Guidebook for New Orleans

Katherine
Guidebook for New Orleans

Drinks & Nightlife

Live music, Gambits and OffBeat Music magazines to the left of the bar for local listings.
191 locals recommend
Buffa's
1001 Esplanade Ave
191 locals recommend
Live music, Gambits and OffBeat Music magazines to the left of the bar for local listings.
Music, comedy, special events, check the listings.
52 locals recommend
Cafe Istanbul
2372 St Claude Ave
52 locals recommend
Music, comedy, special events, check the listings.
One of the few places to hear more contemporary Jazz. Check the listings and book early if it's someone exceptional!
273 locals recommend
Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro
626 Frenchmen St
273 locals recommend
One of the few places to hear more contemporary Jazz. Check the listings and book early if it's someone exceptional!
Go and hear Rebirth Brass Band on Tuesday nights
384 locals recommend
Maple Leaf Bar
8316 Oak St
384 locals recommend
Go and hear Rebirth Brass Band on Tuesday nights
Great for a cocktail before dinner in the French Quarter. Exemplifies fading New Orleans grandeur (Napoleon never made it there)
112 locals recommend
Napoleon House
500 Chartres St
112 locals recommend
Great for a cocktail before dinner in the French Quarter. Exemplifies fading New Orleans grandeur (Napoleon never made it there)
Bar next to Arnaud's -- worth a visit
60 locals recommend
French 75
813 Bienville St
60 locals recommend
Bar next to Arnaud's -- worth a visit
Small restaurant, delicious food. Started in a food truck, moved into the old Uptown Iris location, then moved to a new space on Carrollton. Worth following in case it moves again...
119 locals recommend
Boucherie
8115 Jeannette St
119 locals recommend
Small restaurant, delicious food. Started in a food truck, moved into the old Uptown Iris location, then moved to a new space on Carrollton. Worth following in case it moves again...
AKA "Huey's Office" - bartender might show you infamous bullet hole. Prob. an apocryphal story: one of HL's bodyguards fired gun (too many Sazerecs) Prob. just an excuse to lift up women to feel hole!
100 locals recommend
The Sazerac House
101 Magazine St
100 locals recommend
AKA "Huey's Office" - bartender might show you infamous bullet hole. Prob. an apocryphal story: one of HL's bodyguards fired gun (too many Sazerecs) Prob. just an excuse to lift up women to feel hole!
Local favorite uptown, and one of mine too. Make sure to look at the paintings and prints on the walls.
73 locals recommend
Upperline
1413 Upperline St
73 locals recommend
Local favorite uptown, and one of mine too. Make sure to look at the paintings and prints on the walls.
Great for a classic New Orleans cocktail if you want to go round and round (very slowly)
251 locals recommend
Carousel Bar
214 Royal St
251 locals recommend
Great for a classic New Orleans cocktail if you want to go round and round (very slowly)

