Food Scene
Mona's Cafe
3901 Banks StMandina's Restaurant
3800 Canal StA great local favorite in the neighborhood since 1932!
If you're looking for a margarita & a quick bite, this is definitely worth a trip
172 locals recommend
Juan's Flying Burrito - Mid-City
4724 S Carrollton AveIf you're looking for a margarita & a quick bite, this is definitely worth a trip
This restaurant is inside of an turn of the century church! It's got a happening bar too. It's definitely the place to go have happy hour & tapas. The light pours into the lofty space & gives it such a cool feel
62 locals recommend
Vessel NOLA
3835 Iberville StThis restaurant is inside of an turn of the century church! It's got a happening bar too. It's definitely the place to go have happy hour & tapas. The light pours into the lofty space & gives it such a cool feel
Brocato's has been making the best gelato in New Orleans for 100 years. Seriously, TRY THIS PLACE! If you have a sweet tooth, there's no better cure than Brocato's!
256 locals recommend
Angelo Brocato
214 N Carrollton AveBrocato's has been making the best gelato in New Orleans for 100 years. Seriously, TRY THIS PLACE! If you have a sweet tooth, there's no better cure than Brocato's!
This is by far the best po-boys in town! Don't eat them in the French Quarter, eat them here! It's even been given the "thumbs up" from the president of the United States as well as other celebrities. Despite its amazing food & presidential seal of approval, it remains a locals spot tucked away behind scenic Bayou St John
681 locals recommend
Parkway Bakery & Tavern
538 Hagan AveThis is by far the best po-boys in town! Don't eat them in the French Quarter, eat them here! It's even been given the "thumbs up" from the president of the United States as well as other celebrities. Despite its amazing food & presidential seal of approval, it remains a locals spot tucked away behind scenic Bayou St John
If you're looking to try some good New Orleans crawfish, this is this place! Get a good cold 6 pack of beer & enjoy this delicious crawfish under a good shady tree
70 locals recommend
Bevi Seafood Co.
236 N Carrollton AveIf you're looking to try some good New Orleans crawfish, this is this place! Get a good cold 6 pack of beer & enjoy this delicious crawfish under a good shady tree
Wakin' Bakin'
4408 Banks StGood Cheap Breakfast!
Up&Adam Eatz
3903 Canal StreetGreat spot right by the house to grab brunch
This picturesque cafe has some of the best beignet's and cafe au lait's that New Orleans has to offer. You can enjoy all this while seated in the most beautiful park in New Orleans
86 locals recommend
Cafe Du Monde City Park
56 Dreyfous DrThis picturesque cafe has some of the best beignet's and cafe au lait's that New Orleans has to offer. You can enjoy all this while seated in the most beautiful park in New Orleans
It's probably the best darn BBQ you'll ever get to eat in your life. My mouth waters every time I pass by this place
188 locals recommend
Blue Oak BBQ
900 N Carrollton AveIt's probably the best darn BBQ you'll ever get to eat in your life. My mouth waters every time I pass by this place
This is a great little place to grab a booze brunch or even a nice lunch.
10 locals recommend
Fullblast Brunch
139 S Cortez StThis is a great little place to grab a booze brunch or even a nice lunch.
Drinks & Nightlife
Amazing Irish Pub. Voted one of the best in the country. True New Orleans vibe with it's rustic feel & friendly patrons
221 locals recommend
Finn McCool's Irish Pub
3701 Banks StAmazing Irish Pub. Voted one of the best in the country. True New Orleans vibe with it's rustic feel & friendly patrons
Amazing affordable cocktails. This great little dive bar is somewhere between a hipster bar & low key neighborhood bar. Expect to find a welcoming crowd of 20, 30, & even 40 something year olds all enjoying well mixed drinks. Seriously, these guys are professional cocktail makers!
143 locals recommend
Twelve Mile Limit
500 S Telemachus StAmazing affordable cocktails. This great little dive bar is somewhere between a hipster bar & low key neighborhood bar. Expect to find a welcoming crowd of 20, 30, & even 40 something year olds all enjoying well mixed drinks. Seriously, these guys are professional cocktail makers!
