Guidebook for New Orleans
Food Scene
Satsuma Cafe
3218 Dauphine StGreat breakfast / lunch / brunch featuring freshly-prepared juices.
Live music in beautiful courtyard, pretty people, excellent wine selection, revolving menu featuring fresh and in-season selections...
839 locals recommend
Bacchanal Fine Wine & Spirits
600 Poland AveLive music in beautiful courtyard, pretty people, excellent wine selection, revolving menu featuring fresh and in-season selections...
Bar downstairs, eatery up. Be daring and order the "Trust Me" or stick to the tried and true small plate options. Will not disappoint...
673 locals recommend
Mimi's In the Marigny
2600 Chartres StreetBar downstairs, eatery up. Be daring and order the "Trust Me" or stick to the tried and true small plate options. Will not disappoint...
An absolute must-do right of passage: order chargrilled oysters because you haven't quite lived YET.
42 locals recommend
Drago's Metairie
3232 N Arnoult RdAn absolute must-do right of passage: order chargrilled oysters because you haven't quite lived YET.
There are only two items, imo, to order [not keen on anything else]: raw oysters and the Royal Red Shrimp. You cannot get these shrimp anywhere else in the world as they are only available along a limited amount of the Gulf Coast. Nice sunsets. Only a 20 minute drive across Lake Pontchartrain on I-10... Combine this with your swamp tour, dinner or lunch.
8 locals recommend
The Blind Tiger Slidell
37330 Lakeshore Marina DrThere are only two items, imo, to order [not keen on anything else]: raw oysters and the Royal Red Shrimp. You cannot get these shrimp anywhere else in the world as they are only available along a limited amount of the Gulf Coast. Nice sunsets. Only a 20 minute drive across Lake Pontchartrain on I-10... Combine this with your swamp tour, dinner or lunch.
Pizza Delicious
617 Piety StI'm a junkie. This is where I score my fix.
Great Tex-Mex by cool owner, Cat. The bar next door is fun, too!
14 locals recommend
Catty Shack Tex-Mex
1839 Gentilly BlvdGreat Tex-Mex by cool owner, Cat. The bar next door is fun, too!
Toast
1845 Gentilly BoulevardBreakfast spot. You may have to wait, but it'll be worth it!
Pontilly Coffee
4000 Chef Menteur HwyGreat Latte's, close to property!
Locally-owned by a young couple, they make all of their own sauces and feature nola-based drinks. Closest pizzeria to the property, highly recommend.
7 locals recommend
Homegrown Pizza
6325 Elysian Fields AveLocally-owned by a young couple, they make all of their own sauces and feature nola-based drinks. Closest pizzeria to the property, highly recommend.
Sit in a booth and close the drapery, like the mobsters used to do! Original tile, old-school 50's feel...
81 locals recommend
Crescent City Steak House
1001 N Broad StSit in a booth and close the drapery, like the mobsters used to do! Original tile, old-school 50's feel...
El Gato Negro - Warehouse District
800 S Peters StGreat margaritas and the best lobster tacos, any where, ever.
Bennachin
1212 Royal StAfrican restaurant with vegetarian fare, etc. Excellent!
Get the raw oysters ~ they have the very best selection in town for the connoisseur. The market features other vendors, but I usually get a glass of rose and three or four dozen oysters. And then I'm really happy.
466 locals recommend
St. Roch Market
2381 St Claude AveGet the raw oysters ~ they have the very best selection in town for the connoisseur. The market features other vendors, but I usually get a glass of rose and three or four dozen oysters. And then I'm really happy.
The BEST margaritas, excellent choice of Tex-Mex offerings in a fun and edgy setting!
172 locals recommend
Juan's Flying Burrito - Mid-City
4724 S Carrollton AveThe BEST margaritas, excellent choice of Tex-Mex offerings in a fun and edgy setting!
Excellent tacos in a cool setting of a former service station. Retrofabulous.
24 locals recommend
Galaxie
3060 St Claude AveExcellent tacos in a cool setting of a former service station. Retrofabulous.
Happy hour [I get the oysters] Tuesday thru Thursday 3-6pm on the sundeck overlooking the Marina is terrific.