Food Scene

For exceptional hamburgers and baked potatoes (no French fries). Pick an odd hour to go.
386 locals recommend
Port of Call
838 Esplanade Ave
386 locals recommend
For exceptional hamburgers and baked potatoes (no French fries). Pick an odd hour to go.
Ideal breakfast / brunch or lunch spot three minutes walk away. Good place to read the newspapers while eating poached eggs over pulled pork over peppered corn bread - a favorite, along with a café au lait.
121 locals recommend
Horn's Eatery And Catering
2440 Dauphine St
121 locals recommend
Ideal breakfast / brunch or lunch spot three minutes walk away. Good place to read the newspapers while eating poached eggs over pulled pork over peppered corn bread - a favorite, along with a café au lait.
Breakfast
202 locals recommend
The Ruby Slipper Café
2001 Burgundy Street
202 locals recommend
Breakfast
Very good for brunch, beautiful courtyard
115 locals recommend
Cafe Amelie
900 Royal St
115 locals recommend
Very good for brunch, beautiful courtyard
Good for lunch
201 locals recommend
Li'l Dizzy's Cafe
1500 Esplanade Ave
201 locals recommend
Good for lunch
Coffee shop on Frenchmen, near the park, and near the music bars
32 locals recommend
Cafe Rose Nicaud
632 Frenchmen St
32 locals recommend
Coffee shop on Frenchmen, near the park, and near the music bars
Controversial space due to the gentrification of the neighborhood and the manner in which this space evolved. Variety of local restaurant counters, craft cocktails, outdoor seating, coffee counter.
466 locals recommend
St. Roch Market
2381 St Claude Ave
466 locals recommend
Controversial space due to the gentrification of the neighborhood and the manner in which this space evolved. Variety of local restaurant counters, craft cocktails, outdoor seating, coffee counter.
Delicious Middle Eastern food, located inside the Healing Center also where the Co-op grocery store can be found.
14 locals recommend
Fatoush
14 locals recommend
Delicious Middle Eastern food, located inside the Healing Center also where the Co-op grocery store can be found.
Delicious food, good location.
155 locals recommend
The Franklin
2600 Dauphine Street
155 locals recommend
Delicious food, good location.
Delicious food, easy walk.
50 locals recommend
Meauxbar
942 N Rampart St
50 locals recommend
Delicious food, easy walk.
Renowned New Orleans chef Susan Spicer's flagship French Quarter restaurant. If the weather is good, book a table in the courtyard and look out for the famous duck sandwich.
60 locals recommend
Bayona
430 Dauphine St
60 locals recommend
Renowned New Orleans chef Susan Spicer's flagship French Quarter restaurant. If the weather is good, book a table in the courtyard and look out for the famous duck sandwich.
Delicious food. Acoustics not great, but the food makes it worth overlooking this detail. Classic New Orleans cocktails plus some innovative house ones. Sample / share most of the appetizers for a great tapas style dinner.
150 locals recommend
Sylvain
625 Chartres St
150 locals recommend
Delicious food. Acoustics not great, but the food makes it worth overlooking this detail. Classic New Orleans cocktails plus some innovative house ones. Sample / share most of the appetizers for a great tapas style dinner.
Choose a bottle of wine from a wide-ranging selection then take it into the garden to order delicious small plates and listen to live music. Check the listings. Fun and lively Bywater scene
839 locals recommend
Bacchanal Fine Wine & Spirits
600 Poland Ave
839 locals recommend
Choose a bottle of wine from a wide-ranging selection then take it into the garden to order delicious small plates and listen to live music. Check the listings. Fun and lively Bywater scene
Young crowd, good cocktails and food.
45 locals recommend
Maurepas Foods
3200 Burgundy Street
45 locals recommend
Young crowd, good cocktails and food.
Similar to Maurepas. Small plates, good cocktails.
83 locals recommend
Booty's Street Food
800 Louisa Street
83 locals recommend
Similar to Maurepas. Small plates, good cocktails.
Another newish place in the Bywater, delicious but a little noisy. Worth overlooking the acoustics.
102 locals recommend
Oxalis
3162 Dauphine Street
102 locals recommend
Another newish place in the Bywater, delicious but a little noisy. Worth overlooking the acoustics.
Classic place for New Orleans weekend brunch. Arrive early to avoid a wait. Good makes you overlook the bad coffee. Order praline bacon. Lighting also transforms the place for fun dinner.
442 locals recommend
Elizabeth's
601 Gallier St
442 locals recommend
Classic place for New Orleans weekend brunch. Arrive early to avoid a wait. Good makes you overlook the bad coffee. Order praline bacon. Lighting also transforms the place for fun dinner.
Great place for reading the paper before a visit to the Backstreet Cultural Museum.
83 locals recommend
Treme Coffeehouse
1501 St Philip St
83 locals recommend
Great place for reading the paper before a visit to the Backstreet Cultural Museum.
Located right in City Park, and a good alternative to Café Du Monde. Good for coffee and beignets and light lunch. They also have Blue Moon! Playground is right next door.
