Guidebook for New Orleans

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Guidebook for New Orleans

Food Scene

Great German outdoor beer garden offering up German brews, brats and other German dishes. Come for a liter of beer and a large german pretzel.
73 locals recommend
Bratz Y'all! Bistro • Bakery • Biergarten
617-B Piety St
73 locals recommend
Great German outdoor beer garden offering up German brews, brats and other German dishes. Come for a liter of beer and a large german pretzel.
Great local micro-brewery located just a couple blocks off the end of the new Lafitte Bikeway. Outdoor seating and usually a food truck out front.
96 locals recommend
Second Line Brewing
433 N Bernadotte St
96 locals recommend
Great local micro-brewery located just a couple blocks off the end of the new Lafitte Bikeway. Outdoor seating and usually a food truck out front.
Do like locals after a late night or long day of drinking, grab delicious seafood freshly fried to order at this counter service super casual spot on the Saint Claude Ave corridor.
24 locals recommend
Capt. Sal's Seafood & Chicken
3168 St Claude Ave
24 locals recommend
Do like locals after a late night or long day of drinking, grab delicious seafood freshly fried to order at this counter service super casual spot on the Saint Claude Ave corridor.
Bistro style corner restaurant with outdoor sidewalk seating. Varied menu and great people watching with a newly expanded bar and live music in the evenings.
37 locals recommend
Marigny Brasserie
640 Frenchmen St
37 locals recommend
Bistro style corner restaurant with outdoor sidewalk seating. Varied menu and great people watching with a newly expanded bar and live music in the evenings.
Local super-chef Susan Spicer's romantic and highly rated upscale restaurant with top notch service, set inside a historic creole cottage with an idyllic courtyard out back.
60 locals recommend
Bayona
430 Dauphine St
60 locals recommend
Local super-chef Susan Spicer's romantic and highly rated upscale restaurant with top notch service, set inside a historic creole cottage with an idyllic courtyard out back.
Cafe/coffeehouse with organic, locally harvested produce & ingredients. Funky indoor decor and outdoor patio, also known for their fresh juice drinks.
376 locals recommend
Satsuma Cafe
3218 Dauphine St
376 locals recommend
Cafe/coffeehouse with organic, locally harvested produce & ingredients. Funky indoor decor and outdoor patio, also known for their fresh juice drinks.
New York Style thin crust pizza offered by the slice or whole pie to order, counter service with indoor & outdoor seating.
460 locals recommend
Pizza Delicious
617 Piety St
460 locals recommend
New York Style thin crust pizza offered by the slice or whole pie to order, counter service with indoor & outdoor seating.
Independently owned cafe offering Vegan and meat options allowing vegetarians and meat eaters to both find something good on their very fresh, "in-season" menu.
193 locals recommend
Sneaky Pickle
3200 Burgundy St
193 locals recommend
Independently owned cafe offering Vegan and meat options allowing vegetarians and meat eaters to both find something good on their very fresh, "in-season" menu.
Small, enjoyable local bakery with a wide array of delicious baked goods and a breakfast/lunch menu
93 locals recommend
Shake Sugary
3304 St Claude Ave
93 locals recommend
Small, enjoyable local bakery with a wide array of delicious baked goods and a breakfast/lunch menu
Down the driveway beside Siberia, a small, hipster cool coffee spot with a few indoor tables and lots of outdoor seating.
238 locals recommend
Fair Grinds Coffeehouse
3133 Ponce De Leon St
238 locals recommend
Down the driveway beside Siberia, a small, hipster cool coffee spot with a few indoor tables and lots of outdoor seating.
Laid back hipster coffee shop set across from a former orphanage turned hostel in the cool Lower Garden District
184 locals recommend
Mojo Coffee House
1500 Magazine St
184 locals recommend
Laid back hipster coffee shop set across from a former orphanage turned hostel in the cool Lower Garden District
Just as good as the other location, amazing Mexican food, strong drinks and great service.
19 locals recommend
Juan's Flying Burrito - CBD
515 Baronne Street
19 locals recommend
Just as good as the other location, amazing Mexican food, strong drinks and great service.
Wine themed restaurant with wine flights available at the bar and excellent food, costs a bit more due to prime location in the Quarter
35 locals recommend
Orleans Grapevine Wine Bar & Bistro
720 Orleans St
35 locals recommend
Wine themed restaurant with wine flights available at the bar and excellent food, costs a bit more due to prime location in the Quarter
Very old-school seafood spot to get massive platters of fried delicious food with friendly staff and good specials.
99 locals recommend
Jack Dempsey's Restaurant
738 Poland Ave
99 locals recommend
Very old-school seafood spot to get massive platters of fried delicious food with friendly staff and good specials.
Old mansion turned into a restaurant/bar/outdoor tropical pool club (entry fee required for the pool). Local hangout with huge front porch and a pool table in the back by the bar
451 locals recommend
The Country Club
634 Louisa Street
451 locals recommend
Old mansion turned into a restaurant/bar/outdoor tropical pool club (entry fee required for the pool). Local hangout with huge front porch and a pool table in the back by the bar
Local independent smoked BBQ spot with outdoor patio. Counter service, and of course a full bar.
405 locals recommend
The Joint
701 Mazant St
405 locals recommend
Local independent smoked BBQ spot with outdoor patio. Counter service, and of course a full bar.
