Food scene
This is our favorite French bistro. It can be casual or fancy. You can spend a little or a lot.
Take the streetcar, and walk a couple blocks. Have dessert there, or walk to Creole Creamery for some local ice cream.
99 locals recommend
La Crepe Nanou
1410 Robert StThis is our favorite French bistro. It can be casual or fancy. You can spend a little or a lot.
Take the streetcar, and walk a couple blocks. Have dessert there, or walk to Creole Creamery for some local ice cream.
Delicious local fare and fun vibes walking distance from home. Right next door to Maple Leaf Bar - great live music!
406 locals recommend
Jacques-Imo's
8324 Oak StDelicious local fare and fun vibes walking distance from home. Right next door to Maple Leaf Bar - great live music!
Delicious locals brunch place. Just walk straight down Burdette St.
67 locals recommend
Riccobono's Panola Street Cafe
7801 Panola StDelicious locals brunch place. Just walk straight down Burdette St.
Cote Sud
7918 Maple StYummy mussels. Cool vibe. A short walk from the house.
Maple Street Patisserie
7638 Maple StAmazing bakery! Just walk to Maple and turn left.
Our favorite steakhouse. Delicious and unassuming. Btw, there’s no menu. Just listen to your waiter.
35 locals recommend
Charlie's Steak House
4510 Dryades StreetOur favorite steakhouse. Delicious and unassuming. Btw, there’s no menu. Just listen to your waiter.
Brigtsen's Restaurant
723 Dante StreetUpscale local favorite and romantic ambiance.
Adorable inside and out. Delicious cocktails! Walkable from the house.
15 locals recommend
Chais Delachaise
7708 Maple StAdorable inside and out. Delicious cocktails! Walkable from the house.
A must for the architecture alone. There’s a pool in the back for day use with a fee. Delicious cocktails and lunch.
29 locals recommend
The Chloe
4125 St Charles AveA must for the architecture alone. There’s a pool in the back for day use with a fee. Delicious cocktails and lunch.
Nightlife
Maple Leaf Bar
8316 Oak StGreat music every night! Walkable from the house.
Great live jazz. Duck in here to have a real cocktail and take a break from Bourbon St.
44 locals recommend
The Jazz Playhouse
300 Bourbon StGreat live jazz. Duck in here to have a real cocktail and take a break from Bourbon St.
Day activities
Studio Be
2941 Royal StMeaningful art by local artist. Cool space.
Skip the other plantations where you see the lives of slave owners. Go here and learn about what life was like for the enslaved.
70 locals recommend
Whitney Plantation
5099 LA-18Skip the other plantations where you see the lives of slave owners. Go here and learn about what life was like for the enslaved.
Walk under the shade of the oaks. You can walk here from the house, but it can get hit in the summer. Take the streetcar instead.
893 locals recommend
Audubon Park
6500 Magazine StWalk under the shade of the oaks. You can walk here from the house, but it can get hit in the summer. Take the streetcar instead.
Traveler advice
Getting around
St. Charles Streetcar
There’s a stop 3 blocks from the house. It’ll take you down St. Charles to the French Quarter. You’ll probably be tired from your time in the quarter and should probably Uber back!