New Orleans Guidebook
Food Scene
Multiple locations throughout New Orleans.
Cheery cafe serving signature omelets, Southern brunch fare & cocktails in a relaxed atmosphere.
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The Ruby Slipper Café
2001 Burgundy StreetMultiple locations throughout New Orleans.
Cheery cafe serving signature omelets, Southern brunch fare & cocktails in a relaxed atmosphere.
Hefty burgers, loaded baked potatoes, cocktails & a jukebox draw lines at this 50-year-old dive.
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Port of Call
838 Esplanade AveHefty burgers, loaded baked potatoes, cocktails & a jukebox draw lines at this 50-year-old dive.
Unfussy haunt with classic American & Cajun eats, cocktails & regular live music events.
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Buffa's
1001 Esplanade AveUnfussy haunt with classic American & Cajun eats, cocktails & regular live music events.
Cajun grub, fried chicken & drinks in a busy no-frills space that's open late & 21 & older only.
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Coop's Place
1109 Decatur StCajun grub, fried chicken & drinks in a busy no-frills space that's open late & 21 & older only.
Colorful local counter-serve chain featuring hot dogs, veggie dogs & sausages, plus fries & shakes.
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Dat Dog
5030 Freret StColorful local counter-serve chain featuring hot dogs, veggie dogs & sausages, plus fries & shakes.
Down-home country classics & a busy brunch in a bustling space hung with local art, plus a bar.
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Elizabeth's
601 Gallier StDown-home country classics & a busy brunch in a bustling space hung with local art, plus a bar.
Airy, sun-filled cafe on Jackson Square with elevated, modern Louisiana fare & all-day breakfasts.
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Stanley Restaurant
547 St Ann StAiry, sun-filled cafe on Jackson Square with elevated, modern Louisiana fare & all-day breakfasts.
Fine-dining landmark famed for Creole cuisine, posh breakfasts and bananas Foster for dessert.
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Brennan's
417 Royal StFine-dining landmark famed for Creole cuisine, posh breakfasts and bananas Foster for dessert.
Creative, ever-shifting seafood menu featuring fresh catches in a stylish updated warehouse space.
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GW Fins
808 Bienville StCreative, ever-shifting seafood menu featuring fresh catches in a stylish updated warehouse space.
Local seafood platters, fresh-shucked oysters & Creole staples in a casual barroom setting.
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Felix's Restaurant & Oyster Bar
7400 Lakeshore DrLocal seafood platters, fresh-shucked oysters & Creole staples in a casual barroom setting.
Lively New Orleans-based chain offering oysters, po' boys, gumbo & other Cajun-Creole classics.
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Acme Oyster House
724 Iberville StLively New Orleans-based chain offering oysters, po' boys, gumbo & other Cajun-Creole classics.
Palace Café
605 Canal StIconic New Orleans cafe known for café au laits, chicory coffee & beignets since 1862.
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Cafe Du Monde French Market
800 Decatur StIconic New Orleans cafe known for café au laits, chicory coffee & beignets since 1862.
French bakery making from-scratch sweets & offering light lunch fare, espresso drinks & a courtyard.
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Croissant D'Or Patisserie
617 Ursulines AveFrench bakery making from-scratch sweets & offering light lunch fare, espresso drinks & a courtyard.
Clover Grill
900 Bourbon StLauded family-owned spot since 1957, famous for fried chicken & other soul food in a humble setting.
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Mimi's In the Marigny
2600 Chartres StreetLauded family-owned spot since 1957, famous for fried chicken & other soul food in a humble setting.
Dooky Chase Restaurant
2301 Orleans AveArnaud's
813 Bienville StWilla Jean
611 O'Keefe AveAtchafalaya
901 Louisiana AveA Cajun-style butcher that doubles as the best sandwich shop in town – that isn't a po-boy joint, or Turkey and the Wolf. One of the stars of the Donald Link restaurant galaxy, all of which are excellent. Try the patty melt with bacon and collard greens.
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Cochon RESTAURANT
930 Tchoupitoulas StA Cajun-style butcher that doubles as the best sandwich shop in town – that isn't a po-boy joint, or Turkey and the Wolf. One of the stars of the Donald Link restaurant galaxy, all of which are excellent. Try the patty melt with bacon and collard greens.