Greek style fresh kababs. Open lunchtime and late night. They offer an array of vintage pinball machines, amazing frites, beer/wine and even fresh coconuts!
120 locals recommend
Kebab
2315 St Claude Ave
120 locals recommend
Greek style fresh kababs. Open lunchtime and late night. They offer an array of vintage pinball machines, amazing frites, beer/wine and even fresh coconuts!
Modern chic independent coffee shop with sidewalk tables, Vietnamese food on Fridays, Japanese ice cream and yes . . . even an orange couch!
128 locals recommend
The Orange Couch
2339 Royal St
128 locals recommend
Modern chic independent coffee shop with sidewalk tables, Vietnamese food on Fridays, Japanese ice cream and yes . . . even an orange couch!
Late night po-boy's and drink specials. This is an old school staple of New Orleans and perfect when its late and you're hungry.
81 locals recommend
Gene's Po-Boys
1040 Elysian Fields Ave
81 locals recommend
Late night po-boy's and drink specials. This is an old school staple of New Orleans and perfect when its late and you're hungry.
Popular breakfast/brunch weekend spot, family owned local restaurant with full menu.
201 locals recommend
Li'l Dizzy's Cafe
1500 Esplanade Ave
201 locals recommend
Popular breakfast/brunch weekend spot, family owned local restaurant with full menu.
Everyone comes to this reasonably priced counter service spot for their incredible seafood and boiled crawfish/shrimp.
89 locals recommend
Cajun Seafood
1479 N Claiborne Ave
89 locals recommend
Everyone comes to this reasonably priced counter service spot for their incredible seafood and boiled crawfish/shrimp.
Very old school bakery seemingly out of the 1950's, breads, sweets and ladies who call everyone "baby"
13 locals recommend
Alois J Binder Bakery
940 Frenchmen Street
13 locals recommend
Very old school bakery seemingly out of the 1950's, breads, sweets and ladies who call everyone "baby"
Coffee, Beignets and a perfect spot to relax in City Park
221 locals recommend
Morning Call
56 Dreyfous Dr
221 locals recommend
Coffee, Beignets and a perfect spot to relax in City Park
Local coffee shop, good people watching in the heart of the French Quarter.
18 locals recommend
CC's Coffee House
941 Royal St
18 locals recommend
Local coffee shop, good people watching in the heart of the French Quarter.
The best fried chicken ever, seriously. If this location has too long of lines, try their other location Uptown on St Charles Ave!
675 locals recommend
Mimi's In the Marigny
2600 Chartres Street
675 locals recommend
The best fried chicken ever, seriously. If this location has too long of lines, try their other location Uptown on St Charles Ave!
Authentic Middle Eastern cuisine with large portions and good service. Great people watching and even a small grocery to one side.
47 locals recommend
Mona's Cafe Frenchmen
504 Frenchmen St
47 locals recommend
Authentic Middle Eastern cuisine with large portions and good service. Great people watching and even a small grocery to one side.
24 hour a day tiny grocery deli with really good food and even delivery!
173 locals recommend
Verti Marte
1201 Royal St
173 locals recommend
24 hour a day tiny grocery deli with really good food and even delivery!
Parisian sidewalk cafe coffee shop. Great breakfast specials and good coffee and the perfect spot to spend a morning or day watching people.
96 locals recommend
Envie Espresso Bar & Cafe
1241 Decatur St
96 locals recommend
Parisian sidewalk cafe coffee shop. Great breakfast specials and good coffee and the perfect spot to spend a morning or day watching people.
Fusion food, locally grown produce, really delicious and interesting menu set down a scenic alleyway
50 locals recommend
Green Goddess
307 Exchange Pl
50 locals recommend
Fusion food, locally grown produce, really delicious and interesting menu set down a scenic alleyway
Even though it's in a generic hotel lobby, this is the spot to get the best chargrilled and raw oysters, local owned and operated family business.
162 locals recommend
Drago's - Hilton Riverside
2 Poydras St
162 locals recommend
Even though it's in a generic hotel lobby, this is the spot to get the best chargrilled and raw oysters, local owned and operated family business.
Greasy spoon 24 Hour diner straight out of New York in the heart of the Quarter.
89 locals recommend
Clover Grill
900 Bourbon St
89 locals recommend
Greasy spoon 24 Hour diner straight out of New York in the heart of the Quarter.
Outdoor pizza/beer garden with great food
8 locals recommend
Wood Pizza Bistro & Taphouse
404 Andrew Higgins Dr
8 locals recommend
Outdoor pizza/beer garden with great food
Casual, great service, great food and strong margaritas, this place has it all.
198 locals recommend
Juan's Flying Burrito - LGD
2018 Magazine St
198 locals recommend
Casual, great service, great food and strong margaritas, this place has it all.
Caribbean infused restaurant bar with a Tuesday Taco happy hour and daily happy hour beer/drink specials.
228 locals recommend
The Rum House
3128 Magazine St
228 locals recommend
Caribbean infused restaurant bar with a Tuesday Taco happy hour and daily happy hour beer/drink specials.
Small, good Italian eatery in an old house with spacious outdoor patio away from the tourist district set on the tree lined Esplanade Avenue.
86 locals recommend
Nonna Mia Cafe & Pizzeria
3125 Esplanade Ave
86 locals recommend
Small, good Italian eatery in an old house with spacious outdoor patio away from the tourist district set on the tree lined Esplanade Avenue.
Independent Thai restaurant and bar with daily drink specials. Very good!
138 locals recommend
SukhoThai
2200 Royal St
138 locals recommend
Independent Thai restaurant and bar with daily drink specials. Very good!
