Guidebook for New Orleans

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Guidebook for New Orleans

Drinks & Nightlife

181 locals recommend
Blue Nile
532 Frenchmen St
181 locals recommend
Great spot to catch live music at anytime of day.
521 locals recommend
The Spotted Cat Music Club
623 Frenchmen St
521 locals recommend
Great spot to catch live music at anytime of day.
Great bar and restaurant, with a terrific happy hour.
203 locals recommend
Paladar 511
511 Marigny St
203 locals recommend
Great bar and restaurant, with a terrific happy hour.
Killer Bloody Mary's and dive bar atmosphere.
31 locals recommend
Marie's Bar and Kitchen
2483 Burgundy St
31 locals recommend
Killer Bloody Mary's and dive bar atmosphere.
Rustic, black-and-white tiled warehouse space & landmark since '77 for live music & Cajun dancing. (18+)
429 locals recommend
Tipitina's
501 Napoleon Ave
429 locals recommend
Rustic, black-and-white tiled warehouse space & landmark since '77 for live music & Cajun dancing. (18+)
Venerable joint with live New Orleans-style music, tin ceiling & a hopping dance floor.
384 locals recommend
Maple Leaf Bar
8316 Oak St
384 locals recommend
Venerable joint with live New Orleans-style music, tin ceiling & a hopping dance floor.
Wine-&-cheese store featuring globally accented small plates & live music on a lush back patio.
839 locals recommend
Bacchanal Fine Wine & Spirits
600 Poland Ave
839 locals recommend
Wine-&-cheese store featuring globally accented small plates & live music on a lush back patio.
Dive bar serving Vietnamese food.
166 locals recommend
Lost Love Lounge
2529 Dauphine St
166 locals recommend
Dive bar serving Vietnamese food.
Tapas and dive bar atmosphere.
673 locals recommend
Mimi's In the Marigny
2600 Chartres Street
673 locals recommend
Tapas and dive bar atmosphere.
Killer Frozen Irish Coffee!
112 locals recommend
Molly's at the Market
1107 Decatur St
112 locals recommend
Killer Frozen Irish Coffee!
Friendly dive bar.
30 locals recommend
The Friendly Bar
2301 Chartres St
30 locals recommend
Friendly dive bar.
A rotating choice of small-batch beers served in an offbeat, industrial-chic bar with outdoor seats.
72 locals recommend
Parleaux Beer Lab
634 Lesseps St
72 locals recommend
A rotating choice of small-batch beers served in an offbeat, industrial-chic bar with outdoor seats.
Live jazz & upscale Creole fare in an intimate, brick-walled space that dates back to the 1800s.
273 locals recommend
Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro
626 Frenchmen St
273 locals recommend
Live jazz & upscale Creole fare in an intimate, brick-walled space that dates back to the 1800s.
Live music venue with a bohemian vibe is a mainstay for indie bands, DJs, burlesque & other acts.
297 locals recommend
Hi-Ho Lounge
2239 St Claude Ave
297 locals recommend
Live music venue with a bohemian vibe is a mainstay for indie bands, DJs, burlesque & other acts.

Essentials

Wine and liquor store Open Monday - Saturday 10:00am-8:00pm Sunday 12pm-5pm
19 locals recommend
Grande Krewe Fine Wine and Spirits
2305 Decatur St
19 locals recommend
Wine and liquor store Open Monday - Saturday 10:00am-8:00pm Sunday 12pm-5pm
24 hours grocery/convenient store, also serves hot food.
211 locals recommend
Mardi Gras Zone Supermarket
2706 Royal St
211 locals recommend
24 hours grocery/convenient store, also serves hot food.
Best nearby grocery.
316 locals recommend
Robért Fresh Market
135 Robert E Lee Blvd
316 locals recommend
Best nearby grocery.

