Guidebook for New Orleans

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Guidebook for New Orleans

Food Scene

Incredible gourmet sausages and incredible cheese fries. A must for late nite chow.
35 locals recommend
Freret Street
Freret Street
35 locals recommend
Incredible gourmet sausages and incredible cheese fries. A must for late nite chow.
Incredible frozen yogurt. Try the mango.
6 locals recommend
Magazine St.Barber Shop
4224 Magazine St
6 locals recommend
Incredible frozen yogurt. Try the mango.
The place for great sushi. Happy hour is from 3-6 with half price drinks and discounted sushi.
6 locals recommend
Magazine St.Barber Shop
4224 Magazine St
6 locals recommend
The place for great sushi. Happy hour is from 3-6 with half price drinks and discounted sushi.
A great authentic new orleans restaurant. Try the Veal Chop or the Soft Shell Crab for dinner. The fried oysters with brie and spinach are also great.
146 locals recommend
Clancy's Restaurant
6100 Annunciation St
146 locals recommend
A great authentic new orleans restaurant. Try the Veal Chop or the Soft Shell Crab for dinner. The fried oysters with brie and spinach are also great.
The place for gourmet pizza.
26 locals recommend
Slice Pizzeria - Magazine St.
5538 Magazine Street
26 locals recommend
The place for gourmet pizza.
Great mexican food and margaritas. It will get packed early on Fri afternoon, so get your seat on the patio.
65 locals recommend
Superior Grill
3636 St Charles Ave
65 locals recommend
Great mexican food and margaritas. It will get packed early on Fri afternoon, so get your seat on the patio.
Great Thai food at a reasonable price.
27 locals recommend
La Thai Uptown
4938 Prytania St
27 locals recommend
Great Thai food at a reasonable price.
Nice small restaurant/wine bar. Great selection of both.
188 locals recommend
The Delachaise
3442 St Charles Ave
188 locals recommend
Nice small restaurant/wine bar. Great selection of both.
A new orleans landmark. Short order cooks with plenty of style. Order the chocolate-cherry freeze.
189 locals recommend
The Camellia Grill
626 S Carrollton Ave
189 locals recommend
A new orleans landmark. Short order cooks with plenty of style. Order the chocolate-cherry freeze.
Great restaurant with a changing menu--moderately priced.
119 locals recommend
Boucherie
8115 Jeannette St
119 locals recommend
Great restaurant with a changing menu--moderately priced.
Wonderful food! Must wear coat (tie optional). Great place for Friday lunch, but usually a long wait. Order Crab Au Gratin, Souffle Potatoes, Oysters Rockerfella.
167 locals recommend
Galatoires
209 Bourbon St
167 locals recommend
Wonderful food! Must wear coat (tie optional). Great place for Friday lunch, but usually a long wait. Order Crab Au Gratin, Souffle Potatoes, Oysters Rockerfella.
Great restaurant. Order the BBQ shrimp.
83 locals recommend
Mr. B's Bistro
201 Royal Street
83 locals recommend
Great restaurant. Order the BBQ shrimp.
This quaint, romantic, neighborhood restaurant features classic French cuisine with a patois, or local accent. Great food!
80 locals recommend
Patois
6078 Laurel St
80 locals recommend
This quaint, romantic, neighborhood restaurant features classic French cuisine with a patois, or local accent. Great food!
Serene and relaxing dining experience. Quite a few food and wine magazine's top 10 chef picks start out or end up here.
43 locals recommend
Gautreau's Restaurant
1728 Soniat Street
43 locals recommend
Serene and relaxing dining experience. Quite a few food and wine magazine's top 10 chef picks start out or end up here.
Wonderful French cuisine that won't break the bank.
99 locals recommend
La Crepe Nanou
1410 Robert St
99 locals recommend
Wonderful French cuisine that won't break the bank.

Essentials

The place for groceries and less than 1 mile away!
736 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
300 N Broad St
736 locals recommend
The place for groceries and less than 1 mile away!

Sightseeing

A wonderful way to spend an afternoon. See a cajun swamp without leaving new orleans.
893 locals recommend
Audubon Park
6500 Magazine St
893 locals recommend
A wonderful way to spend an afternoon. See a cajun swamp without leaving new orleans.
Wednesday at the Square is a free, 12-week concert series with food and drink, http://www.wednesdayatthesquare.com/
33 locals recommend
Lafayette Square
South Maestri Street
33 locals recommend
Wednesday at the Square is a free, 12-week concert series with food and drink, http://www.wednesdayatthesquare.com/
Great place to bring kids! Awesome shark tank and bayou exhibits. Check out the white alligators.
577 locals recommend
Audubon Aquarium of the Americas
1 Canal St
577 locals recommend
Great place to bring kids! Awesome shark tank and bayou exhibits. Check out the white alligators.
Great and authentic Swamp Tour and cheaper if you are driving yourself. http://www.annie-miller.com/
3718 Par Rd 15
3718 Par Road 15
Great and authentic Swamp Tour and cheaper if you are driving yourself. http://www.annie-miller.com/
See a working alligator farm. Also fun for kids.
17 locals recommend
Insta Gator Ranch
74645 Allen Rd
17 locals recommend
See a working alligator farm. Also fun for kids.
Great tour. Also, unexpectedly, the best bloody mary I have ever tasted.
10 locals recommend
New Orleans Steamboat Company
600 Decatur St
10 locals recommend
Great tour. Also, unexpectedly, the best bloody mary I have ever tasted.

