Guidebook for New Orleans

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Food Scene

Excellent for breakfast or brunch! Try the Eggs Cochon and Bloody Mary's!
202 locals recommend
The Ruby Slipper Café
2001 Burgundy Street
202 locals recommend
Excellent for breakfast or brunch! Try the Eggs Cochon and Bloody Mary's!
Excellent Mediterranean food! For those times when you'd like something different from creole or cajun food...
47 locals recommend
Mona's Cafe Frenchmen
504 Frenchmen St
47 locals recommend
Excellent Mediterranean food! For those times when you'd like something different from creole or cajun food...
Lovely brasserie serving up local food. A touch nicer than other restaurants on the block.
37 locals recommend
Marigny Brasserie
640 Frenchmen St
37 locals recommend
Lovely brasserie serving up local food. A touch nicer than other restaurants on the block.
Best fried chicken in the USA, period. Just get there right at 11 AM when they open or after 1 PM, otherwise you'll be waiting in line forever!
673 locals recommend
Mimi's In the Marigny
2600 Chartres Street
673 locals recommend
Best fried chicken in the USA, period. Just get there right at 11 AM when they open or after 1 PM, otherwise you'll be waiting in line forever!
Restaurant with a beautiful courtyard!
115 locals recommend
Cafe Amelie
900 Royal St
115 locals recommend
Restaurant with a beautiful courtyard!
Breakfast in a go-cup!
96 locals recommend
Envie Espresso Bar & Cafe
1241 Decatur St
96 locals recommend
Breakfast in a go-cup!
Praline bacon, 'nough said.
442 locals recommend
Elizabeth's
601 Gallier St
442 locals recommend
Praline bacon, 'nough said.
Here is where you can get traditional boiled seafood year round! Not the prettiest of places, but the food is good!Best thing to do is get a couple pounds of the crawfish to go and chow down at home!
89 locals recommend
Cajun Seafood
1479 N Claiborne Ave
89 locals recommend
Here is where you can get traditional boiled seafood year round! Not the prettiest of places, but the food is good!Best thing to do is get a couple pounds of the crawfish to go and chow down at home!
One of my favorites for cajun/creole food. Reasonably priced and the best shrimp po'boy, IMHO.
163 locals recommend
Coop's Place
1109 Decatur St
163 locals recommend
One of my favorites for cajun/creole food. Reasonably priced and the best shrimp po'boy, IMHO.
Great spot for lunch! In the heart of the French Quarter, but away from the craziness of Bourbon St...
63 locals recommend
Eat New Orleans
769 West 5th Street
63 locals recommend
Great spot for lunch! In the heart of the French Quarter, but away from the craziness of Bourbon St...
If you're looking for an upscale, traditional New Orleans dining experience, this is where you want to go!
167 locals recommend
Galatoires
209 Bourbon St
167 locals recommend
If you're looking for an upscale, traditional New Orleans dining experience, this is where you want to go!
Not your typical po'boy, but amazing!
23 locals recommend
Killer Poboys at Erin Rose
811 Conti St
23 locals recommend
Not your typical po'boy, but amazing!
Best BBQ shrimp and fried seafood, share one of the combinations- they're huge!
128 locals recommend
Deanie's Seafood Restaurant in the French Quarter
841 Iberville St
128 locals recommend
Best BBQ shrimp and fried seafood, share one of the combinations- they're huge!
My favorite fine dining in New Orleans!
60 locals recommend
Bayona
430 Dauphine St
60 locals recommend
My favorite fine dining in New Orleans!
Nothing fancy here, just good, solid food best for take out!
116 locals recommend
Melba's Poboys
1525 Elysian Fields Avenue
116 locals recommend
Nothing fancy here, just good, solid food best for take out!
Pizza is hard to find in NOLA and this is the best!
460 locals recommend
Pizza Delicious
617 Piety St
460 locals recommend
Pizza is hard to find in NOLA and this is the best!
Cute little breakfast spot
201 locals recommend
Li'l Dizzy's Cafe
1500 Esplanade Ave
201 locals recommend
Cute little breakfast spot
Great place for a quick lunch!
120 locals recommend
Kebab
2315 St Claude Ave
120 locals recommend
Great place for a quick lunch!
Traditional Italian bakery and gelato
256 locals recommend
Angelo Brocato
214 N Carrollton Ave
256 locals recommend
Traditional Italian bakery and gelato
Traditional Creole food
199 locals recommend
Mandina's Restaurant
3800 Canal St
199 locals recommend
Traditional Creole food
Excellent burgers
57 locals recommend
Cowbell
8801 Oak St
57 locals recommend
Excellent burgers
Wonderful breakfast/brunch spot- biscuits & andouille sausage gravy
392 locals recommend
Surrey's Café & Juice Bar
1418 Magazine Street
392 locals recommend
Wonderful breakfast/brunch spot- biscuits & andouille sausage gravy
Another excellent seafood restaurant
198 locals recommend
Superior Seafood & Oyster Bar
4338 Saint Charles Avenue
198 locals recommend
Another excellent seafood restaurant
You looking for oysters? Go here! But call before hand as they are closed some months of the year...
107 locals recommend
Casamento's Restaurant
4330 Magazine St
107 locals recommend
You looking for oysters? Go here! But call before hand as they are closed some months of the year...
New market-type place with many restaurant options, always having events and live music outside
466 locals recommend
St. Roch Market
2381 St Claude Ave
466 locals recommend
New market-type place with many restaurant options, always having events and live music outside
The ultimate fine dining experience
574 locals recommend
Commander's Palace
1403 Washington Ave
574 locals recommend
The ultimate fine dining experience
I love going here for lunch with friends and sharing a bunch of small plates
261 locals recommend
Pêche Seafood Grill
800 Magazine St
261 locals recommend
I love going here for lunch with friends and sharing a bunch of small plates
Top Chef contender's place, for the serious carnivore! Get the cracklins!
158 locals recommend
Toups Meatery
845 N Carrollton Ave
158 locals recommend
Top Chef contender's place, for the serious carnivore! Get the cracklins!
24 locals recommend
Piece Of Meat
3301 Bienville St
24 locals recommend
34 locals recommend
Fatma's Cozy Corner
1532 Ursulines Ave
34 locals recommend
83 locals recommend
Treme Coffeehouse
1501 St Philip St
83 locals recommend
137 locals recommend
Adolfo's
611 Frenchmen St
137 locals recommend

