Guidebook for New Orleans

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Guidebook for New Orleans

Food Scene

Classic diner, great for breakfast. Guys with pickup trucks and Tulane student hangover hangout for lunch and brunch. Been here forever.
11 locals recommend
Ted's Frostop Diner
3100 Calhoun St
11 locals recommend
Classic diner, great for breakfast. Guys with pickup trucks and Tulane student hangover hangout for lunch and brunch. Been here forever.
Yummy breakfast on Freret St.
42 locals recommend
Humble Bagel
4716 Freret St
42 locals recommend
Yummy breakfast on Freret St.
Good reviews from guests- locally sourced food
58 locals recommend
Mint Modern Vietnamese
5100 Freret St
58 locals recommend
Good reviews from guests- locally sourced food
Lebanese food family owned, they deliver or you can eat in or take out- good prices
7 locals recommend
Pyramids Cafe Mediterranean Cuisine
3149 Calhoun St
7 locals recommend
Lebanese food family owned, they deliver or you can eat in or take out- good prices
Funky decor, fabulous full plates of food and great service. Go before 6:30 if you are a party of less than 5- they don't take reservations for less. People book tables months and months in advance
406 locals recommend
Jacques-Imo's
8324 Oak St
406 locals recommend
Funky decor, fabulous full plates of food and great service. Go before 6:30 if you are a party of less than 5- they don't take reservations for less. People book tables months and months in advance
Local fav for brunch- get there before 10 on a Sunday ! Good food,good service, kid friendly, great prices.
67 locals recommend
Riccobono's Panola Street Cafe
7801 Panola St
67 locals recommend
Local fav for brunch- get there before 10 on a Sunday ! Good food,good service, kid friendly, great prices.
One our best kept secrets.Top Chef, Chopped Winning level food-excellent service. Want a fabulous dinner without going to downtown? This hidden gem is a winner. Check it out on Yelp or Urban Spoon.
43 locals recommend
Gautreau's Restaurant
1728 Soniat Street
43 locals recommend
One our best kept secrets.Top Chef, Chopped Winning level food-excellent service. Want a fabulous dinner without going to downtown? This hidden gem is a winner. Check it out on Yelp or Urban Spoon.
Funky, fun and delicious - alligator hot dog anyone?
359 locals recommend
Dat Dog
5030 Freret St
359 locals recommend
Funky, fun and delicious - alligator hot dog anyone?
Local favorite-design your own burger!
130 locals recommend
The Company Burger
4600 Freret St
130 locals recommend
Local favorite-design your own burger!
One of many great places to eat on Freret St.Near Napoleon bus line.
72 locals recommend
Ancora Pizzeria
4508 Freret St
72 locals recommend
One of many great places to eat on Freret St.Near Napoleon bus line.
Close to walk to, favorite local coffee house and hangout for Tulane students.
53 locals recommend
PJ's Coffee
7624 Maple St
53 locals recommend
Close to walk to, favorite local coffee house and hangout for Tulane students.
Fun, funky,something for everyone. Great brunch, or lunch if you are cruising Magazine St. Locals' favorite, extensive menu.
100 locals recommend
Slim Goodies Diner
3322 Magazine St
100 locals recommend
Fun, funky,something for everyone. Great brunch, or lunch if you are cruising Magazine St. Locals' favorite, extensive menu.
Latin Fusion - not really sure what that means, but it's good!
28 locals recommend
Sarita's Grill
4520 Freret Street
28 locals recommend
Latin Fusion - not really sure what that means, but it's good!
Nearby sushi- yum - corner of Valmont and Freret
45 locals recommend
Origami Restaurant
5130 Freret St
45 locals recommend
Nearby sushi- yum - corner of Valmont and Freret
Great prices, good authentic Mexican food- favorite spot for lots of locals and students.
115 locals recommend
Felipe's Mexican Taqueria
6215 S Miro St
115 locals recommend
Great prices, good authentic Mexican food- favorite spot for lots of locals and students.
Authentic Creole N'Awlins food- great prices. Real local hangout in Treme.
201 locals recommend
Li'l Dizzy's Cafe
1500 Esplanade Ave
201 locals recommend
Authentic Creole N'Awlins food- great prices. Real local hangout in Treme.
Fabulous brunch-great local favorite- small, so make reservations.
80 locals recommend
Patois
6078 Laurel St
80 locals recommend
Fabulous brunch-great local favorite- small, so make reservations.
Great vegetarian restaurant near Tulane
83 locals recommend
Satsuma Café
1320 Magazine St
83 locals recommend
Great vegetarian restaurant near Tulane
Local coffee house,great place to sit while you decide where to go on Magazine St.
35 locals recommend
CC's Coffee House
900 Jefferson Ave
35 locals recommend
Local coffee house,great place to sit while you decide where to go on Magazine St.
One of the best low-key TOP NOTCH restaurants in the city.
146 locals recommend
Clancy's Restaurant
6100 Annunciation St
146 locals recommend
One of the best low-key TOP NOTCH restaurants in the city.
Deep Dish New Orleans pizza- yum.
61 locals recommend
Midway Pizza
4725 Freret St
61 locals recommend
Deep Dish New Orleans pizza- yum.
WiFi- cool and comfortable.
184 locals recommend
Mojo Coffee House
1500 Magazine St
184 locals recommend
WiFi- cool and comfortable.
Cakes, fillings and buttercream made from scratch.
8 locals recommend
Pure Cake
8 locals recommend
Cakes, fillings and buttercream made from scratch.
The Rook Cafe is a full service coffee shop serving delicious locally roasted coffee from New Orleans Coffee Exchange.
18 locals recommend
Rook Cafe
4516 Freret St
18 locals recommend
The Rook Cafe is a full service coffee shop serving delicious locally roasted coffee from New Orleans Coffee Exchange.
One of my favorite restaurants- always good food, small, make reservations!
314 locals recommend
Cafe Degas
3127 Esplanade Ave
314 locals recommend
One of my favorite restaurants- always good food, small, make reservations!
Cause it's a classic since the 1940s. Burgers, chocolate freeze malt...yum.
189 locals recommend
The Camellia Grill
626 S Carrollton Ave
189 locals recommend
Cause it's a classic since the 1940s. Burgers, chocolate freeze malt...yum.

