Guidebook for New Orleans
Food Scene
1 block away, great atmosphere, and delicious! Bar, oyster bar, multiple cuisines (crepes, salads, Korean-Creole, traditional Creole, Latin, Southern, sweets), produce market.
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St. Roch Market
2381 St Claude Ave1 block away, great atmosphere, and delicious! Bar, oyster bar, multiple cuisines (crepes, salads, Korean-Creole, traditional Creole, Latin, Southern, sweets), produce market.
GREAT, TASTY sandwiches. Highly recommend the falafel and doner kebab.
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Kebab
2315 St Claude AveGREAT, TASTY sandwiches. Highly recommend the falafel and doner kebab.
Tasty brunch options AND cupcakes for $1 with your meal!
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New Orleans Cake Café & Bakery
2440 Chartres StTasty brunch options AND cupcakes for $1 with your meal!
Pretty good BBQ and super awesome potato salad. Like I had 4 servings of this potato salad on Thanksgiving and still wanted more.
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The Joint
701 Mazant StPretty good BBQ and super awesome potato salad. Like I had 4 servings of this potato salad on Thanksgiving and still wanted more.
Cute patio area to enjoy the delicious coffee and food. Def vegetarian friendly...maybe even vegan?
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Satsuma Cafe
3218 Dauphine StCute patio area to enjoy the delicious coffee and food. Def vegetarian friendly...maybe even vegan?
Best pizza in the city. Get the margherita, glass of beer/wine, and the salted caramel cookie.
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Pizza Delicious
617 Piety StBest pizza in the city. Get the margherita, glass of beer/wine, and the salted caramel cookie.
Delicious burgers and baked potatoes, huge drinks. The wait can get really long, so go early if you can!
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Port of Call
838 Esplanade AveDelicious burgers and baked potatoes, huge drinks. The wait can get really long, so go early if you can!
The Ruby Slipper Café
2001 Burgundy StreetYummy yummy brunch. Outdoor seating available.
Dat Dog
5030 Freret StGourmet hot dogs without pretense.
I don't think this needs an explanation. Wear light colors or be prepared to be brushing powdered sugar off of your clothing the rest of the day.
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Cafe Du Monde French Market
800 Decatur StI don't think this needs an explanation. Wear light colors or be prepared to be brushing powdered sugar off of your clothing the rest of the day.
Go for the burger, or the oyster bar, or the tasty beet salad. A John Besh establishment.
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Luke
333 St Charles AveGo for the burger, or the oyster bar, or the tasty beet salad. A John Besh establishment.
I dream about the pappardelle bolognese. The drinks are really tasty too. Cute courtyard area. I'd recommend making a reservation if you plan to eat here because it's tiny and fills up fast.
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Sylvain
625 Chartres StI dream about the pappardelle bolognese. The drinks are really tasty too. Cute courtyard area. I'd recommend making a reservation if you plan to eat here because it's tiny and fills up fast.
Colombian cuisine. Love the pupusas. Also known for their fruity cocktails.
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Maïs Arepas
1200 Carondelet StColombian cuisine. Love the pupusas. Also known for their fruity cocktails.
Buy a bottle of wine, order some small plates, and sit outside in the balmy southern weather all while listening to live music.
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Bacchanal Fine Wine & Spirits
600 Poland AveBuy a bottle of wine, order some small plates, and sit outside in the balmy southern weather all while listening to live music.
Sólo Espresso
1301 Poland AveMy amateur coffee-connoisseur friend gets his coffee here.
Sucré
3025 Magazine StI've been told these are the best macaroons anywhere.
Creole Creamery
4924 Prytania StSatisfy your ice cream sweet tooth here. Bring cash!
Huge, delicious salads and sandwiches, wine, charcuterie, cheese
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St. James Cheese Company - Uptown
5004 Prytania StHuge, delicious salads and sandwiches, wine, charcuterie, cheese
Lilly's Café
1813 Magazine StFamous for its Vietnamese food. Try the pho.
Try a croque-nut. Because a croque monsieur and a donut weren't tasty enough on their own.
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District Donuts Sliders Brew
2209 Magazine StTry a croque-nut. Because a croque monsieur and a donut weren't tasty enough on their own.
Arts & Culture
Independent film theatre--cheap, cozy, and always interesting.
