Guidebook for New Orleans

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Guidebook for New Orleans

Food Scene

One of the best brunch spots in the city. A little higher end, but definitely worth it.
222 locals recommend
Atchafalaya
901 Louisiana Ave
222 locals recommend
One of the best brunch spots in the city. A little higher end, but definitely worth it.
Probably the most iconic restaurant in all of New Orleans. If you want to know how Creole food should be made, this spot, tucked into the beautiful Garden District, is the place to do it. James Beard winner. Has a dress code, but no jacket required.
574 locals recommend
Commander's Palace
1403 Washington Ave
574 locals recommend
Probably the most iconic restaurant in all of New Orleans. If you want to know how Creole food should be made, this spot, tucked into the beautiful Garden District, is the place to do it. James Beard winner. Has a dress code, but no jacket required.
This is probably my favorite restaurant in the whole city. It is a little expensive, but totally worth it if you want to try and place with creative New Orleans food. They do a fried chicken brunch that is amazing!
195 locals recommend
Coquette
2800 Magazine St
195 locals recommend
This is probably my favorite restaurant in the whole city. It is a little expensive, but totally worth it if you want to try and place with creative New Orleans food. They do a fried chicken brunch that is amazing!
Good poboys in the neighborhood. A bit overpriced, but good selection.
74 locals recommend
Mahony's Po-boys & Seafood - Uptown
3454 Magazine St
74 locals recommend
Good poboys in the neighborhood. A bit overpriced, but good selection.
It may look like a dump, but this famous 24 hour poboy shop makes great greasy food, especially after a night of drinking in the quarter.
173 locals recommend
Verti Marte
1201 Royal St
173 locals recommend
It may look like a dump, but this famous 24 hour poboy shop makes great greasy food, especially after a night of drinking in the quarter.
Delicious fancy donuts and sandwiches. Also great for non-sweet breakfast and lunch. They are open for dinner as well.
266 locals recommend
District Donuts Sliders Brew
2209 Magazine St
266 locals recommend
Delicious fancy donuts and sandwiches. Also great for non-sweet breakfast and lunch. They are open for dinner as well.
New Orleans style Jewish deli. A great combination.
216 locals recommend
Stein's Market and Deli
2207 Magazine St
216 locals recommend
New Orleans style Jewish deli. A great combination.
Fancy hot dogs and sausages with many choices of toppings. Lots of good vegetarian options too. They have one on Frenchmen Street too, but ours is better imo.
359 locals recommend
Dat Dog
5030 Freret St
359 locals recommend
Fancy hot dogs and sausages with many choices of toppings. Lots of good vegetarian options too. They have one on Frenchmen Street too, but ours is better imo.
This place is always busy at night, mostly filled with college students from around the city. The food is surprisingly good, especially the nachos. Open pretty late.
228 locals recommend
The Rum House
3128 Magazine St
228 locals recommend
This place is always busy at night, mostly filled with college students from around the city. The food is surprisingly good, especially the nachos. Open pretty late.
Great coffee, beignets and small breakfasts. They are also a wine bar.
41 locals recommend
The Vintage
3121 Magazine St
41 locals recommend
Great coffee, beignets and small breakfasts. They are also a wine bar.
The most famous (and best) of the many New Orleans sno-ball stands. Like most sno-ball stands, they are seasonal and close around Halloween until it gets warm again. They have won a James Beard award and seriously deserve it. Expect to have a wait when it is really hot outside.
115 locals recommend
Hansen's Sno-Bliz
4801 Tchoupitoulas St
115 locals recommend
The most famous (and best) of the many New Orleans sno-ball stands. Like most sno-ball stands, they are seasonal and close around Halloween until it gets warm again. They have won a James Beard award and seriously deserve it. Expect to have a wait when it is really hot outside.
Absolutely the best bakery in the city. We eat there way too often.
8 locals recommend
Levee Baking Co.
3138 Magazine St
8 locals recommend
Absolutely the best bakery in the city. We eat there way too often.
Really good coffee
183 locals recommend
French Truck Coffee
1200 Magazine St
183 locals recommend
Really good coffee
Sometimes too much local food can you have you craving something healthier. There are two Poke places right nearby, both are good, but we think this one has better quality seafood.
13 locals recommend
POKE LOA
3341 Magazine St
13 locals recommend
Sometimes too much local food can you have you craving something healthier. There are two Poke places right nearby, both are good, but we think this one has better quality seafood.
The best part about this place is the happy hour from 4-6p and the Monday oyster special with 50 cent oysters on the half shell.
29 locals recommend
Basin Seafood and Spirits
3222 Magazine St
29 locals recommend
The best part about this place is the happy hour from 4-6p and the Monday oyster special with 50 cent oysters on the half shell.
A local chain of breakfast places. They specialize in various egg benedicts.
115 locals recommend
The Ruby Slipper Cafe
200 Magazine Street
115 locals recommend
A local chain of breakfast places. They specialize in various egg benedicts.
Really delicious Mexican food with a nice outdoor area. It is on a busy street, but once you are inside, it is very pleasant and tasty.
38 locals recommend
Barracuda
3984 Tchoupitoulas St
38 locals recommend
Really delicious Mexican food with a nice outdoor area. It is on a busy street, but once you are inside, it is very pleasant and tasty.
Ridiculously good sandwiches and other lunch food. Very hipster ridiculous, but actually lives up to the hype.
126 locals recommend
Turkey and the Wolf
739 Jackson Avenue
126 locals recommend
Ridiculously good sandwiches and other lunch food. Very hipster ridiculous, but actually lives up to the hype.
Vietnamese food is New Orleans food! We have a huge Vietnamese population here and it is an under-appreciated part of New Orleans cuisine. Lilly's is one of the best around.
122 locals recommend
Lilly's Café
1813 Magazine St
122 locals recommend
Vietnamese food is New Orleans food! We have a huge Vietnamese population here and it is an under-appreciated part of New Orleans cuisine. Lilly's is one of the best around.
Incredibly good NY style pizza. In a city not known for good pizza, NOLA Pizza Co really, really comes through and it is just a couple blocks away!
Nola Pizza Co.
3033 Tchoupitoulas Street
Incredibly good NY style pizza. In a city not known for good pizza, NOLA Pizza Co really, really comes through and it is just a couple blocks away!
Israeli and New Orleans fusion. Really incredible place for a romantic evening or a special night out. Dinner is on the pricier end, but lunch is very affordable if you are on a budget.
218 locals recommend
Shaya
4213 Magazine St
218 locals recommend
Israeli and New Orleans fusion. Really incredible place for a romantic evening or a special night out. Dinner is on the pricier end, but lunch is very affordable if you are on a budget.
Saffron NOLA creates incredible Indian dishes using a lot of local New Orleans ingredients. Highly recommended, though on the pricier side.
38 locals recommend
Saffron nola
4128 Magazine St
38 locals recommend
Saffron NOLA creates incredible Indian dishes using a lot of local New Orleans ingredients. Highly recommended, though on the pricier side.
Delicious New Orleans deli. Basically a Jewish NYC style deli, but with a lot of New Orleans ingredients and recipes.
216 locals recommend
Stein's Market and Deli
2207 Magazine St
216 locals recommend
Delicious New Orleans deli. Basically a Jewish NYC style deli, but with a lot of New Orleans ingredients and recipes.
Tasty po-boys and cheap! Great neighborhood dive bar as well.
117 locals recommend
Parasol's
2533 Constance St
117 locals recommend
Tasty po-boys and cheap! Great neighborhood dive bar as well.
Really good breakfast option if you don't mind walking a few blocks further down Magazine Street.
38 locals recommend
Molly's Rise and Shine
2368 Magazine St
38 locals recommend
Really good breakfast option if you don't mind walking a few blocks further down Magazine Street.
Poboys and Banh Mi are of the same mind. Banh Mi Boys does both really well.
Banh Mi Boys
3244 Magazine Street
Poboys and Banh Mi are of the same mind. Banh Mi Boys does both really well.