56 locals recommend
The Blue Crab Restaurant and Oyster Bar
7900 Lakeshore DrHappy hour [I get the oysters] Tuesday thru Thursday 3-6pm on the sundeck overlooking the Marina is terrific.
Arts & Culture
Great collection of sculpture in the quintessential southern setting, City Park!
161 locals recommend
Sculpture Garden
1 Collins Diboll CirGreat collection of sculpture in the quintessential southern setting, City Park!
Drinks & Nightlife
Pool (fee for non-member day pass), hot tub, gay friendly, great bar, buzzing scene with hand-painted murals in a historic Creole centerhall in Bywater. The good is good, too!
451 locals recommend
The Country Club
634 Louisa StreetPool (fee for non-member day pass), hot tub, gay friendly, great bar, buzzing scene with hand-painted murals in a historic Creole centerhall in Bywater. The good is good, too!
World-class music, often without a cover charge. There are a handful of venues within a two-block radius ~ and there is also a late-night art market!
655 locals recommend
Frenchmen Street
World-class music, often without a cover charge. There are a handful of venues within a two-block radius ~ and there is also a late-night art market!
Bar is in the front, walk around to the back via the long and winding hallway, and it opens to a large caberet. They also serve food! Located at the edge of the French Quarter...
191 locals recommend
Buffa's
1001 Esplanade AveBar is in the front, walk around to the back via the long and winding hallway, and it opens to a large caberet. They also serve food! Located at the edge of the French Quarter...
Bar/Music Venue. Check their website to see who/if someone is performing. If not, grab a drink [this is in St. Bernard Parish, so you can smoke in the bar] and walk up to the levee to admire the Mississippi River and a stunning sunset view of the Crescent City!
8 locals recommend
Old Arabi Bar
6701 N Peters StBar/Music Venue. Check their website to see who/if someone is performing. If not, grab a drink [this is in St. Bernard Parish, so you can smoke in the bar] and walk up to the levee to admire the Mississippi River and a stunning sunset view of the Crescent City!
Hotel/Bar/Pool (tops are optional)/Trendy/Fun Live Music spot with a Mid Century Miami/Los Angeles vibe. Ya never know what you're gonna get!
24 locals recommend
The Drifter Hotel
3522 Tulane AveHotel/Bar/Pool (tops are optional)/Trendy/Fun Live Music spot with a Mid Century Miami/Los Angeles vibe. Ya never know what you're gonna get!
Bar, music venue and little popup restaurant at the back serves Russian/Ukranian fare inexpensively. Some of the best acts in music perform here.
238 locals recommend
Siberia Lounge
2227 St Claude AveBar, music venue and little popup restaurant at the back serves Russian/Ukranian fare inexpensively. Some of the best acts in music perform here.
Everything Else
Odd mix, just a mile from the property, of an upscale rv park, pool, hot tub, marina, tiny house enclave, bar, restaurant, live music, container houses that are available to rent overnight, great veranda with rocking chairs. Fab sunsets.
Pontchartrain Landing
6001 France RdOdd mix, just a mile from the property, of an upscale rv park, pool, hot tub, marina, tiny house enclave, bar, restaurant, live music, container houses that are available to rent overnight, great veranda with rocking chairs. Fab sunsets.
Fifi Mahony's
934 Royal StWigs, false eyelashes, pasties anyone?!
Check out the lovingly restored art deco Lakefront Airport and a cafe overlooking the tarmac! Vintage planes and a vintage setting ~ time for a Bellini.
Messina's at the Terminal
6001 Stars and Stripes BlvdCheck out the lovingly restored art deco Lakefront Airport and a cafe overlooking the tarmac! Vintage planes and a vintage setting ~ time for a Bellini.
Essentials
If you want organic, go here. It isn't as big as the other two in town, but it is the closest location!
736 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
300 N Broad StIf you want organic, go here. It isn't as big as the other two in town, but it is the closest location!
Best kept secret for discounted wines. Fine selection. It's also a grocery store... It's out in Metairie, but you may want to visit any way...
17 locals recommend
Dorignac's Food Center
710 Veterans Memorial BlvdBest kept secret for discounted wines. Fine selection. It's also a grocery store... It's out in Metairie, but you may want to visit any way...