People
New Orleanian of the Year
1) Drew Brees
2) Mitch Landrieu
3) Sean Payton
4) Ed McIntyre
New Orleanian I Admire Most (male)
1) Drew Brees
2) Sean Payton
3) Jim Letten
New Orleanian I Admire Most (female)
1) Sandra Bullock
Most Attractive New Orleanian (male)
1) Drew Brees
Most Attractive New Orleanian (female)
1) Sandra Bullock
Favorite Politician
1) Mitch Landrieu
2) Bobby Jindal
3) David Vitter
Favorite New Orleans Musician (living in the city)
1) Aaron Neville
2) Fats Domino
3) Dr. John
Favorite New Orleans Musician (living outside the city)
1) Harry Connick Jr.
Favorite Local New Orleans Actor/Actress
1) Ricky Graham
2) Becky Allen
Favorite Saints Player
1) Drew Brees
2) Jeremy Shockey
Favorite Hornets Player
1) Chris Paul
Favorite Local TV News Anchor
1) Angela Hill
Favorite TV Sports Reporter
1) Jim Henderson
Favorite TV Meteorologist
1) Bob Breck
2) Margaret Orr
3) Carl Arredondo (tie)
3) Dawn Brown (tie)
Favorite Local Radio Personality
1) Garland Robinette
2) Spud McConnell
Favorite Local Writer
1) Chris Rose
Places
Favorite Grocery Store/Deli
1) Rouse’s Supermarket
2) Dorignac’s Food Center
3) Central Grocery (tie)
3) Whole Foods Market (tie)
4) Langenstein’s
5) Winn-Dixie
Favorite Gym
1) Elmwood Fitness Center
2) East Jefferson General Hospital Wellness Center
Favorite Day Spa
1) The Ritz-Carlton Spa
2) Belladonna Day Spa
Favorite Boutique
1) Belladonna Day Spa
Favorite Antiques Store
1) M.S. Rau Antique (tie)
1) Renaissance Interiors (tie)
Favorite Place to Buy
Unique Furniture
1) New Directions
Favorite Florist
1) Federico’s Family Florist
2) Villere’s Florist
Favorite Law/Garden Supply
1) Perrino’s
2) Home Depot
3) Charvet’s Garden Center
Favorite Movie Theater
1) Prytania Theatre
2) The Theatres at Canal Place
3) AMC Elmwood Palace 20
Favorite Place to Hear Live Music
1) Tipitina’s
2) House of Blues
3) Maple Leaf Bar
Favorite Happy Hour
1) Superior Grill
Favorite Jazz Club
1) Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro
Favorite Museum
1) New Orleans Museum of Art (tie)
1) The National World War II
Museum (tie)
Favorite Historical Landmark
1) St. Louis Cathedral
2) Jackson Square
Favorite Remodeled/
Renovated Building
1) The Roosevelt New Orleans
Favorite Place to Spot Celebrities
1) French Quarter
Favorite Place to Take
Out-of-Towners
1) French Quarter
Favorite Place to Play Hooky
1) French Quarter
2) Audubon Park
Favorite Golf Course
1) Audubon Park Golf Course
2) City Park North Golf Course
Favorite Biking/Walking/
Running Route
1) Audubon Park
2) Lakeshore Drive
3) City Park
Favorite Weekend Getaway
1) Destin, Fla.
2) Gulf Shores, Ala.
Favorite Street for a Sunday Drive
1) St. Charles Avenue
2) Magazine Street (tie)
2) Lakeshore Drive (tie)
Favorite Up-and-Coming Neighborhood
1) Lakeview
Favorite Neighborhood to
Raise a Family
1) Metairie
Favorite Place to Buy a
Wedding Dress
1) Town & Country Bridal Salon
2) Yvonne LaFleur (tie)
2) House of Broel (tie)
Favorite Place to Place Your Bets
1) New Orleans Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots
2) Harrah’s
3) Off track betting (OTB)
Favorite Hotel
1) The Roosevelt New Orleans
2) Windsor Court
3) The Ritz-Carlton (tie)
3) Hotel Monteleone (tie)
MISC.
Favorite Decision New Orleans Made This Year
1) Electing Mayor Mitch Landrieu
2) Creating Champion Square
Least Favorite Decision
New Orleans Made This Year
1) Traffic cameras
Favorite Local Event Open to Public
1) French Quarter Festival
2) New Orleans Jazz & Heritage
Festival
3) Mardi Gras
Favorite Work Accomplished by a Charity, Organization or Group
1) Habitat for Humanity (tie)
1) American Heart Association (tie)
Favorite Sound in New Orleans
1) Jazz
2) Streetcars
3) “Who Dat!”
4) Calliope
5) Riverboat
Least Favorite Sound in New Orleans
1) Gunshots
2) Sirens
3) Cars/traffic
Favorite New Orleans Song
1) “Do You Know What it Means to Miss New Orleans?”
