You know that $2 ferry ride you keep meaning to take? The one across the Mississippi that tourists love but locals rarely bother with? It’s time to stop making excuses.
Five minutes on the Canal-Algiers ferry lands you in Algiers Point, New Orleans’ second-oldest neighborhood. The streets bend with the river’s curve. Cottages with gingerbread trim line the blocks. Ship horns bellow from vessels gliding past rooftops. It feels like New Orleans shrunk into a tiny riverfront town.
Walk a few blocks to 1113 Teche Street and you’ll find a bright building that looks like someone painted it during Holi festival. This is Plume Algiers, and it serves the best Indian food you’ve never heard of…