Guidebook for New Orleans

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Guidebook for New Orleans

Food Scene

It's a bar, It's a bakery. It's also kid friendly because they have board games and food. And the Doberge Cake is amazing!
59 locals recommend
Bakery Bar
1179 Annunciation St
59 locals recommend
It's a bar, It's a bakery. It's also kid friendly because they have board games and food. And the Doberge Cake is amazing!
Because it's a block from your bed. Because it's the 2017 Bon Appetit Best New Restaurant of the Year. Because they will smile at you when they take your order, and you will smile when you eat it. It's a great little sandwich restaurant not full of itself.
126 locals recommend
Turkey and the Wolf
739 Jackson Avenue
126 locals recommend
Because it's a block from your bed. Because it's the 2017 Bon Appetit Best New Restaurant of the Year. Because they will smile at you when they take your order, and you will smile when you eat it. It's a great little sandwich restaurant not full of itself.
It looks like it's about to fall down. Don't let this deter you. The debris fries are something that must be experienced.. no matter what diet you think you are on. Walk through the door and down the steps into the adjacent bar to get a cold beer or a mixed drink in a plastic cup.
117 locals recommend
Parasol's
2533 Constance St
117 locals recommend
It looks like it's about to fall down. Don't let this deter you. The debris fries are something that must be experienced.. no matter what diet you think you are on. Walk through the door and down the steps into the adjacent bar to get a cold beer or a mixed drink in a plastic cup.
Vietnamese. No nonsense, tasty. Not expensive. See also Lilly's.
18 locals recommend
Pho Noi Viet
2009 Magazine St
18 locals recommend
Vietnamese. No nonsense, tasty. Not expensive. See also Lilly's.
Because they make excellent coffee.. and sometimes have interesting art on the wall for sale.
148 locals recommend
Hivolt
1829 Sophie Wright Pl
148 locals recommend
Because they make excellent coffee.. and sometimes have interesting art on the wall for sale.
Still my very favorite coffee shop, Mojo does it all right. They've expanded and many people use it as a place to work.
184 locals recommend
Mojo Coffee House
1500 Magazine St
184 locals recommend
Still my very favorite coffee shop, Mojo does it all right. They've expanded and many people use it as a place to work.
The donuts are obviously the draw, but the breakfast sandwich is my favorite thing here. Perfectly cooked egg with bacon on a pillowy biscuit. I want one now! Get there a little early if you want to beat the line on the weekend. Otherwise it moves pretty quick and there is a small courtyard in the back too.
266 locals recommend
District Donuts Sliders Brew
2209 Magazine St
266 locals recommend
The donuts are obviously the draw, but the breakfast sandwich is my favorite thing here. Perfectly cooked egg with bacon on a pillowy biscuit. I want one now! Get there a little early if you want to beat the line on the weekend. Otherwise it moves pretty quick and there is a small courtyard in the back too.
Stein's is a Deli. A place to get bagels and NY style sandwiches like Reuben, or the Rachel. It also has an excellent selection of beer from all over the world. And the every ornery Dan Stein, who will probably be behind the cash register.
216 locals recommend
Stein's Market and Deli
2207 Magazine St
216 locals recommend
Stein's is a Deli. A place to get bagels and NY style sandwiches like Reuben, or the Rachel. It also has an excellent selection of beer from all over the world. And the every ornery Dan Stein, who will probably be behind the cash register.
Because they make the best fried shrimp poboy. Ever.
681 locals recommend
Parkway Bakery & Tavern
538 Hagan Ave
681 locals recommend
Because they make the best fried shrimp poboy. Ever.
The chef, Leigh Ann, makes everything from scratch and is passionate about what she does. It is ALL delicious.
24 locals recommend
Piece Of Meat
3301 Bienville St
24 locals recommend
The chef, Leigh Ann, makes everything from scratch and is passionate about what she does. It is ALL delicious.
