Guidebook for New Orleans

Kathleen
Guidebook for New Orleans

Food Scene

Great coffee, breakfast, patio
376 locals recommend
Satsuma Cafe
3218 Dauphine St
376 locals recommend
Great coffee, breakfast, patio
Like hanging out in your best friends backyard- only with live music! Awesome wine, beer, and cheese selection, great menu.
839 locals recommend
Bacchanal Fine Wine & Spirits
600 Poland Ave
839 locals recommend
Like hanging out in your best friends backyard- only with live music! Awesome wine, beer, and cheese selection, great menu.
Great burgers, cool hangout
116 locals recommend
Junction Bar & Grill
3021 St Claude Ave
116 locals recommend
Great burgers, cool hangout
Best New York Style pizza outside of NY- delivery after 4, closed Monday'.
460 locals recommend
Pizza Delicious
617 Piety St
460 locals recommend
Best New York Style pizza outside of NY- delivery after 4, closed Monday'.
Great food, patio for dine in or delivery
61 locals recommend
Sugar Park
3054 Saint Claude Avenue
61 locals recommend
Great food, patio for dine in or delivery
Not a food cart, but a nice restaurant featuring international street food menu- great wine, cocktail, and beer selection
83 locals recommend
Booty's Street Food
800 Louisa Street
83 locals recommend
Not a food cart, but a nice restaurant featuring international street food menu- great wine, cocktail, and beer selection
Excellent fine dining
100 locals recommend
Mariza
2900 Chartres Street
100 locals recommend
Excellent fine dining
Just a few blocks away- arguably the best BBQ in New Orleans
405 locals recommend
The Joint
701 Mazant St
405 locals recommend
Just a few blocks away- arguably the best BBQ in New Orleans
New spot for coffee, pastries, and more...
93 locals recommend
Shake Sugary
3304 St Claude Ave
93 locals recommend
New spot for coffee, pastries, and more...
Not a market but a collection of upscale food stalls, great outside patio
466 locals recommend
St. Roch Market
2381 St Claude Ave
466 locals recommend
Not a market but a collection of upscale food stalls, great outside patio
Great fried chicken and local fare
163 locals recommend
Coop's Place
1109 Decatur St
163 locals recommend
Great fried chicken and local fare
Good Vietnamese food, and they deliver!
166 locals recommend
Lost Love Lounge
2529 Dauphine St
166 locals recommend
Good Vietnamese food, and they deliver!
Closest Sushi, and pretty good
50 locals recommend
Wasabi Sushi & Asian Grill
900 Frenchmen St
50 locals recommend
Closest Sushi, and pretty good
Herbsaint is my favorite restaurant in New Orleans- fabulous staff, excellent food, accessible wine list. I recommend sitting outside for great people watching, and to see the streetcar ramble by...
104 locals recommend
Herbsaint
701 St Charles Ave
104 locals recommend
Herbsaint is my favorite restaurant in New Orleans- fabulous staff, excellent food, accessible wine list. I recommend sitting outside for great people watching, and to see the streetcar ramble by...
Another excellent John Besh fine dining spot in the CBD
79 locals recommend
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301 Tchoupitoulas St
79 locals recommend
Another excellent John Besh fine dining spot in the CBD
The soul food restaurant. You'll be the only folks that haven't lived here your entire life, and if you're lucky, you'll get to talk to some folks that have- huge portions, small bill-no place like it
Two Sisters Restaurant
223 N Derbigny St
The soul food restaurant. You'll be the only folks that haven't lived here your entire life, and if you're lucky, you'll get to talk to some folks that have- huge portions, small bill-no place like it
Another Donald Link Gem in the CBD. If you're looking for a quick lunch in a more casual setting, try their annex around the corner- Butcher
448 locals recommend
Cochon RESTAURANT
930 Tchoupitoulas St
448 locals recommend
Another Donald Link Gem in the CBD. If you're looking for a quick lunch in a more casual setting, try their annex around the corner- Butcher
Sandwiches, charcuterie
448 locals recommend
Cochon RESTAURANT
930 Tchoupitoulas St
448 locals recommend
Sandwiches, charcuterie
Fine dining in the Marigny
45 locals recommend
Maurepas Foods
3200 Burgundy Street
45 locals recommend
Fine dining in the Marigny
A little pricey, but a Marigny breakfast institution
442 locals recommend
Elizabeth's
601 Gallier St
442 locals recommend
A little pricey, but a Marigny breakfast institution
Funky little cafe right by the house, mostly vegetarian, but locally sourced- and BYOB!
193 locals recommend
Sneaky Pickle
3200 Burgundy St
193 locals recommend
Funky little cafe right by the house, mostly vegetarian, but locally sourced- and BYOB!
After visiting Sneaky Pickle, treat yourself to a Gourmet Popsicle- delicious and refreshing!
12 locals recommend
Meltdown
4011 St Claude Ave
12 locals recommend
After visiting Sneaky Pickle, treat yourself to a Gourmet Popsicle- delicious and refreshing!
Awesome Middle Eastern cafe on St.Claude- and they deliver!
120 locals recommend
Kebab
2315 St Claude Ave
120 locals recommend
Awesome Middle Eastern cafe on St.Claude- and they deliver!
House made pastas, excellent sauce choices, and cannoli made filled to order- yum!
59 locals recommend
Arabella Casa Di Pasta
2258 St Claude Ave
59 locals recommend
House made pastas, excellent sauce choices, and cannoli made filled to order- yum!