Drinks & Nightlife

Bar and music venue, new music, live bands.
75 locals recommend
Gasa Gasa
4920 Freret St
75 locals recommend
Bar and music venue, new music, live bands.
Upscale cocktail bar, favorite with locals, original modern cocktail bar in New Orleans.
244 locals recommend
Cure
4905 Freret St
244 locals recommend
Upscale cocktail bar, favorite with locals, original modern cocktail bar in New Orleans.
Live music, good bar- A New Orleans favorite for years.
181 locals recommend
Blue Nile
532 Frenchmen St
181 locals recommend
Live music, good bar- A New Orleans favorite for years.

Getting Around

Reasonable bike rentals- take the Magazine bus or St Charles streetcar to get there.Rental includes helmet, lock, basket and light
20 locals recommend
A Musing Bikes
1532 Magazine Street
20 locals recommend
Reasonable bike rentals- take the Magazine bus or St Charles streetcar to get there.Rental includes helmet, lock, basket and light
Here is where you catch the streetcar to go downtown.
7 locals recommend
New Orleans JCC
5342 St Charles Ave
7 locals recommend
Here is where you catch the streetcar to go downtown.
Greyhound and train station in one. Take the Freret bus to Jefferson Ave. and you are close to the house.
15 locals recommend
Union Passenger Terminal station
1001 Loyola Ave
15 locals recommend
Greyhound and train station in one. Take the Freret bus to Jefferson Ave. and you are close to the house.
Bus and train station in one. Take the Freret bus to Jefferson Ave. and you are close to the house.
6 locals recommend
Greyhound
1001 Loyola Ave
6 locals recommend
Bus and train station in one. Take the Freret bus to Jefferson Ave. and you are close to the house.
Although it looks far away, it's really only about a 20 minute ride if you take the Earhart Expressway from Airline Highway instead of the Interstate.
46 locals recommend
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
1 Terminal Dr
46 locals recommend
Although it looks far away, it's really only about a 20 minute ride if you take the Earhart Expressway from Airline Highway instead of the Interstate.
You can hear their band practicing every day to get ready to march in parades. Bus stop to downtown is in front of school on Claiborne Ave.
Eleanor McMain Secondary School
5712 S Claiborne Ave
You can hear their band practicing every day to get ready to march in parades. Bus stop to downtown is in front of school on Claiborne Ave.
need anything for your bike? here's the place
The Bike Shop
4609 Freret St
need anything for your bike? here's the place