Gris-Gris is the best new restaurant this year so far in my opinion. Everything they are doing is very tasty and it isn't pretentious at all.
48 locals recommend
Gris-Gris
1800 Magazine St
48 locals recommend
Gris-Gris is the best new restaurant this year so far in my opinion. Everything they are doing is very tasty and it isn't pretentious at all.
Excellent All day breakfast... if you get there at normal mid day brunch time on the weekend be prepared to wait. While you wait, hang out and buy a book at the excellent local bookshop, Octavia Books. When Toast is ready for you, your buzzer will let you know.
180 locals recommend
Toast
1845 Gentilly Boulevard
180 locals recommend
Excellent All day breakfast... if you get there at normal mid day brunch time on the weekend be prepared to wait. While you wait, hang out and buy a book at the excellent local bookshop, Octavia Books. When Toast is ready for you, your buzzer will let you know.
Isaac Toups is a friendly genius, as is his sous chef Seamus. Sit at the bar and watch them work at this beautiful restaurant. The food is delicious!
13 locals recommend
Toups South
1504 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd
13 locals recommend
Isaac Toups is a friendly genius, as is his sous chef Seamus. Sit at the bar and watch them work at this beautiful restaurant. The food is delicious!
Elevated Vietnamese, Magasin has always been excellent.
40 locals recommend
Magasin Vietnamese Cafe
4226 Magazine St
40 locals recommend
Elevated Vietnamese, Magasin has always been excellent.
Because Chef Alon Shaya is an amazing chef, the food is delicious and it must be experienced. Saba won't disappoint.
90 locals recommend
Saba
5757 Magazine St
90 locals recommend
Because Chef Alon Shaya is an amazing chef, the food is delicious and it must be experienced. Saba won't disappoint.
I hate to even say this because it has been one of our favorite breakfast places for over 10 years. So worth it. Get there when the doors open if you don't want to wait on the weekends.
63 locals recommend
Eat New Orleans
769 West 5th Street
63 locals recommend
I hate to even say this because it has been one of our favorite breakfast places for over 10 years. So worth it. Get there when the doors open if you don't want to wait on the weekends.
Great brunch with a good Bloody Mary bar
222 locals recommend
Atchafalaya
901 Louisiana Ave
222 locals recommend
Great brunch with a good Bloody Mary bar
A solid bakery
41 locals recommend
Gracious Bakery
2854 St Charles Ave
41 locals recommend
A solid bakery
Chef Susan Spicer's casual family style restaurant, worth the trip.
92 locals recommend
Brigtsen's Restaurant
723 Dante Street
92 locals recommend
Chef Susan Spicer's casual family style restaurant, worth the trip.
I almost cried when I ate a poboy here, it was so good. Regularly wins the best poboy award.
26 locals recommend
R & O Restaurant and Catering
216 Metairie-Hammond Hwy
26 locals recommend
I almost cried when I ate a poboy here, it was so good. Regularly wins the best poboy award.
Best pastries in New Orleans anywhere, to me. Their Cafe au Lait is excellent too.
102 locals recommend
Croissant D'Or Patisserie
617 Ursulines Ave
102 locals recommend
Best pastries in New Orleans anywhere, to me. Their Cafe au Lait is excellent too.
Cute little bakery/ breakfast/ coffee shop. Worth a visit.
140 locals recommend
Bywater Bakery
3624 Dauphine St
140 locals recommend
Cute little bakery/ breakfast/ coffee shop. Worth a visit.
This and Pizza Domenica are my favorite pizza places in Nola
460 locals recommend
Pizza Delicious
617 Piety St
460 locals recommend
This and Pizza Domenica are my favorite pizza places in Nola
Excellent pizza!
97 locals recommend
PIZZA domenica
4933 Magazine St
97 locals recommend
Excellent pizza!
Good atmosphere, great for families, great German beer list and authentic German food. The owner is from Bavaria.
73 locals recommend
Bratz Y'all! Bistro • Bakery • Biergarten
617-B Piety St
73 locals recommend
Good atmosphere, great for families, great German beer list and authentic German food. The owner is from Bavaria.
Excellent coffee place if you are in the area
183 locals recommend
French Truck Coffee
1200 Magazine St
183 locals recommend
Excellent coffee place if you are in the area