Drinks & Nightlife

A great local brewery very close by.
140 locals recommend
NOLA Brewing Co.
3033 Tchoupitoulas St
140 locals recommend
A great local brewery very close by.
Best fancy mixed drinks in town. Has a speakeasy feel. Kind of hipstery, but still welcoming.
173 locals recommend
Bar Tonique
820 N Rampart St
173 locals recommend
Best fancy mixed drinks in town. Has a speakeasy feel. Kind of hipstery, but still welcoming.
Fun, delicious, kitschy, Tiki drinks.
18 locals recommend
Beachbum Berry's Latitude 29
321 N Peters St
18 locals recommend
Fun, delicious, kitschy, Tiki drinks.
A unique spot with great live music and excellent food. When you walk in, it will seem like a wine and cheese shop. You buy your wine or cheese and then head out back where the outdoor stage is. You will then be brought a plate of your cheese with a bunch of great crackers, veggies and spreads. They also have a changing menu. It is a very fun spot that feels special and secret.
839 locals recommend
Bacchanal Fine Wine & Spirits
600 Poland Ave
839 locals recommend
A unique spot with great live music and excellent food. When you walk in, it will seem like a wine and cheese shop. You buy your wine or cheese and then head out back where the outdoor stage is. You will then be brought a plate of your cheese with a bunch of great crackers, veggies and spreads. They also have a changing menu. It is a very fun spot that feels special and secret.
An Irish pub right off of Bourbon Street that is a local's and industry spot. It feels less touristy than the rest of Bourbon if you get sick of the pounding club music and hand grenades.
51 locals recommend
Erin Rose
811 Conti St
51 locals recommend
An Irish pub right off of Bourbon Street that is a local's and industry spot. It feels less touristy than the rest of Bourbon if you get sick of the pounding club music and hand grenades.
Bar with a great outdoor area and a huge beer selection.
184 locals recommend
The Bulldog, Uptown
3236 Magazine St
184 locals recommend
Bar with a great outdoor area and a huge beer selection.
A fun brewery with very inventive brews. Also has some games in the yard like ping pong and corn hole.
26 locals recommend
Miel Brewery & Taproom
405 Sixth St
26 locals recommend
A fun brewery with very inventive brews. Also has some games in the yard like ping pong and corn hole.

