Eating and drinking: no official statistic measures what eating out costs here, so these are prices from the menu each place publishes on its own website, and each row says where it comes from. It is a sample, not an average: there are cheaper and dearer places, and tourist areas cost more.
Menu prices here exclude tax and tip: the budget adds the 10% sales tax to everything, plus a 15%–20% tip on what you eat or drink sitting down, the range the tourism office gives. The tip is a custom, not a measured price.
A food level is not a number we chose. It is two lists of dishes from the table above, a cheap day and a dear one, and the price is the sum.
- Local and cheap
- From Two eggs with grits and a biscuit, Mother's Restaurant + Coffee and chicory, Mother's Restaurant + Roast beef po'boy, small, Parkway Bakery & Tavern (counter) + Chicken and sausage gumbo, Parkway Bakery & Tavern (counter) + Draught Abita Amber, 16 oz, Parkway Bakery & Tavern (counter) ($39.98 on the menu; $45.85 with tax and tip) to Two eggs with grits and a biscuit, Mother's Restaurant + Coffee and chicory, Mother's Restaurant + Ferdi Special po'boy, full, Mother's Restaurant + Jambalaya, regular, Mother's Restaurant + Draught Abita Amber, 16 oz, Parkway Bakery & Tavern (counter) ($46.75 on the menu; $59.58 with tax and tip).
- Mixed: set meals and one sit-down dinner
- From Two eggs with grits and a biscuit, Mother's Restaurant + Coffee and chicory, Mother's Restaurant + Roast beef po'boy, small, Parkway Bakery & Tavern (counter) + Chicken and andouille gumbo, Napoleon House + Jambalaya, Napoleon House + Draught beer, 16 oz, Napoleon House ($60.49 on the menu; $73.59 with tax and tip) to Two eggs with grits and a biscuit, Mother's Restaurant + Coffee and chicory, Mother's Restaurant + Roast beef po'boy, large, Parkway Bakery & Tavern (counter) + Half muffuletta, Napoleon House + Chicken and andouille gumbo, Napoleon House + Draught beer, 16 oz, Napoleon House ($64.99 on the menu; $80.89 with tax and tip).
- Restaurants most of the time
- From Two eggs with grits and a biscuit, Mother's Restaurant + Coffee and chicory, Mother's Restaurant + Half muffuletta, Napoleon House + Chicken and andouille gumbo, Napoleon House + Jambalaya, Napoleon House + Glass of pinot grigio, Napoleon House ($63.50 on the menu; $79.38 with tax and tip) to Two eggs with grits and a biscuit, Mother's Restaurant + Coffee and chicory, Mother's Restaurant + Half muffuletta, Napoleon House + Chicken and andouille gumbo, Napoleon House + Jambalaya, Napoleon House + Pimm's Cup cocktail, Napoleon House + Glass of pinot grigio, Napoleon House ($74.50 on the menu; $96.85 with tax and tip).
