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The party at Jacques-Imo's NYC.
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Acme Bar and Grill
9 Great Jones St., between Lafayette St. and Broadway; 212-420-1934;
acmebarandgrill.com
The Dirty Water Dogs play to crowd fattened up on shucked oysters, catfish fingers, and seafood gumbo. Multicolored hot sauce bottles line the walls of this East
Village eatery, an ever-present reminder of the fiery food to come,
but the bar's specialty, the three-rum hurricane ($7.75), is sure to
cool mouths down.
Time: 11:30 a.m.-4 a.m.; band starts at 7:30 p.m.
Price: No cover.
The
Big Easy
1768 Second Ave., between 92nd and 93rd Sts.; 212-348-0879; bigeasynyc.com
Savor $6 hurricanes, $3 bottles of Bud and Bud Light,
and $25 84-ounce Jungle Juice fishbowls (a high-octane concoction of three rums, Amaretto, and fresh fruit) at this Louisiana-themed
bar where beads hang haphazardly from the ceiling, a Bourbon Street
sign juts out from the wall, and women often dance on the bar. OK,
forget about savoring anything. Just get good and trashed—fast.
Time: 5 p.m.- 4 a.m.
Price: No cover.
The
Cajun
129 Eighth Ave., between 16th and 17th Sts.; 212-691-6174; jazzatthecajun.com
Sample authentic New Orleans fare like crawfish,
jambalaya, and chicken Creole, then work it off dancing to Stanley's
Washboard Kings and the Canal Street Dixieland Jazz & Blues Band.
Free masks and beads kick the partying up a notch.
Time: 7:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.
Price: $15 cover in main dining room; no cover at bar.
The Delta Grill
700 Ninth Ave., at 48th St.; 212-956-0934; thedeltagrill.com
This classic Louisiana-inspired restaurant goes all out for Mardi
Gras, removing its tables to make room for a kick-ass all-you-can-eat
buffet fete. Bluegrass band Citigrass
will play to the crowd, and all revelers will receive two free hurricanes. Patrons need not flash anything but a smile to get them.
Time: 5 p.m.-4 a.m.; live music and buffet from 7 p.m. to midnight.
Price: $20 cover.
Jacques-Imo's
NYC
366 Columbus Ave., at 77th St; 212-799-0150; jacquesimosnyc.com
A tarot card reader will tell patrons their fortunes at this casual
Cajun-Creole eatery, which will feature giant hurricanes ($8), not to mention specials like an appetizer of cheesecake stuffed with hearty hunks of shrimp and alligator
sausage. A costume contest will be held at 10 p.m.; winners will receive
a free dinner for two—and be declared king and queen of Mardi
Gras.
Time: 5 p.m.-4 a.m.
Price: No cover.
Live
Bait
14 E. 23rd St., between Madison Ave. and Broadway; 212-353-2400;
amuse.org
It's beads, beads everywhere the eye can see at this Flatiron District
Cajun joint, where patrons
gorge themselves on fried oysters, seafood-and-chicken jambalaya,
and chunky gumbo before downing it all with one of Louisiana's own
Abita beers ($6 drafts).
Time: 11:30 a.m.-11 p.m. for dinner; bar open until 1 a.m.
Price: No cover.
Mara's Homemade
342 E. 6th St., between First and Second Aves.; 212-598-1110;
marashomemade.com
The 12th Street
Playboys will play Cajun tunes, but it's the gator jambalaya and $5 bottles of Abita beer that'll really make things zesty.
Time: Restaurant opens at noon; band plays 6 p.m.-9 p.m.
Price: No cover; limited a la carte menu available.
Mardi Gras
7020 Austin St., Forest Hills, Queens.; 718-261-8555; mardigrasnyc.com
Bone up on your Cajun at this unconventional Creole restaurant featuring classic crawfish étouffée, Cajun fried chicken, and voodoo
pasta. Jazz guitarist Maurice Sedacca will perform while Fat Tuesday specials include $3 pints of Bass and $5 hurricanes
and cyclones (the hurricane's vodka-based sister).
Time: noon-midnight.
Price: No cover.
Odea Bar & Lounge
389 Broome St., at Mulberry St.; 212-941-9222; odeany.com
Outside the sign says Broome St., but inside, where they’ll be serving Cajun specials and $8 hurricanes, it’ll feel like the heart of Bourbon St. A DJ will spin alternative acid jazz all night, and if you bring your beads from a Mardi Gras past, you qualify for drink giveaways. Don’t have those old beads anymore? Show the bartender some skin, and he’ll hook you up with a brand new pair.—Joe Delessio
Time: 6 p.m.-2 a.m.
Price: No cover.
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Sazerac
House
533 Hudson St., at Charles St.; 212-989-0313; sazerachouse.com
Beads, balloons, and Cajun tunes will give this old-fashioned eatery
a New Orleans vibe—but the classy décor won't let you forget that
this ain't a bit like the sin-tinged Bourbon Street. Jambalaya, muffellatta,
blackened fish, and crabcakes are on the menu, as are eponymous Sazeracs (bourbon, peychoud bitters, Pernod), hurricanes, and Ramos gin fizzes ($7.50).
Time: 4:30 p.m.- 11 p.m.
Price: No cover.
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