Guidebook for New Orleans

Alec
Guidebook for New Orleans

Food Scene

Vegan/gluten free
FARE Food Apothecary
4838 Magazine St
Vegan/gluten free
Nice interior, good coffee, nice table outside for people/basketball watching.
52 locals recommend
HEY! Café & Coffee Roastery
4303 Magazine St
52 locals recommend
Nice interior, good coffee, nice table outside for people/basketball watching.
One of my fave restaurants in town. Not cheap, but not expensive. Known for oysters, gumbo and fries are also good.
107 locals recommend
Casamento's Restaurant
4330 Magazine St
107 locals recommend
One of my fave restaurants in town. Not cheap, but not expensive. Known for oysters, gumbo and fries are also good.
Awesome deal during happy hour.
97 locals recommend
PIZZA domenica
4933 Magazine St
97 locals recommend
Awesome deal during happy hour.
My favorite poboys in NOLA. Overpriced coz Anthony Bourdain and the like are always showing up. Vibe coming out its ears. If it's closed, walk to Guy's on Magazine instead.
113 locals recommend
Domilise's Po-Boy & Bar
5240 Annunciation St
113 locals recommend
My favorite poboys in NOLA. Overpriced coz Anthony Bourdain and the like are always showing up. Vibe coming out its ears. If it's closed, walk to Guy's on Magazine instead.
Croissants, etc.
188 locals recommend
La Boulangerie
4600 Magazine St
188 locals recommend
Croissants, etc.
Brunch.
97 locals recommend
Surrey's Uptown
4807 Magazine St
97 locals recommend
Brunch.
Best burgers in town. Cheap.
130 locals recommend
The Company Burger
4600 Freret St
130 locals recommend
Best burgers in town. Cheap.
Cheapest brunch on Magazine, adorable interior.
100 locals recommend
Slim Goodies Diner
3322 Magazine St
100 locals recommend
Cheapest brunch on Magazine, adorable interior.
Best coffee in NOLA. Great people watching.
148 locals recommend
Hivolt
1829 Sophie Wright Pl
148 locals recommend
Best coffee in NOLA. Great people watching.
Expensive for what it is, but good. Great banh mi.
122 locals recommend
Lilly's Café
1813 Magazine St
122 locals recommend
Expensive for what it is, but good. Great banh mi.
Great bagels and Jewish deli stuff. Coffee stand inside I'd say is a tie best in NOLA.
216 locals recommend
Stein's Market and Deli
2207 Magazine St
216 locals recommend
Great bagels and Jewish deli stuff. Coffee stand inside I'd say is a tie best in NOLA.
Solid, affordable BBQ.
405 locals recommend
The Joint
701 Mazant St
405 locals recommend
Solid, affordable BBQ.
Best gyros, falafel, etc in town, unless you can catch the Fat Falafel truck. Mona's is far inferior.
110 locals recommend
Lebanon's Café
1500 South Carrollton Avenue
110 locals recommend
Best gyros, falafel, etc in town, unless you can catch the Fat Falafel truck. Mona's is far inferior.
Epicenter of the Bywater. Awesome environs, okay food, mediocre coffee.
376 locals recommend
Satsuma Cafe
3218 Dauphine St
376 locals recommend
Epicenter of the Bywater. Awesome environs, okay food, mediocre coffee.
Good pizza, next to great record shop.
460 locals recommend
Pizza Delicious
617 Piety St
460 locals recommend
Good pizza, next to great record shop.
AMAZING pizza, but $$$.
72 locals recommend
Ancora Pizzeria
4508 Freret St
72 locals recommend
AMAZING pizza, but $$$.
The Obama-preferred poboy spot.
681 locals recommend
Parkway Bakery & Tavern
538 Hagan Ave
681 locals recommend
The Obama-preferred poboy spot.
The ONLY place to get a muffaletta.
128 locals recommend
Central Grocery & Deli
923 Decatur St
128 locals recommend
The ONLY place to get a muffaletta.
Best drunk food I've ever had.
81 locals recommend
Gene's Po-Boys
1040 Elysian Fields Ave
81 locals recommend
Best drunk food I've ever had.
Down home midcity bar/restaurant.
86 locals recommend
Liuzza's Restaurant & Bar
3636 Bienville St
86 locals recommend
Down home midcity bar/restaurant.
#datenight. Cute Spanish restaurant on one of the prettiest stretches of the prettiest street in America.
257 locals recommend
Lola's
3312 Esplanade Ave
257 locals recommend
#datenight. Cute Spanish restaurant on one of the prettiest stretches of the prettiest street in America.

