French Quarter courtyards hide behind street-facing buildings, accessible only by walking through narrow corridors or carriage passages. Five restaurants built their reputations on food served in these hidden gardens where fountains, brick walls, and banana trees create dining rooms impossible to replicate anywhere else.
Broussard’s, 819 Conti Street.
The menu is classic Creole: turtle soup, oysters Rockefeller, panéed rabbit, pompano Napoleon……