24 hour, must do spot for beignet's overlooking the always busy Decatur Street
703 locals recommend
Cafe Du Monde French Market
800 Decatur St
703 locals recommend
24 hour, must do spot for beignet's overlooking the always busy Decatur Street
Good deli counter local spot with inexpensive hot dishes to go. *NOTE* map shows it at wrong location, it is at Saint Bernard Ave & Rampart Street
11 locals recommend
Today's Cajun Seafood
1700 McShane Place
11 locals recommend
Good deli counter local spot with inexpensive hot dishes to go. *NOTE* map shows it at wrong location, it is at Saint Bernard Ave & Rampart Street
French style cafe overlooking Armstrong Park. French press coffee and fresh baked goods and breakfast
18 locals recommend
Mister Gregory
806 N Rampart St
18 locals recommend
French style cafe overlooking Armstrong Park. French press coffee and fresh baked goods and breakfast
Funky hipster cool Chinese fusion style restaurant with massive portions
151 locals recommend
Red's Chinese
3048 St Claude Ave
151 locals recommend
Funky hipster cool Chinese fusion style restaurant with massive portions
Various food vendors in a restored former public market. $5 happy hour specials and a full bar along with indoor/outdoor seating
467 locals recommend
St. Roch Market
2381 St Claude Ave
467 locals recommend
Various food vendors in a restored former public market. $5 happy hour specials and a full bar along with indoor/outdoor seating
Hipster cool spot with an excellent menu, full bar and sophisticated "hide-away" setting
155 locals recommend
The Franklin
2600 Dauphine Street
155 locals recommend
Hipster cool spot with an excellent menu, full bar and sophisticated "hide-away" setting
Fantastic blend of modern and casual dining in a rustic chic warehouse space. The pizzas are incredible and always something new on the menu
203 locals recommend
Paladar 511
511 Marigny St
203 locals recommend
Fantastic blend of modern and casual dining in a rustic chic warehouse space. The pizzas are incredible and always something new on the menu
Incredible local bakery and breakfast spot, all you can drink coffee, who could ask for anything more?
269 locals recommend
New Orleans Cake Café & Bakery
2440 Chartres St
269 locals recommend
Incredible local bakery and breakfast spot, all you can drink coffee, who could ask for anything more?
Wasabi Sushi & Bar Local Sushi restaurant, try the Marigny Roll & Dragon Roll
900 Frenchmen St
900 Frenchmen Street
Wasabi Sushi & Bar Local Sushi restaurant, try the Marigny Roll & Dragon Roll
Italian Creole family run spot with only 11 tables. Go early or wait, good food, mussels in white wine sauce, Chicken Tyler and anything in "Ocean" sauce are the best!
137 locals recommend
Adolfo's
611 Frenchmen St
137 locals recommend
Italian Creole family run spot with only 11 tables. Go early or wait, good food, mussels in white wine sauce, Chicken Tyler and anything in "Ocean" sauce are the best!
Old school New Orleans, without the attitude. Good food, decent prices, best muffuletta, gumbo and jambalaya around. Signature Pimm's cup cocktail
112 locals recommend
Napoleon House
500 Chartres St
112 locals recommend
Old school New Orleans, without the attitude. Good food, decent prices, best muffuletta, gumbo and jambalaya around. Signature Pimm's cup cocktail
Parisian style French bakery in the heart of the French Quarter. Fruit filled croissants and bakery items.
102 locals recommend
Croissant D'Or Patisserie
617 Ursulines Ave
102 locals recommend
Parisian style French bakery in the heart of the French Quarter. Fruit filled croissants and bakery items.
Independent homemade pasta restaurant with counter service, daily specials and a full bar.
59 locals recommend
Arabella Casa Di Pasta
2258 St Claude Ave
59 locals recommend
Independent homemade pasta restaurant with counter service, daily specials and a full bar.
Local independent coffee shop/cafe, hangout on Frenchmen Street try the Mexican Coffee, my favorite!
32 locals recommend
Cafe Rose Nicaud
632 Frenchmen St
32 locals recommend
Local independent coffee shop/cafe, hangout on Frenchmen Street try the Mexican Coffee, my favorite!
Fantastic outdoor wine/beer/liquor garden in a laid back patio setting with excellent food and a free wine tasting every Saturday 3-6
839 locals recommend
Bacchanal Fine Wine & Spirits
600 Poland Ave
839 locals recommend
Fantastic outdoor wine/beer/liquor garden in a laid back patio setting with excellent food and a free wine tasting every Saturday 3-6
New Orleans Laundromat/Bar/Cafe/Lounge. Good po-boys and cheap drinks, counter service and laundry facilities.
116 locals recommend
Melba's Poboys
1525 Elysian Fields Avenue
116 locals recommend
New Orleans Laundromat/Bar/Cafe/Lounge. Good po-boys and cheap drinks, counter service and laundry facilities.
Great breakfast spot with moderate priced, delicious food
121 locals recommend
Horn's Eatery And Catering
2440 Dauphine St
121 locals recommend
Great breakfast spot with moderate priced, delicious food
Wildly popular sandwich shop linked to the upscale restaurant with same name next door. The lines out the door are justified by the excellent food.
448 locals recommend
Cochon RESTAURANT
930 Tchoupitoulas St
448 locals recommend
Wildly popular sandwich shop linked to the upscale restaurant with same name next door. The lines out the door are justified by the excellent food.
Perfect New Orleans Corner Store offering po-boys, hot plates and even deviled eggs and used romance novels, don't mind the loiterers
81 locals recommend
Frady's One Stop Food Store
3231 Dauphine St
81 locals recommend
Perfect New Orleans Corner Store offering po-boys, hot plates and even deviled eggs and used romance novels, don't mind the loiterers

