Tribeca, Manhattan · restaurant
The gumbo here runs on duck-and-chicken-fat roux. Order the all-in with chicken, andouille, shrimp, and crab, and you will understand what the buzz is about. The Jazz Fest crawfish bread, sauteed crawfish on Leidenheimer French bread baked golden, is non-negotiable. Weekends bring live jazz brunch, which turns the room into Tribeca via the French Quarter.
Half dozen oysters in herb butter, finished with Parmigiano-Reggiano and garlic baguettes.
Crawfish and holy trinity aromatics on Leidenheimer bread, baked golden. Non-negotiable.
Order all-in: chicken, andouille, shrimp, crab in dark roux — the Times wrote about this.