Drinks & Nightlife
Blue Nile
532 Frenchmen StThe Spotted Cat Music Club
623 Frenchmen StGreat spot to catch live music at anytime of day.
Paladar 511
511 Marigny StGreat bar and restaurant, with a terrific happy hour.
Marie's Bar and Kitchen
2483 Burgundy StKiller Bloody Mary's and dive bar atmosphere.
Rustic, black-and-white tiled warehouse space & landmark since '77 for live music & Cajun dancing. (18+)
429 locals recommend
Tipitina's
501 Napoleon AveRustic, black-and-white tiled warehouse space & landmark since '77 for live music & Cajun dancing. (18+)
Venerable joint with live New Orleans-style music, tin ceiling & a hopping dance floor.
384 locals recommend
Maple Leaf Bar
8316 Oak StVenerable joint with live New Orleans-style music, tin ceiling & a hopping dance floor.
Wine-&-cheese store featuring globally accented small plates & live music on a lush back patio.
838 locals recommend
Bacchanal Fine Wine & Spirits
600 Poland AveWine-&-cheese store featuring globally accented small plates & live music on a lush back patio.
Lost Love Lounge
2529 Dauphine StDive bar serving Vietnamese food.
Mimi's In the Marigny
2600 Chartres StreetTapas and dive bar atmosphere.
Molly's at the Market
1107 Decatur StKiller Frozen Irish Coffee!
The Friendly Bar
2301 Chartres StFriendly dive bar.
A rotating choice of small-batch beers served in an offbeat, industrial-chic bar with outdoor seats.
72 locals recommend
Parleaux Beer Lab
634 Lesseps StA rotating choice of small-batch beers served in an offbeat, industrial-chic bar with outdoor seats.
Live jazz & upscale Creole fare in an intimate, brick-walled space that dates back to the 1800s.
273 locals recommend
Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro
626 Frenchmen StLive jazz & upscale Creole fare in an intimate, brick-walled space that dates back to the 1800s.
Live music venue with a bohemian vibe is a mainstay for indie bands, DJs, burlesque & other acts.
296 locals recommend
Hi-Ho Lounge
2239 St Claude AveLive music venue with a bohemian vibe is a mainstay for indie bands, DJs, burlesque & other acts.
Essentials
Wine and liquor store
Open Monday - Saturday 10:00am-8:00pm Sunday 12pm-5pm
19 locals recommend
Grande Krewe Fine Wine and Spirits
2305 Decatur StWine and liquor store
Open Monday - Saturday 10:00am-8:00pm Sunday 12pm-5pm
24 hours grocery/convenient store, also serves hot food.
211 locals recommend
Mardi Gras Zone Supermarket
2706 Royal St24 hours grocery/convenient store, also serves hot food.
Robért Fresh Market
135 Robert E Lee BlvdBest nearby grocery.
Food Scene
Great breakfast and lunch spot right across the street from the house.
267 locals recommend
New Orleans Cake Café & Bakery
2440 Chartres StGreat breakfast and lunch spot right across the street from the house.
The Orange Couch
2339 Royal StGreat coffee, just around the corner from the house.
Bywater American Bistro
2900 Chartres StGood brunch, cocktails, and diner.
Hand-pulled noodles are meant to be shared at this warm, welcoming spot opened by a Herbsaint alum.
40 locals recommend
Bao And Noodle
2266 St Claude AveHand-pulled noodles are meant to be shared at this warm, welcoming spot opened by a Herbsaint alum.
One of a local cafe-deli chain serving up casual Middle Eastern fare in an informal sit-down space.
47 locals recommend
Mona's Cafe Frenchmen
504 Frenchmen StOne of a local cafe-deli chain serving up casual Middle Eastern fare in an informal sit-down space.
Meril
424 Girod StEmeril's newest restaurant, serving small plates.
Horn's Eatery And Catering
2440 Dauphine StGood breakfast.
Small Mart
2700 Chartres StVegan bakery serving pastries, curry, and New York bagels.
Envie Espresso Bar & Cafe
1241 Decatur StGood coffee in the Quarter.
French bakery making from-scratch sweets & offering light lunch fare, espresso drinks & a courtyard.
102 locals recommend
Croissant D'Or Patisserie
617 Ursulines AveFrench bakery making from-scratch sweets & offering light lunch fare, espresso drinks & a courtyard.
Down-home country classics & a busy brunch in a bustling space hung with local art, plus a bar.
442 locals recommend
Elizabeth's
601 Gallier StDown-home country classics & a busy brunch in a bustling space hung with local art, plus a bar.
Slow-smoked barbecue & hearty side dishes in a quirky, cypress-paneled space with a full bar.
405 locals recommend
The Joint
701 Mazant StSlow-smoked barbecue & hearty side dishes in a quirky, cypress-paneled space with a full bar.
Traditional German beer garden serving sausage & schnitzel sandwiches paired with beer & wine.
73 locals recommend
Bratz Y'all! Bistro • Bakery • Biergarten
617-B Piety StTraditional German beer garden serving sausage & schnitzel sandwiches paired with beer & wine.
Casual, counter-serve restaurant with thin-crust pizza, beer & a decidedly hipster ambiance.
460 locals recommend
Pizza Delicious
617 Piety StCasual, counter-serve restaurant with thin-crust pizza, beer & a decidedly hipster ambiance.
Eclectic spot with sidewalk seats featuring Cajun-style cafe eats, plus espresso drinks & cocktails.