Drinks & Nightlife

Great lively bar with an upstairs popular tapas restaurant, very busy on weekends
675 locals recommend
Mimi's In the Marigny
2600 Chartres Street
675 locals recommend
Great lively bar with an upstairs popular tapas restaurant, very busy on weekends
Hipster cool burger & beer joint with backyard patio
116 locals recommend
Junction Bar & Grill
3021 St Claude Ave
116 locals recommend
Hipster cool burger & beer joint with backyard patio
Eclectic music venue with a variety of musicians and in the back the famous "Taco Truck" food counter with delicious inexpensive food that you will love
71 locals recommend
Cafe Negril
606 Frenchmen St
71 locals recommend
Eclectic music venue with a variety of musicians and in the back the famous "Taco Truck" food counter with delicious inexpensive food that you will love
Old school social-pleasure hall turned late night hipster/alternative cool bar with DJ's, killer sound system and strong, cheap drinks.
10 locals recommend
Poor Boys Bar
1328 St Bernard Ave
10 locals recommend
Old school social-pleasure hall turned late night hipster/alternative cool bar with DJ's, killer sound system and strong, cheap drinks.
Laid back bar that can get really busy on weekends, its where "Uptowners" and "Downtowners" all meet, big back patio set against the beautiful I-90 Expressway and food trucks out front.
68 locals recommend
The Rusty Nail
1100 Constance St
68 locals recommend
Laid back bar that can get really busy on weekends, its where "Uptowners" and "Downtowners" all meet, big back patio set against the beautiful I-90 Expressway and food trucks out front.
Fun, funky surfer themed bar in the heart of downtown, good food, nice staff and a fun atmosphere. Back courtyard and sidewalk seating.
58 locals recommend
Lucy's Retired Surfers Bar & Restaurant
701 Tchoupitoulas St
58 locals recommend
Fun, funky surfer themed bar in the heart of downtown, good food, nice staff and a fun atmosphere. Back courtyard and sidewalk seating.
College crowd and downtown workers love this sleek bar/grill with daily specials and a huge array of arcade games and more to keep you occupied while you get your drink on.
77 locals recommend
Barcadia New Orleans
601 Tchoupitoulas St
77 locals recommend
College crowd and downtown workers love this sleek bar/grill with daily specials and a huge array of arcade games and more to keep you occupied while you get your drink on.
Former corner store turned bar, a real local, casual spot with live music and occasional surprise celebrity musical artists showing up to play a set.
151 locals recommend
B J's Lounge
4301 Burgundy St
151 locals recommend
Former corner store turned bar, a real local, casual spot with live music and occasional surprise celebrity musical artists showing up to play a set.
If the word "Dive Bar" was in the dictionary this bar would be the picture and description. Toilet themed interior with free ping pong and rumored to be the strongest drinks in town!
218 locals recommend
The John
2040 Burgundy St
218 locals recommend
If the word "Dive Bar" was in the dictionary this bar would be the picture and description. Toilet themed interior with free ping pong and rumored to be the strongest drinks in town!
Upscale, chic 1920's art deco bar famous for its signature drink. Once the "office" of famous Huey P. Long who resided in the hotel while serving as Governor.
100 locals recommend
The Sazerac House
101 Magazine St
100 locals recommend
Upscale, chic 1920's art deco bar famous for its signature drink. Once the "office" of famous Huey P. Long who resided in the hotel while serving as Governor.
Locals and tourists intermixed in this very dark, very divey bar where some patrons don't leave until the next day
11 locals recommend
Aunt Tiki's
1207 Decatur St
11 locals recommend
Locals and tourists intermixed in this very dark, very divey bar where some patrons don't leave until the next day
Edgy bar and live music venue with different acts most nights of the week with a pop-up restaurant in back
234 locals recommend
The Dragon's Den
508 Frenchmen St
234 locals recommend
Edgy bar and live music venue with different acts most nights of the week with a pop-up restaurant in back
Casual, funky, long running live music bar, now owned and operated by Kermit Ruffins
75 locals recommend
Kermit's Treme Mother in Law Lounge
1500 North Claiborne Avenue
75 locals recommend
Casual, funky, long running live music bar, now owned and operated by Kermit Ruffins
Everyone's favorite "secret" bar, set in the tiny opening between two bars just off Bourbon Street. You go down the narrow alley to this dungeon, skeleton themed dive bar.
18 locals recommend
The Dungeon
738 Toulouse St
18 locals recommend
Everyone's favorite "secret" bar, set in the tiny opening between two bars just off Bourbon Street. You go down the narrow alley to this dungeon, skeleton themed dive bar.
Even though its on Bourbon Street, this small German themed pub is a perfect locale to listen to great live traditional Jazz with no cover, just buy a drink and grab a seat.
