Guidebook for New Orleans

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Guidebook for New Orleans

Food Scene

This restaurant has incredible Thai cuisine and sometimes features an acoustic set.
138 locals recommend
SukhoThai
2200 Royal St
138 locals recommend
This restaurant has incredible Thai cuisine and sometimes features an acoustic set.
A pretty good breakfast/brunch place only a few blocks away (this post indicates their Garden District location). Surrey's can have long lines on the weekends, so get there early!
392 locals recommend
Surrey's Café & Juice Bar
1418 Magazine Street
392 locals recommend
A pretty good breakfast/brunch place only a few blocks away (this post indicates their Garden District location). Surrey's can have long lines on the weekends, so get there early!
Shaya is known for its modern atmosphere and fine Israeli cuisine. It is only a few blocks away, uses locally grown food, and one of my favorites. Make sure you try this place!
Dominique's on Magazine
4213 Magazine St
Shaya is known for its modern atmosphere and fine Israeli cuisine. It is only a few blocks away, uses locally grown food, and one of my favorites. Make sure you try this place!
Great Oysters! The hours and days they are open is difficult to figure out.
107 locals recommend
Casamento's Restaurant
4330 Magazine St
107 locals recommend
Great Oysters! The hours and days they are open is difficult to figure out.
Delicious local cuisine and a nice atmosphere only a block away!
48 locals recommend
Apolline
4729 Magazine St
48 locals recommend
Delicious local cuisine and a nice atmosphere only a block away!
Start the day with coffee and authentic French pastries. My friends and I can be found here in the morning on weekends.
188 locals recommend
La Boulangerie
4600 Magazine St
188 locals recommend
Start the day with coffee and authentic French pastries. My friends and I can be found here in the morning on weekends.
A very old, established neighborhood restaurant has delicious food and a great oyster bar.
97 locals recommend
Pascal's Manale
1838 Napoleon Ave
97 locals recommend
A very old, established neighborhood restaurant has delicious food and a great oyster bar.
The food and drinks here are great, and the atmosphere is nice. Fresh seafood and oysters.
198 locals recommend
Superior Seafood & Oyster Bar
4338 Saint Charles Avenue
198 locals recommend
The food and drinks here are great, and the atmosphere is nice. Fresh seafood and oysters.
The food is delicious here
73 locals recommend
Upperline
1413 Upperline St
73 locals recommend
The food is delicious here
Who doesn't like an old fashioned ice cream parlor?
142 locals recommend
Creole Creamery
4924 Prytania St
142 locals recommend
Who doesn't like an old fashioned ice cream parlor?
Get your wine and cheese fix here
88 locals recommend
St. James Cheese Company - Uptown
5004 Prytania St
88 locals recommend
Get your wine and cheese fix here
My favorite coffee shop in the city
35 locals recommend
CC's Coffee House
900 Jefferson Ave
35 locals recommend
My favorite coffee shop in the city
Award-winning chefs are just steps away (3 blocks) at La Petite Grocery. Recently featured on "Top Chef."
184 locals recommend
La Petite Grocery
4238 Magazine St
184 locals recommend
Award-winning chefs are just steps away (3 blocks) at La Petite Grocery. Recently featured on "Top Chef."