175 locals recommend
Who Dat Coffee Cafe
2401 Burgundy StEclectic spot with sidewalk seats featuring Cajun-style cafe eats, plus espresso drinks & cocktails.
Cozy coffeehouse with pastries, vegan snacks & fair-trade brews, plus outdoor seating.
237 locals recommend
Fair Grinds Coffeehouse
3133 Ponce De Leon StCozy coffeehouse with pastries, vegan snacks & fair-trade brews, plus outdoor seating.
Adorned with original art, this modern eatery & bar offers creative Turkish street eats & delivery. They also have pinball!
120 locals recommend
Kebab
2315 St Claude AveAdorned with original art, this modern eatery & bar offers creative Turkish street eats & delivery. They also have pinball!
Laid-back Italian eatery specializing in build-your-own pasta dishes with various sauces & add-ons.
59 locals recommend
Arabella Casa Di Pasta
2258 St Claude AveLaid-back Italian eatery specializing in build-your-own pasta dishes with various sauces & add-ons.
Creative Chinese fare made with Southern twists in a simple setting with beer, wine & cocktails too.
147 locals recommend
Red's Chinese
3048 St Claude AveCreative Chinese fare made with Southern twists in a simple setting with beer, wine & cocktails too.
Shank is a full service butcher shop and charcuterie, specializing in Italian-cured meats. Ever-changing lunch menu for dine-in or take home. All products are locally-sourced.
26 locals recommend
Shank Charcuterie
2352 St Claude AveShank is a full service butcher shop and charcuterie, specializing in Italian-cured meats. Ever-changing lunch menu for dine-in or take home. All products are locally-sourced.
1875 market reborn as a cool food hall with stalls selling eats & drinks, plus some outdoor seating.
466 locals recommend
St. Roch Market
2381 St Claude Ave1875 market reborn as a cool food hall with stalls selling eats & drinks, plus some outdoor seating.
Parks & Nature
Crescent Park Trail
Crescent Park TrailGreat view of the city. 2 blocks from the house.
Beautiful walk along the Mississippi River, steps from the French Quarter.
9 locals recommend
The Moonwalk Riverfront Park
Beautiful walk along the Mississippi River, steps from the French Quarter.
Different side of the Mississippi River. Great for sunsets, if you are in the uptown area.
110 locals recommend
Audubon Riverview Park
6500 Magazine StDifferent side of the Mississippi River. Great for sunsets, if you are in the uptown area.
Louis Armstrong Park is a 32-acre park located in the Tremé neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana, just across Rampart Street from the French Quarter.
252 locals recommend
Louis Armstrong Park
701 N Rampart StLouis Armstrong Park is a 32-acre park located in the Tremé neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana, just across Rampart Street from the French Quarter.
Arts & Culture
The New Orleans Jazz Museum is a music museum in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., dedicated to preserving and celebrating the history of jazz music.
109 locals recommend
New Orleans Jazz Museum
400 Esplanade AveThe New Orleans Jazz Museum is a music museum in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., dedicated to preserving and celebrating the history of jazz music.
Circa-1823 apothecary is now a museum with exhibits of early medicines, superstitious cures & more.
55 locals recommend
New Orleans Pharmacy Museum
514 Chartres StCirca-1823 apothecary is now a museum with exhibits of early medicines, superstitious cures & more.
The Backstreet Cultural Museum holds the world’s most comprehensive collection related to New Orleans’ African American community-based masking and processional traditions, including Mardi Gras Indians, jazz funerals, social aid and pleasure clubs, Baby Dolls, and Skull and Bone gangs.
143 locals recommend
Backstreet Cultural Museum
1531 Henriette Delille StThe Backstreet Cultural Museum holds the world’s most comprehensive collection related to New Orleans’ African American community-based masking and processional traditions, including Mardi Gras Indians, jazz funerals, social aid and pleasure clubs, Baby Dolls, and Skull and Bone gangs.
The New Orleans Museum of Art is the oldest fine arts museum in the city of New Orleans.
782 locals recommend
New Orleans Museum of Art
1 Collins Diboll CirThe New Orleans Museum of Art is the oldest fine arts museum in the city of New Orleans.
Located in the vibrant Warehouse Arts District of downtown New Orleans, Louisiana, the Ogden Museum of Southern Art holds the largest and most comprehensive collection of Southern art and is recognized for its original exhibitions, public events and educational programs which examine the development of visual art alongside Southern traditions of music, literature and culinary heritage to provide a comprehensive story of the South.
314 locals recommend
Ogden Museum of Southern Art
925 Camp StLocated in the vibrant Warehouse Arts District of downtown New Orleans, Louisiana, the Ogden Museum of Southern Art holds the largest and most comprehensive collection of Southern art and is recognized for its original exhibitions, public events and educational programs which examine the development of visual art alongside Southern traditions of music, literature and culinary heritage to provide a comprehensive story of the South.
Sightseeing
Live music, art vendors, and performers line this area in front of St. Louis Cathedral.
477 locals recommend
Jackson Square
701 Decatur StLive music, art vendors, and performers line this area in front of St. Louis Cathedral.
Talk a walk down Royal St and check out the scene of musicians, art galleries, and antique stores.
790 locals recommend
French Quarter
Talk a walk down Royal St and check out the scene of musicians, art galleries, and antique stores.
Everything Else
Famous street known as being the spot to catch live local music day and night.
654 locals recommend
Frenchmen Street
Famous street known as being the spot to catch live local music day and night.