221 locals recommend
Morning Call
56 Dreyfous Dr
221 locals recommend
Located right in City Park, and a good alternative to Café Du Monde. Good for coffee and beignets and light lunch. They also have Blue Moon! Playground is right next door.
If you're heading to Chalmette to see the Battlefield, then this is the place to have lunch. Order the eggplant sticks with homemade tomato sauce.
34 locals recommend
Rocky & Carlo's Restaurant & Bar
613 W St Bernard Hwy
34 locals recommend
If you're heading to Chalmette to see the Battlefield, then this is the place to have lunch. Order the eggplant sticks with homemade tomato sauce.
My favorite gumbo in New Orleans.
104 locals recommend
Herbsaint
701 St Charles Ave
104 locals recommend
My favorite gumbo in New Orleans.
Local favorite, and on the streetcar line.
199 locals recommend
Mandina's Restaurant
3800 Canal St
199 locals recommend
Local favorite, and on the streetcar line.
BBQ Shrimp Poor Boy and an ice cold Abita Amber or Blue Moon in a frosted mug.
182 locals recommend
Liuzza's by the Track
1518 N Lopez St
182 locals recommend
BBQ Shrimp Poor Boy and an ice cold Abita Amber or Blue Moon in a frosted mug.
Newly opened space supporting local restauranteurs.
11 locals recommend
Roux Carre
2000 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd
11 locals recommend
Newly opened space supporting local restauranteurs.
Susan Spicer's restaurant outside of the Quarter (of Bayona fame). Worth visiting if you're up near the lake.
25 locals recommend
Mondo
900 Harrison Ave
25 locals recommend
Susan Spicer's restaurant outside of the Quarter (of Bayona fame). Worth visiting if you're up near the lake.
Low key and affordable new lunch spot on St. Claude. Part of the transformation of St. Claude Avenue.
193 locals recommend
Sneaky Pickle
3200 Burgundy St
193 locals recommend
Low key and affordable new lunch spot on St. Claude. Part of the transformation of St. Claude Avenue.
Mon-Friday, 7am-3pm Sat-Sun 9am-3pm Jazz brunch: Sundays from 11am – 2pm
32 locals recommend
Press Street Gardens
800 Homer Plessy Way
32 locals recommend
Mon-Friday, 7am-3pm Sat-Sun 9am-3pm Jazz brunch: Sundays from 11am – 2pm
A rare neighborhood restaurant in Holy Cross, worth visiting for lunch (try their gumbo), before or after a stroll on the levee to watch the river traffic.
40 locals recommend
Café Dauphine
5229 Dauphine St
40 locals recommend
A rare neighborhood restaurant in Holy Cross, worth visiting for lunch (try their gumbo), before or after a stroll on the levee to watch the river traffic.
Loved by generations of New Orleanians. Try to go for lunch on a Friday and arrive at 11:00 to put your name on the list. Only sit downstairs. Grand Gouté appetizer, gulf fish with lump crabmeat
167 locals recommend
Galatoires
209 Bourbon St
167 locals recommend
Loved by generations of New Orleanians. Try to go for lunch on a Friday and arrive at 11:00 to put your name on the list. Only sit downstairs. Grand Gouté appetizer, gulf fish with lump crabmeat
Loved by locals (and quite a few celebrities) for its crispy fried chicken
673 locals recommend
Mimi's In the Marigny
2600 Chartres Street
673 locals recommend
Loved by locals (and quite a few celebrities) for its crispy fried chicken
Order the Chicken Bonne Femme. It's not on the menu, but locals know to order it
35 locals recommend
Tujague's
429 Decatur St
35 locals recommend
Order the Chicken Bonne Femme. It's not on the menu, but locals know to order it
Longtime local uptown favorite
92 locals recommend
Brigtsen's Restaurant
723 Dante Street
92 locals recommend
Longtime local uptown favorite
Much loved chef Ms. Leah Chase has cooked for all of the recent presidents. Classic art on the walls
250 locals recommend
Dooky Chase Restaurant
2301 Orleans Ave
250 locals recommend
Much loved chef Ms. Leah Chase has cooked for all of the recent presidents. Classic art on the walls
One of the (if not the) oldest restaurant in New Orleans. Oysters Rockefeller and classic Creole fare. Go and look at the Mardi Gras memorabilia in the back
106 locals recommend
Antoine's Restaurant
713 Saint Louis Street
106 locals recommend
One of the (if not the) oldest restaurant in New Orleans. Oysters Rockefeller and classic Creole fare. Go and look at the Mardi Gras memorabilia in the back
Ultimate insider's old uptown favorite loved by many, including local celebrities and uptown elites!
146 locals recommend
Clancy's Restaurant
6100 Annunciation St
146 locals recommend
Ultimate insider's old uptown favorite loved by many, including local celebrities and uptown elites!
Southern Soul Food with incredible craft cocktails on ever-changing Freret Street
134 locals recommend
The High Hat Cafe
4500 Freret Street
134 locals recommend
Southern Soul Food with incredible craft cocktails on ever-changing Freret Street
Loved restaurant in the Galatoire's vein, and fun bar next door French 75 Bar
60 locals recommend
French 75
813 Bienville St
60 locals recommend
Loved restaurant in the Galatoire's vein, and fun bar next door French 75 Bar
There is one downtown, but this is the original Drago's. Go for the charbroiled oysters.
42 locals recommend
Drago's Metairie