83 locals recommend
Fritzel's European Jazz Bar
733 Bourbon St
83 locals recommend
Even though its on Bourbon Street, this small German themed pub is a perfect locale to listen to great live traditional Jazz with no cover, just buy a drink and grab a seat.
Long time Frenchmen Street Jazz club/bar/restaurant. Featuring local greats and perfect spot to grab dinner and then a live show.
273 locals recommend
Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro
626 Frenchmen St
273 locals recommend
Long time Frenchmen Street Jazz club/bar/restaurant. Featuring local greats and perfect spot to grab dinner and then a live show.
Famous live music venue with bar/restaurant with a huge lineup of performers all year round.
169 locals recommend
House Of Blues
225 Decatur St
169 locals recommend
Famous live music venue with bar/restaurant with a huge lineup of performers all year round.
Two story, very local bar with 2 for one drink specials on Wednesdays.
Other Place
1224 St Bernard Ave
Two story, very local bar with 2 for one drink specials on Wednesdays.
The ideal, dark dive bar that hasn't changed a bit. Cheap drinks and a laid back vibe, occasional Nicholas Cage hang out.
129 locals recommend
Saturn Bar
3067 St Claude Ave
129 locals recommend
The ideal, dark dive bar that hasn't changed a bit. Cheap drinks and a laid back vibe, occasional Nicholas Cage hang out.
Dark, old and cheap bar with a unique Vietnamese "Pho King" in the back pop up restaurant.
167 locals recommend
Lost Love Lounge
2529 Dauphine St
167 locals recommend
Dark, old and cheap bar with a unique Vietnamese "Pho King" in the back pop up restaurant.
The edge of the Quarter and Marigny, live music, really cheap, strong drinks, and even washers and dryers in the back if you need to clean your clothes while listening to live heavy metal.
21 locals recommend
Igor's Checkpoint Charlie's
501 Esplanade Avenue
21 locals recommend
The edge of the Quarter and Marigny, live music, really cheap, strong drinks, and even washers and dryers in the back if you need to clean your clothes while listening to live heavy metal.
In Algiers, via a ferryboat is this hideaway live music very local spot to enjoy a bit of what the "Westbank" has to offer.
82 locals recommend
Old Point Bar
545 Patterson Rd
82 locals recommend
In Algiers, via a ferryboat is this hideaway live music very local spot to enjoy a bit of what the "Westbank" has to offer.
Across the river is this pub straight out of England complete with dark beers, half timbered walls and colorful locals
73 locals recommend
Crown & Anchor English Pub
200 Pelican Ave
73 locals recommend
Across the river is this pub straight out of England complete with dark beers, half timbered walls and colorful locals
Classy old mansion with restaurant and vintage bar. Hang out on the huge front porch, have multiple sazeracs or mint juleps and watch the streetcars pass by, full of envious tourists.
220 locals recommend
The Columns Hotel
3811 St Charles Ave
220 locals recommend
Classy old mansion with restaurant and vintage bar. Hang out on the huge front porch, have multiple sazeracs or mint juleps and watch the streetcars pass by, full of envious tourists.
Live Music/Performance Venue with a variety of shows and themed dance nights in the French Quarter
82 locals recommend
One Eyed Jacks
82 locals recommend
Live Music/Performance Venue with a variety of shows and themed dance nights in the French Quarter
Ground Zero for Decatur Street Dive nightlife, food from window in back from restaurant next door, have an blended Irish Coffee, good for a hot day!
112 locals recommend
Molly's at the Market
1107 Decatur St
112 locals recommend
Ground Zero for Decatur Street Dive nightlife, food from window in back from restaurant next door, have an blended Irish Coffee, good for a hot day!
Dark, old and divey place full of hipster and old school locals with cheap drink specials, a pop up restaurant in the back and a pool table.
80 locals recommend
St Roch Tavern
1200 St Roch Ave
80 locals recommend
Dark, old and divey place full of hipster and old school locals with cheap drink specials, a pop up restaurant in the back and a pool table.
High priced drinks, but there is a fully functional rotating carousel bar you can sit at if you go early afternoon before it gets packed
251 locals recommend
Carousel Bar
214 Royal St
251 locals recommend
High priced drinks, but there is a fully functional rotating carousel bar you can sit at if you go early afternoon before it gets packed
Indoor/Outdoor Beer Garden with surprisingly excellent food too. Great way to spend a day people watching on Magazine Street
184 locals recommend
The Bulldog, Uptown
3236 Magazine St
184 locals recommend
Indoor/Outdoor Beer Garden with surprisingly excellent food too. Great way to spend a day people watching on Magazine Street
Good local brewery in the heart of the French Quarter. Get the beer sampler here to see what they have to offer.
27 locals recommend
Crescent City Cooks
527 Decatur St
27 locals recommend