2) “When the Saints Go Marching In”
3) “Who Dat”
4) “Stand Up and Get Crunk” (tie)
4) “Walking to New Orleans” (tie)
Favorite Local Band
1) Wise Guys
2) Top Cats
Favorite Local Radio Station
1) WWL
2) WWOZ
Favorite Local TV Station
1) WWL
2) WDSU
3) WYES
Favorite Festival
1) French Quarter Festival
2) New Orleans Jazz & Heritage
Festival
3) Po-Boy Preservation Festival
4) Gretna Heritage Festival
Favorite Carnival Parade
1) Endymion
2) Bacchus
3) Muses
Favorite Live Theatre Company
1) Le Petit Théâtre du Vieux Carré
Favorite Local Bank
1) Whitney Bank
Favorite New Book About
New Orleans
1) Goodnight NOLA by Cornell P. Landry, illustrations by Louis J. Schmitt
Favorite TV Show Set in
New Orleans
1) “Treme”
Favorite Charter School
1) Lusher
Favorite Private Elementary School
1) Newman
Favorite Private Secondary/
High School
1) Mount Carmel Academy
2) Jesuit High School
3) Holy Cross School
Dining
Favorite Place to Buy King Cakes
1) Haydel’s Bakery
2) Randazzo’s
3) Rouse’s Supermarket
Favorite Takeout
1) P.F. Chang’s
Favorite Gourmet Takeout
1) Whole Foods Market
Favorite Fried Chicken
1) Popeyes
2) Mr. Ed’s Restaurant (tie)
2) Willie Mae’s Scotch House (tie)
Favorite Poor Boys
1) Parkway Bakery & Tavern
2) Mother’s Restaurant
3) Domilise’s
Favorite Tacos
1) Casa Garcia
2) Taqueria Cornoa
Favorite Sushi
1) Rock-n-Sake Bar & Sushi (tie)
1) Shogun Japanese Restaurant
and Steak House (tie)
Favorite Wings
1) WOW Café & Wingery
Favorite Snowballs
1) William’s Plum Street Snoballs
2) Hansen’s Sno-Blitz
3) Sal’s Snowballs
Favorite Place for Cajun Food
1) Mulate’s
2) K-Paul’s Louisiana Kitchen
Favorite Place for Creole Food
1) Mr. Ed’s Creole Grille
Favorite Middle Eastern Restaurant
1) Byblos Restaurant
2) Lebanon’s Café
Favorite Italian Restaurant
1) Vincent’s Italian Cuisine
Favorite Asian Restaurant
1) Five Happiness Restaurant
Favorite Indian Restaurant
1) Taj Mahal Indian Cuisine (tie)
1) Nirvana Indian Cuisine (tie)
Favorite Mexican/Southwest Restaurant
1) Superior Grill
2) Taqueria Corona
Favorite seafood Restaurant
1) Deanie’s Seafood
2) Drago’s Seafood Restaurant
3) GW Fins
Favorite Place to Get Raw Oysters
1) Drago’s Seafood Restaurant
2) Acme Oyster House
3) Casamento’s
Favorite Place to Get
Boiled Crawfish
1) Dennis’ Seafood
2) Deanie’s Seafood
Favorite Pizza Restaurant
1) Tower of Pizza
2) Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza
Favorite Pizza Topping
1) Pepperoni
2) Mushrooms
Favorite Restaurant for Steaks
1) Ruth’s Chris Steak House
2) Crescent City Steakhouse
3) Austin’s Restaurant & Steak House
Favorite Burger
1) Port of Call
2) Swamp Room
Favorite Place for Gumbo
1) Gumbo Shop
Favorite Place for Turtle Soup
1) Commander’s Palace
Favorite Coffeehouse
1) CC’s Community Coffee House
2) Café du Monde
3) PJ’s Coffee House
Favorite Coffeehouse for Food
1) Caffe Caffe (tie)
1) CC’s Community Coffee House (tie)
Favorite Dessert Menu
1) Copeland’s Cheesecake Bistro
2) Commander’s Palace
Favorite Bakery
1) Swiss Confectionary
2) Gambino’s Bakery (tie)
2) Haydel’s Bakery (tie)
3) La Boulangerie
Favorite Sweet Shop
1) Sucré
2) Blue Frog Chocolates
Favorite Ice Cream and Where
1) Angelo Brocato: Spumoni
2) Creole Creamery: Assorted Flavors
Favorite Gelato Shop
1) Angelo Brocato
Favorite Restaurant for Fine Dining
1) Commander’s Palace
2) Ralph’s on the Park
Favorite Outdoor Dining
1) The Court of Two Sisters
2) Café Degas
Favorite Restaurant for a
Power Lunch
1) Galatoire’s
Favorite House Specialty Drink
1) Sazerac: Sazerac Bar, The Roosevelt New Orleans
2) Hurricane: Pat O’Brien’s
Favorite Place for a Margarita
1) Superior Grill
Favorite Dive Bar
1) Swamp Room
Favorite Hotel Bar
1) Carousel Bar, Hotel Monteleone
2) Sazerac Bar, The Roosevelt
New Orleans
Favorite Local Beer
1) Abita
Favorite French Bread
1) Leidenheimer
Favorite Place for a Salad
1) Houston’s Restaurant
Favorite Place for Breakfast
or Brunch
1) The Ruby Slipper Café
2) The Court of Two Sisters
Favorite Place for
Late-Night Dining
1) Camellia Grill
2) Port of Call
Cleanest Restaurant
1) Ralph’s on the Park
Favorite Chef
1) John Besh
Favorite Restaurant Worth
the Drive
1) Middendorf’s Seafood Restaurant, Akers
2) Trey Yuen Cuisine of China, Mandeville
Favorite Caterer
1) Mr. Ed’s