One of the best burgers in our city. Always fresh, delicious ingredients.
130 locals recommend
The Company Burger
4600 Freret St
130 locals recommend
One of the best burgers in our city. Always fresh, delicious ingredients.
Great food and brunch at this place! Traditional New Orleans fare and drinks. One of my favorites! Nearby on Freret St.
134 locals recommend
The High Hat Cafe
4500 Freret Street
134 locals recommend
Great food and brunch at this place! Traditional New Orleans fare and drinks. One of my favorites! Nearby on Freret St.
If you feel like going for something nice, check out the menu at Patois. I have never been disappointed going here.
80 locals recommend
Patois
6078 Laurel St
80 locals recommend
If you feel like going for something nice, check out the menu at Patois. I have never been disappointed going here.
Mint has delicious Vietnamese food at a great price. Mixed in with all of the Freret Street attractions.
58 locals recommend
Mint Modern Vietnamese
5100 Freret St
58 locals recommend
Mint has delicious Vietnamese food at a great price. Mixed in with all of the Freret Street attractions.
If tequila is your thing, go try the drinks at this place. I go there for the Mezcal. One block from the house.
22 locals recommend
Del Fuego NOLA
4518 Magazine St
22 locals recommend
If tequila is your thing, go try the drinks at this place. I go there for the Mezcal. One block from the house.
Fresh ground coffee is steps away. The coffee at the French Bakery is good, but this café's specialty coffee is a must for coffee lovers.
52 locals recommend
HEY! Café & Coffee Roastery
4303 Magazine St
52 locals recommend
Fresh ground coffee is steps away. The coffee at the French Bakery is good, but this café's specialty coffee is a must for coffee lovers.
Enjoy the fine cuisine and cocktails of chef Dominique Macquet in the neighborhood.
11 locals recommend
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4128 Magazine Street
11 locals recommend
Enjoy the fine cuisine and cocktails of chef Dominique Macquet in the neighborhood.
Check this place out, especially for vegans.
17 locals recommend
Superfood Bar
4113 Magazine St
17 locals recommend
Check this place out, especially for vegans.
This is, by far, my favorite breakfast spot. Cure your hangover or start your busy day with one of their huge omelets. Crowded on weekends.
100 locals recommend
Slim Goodies Diner
3322 Magazine St
100 locals recommend
This is, by far, my favorite breakfast spot. Cure your hangover or start your busy day with one of their huge omelets. Crowded on weekends.
Try Ethiopian food just down the street. Not a fancy place, but I enjoy something different, and recommend the food.
15 locals recommend
Cafe Abyssinia
3511 Magazine St
15 locals recommend
Try Ethiopian food just down the street. Not a fancy place, but I enjoy something different, and recommend the food.
Great pizza, and I really like the bar in this restaurant. In the heart of dining on Magazine Street.
15 locals recommend
Amici Ristorante & Bar
3218 Magazine St
15 locals recommend
Great pizza, and I really like the bar in this restaurant. In the heart of dining on Magazine Street.
Local pizza restaurant
97 locals recommend
PIZZA domenica
4933 Magazine St
97 locals recommend
Local pizza restaurant

