2348,4301,4299,4302,4300],"class_list":["post-85992","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-louisiana","tag-louisiana","tag-louisiana-dining","tag-louisiana-food","tag-louisiana-grocery-stores","tag-louisiana-restaurants"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/vive.im\/@dc\/117602156726618975","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85992","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85992"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85992\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/85993"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85992"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=85992"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=85992"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}