Good local brewery in the heart of the French Quarter. Get the beer sampler here to see what they have to offer.
Independent micro-brewey in a warehouse setting featuring a weekly rotation of incredible beers
81 locals recommend
The Courtyard Brewery
1160 Camp St
81 locals recommend
Independent micro-brewey in a warehouse setting featuring a weekly rotation of incredible beers
Funky, local filled, karaoke infused dive bar
220 locals recommend
Kajun's Pub
2256 St Claude Ave
220 locals recommend
Funky, local filled, karaoke infused dive bar
Live theater, music and bizarre performances
264 locals recommend
Allways Lounge and Theater
2240 St Claude Ave
264 locals recommend
Live theater, music and bizarre performances
Dark with chandeliers and antlers, a perfect dive bar that offers free food on Fridays and Haircuts and a shot for $10 on Mondays!
113 locals recommend
R Bar
1431 Royal St
113 locals recommend
Dark with chandeliers and antlers, a perfect dive bar that offers free food on Fridays and Haircuts and a shot for $10 on Mondays!
Perfect New Orleans old school dive bar, have to ring bell for get "buzzed" in, live music and different events throughout the week, friendly staff and locals
221 locals recommend
Vaughan's Lounge
4229 Dauphine St
221 locals recommend
Perfect New Orleans old school dive bar, have to ring bell for get "buzzed" in, live music and different events throughout the week, friendly staff and locals
Local hangout bar with good food and a friendly laid back vibe
394 locals recommend
Surrey's Café & Juice Bar
1418 Magazine Street
394 locals recommend
Local hangout bar with good food and a friendly laid back vibe
Looks like a dive outside, inside find a Victorian, old west style local hangout with cheap drinks and a pool table
108 locals recommend
Bud Rips
900 Piety St
108 locals recommend
Looks like a dive outside, inside find a Victorian, old west style local hangout with cheap drinks and a pool table
Large live music venue on Frenchmen
234 locals recommend
The Dragon's Den
508 Frenchmen St
234 locals recommend
Large live music venue on Frenchmen
Music club, variety of traditional Jazz with dancing and a lively crowd
521 locals recommend
The Spotted Cat Music Club
623 Frenchmen St
521 locals recommend
Music club, variety of traditional Jazz with dancing and a lively crowd
Dive bar with locals and nightly food menu featuring something deliciously fried
84 locals recommend
Cosimo's Bar
1201 Burgundy St
84 locals recommend
Dive bar with locals and nightly food menu featuring something deliciously fried
Good local wine shop with free wine tasting Wednesdays 6-8
152 locals recommend
Faubourg Wines
2805 St Claude Ave
152 locals recommend
Good local wine shop with free wine tasting Wednesdays 6-8
Dive bar and cheap drink special haven full of locals
11 locals recommend
Iggy's
1943 N Rampart St
11 locals recommend
Dive bar and cheap drink special haven full of locals
Dive Bar, 24 hours, good burgers and a live Jazz Sunday Brunch with $3/$4 drink specials
191 locals recommend
Buffa's
1001 Esplanade Ave
191 locals recommend
Dive Bar, 24 hours, good burgers and a live Jazz Sunday Brunch with $3/$4 drink specials
Live Music, Eastern European pop up restaurant in the back, inexpensive fun place
238 locals recommend
Siberia Lounge
2227 St Claude Ave
238 locals recommend
Live Music, Eastern European pop up restaurant in the back, inexpensive fun place
Live Music, Eastern European pop up restaurant in the back, inexpensive fun place
297 locals recommend
Hi-Ho Lounge
2239 St Claude Ave
297 locals recommend
Live Music, Eastern European pop up restaurant in the back, inexpensive fun place
Local dive spot on the edgy St Bernard Ave corridor
55 locals recommend
Sidney's Saloon
1200 St Bernard Ave
55 locals recommend
Local dive spot on the edgy St Bernard Ave corridor
Rocker Bar with a pool table, late night scene
10 locals recommend
The Goat
1301 St Bernard Ave
10 locals recommend
Rocker Bar with a pool table, late night scene
Good local wine/beer/liquor shop with various free tastings on Fridays
24 locals recommend
Second Vine Wine
4212 Magazine Street
24 locals recommend
Good local wine/beer/liquor shop with various free tastings on Fridays
Rooftop Bar with tapas menu high atop the ACE hotel
9 locals recommend
Alto
600 Carondelet St
9 locals recommend
Rooftop Bar with tapas menu high atop the ACE hotel
Sleek rooftop bar at the Ponchartrain Hotel with stunning views of the city
137 locals recommend
Hot Tin
2031 St Charles Ave
137 locals recommend
Sleek rooftop bar at the Ponchartrain Hotel with stunning views of the city
Trendy Rooftop Bar with food truck inspired menu
35 locals recommend
Monkey Board
1111 Gravier St
35 locals recommend
Trendy Rooftop Bar with food truck inspired menu
Bar with bar food. Ok dining spot, but everyone comes for the "tachos" tater tots with various toppings.
41 locals recommend
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517 Frenchmen St
41 locals recommend
Bar with bar food. Ok dining spot, but everyone comes for the "tachos" tater tots with various toppings.