Great place for upscale handcrafted cocktails & delicious bites to eat
62 locals recommend
Vessel NOLA
3835 Iberville StGreat place for upscale handcrafted cocktails & delicious bites to eat
Everything Else
If you're looking for a little relaxation & "me" time, this is the place to go!
13 locals recommend
The Woodhouse Day Spa - New Orleans
4030 Canal StIf you're looking for a little relaxation & "me" time, this is the place to go!
Essentials
Rouses Market
400 N Carrollton AveThis is a good grocery store for anything you may need
Winn-Dixie
401 N Carrollton AveWhole Foods Market
300 N Broad StSightseeing
This is an original port & bayou for the city. The native american's first showed it to the French in the 1600's. Some of the architecture dates back to the 1780's!
238 locals recommend
Bayou St John
This is an original port & bayou for the city. The native american's first showed it to the French in the 1600's. Some of the architecture dates back to the 1780's!
Located on historic Bayou St. John, the Pitot House is the only Creole colonial country house that is open to the public in New Orleans. It tells the story of life along the bayou since the earliest days of settlement. The Pitot House has had a variety of owners from prominent lawyers to austere nuns. One of the most prominent was James Pitot, the first mayor of New Orleans after the city's incorporation who lived here from 1810-1819.
29 locals recommend
Pitot House
1440 Moss StLocated on historic Bayou St. John, the Pitot House is the only Creole colonial country house that is open to the public in New Orleans. It tells the story of life along the bayou since the earliest days of settlement. The Pitot House has had a variety of owners from prominent lawyers to austere nuns. One of the most prominent was James Pitot, the first mayor of New Orleans after the city's incorporation who lived here from 1810-1819.
Longue Vue House and Gardens is a multifaceted historic estate featuring a world-class house museum and eight acres of stunning gardens that include an unparalleled collection of Louisiana irises and an interactive Discovery Garden for children of all ages. Longue Vue is open seven days a week for tours, special occasions, and educational and community programs.
30 locals recommend
Longue Vue House and Gardens
7 Bamboo RdLongue Vue House and Gardens is a multifaceted historic estate featuring a world-class house museum and eight acres of stunning gardens that include an unparalleled collection of Louisiana irises and an interactive Discovery Garden for children of all ages. Longue Vue is open seven days a week for tours, special occasions, and educational and community programs.
The Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden occupies approximately eleven acres in City Park adjacent to the museum. Atypical of most sculpture gardens, this garden is located within a mature existing landscape of pines, magnolias and live oaks. The garden design creates outdoor viewing spaces within this picturesque landscape. A reconfigured lagoon bisects the site and creates two distinct halves: a mature pine and magnolia grove adjacent to the museum, and a more open area of 200-year-old, Spanish moss-laden live oaks across the lagoon near the New Orleans Botanical Gardens.
The Sculpture Garden is open 7 days a week with free admission.
161 locals recommend
Sculpture Garden
1 Collins Diboll CirThe Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden occupies approximately eleven acres in City Park adjacent to the museum. Atypical of most sculpture gardens, this garden is located within a mature existing landscape of pines, magnolias and live oaks. The garden design creates outdoor viewing spaces within this picturesque landscape. A reconfigured lagoon bisects the site and creates two distinct halves: a mature pine and magnolia grove adjacent to the museum, and a more open area of 200-year-old, Spanish moss-laden live oaks across the lagoon near the New Orleans Botanical Gardens.
The Sculpture Garden is open 7 days a week with free admission.
Parks & Nature
City Park is one of the largest and most beautiful urban parks in the country. It measures nearly 40% larger than New York's Central Park
1516 locals recommend
City Park
1 Palm DrCity Park is one of the largest and most beautiful urban parks in the country. It measures nearly 40% larger than New York's Central Park
Arts & Culture
This is the city's official museum featuring classic art plus rotating exhibits of exciting new pieces
782 locals recommend
New Orleans Museum of Art
1 Collins Diboll CirThis is the city's official museum featuring classic art plus rotating exhibits of exciting new pieces