3232 N Arnoult Rd
42 locals recommend
There is one downtown, but this is the original Drago's. Go for the charbroiled oysters.
Delicious pizza. Best cauliflower dish. Found inside the recently renovated Deco Fairmont Hotel where you also can see Huey Long's infamous "deduct box" (HL's Nola HQ, then called the Roosevelt Hotel)
112 locals recommend
Domenica
123 Baronne St
112 locals recommend
Delicious pizza. Best cauliflower dish. Found inside the recently renovated Deco Fairmont Hotel where you also can see Huey Long's infamous "deduct box" (HL's Nola HQ, then called the Roosevelt Hotel)
Fills the gap of no Franco-German old style Brasserie. Informal and delicious.
113 locals recommend
Luke
333 St Charles Ave
113 locals recommend
Fills the gap of no Franco-German old style Brasserie. Informal and delicious.
Poor Boys and beer on the Bayou
681 locals recommend
Parkway Bakery & Tavern
538 Hagan Ave
681 locals recommend
Poor Boys and beer on the Bayou
Some peoples favorite Poor Boy place
117 locals recommend
Parasol's
2533 Constance St
117 locals recommend
Some peoples favorite Poor Boy place
Another lot of peoples favorite Poor Boy place
81 locals recommend
Gene's Po-Boys
1040 Elysian Fields Ave
81 locals recommend
Another lot of peoples favorite Poor Boy place
Century old uptown seafood restaurant 11:00 til 2:00. Much loved and great for informal lunches, tiled floors, few tables. Don't arrive too late for a table.
107 locals recommend
Casamento's Restaurant
4330 Magazine St
107 locals recommend
Century old uptown seafood restaurant 11:00 til 2:00. Much loved and great for informal lunches, tiled floors, few tables. Don't arrive too late for a table.
Delicious old-style country French onion soup, crab, grapefruit and fried onion salad, mussels... best lemon icebox pie
314 locals recommend
Cafe Degas
3127 Esplanade Ave
314 locals recommend
Delicious old-style country French onion soup, crab, grapefruit and fried onion salad, mussels... best lemon icebox pie
Great for special Sunday brunch if you're planning on a walk in City Park or a trip to the Sculpture Garden
117 locals recommend
Ralph's On The Park
900 City Park Ave
117 locals recommend
Great for special Sunday brunch if you're planning on a walk in City Park or a trip to the Sculpture Garden
Delicious small uptown restaurant with consistently good food and lovely atmosphere.
137 locals recommend
Lilette
3637 Magazine St
137 locals recommend
Delicious small uptown restaurant with consistently good food and lovely atmosphere.
Uptown fine dining. Incredible chef.
43 locals recommend
Gautreau's Restaurant
1728 Soniat Street
43 locals recommend
Uptown fine dining. Incredible chef.
John Besh's flagship restaurant. Used to be the best restaurant in New Orleans.
79 locals recommend
August
301 Tchoupitoulas St
79 locals recommend
John Besh's flagship restaurant. Used to be the best restaurant in New Orleans.
Go for the pork...
448 locals recommend
Cochon RESTAURANT
930 Tchoupitoulas St
448 locals recommend
Go for the pork...
Most famous of the Brennan restaurants and probably the most famous restaurant in New Orleans. Don't try and go during graduation week.
574 locals recommend
Commander's Palace
1403 Washington Ave
574 locals recommend
Most famous of the Brennan restaurants and probably the most famous restaurant in New Orleans. Don't try and go during graduation week.
New Orleans Italian fare. French Quarter favorite.
114 locals recommend
Irene's
529 Bienville St
114 locals recommend
New Orleans Italian fare. French Quarter favorite.
Best New Orleans BBQ.
405 locals recommend
The Joint
701 Mazant St
405 locals recommend
Best New Orleans BBQ.
One of my favorites uptown.
184 locals recommend
La Petite Grocery
4238 Magazine St
184 locals recommend
One of my favorites uptown.
A good spot if you're looking at Julia Street galleries or Warehouse District museums such as the Ogden, the Contemporary Arts Center, or the Civil War Museum (interesting Daguerreotypes / tintypes)
261 locals recommend
Pêche Seafood Grill
800 Magazine St
261 locals recommend
A good spot if you're looking at Julia Street galleries or Warehouse District museums such as the Ogden, the Contemporary Arts Center, or the Civil War Museum (interesting Daguerreotypes / tintypes)
Best cheese shop in New Orleans. Not cheap. Also best small sandwiches featuring cheeses. Also not cheap.
88 locals recommend
St. James Cheese Company - Uptown
5004 Prytania St
88 locals recommend
Best cheese shop in New Orleans. Not cheap. Also best small sandwiches featuring cheeses. Also not cheap.
High end favorite among parents of graduating Tulane students -- and many foodies. Emeril Lagasse.
66 locals recommend
Emeril's Delmonico
1300 St Charles Ave
66 locals recommend
High end favorite among parents of graduating Tulane students -- and many foodies. Emeril Lagasse.
Everyone who loves it has their favorite dish. Oysters Mosca is mine. Worth looking into the history of it for some interesting background.
8 locals recommend
Mosca's
4137 US-90
8 locals recommend
Everyone who loves it has their favorite dish. Oysters Mosca is mine. Worth looking into the history of it for some interesting background.

