Guidebook for New Orleans

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Guidebook for New Orleans

Food Scene

Real, simple cajun with a full bar and charcuterie done in house. The name reflects the menu. Chef Isaac Toups was a finalist on the TV show "Top Chef" on Bravo.
158 locals recommend
Toups Meatery
845 N Carrollton Ave
158 locals recommend
Real, simple cajun with a full bar and charcuterie done in house. The name reflects the menu. Chef Isaac Toups was a finalist on the TV show "Top Chef" on Bravo.
Contemporary Creole: an affordable splurge in walking distance from the apartment.
117 locals recommend
Ralph's On The Park
900 City Park Ave
117 locals recommend
Contemporary Creole: an affordable splurge in walking distance from the apartment.
Upscale, fun corner restaurant: daily fresh fish specials, plus the usual New Orleans menu with pizzas and a good bar.
294 locals recommend
Katie's
3701 Iberville St
294 locals recommend
Upscale, fun corner restaurant: daily fresh fish specials, plus the usual New Orleans menu with pizzas and a good bar.
Big, frozen draft beer, pivots and creole Italian dishes. Very casual.
86 locals recommend
Liuzza's Restaurant & Bar
3636 Bienville St
86 locals recommend
Big, frozen draft beer, pivots and creole Italian dishes. Very casual.
Pizza, pasta in Faubourg St. John.
86 locals recommend
Nonna Mia Cafe & Pizzeria
3125 Esplanade Ave
86 locals recommend
Pizza, pasta in Faubourg St. John.
Tight, tasty falafel and kabob restaurant. Excellent and affordable. Lots of veggie options.
237 locals recommend
1000 Figs
3141 Ponce De Leon St
237 locals recommend
Tight, tasty falafel and kabob restaurant. Excellent and affordable. Lots of veggie options.
Get ready for garlic! Real Spanish dishes: paella, fideuas, and other entrees. Homemade sangria.
257 locals recommend
Lola's
3312 Esplanade Ave
257 locals recommend
Get ready for garlic! Real Spanish dishes: paella, fideuas, and other entrees. Homemade sangria.
Authentic French with a unique dining room: it's all outside, yet still indoors somehow. Intimate, yet bustling. French onion soup: oui!
314 locals recommend
Cafe Degas
3127 Esplanade Ave
314 locals recommend
Authentic French with a unique dining room: it's all outside, yet still indoors somehow. Intimate, yet bustling. French onion soup: oui!
Defies explanation: great bar with excellent draft selection, Vietnamese influenced menu, late hours. Wing appetizer inspires groans of ecstacy.
146 locals recommend
MOPHO
514 City Park Ave
146 locals recommend
Defies explanation: great bar with excellent draft selection, Vietnamese influenced menu, late hours. Wing appetizer inspires groans of ecstacy.
Excellent, affordable Lebanese.
166 locals recommend
Mona's Cafe
3901 Banks St
166 locals recommend
Excellent, affordable Lebanese.
Solid Italian-Creole neighborhood restaurant
70 locals recommend
Venezia
134 N Carrollton Ave
70 locals recommend
Solid Italian-Creole neighborhood restaurant
Comfortable coffee shop with some sandwiches and pastries, great coffee.
90 locals recommend
The Bean Gallery
637 N Carrollton Ave
90 locals recommend
Comfortable coffee shop with some sandwiches and pastries, great coffee.
Smoky BBQ and a good bar. Ignore the map--Blue Oak is now only steps away from our place at the corner or Dumaine and Carrollton. You can probably already smell it.
189 locals recommend
Blue Oak BBQ
900 N Carrollton Ave
189 locals recommend
Smoky BBQ and a good bar. Ignore the map--Blue Oak is now only steps away from our place at the corner or Dumaine and Carrollton. You can probably already smell it.
Excellent boiled seafood with a full lineup of po-boys and some unique sandwiches as well. Some outdoor seating.
70 locals recommend
Bevi Seafood Co.
236 N Carrollton Ave
70 locals recommend
Excellent boiled seafood with a full lineup of po-boys and some unique sandwiches as well. Some outdoor seating.
Real deal beignets without the battle of tourists in the French Quarter
86 locals recommend
Cafe Du Monde City Park
56 Dreyfous Dr
86 locals recommend
Real deal beignets without the battle of tourists in the French Quarter
Vietnamese/ Creole fusion. Comfortable, contemporary space with good specials. Another affordable splurge.
37 locals recommend
Café Minh
4139 Canal St
37 locals recommend
Vietnamese/ Creole fusion. Comfortable, contemporary space with good specials. Another affordable splurge.
Hip tacos and tequila sorta place with 80s heavy metal or 90s rap soundtrack. Affordable, loud.
172 locals recommend
Juan's Flying Burrito - Mid-City
4724 S Carrollton Ave
172 locals recommend
Hip tacos and tequila sorta place with 80s heavy metal or 90s rap soundtrack. Affordable, loud.