Sightseeing

Free admission to view the famous oldest "cathedral" in the United States. Note the Saint Joan de Arc statue.
113 locals recommend
Cathedral-Basilica of Saint Louis, King of France
615 Pere Antoine Alley
113 locals recommend
Free admission to view the famous oldest "cathedral" in the United States. Note the Saint Joan de Arc statue.
One of the oldest structures in New Orleans, the historic convent offers a glimpse into the past with a "donation admission you can walk the grounds and see a authentic French colonial era structure.
16 locals recommend
Old Ursuline Convent Museum
1100 Chartres St
16 locals recommend
One of the oldest structures in New Orleans, the historic convent offers a glimpse into the past with a "donation admission you can walk the grounds and see a authentic French colonial era structure.

Everything Else

1300 acre park in the heart of the city featuring lakes, weekend boat rentals, bayous, walking, biking trails, the New Orleans museum of Art, botanical gardens, sculpture gardens, family friendly Storyland amusement park, athletic fields and even a Morning Call coffee shop across from the sculpture garden offering live music, beignets and a full menu too. And don't forget the small gauge Railroad which encircles the park
1516 locals recommend
City Park
1 Palm Dr
1516 locals recommend
1300 acre park in the heart of the city featuring lakes, weekend boat rentals, bayous, walking, biking trails, the New Orleans museum of Art, botanical gardens, sculpture gardens, family friendly Storyland amusement park, athletic fields and even a Morning Call coffee shop across from the sculpture garden offering live music, beignets and a full menu too. And don't forget the small gauge Railroad which encircles the park