Drinks & Nightlife

My favorite local "dive" bar. Packed with locals, very friendly people and on Friday nights there is either jambalaya or crawfish/shrimp boil free to customers!
113 locals recommend
R Bar
1431 Royal St
113 locals recommend
My favorite local "dive" bar. Packed with locals, very friendly people and on Friday nights there is either jambalaya or crawfish/shrimp boil free to customers!
Wonderful place for live music.
387 locals recommend
d.b.a.
618 Frenchmen St
387 locals recommend
Wonderful place for live music.
My favorite place for local jazz- cozy, intimate, excellent music no matter who is playing and a piano in the bathroom!
521 locals recommend
The Spotted Cat Music Club
623 Frenchmen St
521 locals recommend
My favorite place for local jazz- cozy, intimate, excellent music no matter who is playing and a piano in the bathroom!
Another great little dive bar with excellent food (love the burgers!) and live music in the back at night.
191 locals recommend
Buffa's
1001 Esplanade Ave
191 locals recommend
Another great little dive bar with excellent food (love the burgers!) and live music in the back at night.
Try the frozen Irish coffee!
112 locals recommend
Molly's at the Market
1107 Decatur St
112 locals recommend
Try the frozen Irish coffee!
A little off the beaten path, but one of the best places for small plates, a bottle of wine and local music in a wonderful courtyard.
839 locals recommend
Bacchanal Fine Wine & Spirits
600 Poland Ave
839 locals recommend
A little off the beaten path, but one of the best places for small plates, a bottle of wine and local music in a wonderful courtyard.
THIS is where you get a hurricane, forget about all the other places! Oldest continuing bar in the USA with a ton of history and ambiance!
294 locals recommend
Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop Bar
941 Bourbon St
294 locals recommend
THIS is where you get a hurricane, forget about all the other places! Oldest continuing bar in the USA with a ton of history and ambiance!
Beautiful, cozy, upscale bar
60 locals recommend
French 75
813 Bienville St
60 locals recommend
Beautiful, cozy, upscale bar
Funky, dive bar!
Johnny White's
733 St Peter
Funky, dive bar!
Another little gem! Very eclectic with Killer Po'boy's in the back!
51 locals recommend
Erin Rose
811 Conti St
51 locals recommend
Another little gem! Very eclectic with Killer Po'boy's in the back!
Another excellent place for live music!
384 locals recommend
Maple Leaf Bar
8316 Oak St
384 locals recommend
Another excellent place for live music!
Incredible, funky restaurant- try the alligator cheesecake!
406 locals recommend
Jacques-Imo's
8324 Oak St
406 locals recommend
Incredible, funky restaurant- try the alligator cheesecake!
Lovely veranda to enjoy a cocktail and watch the streetcars along St Charles
220 locals recommend
The Columns Hotel
3811 St Charles Ave
220 locals recommend
Lovely veranda to enjoy a cocktail and watch the streetcars along St Charles
Great little local dive bar! If you're there on a Monday or Friday, say hi to Lara (my friend tending bar)!, she's the best!
55 locals recommend
Sidney's Saloon
1200 St Bernard Ave
55 locals recommend
Great little local dive bar! If you're there on a Monday or Friday, say hi to Lara (my friend tending bar)!, she's the best!
36 locals recommend
Effervescence
1036 North Rampart Street
36 locals recommend
32 locals recommend
Black Penny
700 N Rampart St
32 locals recommend
6 locals recommend
The Voodoo Lounge
718 N Rampart St
6 locals recommend
84 locals recommend
Cosimo's Bar
1201 Burgundy St
84 locals recommend
173 locals recommend
Bar Tonique
820 N Rampart St
173 locals recommend
26 locals recommend
Jewel of the South
1026 St Louis St
26 locals recommend
Local dive bar, very dog friendly!
14 locals recommend
Pepp's Pub
706 Franklin Avenue
14 locals recommend
Local dive bar, very dog friendly!