Drinks & Nightlife

If you're up late, check out this neighborhood bar. The inside is interesting, and the live music is great.
153 locals recommend
Le Bon Temps
4801 Magazine St
153 locals recommend
If you're up late, check out this neighborhood bar. The inside is interesting, and the live music is great.
Definitely a neighborhood dive bar, a true New Orleans' strange and quirky bar experience. There is a laundry facility in this bar as well.
13 locals recommend
Igor's Buddha Belly Bar-Grill-Laundry
4437 Magazine St
13 locals recommend
Definitely a neighborhood dive bar, a true New Orleans' strange and quirky bar experience. There is a laundry facility in this bar as well.
Check out their live music - great shows come through here.
429 locals recommend
Tipitina's
501 Napoleon Ave
429 locals recommend
Check out their live music - great shows come through here.
An interesting neighborhood bar where the decor is all from churches
60 locals recommend
St. Joe's Bar
5535 Magazine St
60 locals recommend
An interesting neighborhood bar where the decor is all from churches
Listen to live music and enjoy a great drink in this beautiful building on the Avenue
220 locals recommend
The Columns Hotel
3811 St Charles Ave
220 locals recommend
Listen to live music and enjoy a great drink in this beautiful building on the Avenue
Gasa Gasa is a nearby concert venue - check their schedule to see who is playing.
75 locals recommend
Gasa Gasa
4920 Freret St
75 locals recommend
Gasa Gasa is a nearby concert venue - check their schedule to see who is playing.
This is a cozy wine bar in the neighboring Freret Street area. Any wine you like, and well-made drinks.
244 locals recommend
Cure
4905 Freret St
244 locals recommend
This is a cozy wine bar in the neighboring Freret Street area. Any wine you like, and well-made drinks.
This is a classic New Orleans local/dive bar. Food in the back, great drink specials - catch a Saints game there.
60 locals recommend
Half Moon Bar & Restaurant
1125 St Mary St
60 locals recommend
This is a classic New Orleans local/dive bar. Food in the back, great drink specials - catch a Saints game there.
Rendezvous Tavern, though smoky, is a good place to shoot pool, watch a game, and meet people.
39 locals recommend
Rendezvous Tavern
3101 Magazine St
39 locals recommend
Rendezvous Tavern, though smoky, is a good place to shoot pool, watch a game, and meet people.
This is the closest bar with tons of beers on tap - if you want to try different beers, this is the place to go. Nice courtyard and decent bar food.
184 locals recommend
The Bulldog, Uptown
3236 Magazine St
184 locals recommend
This is the closest bar with tons of beers on tap - if you want to try different beers, this is the place to go. Nice courtyard and decent bar food.
An original brewery locally owned and operated, this is a fun spot to grab a beer and food.
140 locals recommend
NOLA Brewing Co.
3033 Tchoupitoulas St
140 locals recommend
An original brewery locally owned and operated, this is a fun spot to grab a beer and food.
Another great local brewery that popped up in the neighborhood, this spot is great to get local brews, food, and watch a game.
50 locals recommend
Port Orleans Brewing Co.
4124 Tchoupitoulas St
50 locals recommend
Another great local brewery that popped up in the neighborhood, this spot is great to get local brews, food, and watch a game.
This is a tourist/neighborhood 24/7 bar just a few blocks away
111 locals recommend
The Club Ms Maes
4336 Magazine St
111 locals recommend
This is a tourist/neighborhood 24/7 bar just a few blocks away
Neighborhood dive bar
16 locals recommend
Milan Lounge
1312 Milan St
16 locals recommend
Neighborhood dive bar
Another neighborhood dive bar - too many to list!
49 locals recommend
Kingpin
1307 Lyons St
49 locals recommend
Another neighborhood dive bar - too many to list!

Essentials

A huge grocery with everything you need
1002 locals recommend
Rouses Market
400 N Carrollton Ave
1002 locals recommend
A huge grocery with everything you need
Shop and dine in Whole Foods Uptown location
736 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
300 N Broad St
736 locals recommend
Shop and dine in Whole Foods Uptown location

Sightseeing

Rent bikes here to explore the city
22 locals recommend
Mike the Bike Guy
4411 Magazine St
22 locals recommend
Rent bikes here to explore the city
Hop on and off the bus to get a tour of the city
30 locals recommend
Hop On Hop Off: Stop 4
1113 N Rampart St
30 locals recommend
Hop on and off the bus to get a tour of the city
Check out the amazing properties in this neighborhood
260 locals recommend
Garden District
260 locals recommend
Check out the amazing properties in this neighborhood
You are one block away from this corridor of shopping, restaurants, and bars
396 locals recommend
Magazine Street
Magazine Street
396 locals recommend
You are one block away from this corridor of shopping, restaurants, and bars
Ride the historic St. Charles Streetcar
150 locals recommend
Saint Charles Avenue
Saint Charles Avenue
150 locals recommend
Ride the historic St. Charles Streetcar

Entertainment & Activities

Sadly, this is one of the last remaining neighborhood theaters in New Orleans
125 locals recommend
Prytania Theatre
5339 Prytania St
125 locals recommend
Sadly, this is one of the last remaining neighborhood theaters in New Orleans

Parks & Nature

Enjoy the beautiful trees in Audubon Park
344 locals recommend
Audubon Park station
344 locals recommend
Enjoy the beautiful trees in Audubon Park
Across from the park, visit the Audubon Zoo
893 locals recommend
Audubon Park
6500 Magazine St
893 locals recommend
Across from the park, visit the Audubon Zoo

Arts & Culture

Tulane and Loyola University campuses are nearby
106 locals recommend
Tulane University
6823 St Charles Ave
106 locals recommend
Tulane and Loyola University campuses are nearby