Five Places to Celebrate Fat Tuesday

Mardi Gras is always the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. The name means fat Tuesday in French and, here in the states, the day is most widely celebrated in New Orleans. Although that city is roughly 1,300 miles to the south, there are plenty of places around town to channel the Crescent City's spirit. So, if you're looking for somewhere to get your purple, green, and gold on tonight, here are five New Orleans-inspired restaurants we really dig.

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Donde Dinner? - 75 Second Avenue

Donde Dinner? wants to make your next dining experience an adventure. So, every Friday, we pick a restaurant and post its address for you. The catch is, that's all the information you get. No name, no type of cuisine, and no Googling. With Mardi Gras in mind, here's last week's address:

424 East 9th Street = Exchange Alley

This week's restaurant follows typical Donde Dinner? fashion. Price, quality, and accessibility have all been taken into account. You won't be waiting at the bar for two hours with $15 cocktails and you never have to worry about a dress code. Just hop on the train, or your feet, or your bike, and head to:

75 Second Avenue (map)