Drinks & Nightlife

It's dark and moody, bartenders are nice and knowledgable, they have hundreds of different kinds of whiskey. Try a drink you've always wanted to try, like a Sazerac or an Old Fashioned. They'll be happy to make it for you.
114 locals recommend
Barrel Proof
1201 Magazine St
114 locals recommend
It's dark and moody, bartenders are nice and knowledgable, they have hundreds of different kinds of whiskey. Try a drink you've always wanted to try, like a Sazerac or an Old Fashioned. They'll be happy to make it for you.
Because they make pretty good beer, have ample outdoor seating, different pop-ups every night, and the guy who owns it is a mensch.
80 locals recommend
The Courtyard Brewery
1160 Camp St
80 locals recommend
Because they make pretty good beer, have ample outdoor seating, different pop-ups every night, and the guy who owns it is a mensch.
The newest brewery in the neighborhood, Miel is off to a good start. Tasty beers with a good bar seating area.
26 locals recommend
Miel Brewery & Taproom
405 Sixth St
26 locals recommend
The newest brewery in the neighborhood, Miel is off to a good start. Tasty beers with a good bar seating area.
The 3 B's: Beer, barbecue, and board games.
140 locals recommend
NOLA Brewing Co.
3033 Tchoupitoulas St
140 locals recommend
The 3 B's: Beer, barbecue, and board games.
Nice place to hang out and grab a beer. A few video games. Crawfish and other popups there frequently.
85 locals recommend
Urban South Brewery
1645 Tchoupitoulas St
85 locals recommend
Nice place to hang out and grab a beer. A few video games. Crawfish and other popups there frequently.
A great place to sit outside and listen to music when the weather is nice.
839 locals recommend
Bacchanal Fine Wine & Spirits
600 Poland Ave
839 locals recommend
A great place to sit outside and listen to music when the weather is nice.
Tipitina's is a great place to catch some live music while you are in New Orleans.
429 locals recommend
Tipitina's
501 Napoleon Ave
429 locals recommend
Tipitina's is a great place to catch some live music while you are in New Orleans.

Arts & Culture

We love this museum so much we got a membership. So interesting and well done. A must do! If you go, buy your tickets online and pick them up at will call. This will enable you to skip the long ticket line...
804 locals recommend
The National WWII Museum
945 Magazine St
804 locals recommend
We love this museum so much we got a membership. So interesting and well done. A must do! If you go, buy your tickets online and pick them up at will call. This will enable you to skip the long ticket line...
The Ogden is a manageable size museum of high quality art from Southern artists. Everyone in my family likes it and we go pretty often.
315 locals recommend
Ogden Museum of Southern Art
925 Camp St
315 locals recommend
The Ogden is a manageable size museum of high quality art from Southern artists. Everyone in my family likes it and we go pretty often.
Beautiful building with interesting contemporary art exhibits and a great Revelator Coffee shop inside.
128 locals recommend
Contemporary Arts Center
900 Camp St
128 locals recommend
Beautiful building with interesting contemporary art exhibits and a great Revelator Coffee shop inside.
Well worth the time, NOMA has great and varied exhibits year round. The Sculpture garden outside is free.
782 locals recommend
New Orleans Museum of Art
1 Collins Diboll Cir
782 locals recommend
Well worth the time, NOMA has great and varied exhibits year round. The Sculpture garden outside is free.
An outdoor sculpture garden, I love it and take all my friends visiting NOLA here! Grab a cafe au lait and beignet from Morning Call first and head over. If you have kids, they will appreciate the playground next to Morning Call too.
161 locals recommend
Sculpture Garden
1 Collins Diboll Cir
161 locals recommend
An outdoor sculpture garden, I love it and take all my friends visiting NOLA here! Grab a cafe au lait and beignet from Morning Call first and head over. If you have kids, they will appreciate the playground next to Morning Call too.