Essentials

My usual grocery store.
1002 locals recommend
Rouses Market
400 N Carrollton Ave
1002 locals recommend
My usual grocery store.
My epic sandwich: The "Bus Barn, Old School." If they know what you mean, let em make it. If not: say: sub tomatoes/lettuce for cole slaw/pickles, add jalapeños, and put it on pretzel bread. TRUST ME.
736 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
300 N Broad St
736 locals recommend
My epic sandwich: The "Bus Barn, Old School." If they know what you mean, let em make it. If not: say: sub tomatoes/lettuce for cole slaw/pickles, add jalapeños, and put it on pretzel bread. TRUST ME.
Old school NOLA grocery. Cashiers have amazing Yat accents.
9 locals recommend
Zara's Supermarket This location closed, 4838 Prytania is alive and well.
2042 Prytania Street
9 locals recommend
Old school NOLA grocery. Cashiers have amazing Yat accents.
Best beer selection on Magazine, and one of the only places this side of downtown open late. Used to be a crack den. Just a block away!
7 locals recommend
Rainbow Grocery
4837 Magazine St
7 locals recommend
Best beer selection on Magazine, and one of the only places this side of downtown open late. Used to be a crack den. Just a block away!

Drinks & Nightlife

One of the most beloved bars in NOLA. Cheap or free live music Thurs-Sat. 24/7.
153 locals recommend
Le Bon Temps
4801 Magazine St
153 locals recommend
One of the most beloved bars in NOLA. Cheap or free live music Thurs-Sat. 24/7.
Cheapest drinks in uptown. Diverse clientele. Awesome bedraggled interior. Skiball. 24/7.
111 locals recommend
The Club Ms Maes
4336 Magazine St
111 locals recommend
Cheapest drinks in uptown. Diverse clientele. Awesome bedraggled interior. Skiball. 24/7.
My favorite dive in NOLA. 24/7.
15 locals recommend
Brothers III Lounge
4520 Magazine St
15 locals recommend
My favorite dive in NOLA. 24/7.
Cigar bar with truly amazing music. Drinks are overpriced, but no cover charge. Bonus points if Taceaux Loceaux is outside.
52 locals recommend
Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar
5535 Tchoupitoulas St
52 locals recommend
Cigar bar with truly amazing music. Drinks are overpriced, but no cover charge. Bonus points if Taceaux Loceaux is outside.
One of the coziest bars in all of NOLA. Interior and exterior are both Instagram-worthy, and most of the bartenders are awesome.
60 locals recommend
St. Joe's Bar
5535 Magazine St
60 locals recommend
One of the coziest bars in all of NOLA. Interior and exterior are both Instagram-worthy, and most of the bartenders are awesome.
Amazing dive.
99 locals recommend
Snake & Jake's Christmas Club Lounge
7612 Oak Street
99 locals recommend
Amazing dive.
Amazing dive.
16 locals recommend
Mayfair Lounge
1505 Amelia St
16 locals recommend
Amazing dive.
Crowd-pleasing wine spot. #datenight. Their ramen is great.
839 locals recommend
Bacchanal Fine Wine & Spirits
600 Poland Ave
839 locals recommend
Crowd-pleasing wine spot. #datenight. Their ramen is great.
Amazing dive.
108 locals recommend
Bud Rips
900 Piety St
108 locals recommend
Amazing dive.
Awesome, classic FQ bar.
112 locals recommend
Napoleon House
500 Chartres St
112 locals recommend
Awesome, classic FQ bar.