Fresh takes on Israeli cuisine. Pace yourself! The steaming, pillowy house-made pita is so delicious you risk ending up full before the main courses arrive.
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Saba
5757 Magazine StFresh takes on Israeli cuisine. Pace yourself! The steaming, pillowy house-made pita is so delicious you risk ending up full before the main courses arrive.
Katie's
3701 Iberville StA mixed, vivacious and laid-back dining room popular with cops, there's a full menu, but the buffet is where it's at. The cornbread dressing, fried chicken, red beans and mac & cheese are standouts. Closes at 2 pm.
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Li'l Dizzy's Cafe
1500 Esplanade AveA mixed, vivacious and laid-back dining room popular with cops, there's a full menu, but the buffet is where it's at. The cornbread dressing, fried chicken, red beans and mac & cheese are standouts. Closes at 2 pm.
Galatoires
209 Bourbon St
Lilette
3637 Magazine StCommander's Palace
1403 Washington AveChef Nina Compton's American restaurant & cocktail bar in a big brick building using seasonal & locally reared produce.
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Bywater American Bistro
2900 Chartres StChef Nina Compton's American restaurant & cocktail bar in a big brick building using seasonal & locally reared produce.
Sylvain
625 Chartres StAntoine's Restaurant
713 Saint Louis StreetArnaud's
813 Bienville StJustine
225 Chartres StGreat seafood restaurant from modern Cajun Chefs Donal Link and Stryjewski
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Pêche Seafood Grill
800 Magazine StGreat seafood restaurant from modern Cajun Chefs Donal Link and Stryjewski
Upscale French & American fare in an airy space with St. Charles Avenue views & outdoor seating.
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Herbsaint
701 St Charles AveUpscale French & American fare in an airy space with St. Charles Avenue views & outdoor seating.
For over 30 years, Frank and Marna have run their namesake restaurant in this old house and will welcome you in like family. Roast duck with dirty rice, panéed rabbit with mustard sauce, and finish strong with pecan pie.
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Brigtsen's Restaurant
723 Dante StreetFor over 30 years, Frank and Marna have run their namesake restaurant in this old house and will welcome you in like family. Roast duck with dirty rice, panéed rabbit with mustard sauce, and finish strong with pecan pie.
For seventy summers now, the Hansen family has been making "air-conditioning for your tummy." Their sno-balls, now administered by granddaughter Ashley Hansen, are layered with fluffy, finely-shaved ice and generous squirts of syrup, house-made every day, in flavors like satsuma, cream of nectar, or wild cherry.
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Hansen's Sno-Bliz
4801 Tchoupitoulas StFor seventy summers now, the Hansen family has been making "air-conditioning for your tummy." Their sno-balls, now administered by granddaughter Ashley Hansen, are layered with fluffy, finely-shaved ice and generous squirts of syrup, house-made every day, in flavors like satsuma, cream of nectar, or wild cherry.
Bon Appetit's Best New Restaurant of 2017 is a sandwich shop, and it's every bit as good as the hype, though the lines are obnoxious. From lamb neck roti to fried bologna, prepare to be surprised – and delighted.
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Turkey and the Wolf
739 Jackson AvenueBon Appetit's Best New Restaurant of 2017 is a sandwich shop, and it's every bit as good as the hype, though the lines are obnoxious. From lamb neck roti to fried bologna, prepare to be surprised – and delighted.
Highly popular po-boys, especially the fried seafood. Order and eat at the bar to avoid the long lines.
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Parkway Bakery & Tavern
538 Hagan AveHighly popular po-boys, especially the fried seafood. Order and eat at the bar to avoid the long lines.
Cajun restaurant open 3 nights a week serving 24 people, family style, in one seating, in a charming old house uptown. Chef Melissa Martin prepares the generous, flavorful foods she grew up eating on Bayou Petit Carré in Terrebonne Parish.
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Mosquito Supper Club
3824 Dryades StCajun restaurant open 3 nights a week serving 24 people, family style, in one seating, in a charming old house uptown. Chef Melissa Martin prepares the generous, flavorful foods she grew up eating on Bayou Petit Carré in Terrebonne Parish.
