Commander’s is the only reason I ever have a coat and tye in NOLA. Sunday brunch is legendary and the turtle soup is the one by which all others are judged by. No coat needed at Willie Mays also a must stop when in town sadly a fire has them temporally closed. Right in the area is Dooky Chase another don’t miss.
I just ate there last week….Commanders
Wifey wore her slinky black whatever silky fabric that is spaghetti strap dress and there’s a whole story on that
But while I wore a Peter Millar hopsack blazer and black jeans with buttoned knit black shirt
Basically wise guy casual
Main room downstairs corner table perfect
I did notice a couple guys jacketless
I’m 67 now and grew up two hours north of there and it was our “city”
In the old days they had green masters looking jackets they would give u to wear if you showed up jacketless
Antoine’s
Arnauds
Galatoires
Broussards
Caribbean Room
T’Pitaris
Tujagues
Miriam’s
Brendan’s brunch
They all did it then but now mainly only galatoires and commanders do it I think
Antoine’s didn’t last year
Most old line joints there request business casual now except CP and Galatoires
I ate at commanders during Covid with my LA buddy who made a movie there 6-7 years ago and knows Lally Brennan fairly well
She put our party in a private garden room and told us no worries on jackets since we had none
I think it’s a tradition worth preserving but the old line joints have to compete with the plethora of nouvelle hipster places that blanket Nola now
Lord what a restaurant town
The food last week was excellent btw
A hit nite for sure and pretty booked up for steamy off season
My wife loves New Orleans
She’s a Nashville girl
I will admit standing in line for Sunday brunch in July on bourbon st for galatoires is for warriors lol
I don’t know if Lillettes on Magazine has dress code
It’s fancy and $$$$