Drinks & Nightlife

Open 24/7/365. $2 singles, $4 doubles all the time. A sort of sleazy joint perfect for pregaming.
111 locals recommend
The Club Ms Maes
4336 Magazine St
111 locals recommend
Open 24/7/365. $2 singles, $4 doubles all the time. A sort of sleazy joint perfect for pregaming.
Great balcony upstairs on bourbon street. 3 for 1 drinks UPSTAIRS ONLY.
Bourbon Street Blues Company
441 Bourbon St
Great balcony upstairs on bourbon street. 3 for 1 drinks UPSTAIRS ONLY.
Great late night bar. Party gets going around midnight. Order the cheese fries.
Tchoupitoulas Street
Tchoupitoulas Street
Great late night bar. Party gets going around midnight. Order the cheese fries.
Featured as one of the best bars in America. Enjoy signature cocktails only found here.
244 locals recommend
Cure
4905 Freret St
244 locals recommend
Featured as one of the best bars in America. Enjoy signature cocktails only found here.
Great bar with comfortable leather couches, free pool, free good during Saints games.
37 locals recommend
Monkey Hill Bar
6100 Magazine St
37 locals recommend
Great bar with comfortable leather couches, free pool, free good during Saints games.
A typical college bar. There are a few bars of similar quality in walking distance of this area to amble between. Definitely a younger crowd here but enjoyable depending on what you're looking for.
27 locals recommend
Bruno's Tavern
7538 Maple St
27 locals recommend
A typical college bar. There are a few bars of similar quality in walking distance of this area to amble between. Definitely a younger crowd here but enjoyable depending on what you're looking for.
Sportsbar. Burgers, fries, Po Boys, lots of beers on tap. A dozen TVs.
110 locals recommend
Cooter Brown's Tavern & Oyster Bar
509 S Carrollton Ave
110 locals recommend
Sportsbar. Burgers, fries, Po Boys, lots of beers on tap. A dozen TVs.
A bar on Tulane's campus. Be warned that not matter how old you are, you can't enter without a college backup.
14 locals recommend
The Boot Bar & Grill
1039 Broadway St
14 locals recommend
A bar on Tulane's campus. Be warned that not matter how old you are, you can't enter without a college backup.
Heavy metal bar, 2 levels, and patio. Cheap crawfish ($5 all u can eat) and PBR (1$) during crawfish season on mondays.
18 locals recommend
The Dungeon
738 Toulouse St
18 locals recommend
Heavy metal bar, 2 levels, and patio. Cheap crawfish ($5 all u can eat) and PBR (1$) during crawfish season on mondays.
The "classiest gentlemen's club" in New Orleans. Expect to pay a cover unless you go early.
522 Bourbon St
522 Bourbon Street
The "classiest gentlemen's club" in New Orleans. Expect to pay a cover unless you go early.

Shopping

The place for imported fine cheese and wine. My wife is French so this is very important for her. The cheese is rather expensive though.
88 locals recommend
St. James Cheese Company - Uptown
5004 Prytania St
88 locals recommend
The place for imported fine cheese and wine. My wife is French so this is very important for her. The cheese is rather expensive though.
The closest coffee shop. Great if you are an anti-Starbucks person.
20 locals recommend
Village Coffee
5335 Freret Street
20 locals recommend
The closest coffee shop. Great if you are an anti-Starbucks person.

Arts & Culture

Great place to gamble. Limits are higher on Fri/Sat night (~$15 for table games). For a cheaper casino checkout the Treasure chest in Metairie.
53 locals recommend
Harrah's Hotel New Orleans
228 Poydras St
53 locals recommend
Great place to gamble. Limits are higher on Fri/Sat night (~$15 for table games). For a cheaper casino checkout the Treasure chest in Metairie.
A fun, riverboat casino with lower limits (as low as 2$ blackjack). Bit of a ride from uptown however. If you have a car, it might be worth checking out as you leave the airport, as it is nearby.
16 locals recommend
Treasure Chest Casino
5050 Williams Blvd
16 locals recommend
A fun, riverboat casino with lower limits (as low as 2$ blackjack). Bit of a ride from uptown however. If you have a car, it might be worth checking out as you leave the airport, as it is nearby.

Everything Else

Fun museum for kids!
423 Canal St
423 Canal Street
Fun museum for kids!
Get on street car here to return to the house
Ethics Review Board
525 Saint Charles Avenue
Get on street car here to return to the house