On the scruffy lower edge of the Quarter, this easy-to-miss bar is a grotto of distressed plaster, sexy lighting and incredibly good drinks. The rum-heavy cocktail list takes inspiration from New Orleans' position as the northern-most corner of the Caribbean,
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Cane and Table
1113 Decatur StOn the scruffy lower edge of the Quarter, this easy-to-miss bar is a grotto of distressed plaster, sexy lighting and incredibly good drinks. The rum-heavy cocktail list takes inspiration from New Orleans' position as the northern-most corner of the Caribbean,
A modern New Orleans bakery specializing in handmade croissants, sourdough breads, light fare and killer coffee.
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Ayu Bakehouse
801 Frenchmen StreetA modern New Orleans bakery specializing in handmade croissants, sourdough breads, light fare and killer coffee.
Drinks & Nightlife
The Spotted Cat Music Club
623 Frenchmen St
Three Muses
536 Frenchmen StBamboula's
514 Frenchmen St3 blocks of live, local music - favorite clubs include Spotted Cat, D.B.A. and Snug Harbor.
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Frenchmen Street
3 blocks of live, local music - favorite clubs include Spotted Cat, D.B.A. and Snug Harbor.
Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop Bar
941 Bourbon StNew Orleans-style jazz in an affordable, beautifully preserved, suitably crowded venue, with live music every night. Touristy? Sure, but still absolutely worthwhile. One of the rare kid-friendly music venues in town (no alcohol served).
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Preservation Hall
726 St PeterNew Orleans-style jazz in an affordable, beautifully preserved, suitably crowded venue, with live music every night. Touristy? Sure, but still absolutely worthwhile. One of the rare kid-friendly music venues in town (no alcohol served).
21st Amendment Bar at La Louisiane
725 Iberville StOld Absinthe House
240 Bourbon StNapoleon House
500 Chartres StA French Quarter bar that isn't old-fashioned, tacky or sexualized. This is the place to go for serious drinks in slightly ragged surroundings.
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Bar Tonique
820 N Rampart StA French Quarter bar that isn't old-fashioned, tacky or sexualized. This is the place to go for serious drinks in slightly ragged surroundings.
Jewel of the South
1026 St Louis StR Bar
1431 Royal StOutdoor hangout with a flaming fountain, connected to the bar that invented hurricane cocktails.
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Pat O'Brien's
718 St PeterOutdoor hangout with a flaming fountain, connected to the bar that invented hurricane cocktails.
This classic haunt at the Hotel Monteleone has a circular bar that revolves like a carousel.
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Carousel Bar
214 Royal StThis classic haunt at the Hotel Monteleone has a circular bar that revolves like a carousel.
Cane and Table
1113 Decatur StManolito
508 Dumaine StBouligny Tavern
3641 Magazine StBeautiful bar in immaculately designed Hotel Peter and Paul, renovated church tucked away in the Marigny neighborhood.
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The Elysian Bar
2317 Burgundy StBeautiful bar in immaculately designed Hotel Peter and Paul, renovated church tucked away in the Marigny neighborhood.
The little wine store Chris Rudge opened in 2002 on a desolate corner has mutated into an all-day hang with live music and excellent food. Buy wine in the shop, grab an ice bucket and glasses, and settle in for a few hours of music and snacks amidst the mismatched patio furniture. The good folks here are our partners at the Elysian Bar in the rectory.
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Bacchanal Fine Wine & Spirits
600 Poland AveThe little wine store Chris Rudge opened in 2002 on a desolate corner has mutated into an all-day hang with live music and excellent food. Buy wine in the shop, grab an ice bucket and glasses, and settle in for a few hours of music and snacks amidst the mismatched patio furniture. The good folks here are our partners at the Elysian Bar in the rectory.
Vaughan's Lounge
4229 Dauphine StFritzel's European Jazz Bar
733 Bourbon StSnug Harbor Jazz Bistro
626 Frenchmen StTipitina's
501 Napoleon Aved.b.a.
618 Frenchmen StMolly's at the Market
1107 Decatur StThe Columns Hotel
3811 St Charles AveKajun's Pub
2256 St Claude AveLate night karaoke bar
R Bar
1431 Royal StThere are a million crappy industrial daiquiris in this town. The frozen Hemingway daiquiri here is to them what Krug is to Barefoot Bubbly. Get it in a geaux-cup and sip as you walk the Quarter.
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Manolito
508 Dumaine StThere are a million crappy industrial daiquiris in this town. The frozen Hemingway daiquiri here is to them what Krug is to Barefoot Bubbly. Get it in a geaux-cup and sip as you walk the Quarter.