Grocery

1002 locals recommend
Rouses Market
400 N Carrollton Ave
1002 locals recommend
1002 locals recommend
Rouses Market
400 N Carrollton Ave
1002 locals recommend
736 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
300 N Broad St
736 locals recommend
95 locals recommend
Circle Food Store
1522 St Bernard Ave
95 locals recommend
316 locals recommend
Robért Fresh Market
135 Robert E Lee Blvd
316 locals recommend

Shopping

Only open at night! All local artists with things you're not gonna find anywhere else!
112 locals recommend
Frenchmen Art Market
2231 Saint Claude Avenue
112 locals recommend
Only open at night! All local artists with things you're not gonna find anywhere else!
A hidden gem with all local artists
6 locals recommend
I.J. Reilly's Knick Knacks and Curiosities
632 Elysian Fields Ave
6 locals recommend
A hidden gem with all local artists
217 locals recommend
Shops of the Colonnade - French Market
1008 N Peters St
217 locals recommend
Community Flea Market - French Market
1100 N Peters St

Entertainment & Activities

Bike tours! The best way to see the city! All the guides are fun, funny and informative. I particularly recommend the cocktail tour with Lara, trust me- its not as hard as it sounds!
47 locals recommend
Confederacy of Cruisers
634 Elysian Fields Ave
47 locals recommend
Bike tours! The best way to see the city! All the guides are fun, funny and informative. I particularly recommend the cocktail tour with Lara, trust me- its not as hard as it sounds!
Yoga studio
22 locals recommend
Wild Lotus Yoga-Downtown
2372 St Claude Ave
22 locals recommend
Yoga studio
Great way to learn how to cook and enjoy a regional dish!
16 locals recommend
New Orleans School of Cooking
524 St Louis St
16 locals recommend
Great way to learn how to cook and enjoy a regional dish!
57 locals recommend
JAMNOLA
2832 Royal St
57 locals recommend

Sightseeing

U.S. Mint/museum
109 locals recommend
New Orleans Jazz Museum
400 Esplanade Ave
109 locals recommend
U.S. Mint/museum
Museum with wonderful exhibits on Mardi Gras and Hurricane Katrina
43 locals recommend
The Presbytere
751 Chartres St
43 locals recommend
Museum with wonderful exhibits on Mardi Gras and Hurricane Katrina

Arts & Culture

Museum of Louisiana history
96 locals recommend
Cabildo
701 Chartres St
96 locals recommend
Museum of Louisiana history
Wonderful, powerful museum
804 locals recommend
The National WWII Museum
945 Magazine St
804 locals recommend
Wonderful, powerful museum