Entertainment & Activities

First class horse track with live racing from November to March, plus slots and an OTB year round.
244 locals recommend
Fair Grounds Race Course
1751 Gentilly Blvd
244 locals recommend
First class horse track with live racing from November to March, plus slots and an OTB year round.
Cool neighborhood theater with a nice blend of Indepdendent and mainstream films. Bar and tacos, too!
155 locals recommend
The Broad Theater
636 N Broad St
155 locals recommend
Cool neighborhood theater with a nice blend of Indepdendent and mainstream films. Bar and tacos, too!

Drinks & Nightlife

Neighborhood Bar: cheap drinks, real people.
24 locals recommend
Parkview Tavern
910 N Carrollton Ave
24 locals recommend
Neighborhood Bar: cheap drinks, real people.
Lots of TVs and a great deck--also opens to the Bayou Wine Bar which has several dozen wines "on tap" and a good food menu.
356 locals recommend
Bayou Beer Garden
326 N Norman C Francis Parkway
356 locals recommend
Lots of TVs and a great deck--also opens to the Bayou Wine Bar which has several dozen wines "on tap" and a good food menu.
Ultimate neighborhood bar and pub: lots of beer on tap, good bartenders, pool tables, darts and great kitchen.
221 locals recommend
Finn McCool's Irish Pub
3701 Banks St
221 locals recommend
Ultimate neighborhood bar and pub: lots of beer on tap, good bartenders, pool tables, darts and great kitchen.
Creative microbrewery with a nice beer garden with food trucks on Friday and Saturday afternoon and nights. They do not have a full bar and only serve their beers, but they are damn good!
96 locals recommend
Second Line Brewing
433 N Bernadotte St
96 locals recommend
Creative microbrewery with a nice beer garden with food trucks on Friday and Saturday afternoon and nights. They do not have a full bar and only serve their beers, but they are damn good!
53 locals recommend
Pearl Wine Co.
3700 Orleans Ave
53 locals recommend
Great beer garden, with in-house food trucks nightly. Warning! Can turn into a meat market and/ or overcrowded and frat-ish on game days.
107 locals recommend
Wrong Iron On The Greenway
3532 Toulouse St
107 locals recommend
Great beer garden, with in-house food trucks nightly. Warning! Can turn into a meat market and/ or overcrowded and frat-ish on game days.

Everything Else

Approachable swank wine shop and bar with tastings most days.
156 locals recommend
Swirl Wine Bar & Market
3143 Ponce De Leon St
156 locals recommend
Approachable swank wine shop and bar with tastings most days.

Parks & Nature

Vast park with playgrounds, museum, walking and biking trails, bicycle and boat rental, fishing, mini golf, sports fields, (alligators!) and more. Beautiful for active recreation or leisurely picnicking.
1516 locals recommend
City Park
1 Palm Dr
1516 locals recommend
Vast park with playgrounds, museum, walking and biking trails, bicycle and boat rental, fishing, mini golf, sports fields, (alligators!) and more. Beautiful for active recreation or leisurely picnicking.
accessible waterway for kayaking or relaxing on the banks.
238 locals recommend
Bayou St John
238 locals recommend
accessible waterway for kayaking or relaxing on the banks.

Shopping

NOLA centered kitsch and gifts.
14 locals recommend
Home Malone
629 N Carrollton Ave
14 locals recommend
NOLA centered kitsch and gifts.

Arts & Culture

Some people think I am nuts for recommending the WW2 Museum, but it is one of the best museums I have ever been to (and I make it a point to go to all major museums in every city I travel). Great exhibits with full scale replicas of planes, tanks and landing craft. Tons of interactive exhibits. Overall, very well done. The attached restaurant, The American Sector, isn't bad either.
804 locals recommend
The National WWII Museum
945 Magazine St
804 locals recommend
Some people think I am nuts for recommending the WW2 Museum, but it is one of the best museums I have ever been to (and I make it a point to go to all major museums in every city I travel). Great exhibits with full scale replicas of planes, tanks and landing craft. Tons of interactive exhibits. Overall, very well done. The attached restaurant, The American Sector, isn't bad either.
Visiting exhibits can be great. The permanent collection is okay. Sculpture garden is fantastic for a stroll when the weather is nice.
782 locals recommend
New Orleans Museum of Art
1 Collins Diboll Cir
782 locals recommend
Visiting exhibits can be great. The permanent collection is okay. Sculpture garden is fantastic for a stroll when the weather is nice.
Beautiful grounds for a stroll or photo shoot.
161 locals recommend
Sculpture Garden
1 Collins Diboll Cir
161 locals recommend
Beautiful grounds for a stroll or photo shoot.