Sightseeing
Jackson Square
701 Decatur St
Marigny
French Quarter
Slaves and free blacks gathered here on Sundays for dancing and drumming, the rhythms and variations of which are an integral part of early jazz, brass band music, second lines and parade beats. The Congo Square Preservation Society convenes on Sundays from 3-5 pm to continue the tradition.
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Congo Square
701 N Rampart StSlaves and free blacks gathered here on Sundays for dancing and drumming, the rhythms and variations of which are an integral part of early jazz, brass band music, second lines and parade beats. The Congo Square Preservation Society convenes on Sundays from 3-5 pm to continue the tradition.
Essentials
Robért Fresh Market
135 Robert E Lee BlvdCorner store with great food - good po boys in the French Quarter. No dining in - pick-up or delivery only.
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Verti Marte
1201 Royal StCorner store with great food - good po boys in the French Quarter. No dining in - pick-up or delivery only.
The Lost Sock @ Rampart
840 N Rampart StLaundromat
Rouses Market
400 N Carrollton AveFrench Quarter grocery store
Shipping services - can receive packages for a one-time fee. Also great gift shop with cards and small, local items.
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French Quarter Postal Emporium
1000 Bourbon StShipping services - can receive packages for a one-time fee. Also great gift shop with cards and small, local items.
Salon Diversions
838 Royal StRocket Science Salon
640 Elysian Fields AveBuff Beauty Bar
720 Carondelet StSpa Atlantis
536 Bienville StDowntown Fitness Center NOHC
2372 St Claude AveWill satisfy your basic gym needs, offer daily passes
Arts & Culture
New Orleans konstmuseum
1 Collins Diboll CirDet Nationella Andra Världskriget Museet
945 Magazine StOgden Museum of Southern Art
925 Camp StContemporary Arts Center
900 Camp StJulia Street
Julia StreetOrpheum Theater
129 Roosevelt WayBackstreet Cultural Museum
1531 Henriette Delille StTreme's Petit Jazz Museum
1500 Governor Nicholls StThe Historic New Orleans Collection
410 Chartres StNew Orleans African American Museum
1418 Governor Nicholls StreetVoodoo Spiritual Temple
1428 N Rampart StNew Orleans Historic Voodoo Museum
724 Dumaine StSmall museum within giftshop.
Several warehouses of large-scale graffiti murals, many with a social justice bent, by hometown hero B-mike Odoms.
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Studio Be
2941 Royal StSeveral warehouses of large-scale graffiti murals, many with a social justice bent, by hometown hero B-mike Odoms.
Comedy House New Orleans
610 Fulton StreetGo to comedy destination downtown with great local and touring acts.
Parks & Nature
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Jean Lafitte National Historic Park and Preserve French Quarter Visitor Center
419 Decatur StCrescent Park
2300 N Peters StAllées of live oaks, a 1.8 mile jogging path, lagoon and playgrounds.
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Audubon Park station
Allées of live oaks, a 1.8 mile jogging path, lagoon and playgrounds.
Louis Armstrong Park
701 N Rampart StCity Park
1 Palm DrAudubon Zoo
6500 Magazine StGreat area to explore nature and the swamps
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Barataria Preserve Visitor Center
6588 Barataria BlvdGreat area to explore nature and the swamps
Beautiful grounds full of lovely gardens to explore
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Longue Vue House and Gardens
7 Bamboo RdBeautiful grounds full of lovely gardens to explore
Entertainment & Activities
One Canal Place
Canal StreetAudubon Aquarium of the Americas
1 Canal StAudubon Zoo station
Rock 'N' Bowl
3016 S Carrollton AveSmoothie King Center
1501 Dave Dixon DrCajun-möten
941 Decatur StConfederacy of Cruisers
634 Elysian Fields AveGasa Gasa
4920 Freret StNew Orleans-style jazz in an affordable, beautifully preserved, suitably crowded venue, with live music every night. Touristy? Sure, but still absolutely worthwhile. One of the rare kid-friendly music venues in town (no alcohol served).
264 lokalinvånare rekommenderar
Preservation Hall
726 St PeterNew Orleans-style jazz in an affordable, beautifully preserved, suitably crowded venue, with live music every night. Touristy? Sure, but still absolutely worthwhile. One of the rare kid-friendly music venues in town (no alcohol served).