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Indywood Cinema
3400 Saint Claude AvenueIndependent film theatre--cheap, cozy, and always interesting.
The New Movement
2706 St Claude AveNOLA improv at its finest
Live music, swing dancing, drinks. Great place to pass the evening!
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The Spotted Cat Music Club
623 Frenchmen StLive music, swing dancing, drinks. Great place to pass the evening!
The Dragon's Den
508 Frenchmen StGreat live music and swing dancing.
Catch a musical, opera, ballet, play, etc. in an absolutely gorgeous refurbished theatre.
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Saenger Theatre
1111 Canal StCatch a musical, opera, ballet, play, etc. in an absolutely gorgeous refurbished theatre.
Shopping
If you're going to party in New Orleans, you should have a wig. Buy it here along with some costume jewelry.
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Fifi Mahony's
934 Royal StIf you're going to party in New Orleans, you should have a wig. Buy it here along with some costume jewelry.
Pick up anything from art to t-shirts to jewelry to soap to fascinators. All unique and all local.
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Frenchmen Art Market
2231 Saint Claude AvenuePick up anything from art to t-shirts to jewelry to soap to fascinators. All unique and all local.
One-stop shopping in the French Quarter for your souvenir needs
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Franch Market Place
French Market PlaceOne-stop shopping in the French Quarter for your souvenir needs
Sightseeing
Stroll along the vast Mississippi in this pretty park. Dog park near the Piety St. entrance.
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Crescent Park
2300 N Peters StStroll along the vast Mississippi in this pretty park. Dog park near the Piety St. entrance.
The cathedral, the statue, the garden, the vendors, the palm/tarot readers--it's New Orleans in a nutshell.
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Jackson Square
701 Decatur StThe cathedral, the statue, the garden, the vendors, the palm/tarot readers--it's New Orleans in a nutshell.
Must visit for anybody even remotely interested in American/military history. Incredibly well-done and worth every penny.
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The National WWII Museum
945 Magazine StMust visit for anybody even remotely interested in American/military history. Incredibly well-done and worth every penny.
Cheap and interesting for the medically-inclined!
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New Orleans Pharmacy Museum
514 Chartres StCheap and interesting for the medically-inclined!
Hundreds-of-years-old live oak trees, people on horseback, runners, water fowl...it's just a beautiful place to walk around or sit and enjoy the view.
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Audubon Park
6500 Magazine StHundreds-of-years-old live oak trees, people on horseback, runners, water fowl...it's just a beautiful place to walk around or sit and enjoy the view.
Drinks & Nightlife
Local dive. Bring cash or ATM card, grab a drink, and sit outside with the locals.
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Marie's Bar and Kitchen
2483 Burgundy StLocal dive. Bring cash or ATM card, grab a drink, and sit outside with the locals.
Oldest continuously running bar in the US. Purple drank is the specialty. And that is spelled correctly.
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Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop Bar
941 Bourbon StOldest continuously running bar in the US. Purple drank is the specialty. And that is spelled correctly.
Bar Tonique
820 N Rampart StTasty craft cocktails
Divey bar with a great restaurant upstairs. If you're feeling adventurous get the "Trust Me."
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Mimi's In the Marigny
2600 Chartres StreetDivey bar with a great restaurant upstairs. If you're feeling adventurous get the "Trust Me."
Oxalis
3162 Dauphine StreetBeautiful bar with wonderful cocktails
Everything Else
Wild Lotus Yoga-Downtown
2372 St Claude AveAffordable yoga less than a block away!
Cathedral-Basilica of Saint Louis, King of France
615 Pere Antoine AlleyStunning
Entertainment & Activities
Otters, penguins, parakeets, etc. Entertainment for everyone!
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Audubon Aquarium of the Americas
1 Canal StOtters, penguins, parakeets, etc. Entertainment for everyone!
More cockroaches than I'd like but at least these are behind glass. :)
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Audubon Butterfly Garden and Insectarium
1 Canal StMore cockroaches than I'd like but at least these are behind glass. :)
Audubon Park
6500 Magazine StOne of my favorite places here in New Orleans!