Sightseeing

For an education on Mardi Gras Indians and Social Aid and Pleasure Club. Support New Orleans culture bearers and artists to keep the traditions alive.
143 locals recommend
Backstreet Cultural Museum
1531 Henriette Delille St
143 locals recommend
For an education on Mardi Gras Indians and Social Aid and Pleasure Club. Support New Orleans culture bearers and artists to keep the traditions alive.
Sunday Mass
32 locals recommend
St Augustine's Catholic Church
1210 Governor Nicholls St
32 locals recommend
Sunday Mass
Louisiana History and Culture
43 locals recommend
The Presbytere
751 Chartres St
43 locals recommend
Louisiana History and Culture
If you're interested in Southern food history and culture then have a stop here. I think they still host the Museum of the American Cocktail too.
64 locals recommend
Southern Food and Beverage Museum
1504 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd
64 locals recommend
If you're interested in Southern food history and culture then have a stop here. I think they still host the Museum of the American Cocktail too.
Newly restored and incredible. Even if you're not interested in aviation history or Art Deco architecture, this is definitely worth seeing.
9 locals recommend
New Orleans Lakefront Airport
6001 Stars and Stripes Blvd
9 locals recommend
Newly restored and incredible. Even if you're not interested in aviation history or Art Deco architecture, this is definitely worth seeing.