Drinks & Nightlife

Fun local spot
221 locals recommend
Vaughan's Lounge
4229 Dauphine St
221 locals recommend
Fun local spot
My favorite place to see local live music- awesome bartenders, cheap drinks, great patio- awesomely dive-ish!
53 locals recommend
BMC Balcony Music Club
1331 Decatur St
53 locals recommend
My favorite place to see local live music- awesome bartenders, cheap drinks, great patio- awesomely dive-ish!
A New Orleans institution, featuring live Jazz and old timey music- a must do when on Frenchmen
521 locals recommend
The Spotted Cat Music Club
623 Frenchmen St
521 locals recommend
A New Orleans institution, featuring live Jazz and old timey music- a must do when on Frenchmen
Great music bartenders, atmosphere- downstairs and upstairs venues
181 locals recommend
Blue Nile
532 Frenchmen St
181 locals recommend
Great music bartenders, atmosphere- downstairs and upstairs venues
Your gonna pay a cover, but it will be worth it!
387 locals recommend
d.b.a.
618 Frenchmen St
387 locals recommend
Your gonna pay a cover, but it will be worth it!
Awesome local dive, great juke box, cheap drinks, fun bartenders
57 locals recommend
J&J's Sports Lounge
800 France St
57 locals recommend
Awesome local dive, great juke box, cheap drinks, fun bartenders
Right down the street, music some nights
151 locals recommend
B J's Lounge
4301 Burgundy St
151 locals recommend
Right down the street, music some nights
Another local institution- open til the wee hours, pool tables, music some nights
108 locals recommend
Bud Rips
900 Piety St
108 locals recommend
Another local institution- open til the wee hours, pool tables, music some nights

Essentials

Local wine shop
152 locals recommend
Faubourg Wines
2805 St Claude Ave
152 locals recommend
Local wine shop
Local grocery store featuring organic produce
195 locals recommend
New Orleans Food Co-Op
2372 St Claude Ave
195 locals recommend
Local grocery store featuring organic produce
Huge local market and deli open 24/7
211 locals recommend
Mardi Gras Zone Supermarket
2706 Royal St
211 locals recommend
Huge local market and deli open 24/7

Everything Else

If you find yourself in the CBD/Warehouse Disctrict, don't miss this amazing museum
804 locals recommend
The National WWII Museum
945 Magazine St
804 locals recommend
If you find yourself in the CBD/Warehouse Disctrict, don't miss this amazing museum
School, performance space, Galleries- a jewel. There's even a cafe with a great patio...
13 locals recommend
New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (Nocca)
2800 Chartres St
13 locals recommend
School, performance space, Galleries- a jewel. There's even a cafe with a great patio...

Arts & Culture

On the border between the Quarter and the CBD, a fun place to spend an afternoon
577 locals recommend
Audubon Aquarium of the Americas
1 Canal St
577 locals recommend
On the border between the Quarter and the CBD, a fun place to spend an afternoon
No matter how our season is going, if you get a chance to see a home game and hang out in Championship Square, you will become an honorary Saints fan for life!
269 locals recommend
Mercedes-Benz Superdome
1500 Sugar Bowl Dr
269 locals recommend
No matter how our season is going, if you get a chance to see a home game and hang out in Championship Square, you will become an honorary Saints fan for life!
Great museum in the CBD
315 locals recommend
Ogden Museum of Southern Art
925 Camp St
315 locals recommend
Great museum in the CBD
If you' visit city park, stop by this wonderful museum in a beautiful setting
782 locals recommend
New Orleans Museum of Art
1 Collins Diboll Cir
782 locals recommend
If you' visit city park, stop by this wonderful museum in a beautiful setting