Essentials

Easy place to pick up groceries and has a great beer selection. They close at 9pm.
150 locals recommend
Breaux Mart on Magazine
3233 Magazine St
150 locals recommend
Easy place to pick up groceries and has a great beer selection. They close at 9pm.
Not my favorite place in the world, but it sure is convenient sometimes...
174 locals recommend
Walmart Supercenter
1901 Tchoupitoulas St
174 locals recommend
Not my favorite place in the world, but it sure is convenient sometimes...
It's a fairly standard laundry mat. I think they will wash and fold it for you if you like.
8 locals recommend
Black and Gold Wash and Fold laundromat
2533 Carondelet St
8 locals recommend
It's a fairly standard laundry mat. I think they will wash and fold it for you if you like.
Do you need a haircut? Strange question I know, but if you do, this is the place to grab one while in New Orleans. Your haircut comes with a free drink and they legitimately do a good job.
Bearded Lady Barber Shop
2122 Magazine St
Do you need a haircut? Strange question I know, but if you do, this is the place to grab one while in New Orleans. Your haircut comes with a free drink and they legitimately do a good job.

Arts & Culture

WWII Museum
945 Magazine St
Our very own New Orleans Museum of Art. We get some great collections through here, so check it out especially on a rainy day.
105 locals recommend
Museum of Art station
105 locals recommend
Our very own New Orleans Museum of Art. We get some great collections through here, so check it out especially on a rainy day.
A really cool sculpture garden in City Park.
161 locals recommend
Sculpture Garden
1 Collins Diboll Cir
161 locals recommend
A really cool sculpture garden in City Park.

Parks & Nature

Beautiful park with all sorts of things to do or just walk around and enjoy the nature. Watch out for alligators! (usually just little ones).
1516 locals recommend
City Park
1 Palm Dr
1516 locals recommend
Beautiful park with all sorts of things to do or just walk around and enjoy the nature. Watch out for alligators! (usually just little ones).
A lovely park with nice paths for walking, jogging, biking or whatever form of non-motorized transport you like. They even let you bring horses here!
893 locals recommend
Audubon Park
6500 Magazine St
893 locals recommend
A lovely park with nice paths for walking, jogging, biking or whatever form of non-motorized transport you like. They even let you bring horses here!
The lake is huge! It feels almost like the ocean to be there. There are some great spots to walk along it and picnic tables etc. Great place to watch the sun set.
35 locals recommend
Lake Pontchartrain
35 locals recommend
The lake is huge! It feels almost like the ocean to be there. There are some great spots to walk along it and picnic tables etc. Great place to watch the sun set.
The Bayou is basically a little river that goes through mid-city (it is also the name of the neighborhood surrounding it). You can canoe or kayak on it. Some folks go out there and bbq and hang out all day. A really pleasant place to walk along and see some interesting parts of New Orleans.
238 locals recommend
Bayou St John
238 locals recommend
The Bayou is basically a little river that goes through mid-city (it is also the name of the neighborhood surrounding it). You can canoe or kayak on it. Some folks go out there and bbq and hang out all day. A really pleasant place to walk along and see some interesting parts of New Orleans.

Sightseeing

Anne Rice Mayfair witch house. It is not really that spooky, but if you are into Anne Rice, it is a spot worth visiting.
1239 First St
1239 First Street
Anne Rice Mayfair witch house. It is not really that spooky, but if you are into Anne Rice, it is a spot worth visiting.
The center of the French Quarter. Lots of cool art for sale and live music during the day. At night it can get a little wild.
477 locals recommend
Jackson Square
701 Decatur St
477 locals recommend
The center of the French Quarter. Lots of cool art for sale and live music during the day. At night it can get a little wild.
This is where all the fanciest homes are in the city. Just a short walk away.
260 locals recommend
Garden District
260 locals recommend
This is where all the fanciest homes are in the city. Just a short walk away.
Only active in October, but they have the best Halloween decorations in the city. People come from all over to see it.
Ghost Manor
2502 Magazine St
Only active in October, but they have the best Halloween decorations in the city. People come from all over to see it.

Getting Around

Closest street car stop.
St Charles at Sixth Street station
Closest street car stop.