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Wayfare, at 4510 Freret, specializes in the art of sandwich making, from The
Knuckle (chilled roast beef, pickled red onion, shoestring potato crisps,
horseradish aioli, and arugula on a pretzel bun) to the BL(fg)T (fried green
tomato, Kurobuta bacon, shaved red onion, green leaf lettuce, arugula, spicy
mayo, and sweet potato-habanero hot sauce on seven-grain bread). Just next
door to Wayfare are The Rook Café, a coffeehouse geared to tabletop-gam-
ing fans; Sarita's Grill, a Latin-fusion café and one of the first businesses to
open on the so-called New Freret; and the Freret Street Publiq House, a mu-
sic club in an old supermarket.
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Cross Cadiz Street and you'll be in front of The Company Burger, one of the
first of a proliferation of gourmet burger restaurants to open in New Orleans
over the past five years. In 2013, the website Thrillist named its burgers
among the top 33 in the United States. Its speciality is simple: twin patties,
two slices of American cheese, house-made bread-and-butter pickles, and red
onions.
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Continue walking down Freret and cross Valence Street. Bagel shops have
come and gone in New Orleans, but Humble Bagel, at 4716 Freret St., seems
to be filling a demand for the real deal, with kettle-boiled bagels like those
found in America's best bagel shops. At the corner is Mojo Coffee House, a
Wi-Fi café offering breakfast and lunch.
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Cross Upperline Street. In this block, you'll find Gasa Gasa (Japanese for
“easily distracted”), one of the newest music venues in town, boasting a regu-
lar lineup of local bands and performers, along with art exhibitions, film
screenings, and recording sessions.
Cross Robert Street and, at the end of the block, enjoy the colorful, funky
scene that is Dat Dog, a hot dog joint that began in a 465-square-foot shed
before moving to bigger digs—an old service station—across the street. That
was back in 2011, and the place continues to grow in popularity with a
second location on Magazine Street and a third on Frenchmen Street in the
Marigny. The menu includes such dogs as alligator sausage, spicy chipotle
veggie, and turducken (a trio of duck, turkey, and chicken). Even the fries
are worth the splurge, especially the White Trash Fries, topped with chili,
sour cream, guacamole, onions, cheese, and jalapenos. In 2013, Zagat named
Dat Dog to its Top 10 list of Franks Worth Traveling For.
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Continue down Freret past two more restaurants—Mint, a Vietnamese bistro
and bar, and Origami Sushi (because what's a culinary corridor without