Classic FQ bar.
112 locals recommend
Molly's at the Market
1107 Decatur St
112 locals recommend
Classic FQ bar.
Awesome midcity dive.
143 locals recommend
Twelve Mile Limit
500 S Telemachus St
143 locals recommend
Awesome midcity dive.
Not remotely Mexican, but relatively inexpensive, cool decor, and vegan/vegetarian friendly.
198 locals recommend
Juan's Flying Burrito - LGD
2018 Magazine St
198 locals recommend
Not remotely Mexican, but relatively inexpensive, cool decor, and vegan/vegetarian friendly.
Awesome dive. Hipster epicenter of NOLA outside of the Bywater. Dance your face off latenight on weekends.
86 locals recommend
The Saint Bar & Lounge
961 St Mary St
86 locals recommend
Awesome dive. Hipster epicenter of NOLA outside of the Bywater. Dance your face off latenight on weekends.
Dance your face off to DJ Soul Sister.
297 locals recommend
Hi-Ho Lounge
2239 St Claude Ave
297 locals recommend
Dance your face off to DJ Soul Sister.
Magisterial dive.
129 locals recommend
Saturn Bar
3067 St Claude Ave
129 locals recommend
Magisterial dive.
Must-see, slowly spinning indoor carousel bar where Truman Capote et al hung out, but ALWAYS crowded. Awesome music at night.
251 locals recommend
Carousel Bar
214 Royal St
251 locals recommend
Must-see, slowly spinning indoor carousel bar where Truman Capote et al hung out, but ALWAYS crowded. Awesome music at night.
The original Sazerac. $$$, but beautiful art deco interior.
100 locals recommend
The Sazerac House
101 Magazine St
100 locals recommend
The original Sazerac. $$$, but beautiful art deco interior.
Best beer in NOLA.
140 locals recommend
NOLA Brewing Co.
3033 Tchoupitoulas St
140 locals recommend
Best beer in NOLA.
Awesome dive, awesome corner of Bywater.
221 locals recommend
Vaughan's Lounge
4229 Dauphine St
221 locals recommend
Awesome dive, awesome corner of Bywater.
Antebellum-feeling giant porch where you can sip juleps and watch the streetcar pass.
220 locals recommend
The Columns Hotel
3811 St Charles Ave
220 locals recommend
Antebellum-feeling giant porch where you can sip juleps and watch the streetcar pass.
#datenight city. Very cute, but terrible bartenders.
188 locals recommend
The Delachaise
3442 St Charles Ave
188 locals recommend
#datenight city. Very cute, but terrible bartenders.
Perhaps THE midcity bar?
223 locals recommend
Pal's Lounge
949 N Rendon
223 locals recommend
Perhaps THE midcity bar?
Old school midcity restaurant.
199 locals recommend
Mandina's Restaurant
3800 Canal St
199 locals recommend
Old school midcity restaurant.
Fonky music, pretty street, cheap drinks.
68 locals recommend
Banks Street Bar & Grill
4401 Banks St
68 locals recommend
Fonky music, pretty street, cheap drinks.

Entertainment & Activities

Adorable ice cream parlor.
142 locals recommend
Creole Creamery
4924 Prytania St
142 locals recommend
Adorable ice cream parlor.
One of the first NOLA snoball places, just blocks away!
115 locals recommend
Hansen's Sno-Bliz
4801 Tchoupitoulas St
115 locals recommend
One of the first NOLA snoball places, just blocks away!
Adorbs ice cream, cannolis, etc.
256 locals recommend
Angelo Brocato
214 N Carrollton Ave
256 locals recommend
Adorbs ice cream, cannolis, etc.