Mr. B’s Bistro

A visit to New Orleans usually means trying new places, but I always enjoy returning to Mr. B’s Bistro. On this visit we chose to sit at the bar and had a terrific time having verbal jousts with the playful bartender and chatting with nearby stoolmates.

We were having a late supper and chose an array of appetizers. We had both the Seafood Gumbo and Gumbo Ya Ya. Both had the same deep roux-y base but we agreed the seafood version was a bit better.

Duck Springrolls were decidedly un-Nola-like but quite tasty with confit meat inside the crispy wontons.

Appetizers “1-1-1” is for people who can’t make up their minds (guilty) and features bites of three favorites, the Panko-crusted jumbo shrimp, fried oysters, and roasted pork belly. All good, the belly the best.

And Mr. B’s Crabcake was a large lump of mostly meat. pan-seared and topped with sauce ravigote.

Mr. B’s Bistro is at 201 Royal St., New Orleans.