Arts & Culture

Great place for live traditional Jazz, go on Wednesday nights to catch Topsy Chapman. They also serve food.
28 locals recommend
Palm Court Jazz Cafe
1204 Decatur Street
28 locals recommend
Great place for live traditional Jazz, go on Wednesday nights to catch Topsy Chapman. They also serve food.
Go on Thursday nights for Zydeco.
160 locals recommend
Rock 'N' Bowl
3016 S Carrollton Ave
160 locals recommend
Go on Thursday nights for Zydeco.
Always good exhibits of the best New Orleans artists.
13 locals recommend
Arthur Roger Gallery
432 Julia St
13 locals recommend
Always good exhibits of the best New Orleans artists.
The place to see contemporary art in New Orleans. Also hosts film screenings and events. Check the listings.
128 locals recommend
Contemporary Arts Center
900 Camp St
128 locals recommend
The place to see contemporary art in New Orleans. Also hosts film screenings and events. Check the listings.
Also go to the Sculpture Garden, which is wonderful.
782 locals recommend
New Orleans Museum of Art
1 Collins Diboll Cir
782 locals recommend
Also go to the Sculpture Garden, which is wonderful.
Another reason to sometimes go to St. Bernard.
6 locals recommend
Chalmette Movies
8700 W Judge Perez Dr
6 locals recommend
Another reason to sometimes go to St. Bernard.
Expensive, but you can watch a movie in very comfortable seats, have dinner at the same time, and park in the building.
136 locals recommend
Cinebarre Theatre Regal Cinemas
333 Canal St
136 locals recommend
Expensive, but you can watch a movie in very comfortable seats, have dinner at the same time, and park in the building.
Definitely worth seeing. Also check out the music listings for Thursday night here when they have music in the foyer.
315 locals recommend
Ogden Museum of Southern Art
925 Camp St
315 locals recommend
Definitely worth seeing. Also check out the music listings for Thursday night here when they have music in the foyer.
Check listings for upcoming concerts
112 locals recommend
Saenger Theatre
1111 Canal St
112 locals recommend
Check listings for upcoming concerts
Alternative local movie house. Worth checking the movie lineup and supporting a space that offers listings never shown in mainstream theaters.
29 locals recommend
Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center
6621 St Claude Ave
29 locals recommend
Alternative local movie house. Worth checking the movie lineup and supporting a space that offers listings never shown in mainstream theaters.
Arts and community center supporting talented local artists, musicians and actors with theater, readings, screenings, and more. Check their website for listings. Often host family-friendly events too.
10 locals recommend
Ashé Cultural Arts Center
1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd
10 locals recommend
Arts and community center supporting talented local artists, musicians and actors with theater, readings, screenings, and more. Check their website for listings. Often host family-friendly events too.
Been on the Natchez more times than I can count, and it's always a treat. View the Mississippi from the best spot, visit the engine room, the Texas Bar, lunch on board, and listen to Traditional Jazz.
147 locals recommend
Steamboat Natchez
400 Toulouse St
147 locals recommend
Been on the Natchez more times than I can count, and it's always a treat. View the Mississippi from the best spot, visit the engine room, the Texas Bar, lunch on board, and listen to Traditional Jazz.
Press Street’s Antenna Gallery produces solo and group exhibitions that engage and interact with the community through special events, educational programming, and artist talks.
Press Street
Press Street
Press Street’s Antenna Gallery produces solo and group exhibitions that engage and interact with the community through special events, educational programming, and artist talks.
Soon to open Independent Movie House on St. Claude (used to be on Elysian Fields). Check out their Facebook page for opening updates.
6 locals recommend
Indywood Cinema
3400 Saint Claude Avenue
6 locals recommend
Soon to open Independent Movie House on St. Claude (used to be on Elysian Fields). Check out their Facebook page for opening updates.