Food Scene

Great breakfast and lunch spot right across the street from the house.
267 locals recommend
New Orleans Cake Café & Bakery
2440 Chartres St
267 locals recommend
Great breakfast and lunch spot right across the street from the house.
Great coffee, just around the corner from the house.
128 locals recommend
The Orange Couch
2339 Royal St
128 locals recommend
Great coffee, just around the corner from the house.
Good brunch, cocktails, and diner.
105 locals recommend
Bywater American Bistro
2900 Chartres St
105 locals recommend
Good brunch, cocktails, and diner.
Hand-pulled noodles are meant to be shared at this warm, welcoming spot opened by a Herbsaint alum.
40 locals recommend
Bao And Noodle
2266 St Claude Ave
40 locals recommend
Hand-pulled noodles are meant to be shared at this warm, welcoming spot opened by a Herbsaint alum.
One of a local cafe-deli chain serving up casual Middle Eastern fare in an informal sit-down space.
47 locals recommend
Mona's Cafe Frenchmen
504 Frenchmen St
47 locals recommend
One of a local cafe-deli chain serving up casual Middle Eastern fare in an informal sit-down space.
Emeril's newest restaurant, serving small plates.
62 locals recommend
Meril
424 Girod St
62 locals recommend
Emeril's newest restaurant, serving small plates.
Good breakfast.
121 locals recommend
Horn's Eatery And Catering
2440 Dauphine St
121 locals recommend
Good breakfast.
Vegan bakery serving pastries, curry, and New York bagels.
21 locals recommend
Small Mart
2700 Chartres St
21 locals recommend
Vegan bakery serving pastries, curry, and New York bagels.
Good coffee in the Quarter.
96 locals recommend
Envie Espresso Bar & Cafe
1241 Decatur St
96 locals recommend
Good coffee in the Quarter.
French bakery making from-scratch sweets & offering light lunch fare, espresso drinks & a courtyard.
102 locals recommend
Croissant D'Or Patisserie
617 Ursulines Ave
102 locals recommend
French bakery making from-scratch sweets & offering light lunch fare, espresso drinks & a courtyard.
Down-home country classics & a busy brunch in a bustling space hung with local art, plus a bar.
442 locals recommend
Elizabeth's
601 Gallier St
442 locals recommend
Down-home country classics & a busy brunch in a bustling space hung with local art, plus a bar.
Slow-smoked barbecue & hearty side dishes in a quirky, cypress-paneled space with a full bar.
405 locals recommend
The Joint
701 Mazant St
405 locals recommend
Slow-smoked barbecue & hearty side dishes in a quirky, cypress-paneled space with a full bar.
Traditional German beer garden serving sausage & schnitzel sandwiches paired with beer & wine.
73 locals recommend
Bratz Y'all! Bistro • Bakery • Biergarten
617-B Piety St
73 locals recommend
Traditional German beer garden serving sausage & schnitzel sandwiches paired with beer & wine.
Casual, counter-serve restaurant with thin-crust pizza, beer & a decidedly hipster ambiance.
460 locals recommend
Pizza Delicious
617 Piety St
460 locals recommend
Casual, counter-serve restaurant with thin-crust pizza, beer & a decidedly hipster ambiance.
Eclectic spot with sidewalk seats featuring Cajun-style cafe eats, plus espresso drinks & cocktails.
175 locals recommend
Who Dat Coffee Cafe
2401 Burgundy St
175 locals recommend
Eclectic spot with sidewalk seats featuring Cajun-style cafe eats, plus espresso drinks & cocktails.
Cozy coffeehouse with pastries, vegan snacks & fair-trade brews, plus outdoor seating.
237 locals recommend
Fair Grinds Coffeehouse
3133 Ponce De Leon St
237 locals recommend
Cozy coffeehouse with pastries, vegan snacks & fair-trade brews, plus outdoor seating.
Adorned with original art, this modern eatery & bar offers creative Turkish street eats & delivery. They also have pinball!
120 locals recommend
Kebab
2315 St Claude Ave
120 locals recommend
Adorned with original art, this modern eatery & bar offers creative Turkish street eats & delivery. They also have pinball!
Laid-back Italian eatery specializing in build-your-own pasta dishes with various sauces & add-ons.
59 locals recommend
Arabella Casa Di Pasta
2258 St Claude Ave
59 locals recommend
Laid-back Italian eatery specializing in build-your-own pasta dishes with various sauces & add-ons.
Creative Chinese fare made with Southern twists in a simple setting with beer, wine & cocktails too.
149 locals recommend
Red's Chinese
3048 St Claude Ave
149 locals recommend
Creative Chinese fare made with Southern twists in a simple setting with beer, wine & cocktails too.
Shank is a full service butcher shop and charcuterie, specializing in Italian-cured meats. Ever-changing lunch menu for dine-in or take home. All products are locally-sourced.
26 locals recommend
Shank Charcuterie
2352 St Claude Ave
26 locals recommend
Shank is a full service butcher shop and charcuterie, specializing in Italian-cured meats. Ever-changing lunch menu for dine-in or take home. All products are locally-sourced.
1875 market reborn as a cool food hall with stalls selling eats & drinks, plus some outdoor seating.
466 locals recommend
St. Roch Market
2381 St Claude Ave
466 locals recommend
1875 market reborn as a cool food hall with stalls selling eats & drinks, plus some outdoor seating.

