Eat in Mid-City, New Orleans

Mandina's Restaurant ★ 4.3

Mandina's in New Orleans is the 1932 Mid-City Italian-Creole corner room on Canal Street, founded by Sicilian immigrant Sebastian Mandina and still serving.

OrderThe trout amandine. Add the spaghetti with red gravy and a side of bread.

TipSit at the bar for the streetcar view; the kitchen runs faster off the bar pickup.

Parkway Bakery and Tavern ★ 4.5

Parkway in New Orleans is the 1911 Mid-City po-boy room on Hagan Avenue near Bayou St John, a German-built corner shop with roast beef debris and a screened.

OrderThe roast beef po-boy with debris, dressed. Add a beer.

TipThe back garden patio runs cooler in summer; the counter line is faster than the wait staff.

Chickie Wah Wah ★ 4.5

Chickie Wah Wah on Canal Street is the intimate Mid-City music bar that books Jon Cleary, Meschiya Lake and Tom McDermott as locals, with Blue Oak BBQ.

TipShows nightly from 17:00. Reserve a table via the venue site for the early set if you want dinner alongside; the late set is general admission.

Pal's Lounge ★ 4.3

Pal's Lounge in Mid-City is the pin-up themed neighbourhood dive on Rendon, around since 2002 in a building that's been a bar since the 1920s.

TipOpen 15:00-03:00 every day. Play the jukebox; the back patio is dog friendly and runs popup pizza most weekends.

Twelve Mile Limit ★ 4.4

Twelve Mile Limit on Telemachus runs a Mid-City corner dive where the cocktails come out at proper craft level, the back room hosts trivia and karaoke.

TipTrivia Tuesdays from 20:00; food pop-ups posted on Instagram. Cash and card; the Telemachus side patio is the quieter seat.