Parks & Nature

Former warehouse docks now a newly opened waterfront greenspace/park with the best views of the city skyline in the Bywater. Closest entrance is Marigny St. & N. Peters St. up the stairs or elevator.
423 locals recommend
Crescent Park
2300 N Peters St
423 locals recommend
Former warehouse docks now a newly opened waterfront greenspace/park with the best views of the city skyline in the Bywater. Closest entrance is Marigny St. & N. Peters St. up the stairs or elevator.
Heart and soul of all things New Orleans. Live music, street performers, local artists selling art on the fences, ground zero to soak in the atmosphere of the French Quarter
477 locals recommend
Jackson Square
701 Decatur St
477 locals recommend
Heart and soul of all things New Orleans. Live music, street performers, local artists selling art on the fences, ground zero to soak in the atmosphere of the French Quarter
Great park in the Treme with live music outdoor concerts Thursdays (when in season) and the Sunday drum circle in Congo Square
252 locals recommend
Louis Armstrong Park
701 N Rampart St
252 locals recommend
Great park in the Treme with live music outdoor concerts Thursdays (when in season) and the Sunday drum circle in Congo Square

Arts & Culture

African American cultural museum featuring the incredible Mardi Gras Indian costumes and exhibits on Jazz, Jazz Funerals and other historical facts about the Treme neighborhood, the oldest African American community in New Orleans.
143 locals recommend
Backstreet Cultural Museum
1531 Henriette Delille St
143 locals recommend
African American cultural museum featuring the incredible Mardi Gras Indian costumes and exhibits on Jazz, Jazz Funerals and other historical facts about the Treme neighborhood, the oldest African American community in New Orleans.
Free Entrance! Actual surviving original French colonial style house build of boat barge-boards in the heart of the Quarter.
13 locals recommend
Madame John's Legacy
632 Dumaine St
13 locals recommend
Free Entrance! Actual surviving original French colonial style house build of boat barge-boards in the heart of the Quarter.
The Old U.S. Mint Former US Mint building, this fortress at the end of the Quarter offer free admission and an interesting Jazz exhibit upstairs including Louis Armstrong's first cornet and Fats Domino's piano.
400 Esplanade Ave
400 Esplanade Avenue
The Old U.S. Mint Former US Mint building, this fortress at the end of the Quarter offer free admission and an interesting Jazz exhibit upstairs including Louis Armstrong's first cornet and Fats Domino's piano.
105 locals recommend
Museum of Art station
105 locals recommend
804 locals recommend
The National WWII Museum
945 Magazine St
804 locals recommend
128 locals recommend
Contemporary Arts Center
900 Camp St
128 locals recommend
112 locals recommend
Saenger Theatre
1111 Canal St
112 locals recommend
26 locals recommend
Orpheum Theater
129 Roosevelt Way
26 locals recommend
28 locals recommend
Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts
1419 Basin St
28 locals recommend
315 locals recommend
Ogden Museum of Southern Art
925 Camp St
315 locals recommend
25 locals recommend
Joy Theater
1200 Canal St
25 locals recommend
161 locals recommend
Sculpture Garden
1 Collins Diboll Cir
161 locals recommend

Shopping

Spacious indoor outlet mall with a wide selection of shops and also the other location for Cafe du Monde and a great upper terrace off the food court where you can grab a drink and watch the ships go by.
192 locals recommend
Nordstrom Rack
500 Port of New Orleans Pl
192 locals recommend
Spacious indoor outlet mall with a wide selection of shops and also the other location for Cafe du Monde and a great upper terrace off the food court where you can grab a drink and watch the ships go by.
Always new and interesting items for sale in this eclectic shop featuring antiques, local art, weird items and bike rentals too!
20 locals recommend
Second Line Arts & Antiques Mall
1209 Decatur St
20 locals recommend
Always new and interesting items for sale in this eclectic shop featuring antiques, local art, weird items and bike rentals too!
One of the oldest outdoor marketplaces in the country. Food vendors, drinks, lots of merchandise for sale and a flea market, great people watching
217 locals recommend
Shops of the Colonnade - French Market
1008 N Peters St
217 locals recommend
One of the oldest outdoor marketplaces in the country. Food vendors, drinks, lots of merchandise for sale and a flea market, great people watching
For all your old school vinyl record needs, huge selection of music to select from
85 locals recommend
Euclid Records
3301 Chartres St
85 locals recommend
For all your old school vinyl record needs, huge selection of music to select from
This is where you go if you love music! CD's and vinyl all for sale and so many locals are featured here.
35 locals recommend
Louisiana Music Factory
421 Frenchmen St
35 locals recommend
This is where you go if you love music! CD's and vinyl all for sale and so many locals are featured here.
Good Cigar bar, cigars being made on site and they allow you to grab a beer or drink from neighboring bars to enjoy while smoking your stogie
6 locals recommend
Cigar Factory New Orleans
415 Decatur St
6 locals recommend
Good Cigar bar, cigars being made on site and they allow you to grab a beer or drink from neighboring bars to enjoy while smoking your stogie