Essentials

Rouse's on Tchoupitoulas is the closest local grocery store, if you don't want to go to the Wal-Mart. I like Rouse's because it really is a slice of local New Orleans and Louisiana foods.
1002 locals recommend
Rouses Market
400 N Carrollton Ave
1002 locals recommend
Rouse's on Tchoupitoulas is the closest local grocery store, if you don't want to go to the Wal-Mart. I like Rouse's because it really is a slice of local New Orleans and Louisiana foods.
WalMart is the closest store to the house. Not the best, but the closest.
174 locals recommend
Walmart Supercenter
1901 Tchoupitoulas St
174 locals recommend
WalMart is the closest store to the house. Not the best, but the closest.

Shopping

They make great New Orleans themed t-shirts. Not touristy.. Just cool.
43 locals recommend
Dirty Coast
5415 Magazine St
43 locals recommend
They make great New Orleans themed t-shirts. Not touristy.. Just cool.
Harold's is owned by a Mississippi native, Harold, who has the prettiest houseplants in town.
8 locals recommend
Harolds Indoor Outdoor Plants
1135 Press St
8 locals recommend
Harold's is owned by a Mississippi native, Harold, who has the prettiest houseplants in town.
A seriously stylish, eye-waveringly expensive home decor store, Sunday Shop is a feast for the eyes.
16 locals recommend
Sunday Shop
2025 Magazine St
16 locals recommend
A seriously stylish, eye-waveringly expensive home decor store, Sunday Shop is a feast for the eyes.
If your feet are hurting or you just want a great pair of shoes, head to Good Feet. They will fix you up with some comfy shoes.
The Good Feet Store
3559 Magazine St
If your feet are hurting or you just want a great pair of shoes, head to Good Feet. They will fix you up with some comfy shoes.
Beautiful wallpaper store. Owner Nomita also has a design firm.
Spruce- Wallpaper, Fabric, Design
2043 Magazine St
Beautiful wallpaper store. Owner Nomita also has a design firm.

Getting Around

RTA has an app you can use to find out when the busses are coming. You can buy your tickets over the app or on the bus.
54 locals recommend
Regional Transit Authority
2817 Canal St
54 locals recommend
RTA has an app you can use to find out when the busses are coming. You can buy your tickets over the app or on the bus.
If you need a car to take you somewhere, I've had good experience with Lyft in New Orleans. Use the Lyft app on your phone.
Lyft Hub
2020 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd
If you need a car to take you somewhere, I've had good experience with Lyft in New Orleans. Use the Lyft app on your phone.

Entertainment & Activities

The Zoo is excellent. In the warmer months the Cool Zoo is open with the lazy river.
83 locals recommend
Audubon Zoo station
83 locals recommend
The Zoo is excellent. In the warmer months the Cool Zoo is open with the lazy river.
The Insectarium and Butterfly Garden are part of the Audubon empire, together with the Zoo, the Aquarium and the IMAX theatre. Buy one ticket and see all of them or if you thinking you will be back to New Orleans more than once a year, go ahead and get a yearly membership like we do!
190 locals recommend
Audubon Butterfly Garden and Insectarium
1 Canal St
190 locals recommend
The Insectarium and Butterfly Garden are part of the Audubon empire, together with the Zoo, the Aquarium and the IMAX theatre. Buy one ticket and see all of them or if you thinking you will be back to New Orleans more than once a year, go ahead and get a yearly membership like we do!
The Aquarium is really worth seeing. Once you've seen all the beautiful fish, head upstairs and buy a few popsicle sticks with birdseed on them and feed the birds. This is fun for all ages and the birds will sit on your shoulder, or climb your shirt! The IMAX cinema is also next door and has really great nature documentaries usually.
577 locals recommend
Audubon Aquarium of the Americas
1 Canal St
577 locals recommend
The Aquarium is really worth seeing. Once you've seen all the beautiful fish, head upstairs and buy a few popsicle sticks with birdseed on them and feed the birds. This is fun for all ages and the birds will sit on your shoulder, or climb your shirt! The IMAX cinema is also next door and has really great nature documentaries usually.