Shopping

New Orleans photographer Louis Sahuc's French Quarter gallery.
Photo Works
309 St Ann St
New Orleans photographer Louis Sahuc's French Quarter gallery.
Downtown shopping with easy parking.
54 locals recommend
Canal Street
Canal Street
54 locals recommend
Downtown shopping with easy parking.
Check the listings in the local newspapers for readings and events.
30 locals recommend
Octavia Books
513 Octavia St
30 locals recommend
Check the listings in the local newspapers for readings and events.
Well worth a visit.
7 locals recommend
Maple Street Book Shop
7529 Maple St
7 locals recommend
Well worth a visit.
Buying CDs of local musicians helps them to continue to do what they do best. The Music Factory has an amazing selection, and it's now right on Frenchmen Street.
35 locals recommend
Louisiana Music Factory
421 Frenchmen St
35 locals recommend
Buying CDs of local musicians helps them to continue to do what they do best. The Music Factory has an amazing selection, and it's now right on Frenchmen Street.
Newish wine store very close by.
24 locals recommend
Second Vine Wine
4212 Magazine Street
24 locals recommend
Newish wine store very close by.
Butcher and informal delicious restaurant.
448 locals recommend
Cochon RESTAURANT
930 Tchoupitoulas St
448 locals recommend
Butcher and informal delicious restaurant.
Very excited to find out about their downtown location.
32 locals recommend
St James Cheese Company - Warehouse District
641 Tchoupitoulas St
32 locals recommend
Very excited to find out about their downtown location.

Essentials

Saturday morning Farmers Market, local vendors, great location.
33 locals recommend
Crescent City Farmers Market
500 North Norman C Francis Parkway
33 locals recommend
Saturday morning Farmers Market, local vendors, great location.
Thursday early evening farmers market, local vendors, just outside the American Can Company.
33 locals recommend
Crescent City Farmers Market
500 North Norman C Francis Parkway
33 locals recommend
Thursday early evening farmers market, local vendors, just outside the American Can Company.
This is a convenient place to buy groceries. It's not cheap, but it's convenient.
195 locals recommend
New Orleans Food Co-Op
2372 St Claude Ave
195 locals recommend
This is a convenient place to buy groceries. It's not cheap, but it's convenient.

Everything Else

This is the 9th ward counterpart of the Backstreet Cultural Museum, and is definitely worth visiting. Call first.
22 locals recommend
House of Dance & Feathers
1317 Tupelo St
22 locals recommend
This is the 9th ward counterpart of the Backstreet Cultural Museum, and is definitely worth visiting. Call first.
Great space right near the Musicians Village. Check their website for listings and concerts.
Ellis Marsalis Center for Music
1901 Bartholomew St
Great space right near the Musicians Village. Check their website for listings and concerts.
A favorite among New Orleans visitors and many locals. Unpretentious and relaxed. Be sure to contribute to the tip bucket. Many of the musicians playing in venues along Frenchmen Street rely on this!
521 locals recommend
The Spotted Cat Music Club
623 Frenchmen St
521 locals recommend
A favorite among New Orleans visitors and many locals. Unpretentious and relaxed. Be sure to contribute to the tip bucket. Many of the musicians playing in venues along Frenchmen Street rely on this!
Famed home of the Muffaletta. They also have Italian groceries you can't find anywhere else.
128 locals recommend
Central Grocery & Deli
923 Decatur St
128 locals recommend
Famed home of the Muffaletta. They also have Italian groceries you can't find anywhere else.
Other peoples favorite Poor Boy place
54 locals recommend
Guy's Po-Boys
5259 Magazine St
54 locals recommend
Other peoples favorite Poor Boy place
Uptown peoples favorite Poor Boy place
13 locals recommend
Magazine Po-boy & Sandwich Shop
2368 Magazine Street
13 locals recommend
Uptown peoples favorite Poor Boy place
Worth a special trip this way for lunch, and very good if you're looking for a bag of oysters as well
11 locals recommend
Castnet Seafood
10826 Hayne Blvd
11 locals recommend
Worth a special trip this way for lunch, and very good if you're looking for a bag of oysters as well