Parks & Nature

Great view of the city. 2 blocks from the house.
20 locals recommend
Crescent Park Trail
Crescent Park Trail
20 locals recommend
Great view of the city. 2 blocks from the house.
Beautiful walk along the Mississippi River, steps from the French Quarter.
9 locals recommend
The Moonwalk Riverfront Park
9 locals recommend
Beautiful walk along the Mississippi River, steps from the French Quarter.
Different side of the Mississippi River. Great for sunsets, if you are in the uptown area.
110 locals recommend
Audubon Riverview Park
6500 Magazine St
110 locals recommend
Different side of the Mississippi River. Great for sunsets, if you are in the uptown area.
Louis Armstrong Park is a 32-acre park located in the Tremé neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana, just across Rampart Street from the French Quarter.
252 locals recommend
Louis Armstrong Park
701 N Rampart St
252 locals recommend
Louis Armstrong Park is a 32-acre park located in the Tremé neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana, just across Rampart Street from the French Quarter.

Arts & Culture

The New Orleans Jazz Museum is a music museum in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., dedicated to preserving and celebrating the history of jazz music.
109 locals recommend
New Orleans Jazz Museum
400 Esplanade Ave
109 locals recommend
The New Orleans Jazz Museum is a music museum in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., dedicated to preserving and celebrating the history of jazz music.
Circa-1823 apothecary is now a museum with exhibits of early medicines, superstitious cures & more.
55 locals recommend
New Orleans Pharmacy Museum
514 Chartres St
55 locals recommend
Circa-1823 apothecary is now a museum with exhibits of early medicines, superstitious cures & more.
The Backstreet Cultural Museum holds the world’s most comprehensive collection related to New Orleans’ African American community-based masking and processional traditions, including Mardi Gras Indians, jazz funerals, social aid and pleasure clubs, Baby Dolls, and Skull and Bone gangs.
143 locals recommend
Backstreet Cultural Museum
1531 Henriette Delille St
143 locals recommend
The Backstreet Cultural Museum holds the world’s most comprehensive collection related to New Orleans’ African American community-based masking and processional traditions, including Mardi Gras Indians, jazz funerals, social aid and pleasure clubs, Baby Dolls, and Skull and Bone gangs.
The New Orleans Museum of Art is the oldest fine arts museum in the city of New Orleans.
782 locals recommend
New Orleans Museum of Art
1 Collins Diboll Cir
782 locals recommend
The New Orleans Museum of Art is the oldest fine arts museum in the city of New Orleans.
Located in the vibrant Warehouse Arts District of downtown New Orleans, Louisiana, the Ogden Museum of Southern Art holds the largest and most comprehensive collection of Southern art and is recognized for its original exhibitions, public events and educational programs which examine the development of visual art alongside Southern traditions of music, literature and culinary heritage to provide a comprehensive story of the South.
315 locals recommend
Ogden Museum of Southern Art
925 Camp St
315 locals recommend
Located in the vibrant Warehouse Arts District of downtown New Orleans, Louisiana, the Ogden Museum of Southern Art holds the largest and most comprehensive collection of Southern art and is recognized for its original exhibitions, public events and educational programs which examine the development of visual art alongside Southern traditions of music, literature and culinary heritage to provide a comprehensive story of the South.

Sightseeing

Live music, art vendors, and performers line this area in front of St. Louis Cathedral.
477 locals recommend
Jackson Square
701 Decatur St
477 locals recommend
Live music, art vendors, and performers line this area in front of St. Louis Cathedral.
Talk a walk down Royal St and check out the scene of musicians, art galleries, and antique stores.
790 locals recommend
French Quarter
790 locals recommend
Talk a walk down Royal St and check out the scene of musicians, art galleries, and antique stores.

Everything Else

Famous street known as being the spot to catch live local music day and night.
655 locals recommend
Frenchmen Street
655 locals recommend
Famous street known as being the spot to catch live local music day and night.