Alex’s New Orleans Guidebook
Food scene
Satsuma Cafe
3218 Dauphine StreetBacchanal Fine Wine & Spirits
600 Poland Aveevening drinks/snacks
1117 Montegut St
1117 Montegut StreetN7
Dinner Spot
Napoleon House
500 Chartres Stlunch and drinks- muffelettas & Pimms Cup
Tableau
616 St Peterdranks (but also looks like it has good food)
Arnaud's
813 Bienville Stdrinks (but food also looks good)
Carousel Bar
214 Royal StDrinks! (possibly before dinner on Friday)
The Sazerac House
101 Magazine StDrinks!
Sylvain
625 Chartres StDinner in French Quarter
Atchafalaya
901 Louisiana AveBRUNCH
Cochon Restaurant
930 Tchoupitoulas StreetLunch MUST
Bouligny Tavern
3641 Magazine StDrinks
The Columns Hotel
3811 St Charles AveDrinks
Coquette
2800 Magazine StDinner
lunch for the best poboy and easy beer, especially if you're hungover
681 locals recommend
Parkway Bakery & Tavern
538 Hagan Avelunch for the best poboy and easy beer, especially if you're hungover
Herbsaint
701 St Charles AveDinner spot-- maybe Sunday night??
Seafood from a coal grill & raw bar, plus local brews, are found in rustic digs with weathered wood.
261 locals recommend
Pêche Seafood Grill
800 Magazine StSeafood from a coal grill & raw bar, plus local brews, are found in rustic digs with weathered wood.
Fabled institution for diner fare dished out by bow-tied servers, plus late-night dining.
189 locals recommend
The Camellia Grill
626 S Carrollton AveFabled institution for diner fare dished out by bow-tied servers, plus late-night dining.
lunch spot- Cash-only spot serving fresh oysters & other seafood in a compact, mosaic-tiled space since 1919.
107 locals recommend
Casamento's Restaurant
4330 Magazine Stlunch spot- Cash-only spot serving fresh oysters & other seafood in a compact, mosaic-tiled space since 1919.
Modern, downtown hub of the Metairie original known for charbroiled oysters & other seafood.
162 locals recommend
Drago's - Hilton Riverside
2 Poydras StModern, downtown hub of the Metairie original known for charbroiled oysters & other seafood.
A playful option for inventive sandwiches & cocktails served in a quirky, colorful space.
126 locals recommend
Turkey and the Wolf
739 Jackson AvenueA playful option for inventive sandwiches & cocktails served in a quirky, colorful space.
A sophisticated eatery serving Caribbean- and European-accented takes on New Orleans flavors.
70 locals recommend
Compère Lapin
535 Tchoupitoulas StA sophisticated eatery serving Caribbean- and European-accented takes on New Orleans flavors.
American restaurant & cocktail bar in a big brick building using seasonal & locally reared produce.
105 locals recommend
Bywater American Bistro
2900 Chartres StAmerican restaurant & cocktail bar in a big brick building using seasonal & locally reared produce.
Made-from-scratch Louisiana fare in a quaint cottage that housed a grocery store in the 1800s.
184 locals recommend
La Petite Grocery
4238 Magazine StMade-from-scratch Louisiana fare in a quaint cottage that housed a grocery store in the 1800s.
Fine-dining century-old institution serving French-Creole fare in upscale space (jackets required).
167 locals recommend
Galatoires
209 Bourbon StFine-dining century-old institution serving French-Creole fare in upscale space (jackets required).
New French fare at a smart restaurant in a chandelier-studded 19th-century space.
79 locals recommend
August
301 Tchoupitoulas StNew French fare at a smart restaurant in a chandelier-studded 19th-century space.
Sightseeing
The Spotted Cat Music Club
623 Frenchmen Stlive music
Mimi's In the Marigny
2600 Chartres Streetlive music
Sculpture Garden
1 Collins Diboll Cirsculpture gardens @ NOMA