Sightseeing

Best place to walk along the river and see the huge ships. Tucked away at the back of Audubon Park, a nice jog from the house.If you get tired, you can sit on the benches and watch the river flow.
110 locals recommend
Audubon Riverview Park
6500 Magazine St
110 locals recommend
Best place to walk along the river and see the huge ships. Tucked away at the back of Audubon Park, a nice jog from the house.If you get tired, you can sit on the benches and watch the river flow.
Near the center of Tulane University- about 6 blocks from the house
McAlister Dr
Near the center of Tulane University- about 6 blocks from the house
Heart of the French Quarter. Take the streetcar or Magazine bus to get started on your visit to the quarter.
477 locals recommend
Jackson Square
701 Decatur St
477 locals recommend
Heart of the French Quarter. Take the streetcar or Magazine bus to get started on your visit to the quarter.
There are lots of "cities of the dead" our famous above ground cemeteries. These are safe and easy to get to by streetcar.
17 locals recommend
City Park at Canal Blvd. station
17 locals recommend
There are lots of "cities of the dead" our famous above ground cemeteries. These are safe and easy to get to by streetcar.
Fans of the HBO series can see a the famous faubourg of the original city.Treme is an amazing area. Ask for safety tips before you go-history/architecture/music folks must see.
63 locals recommend
Tremé / Lafitte
63 locals recommend
Fans of the HBO series can see a the famous faubourg of the original city.Treme is an amazing area. Ask for safety tips before you go-history/architecture/music folks must see.
Walk from Magazine St toward the river, pass the Labyrinth meditation path on the right and not far ahead is the Etienne de Boré Oak - over 300 years old, we call it the Tree of LIfe
21 locals recommend
Tree of Life
East Drive
21 locals recommend
Walk from Magazine St toward the river, pass the Labyrinth meditation path on the right and not far ahead is the Etienne de Boré Oak - over 300 years old, we call it the Tree of LIfe
Beautiful campus- walk through to get to St. Charles streetcar
106 locals recommend
Tulane University
6823 St Charles Ave
106 locals recommend
Beautiful campus- walk through to get to St. Charles streetcar
Friday and Saturday Shabbat services, on St Charles Avenue across from Audubon Park.
6 locals recommend
Temple Sinai Reform Congregation
6227 St Charles Ave
6 locals recommend
Friday and Saturday Shabbat services, on St Charles Avenue across from Audubon Park.
Saturday and Sunday Catholic Masses, on St. Charles, beautiful cathedral with great local history.
6 locals recommend
Holy Name of Jesus Church
6367 St Charles Ave
6 locals recommend
Saturday and Sunday Catholic Masses, on St. Charles, beautiful cathedral with great local history.
Here's where Peyton and Eli Manning went to school ( and your host- many years before!)
Isidore Newman School
1903 Jefferson Ave
Here's where Peyton and Eli Manning went to school ( and your host- many years before!)
Bike or drive down past beautiful homes to City Park.
Moss Street
Moss Street
Bike or drive down past beautiful homes to City Park.
You can ride your bike along the levee all the way out of town
Leake Avenue
Leake Avenue
You can ride your bike along the levee all the way out of town

Arts & Culture

Wonderful new renovation of beautiful neighborhood library, new cafe, children's section, easy to get to.
Rosa F. Keller Library & Community Center
4300 S Broad St
Wonderful new renovation of beautiful neighborhood library, new cafe, children's section, easy to get to.
Want to see a mansion turned into a library? A great kids library here-
16 locals recommend
Latter Branch Public Library
5120 St Charles Ave
16 locals recommend
Want to see a mansion turned into a library? A great kids library here-
Here is the corner of Napoleon and St. Charles. one block down is where all the action takes place as parades turn from Napoleon onto the avenue to head downtown
Academy of the Sacred Heart
4521 St Charles Ave
Here is the corner of Napoleon and St. Charles. one block down is where all the action takes place as parades turn from Napoleon onto the avenue to head downtown
The oldest, continuously-operating school for girls and the oldest Catholic school in the United States. Bus stop on corner takes you downtown.
Ursuline Academy
2635 State St
The oldest, continuously-operating school for girls and the oldest Catholic school in the United States. Bus stop on corner takes you downtown.
Opposite Audubon Park, next to Tulane University on St. Charles streetcar line. Great photo op-
60 locals recommend
Loyola University New Orleans
6363 St Charles Ave
60 locals recommend
Opposite Audubon Park, next to Tulane University on St. Charles streetcar line. Great photo op-
BEST RADIO STATION IN THE WORLD. PERIOD.
26 locals recommend
WWOZ New Orleans - 90.7 FM
600 N Peters St
26 locals recommend
BEST RADIO STATION IN THE WORLD. PERIOD.
Amazing art museum, located in beautiful City Park.
782 locals recommend
New Orleans Museum of Art
1 Collins Diboll Cir
782 locals recommend
Amazing art museum, located in beautiful City Park.
Massive collection of world class sculpture-FREE to see. Next to the New Orleans Museum of Art.
161 locals recommend
Sculpture Garden
1 Collins Diboll Cir
161 locals recommend
Massive collection of world class sculpture-FREE to see. Next to the New Orleans Museum of Art.
96 locals recommend
Cabildo
701 Chartres St
96 locals recommend
43 locals recommend
The Presbytere
751 Chartres St
43 locals recommend

Entertainment & Activities

Great place to see sports and music events, really quick to get to by car, easy to get to by bus.
115 locals recommend
Smoothie King Center
1501 Dave Dixon Dr
115 locals recommend
Great place to see sports and music events, really quick to get to by car, easy to get to by bus.
One of the best zoos in the country. Lots of special events year round. You can buy a special pass for the zoo, aquarium, insectarium and Imax theatre and see them all- in a few days.
893 locals recommend
Audubon Park
6500 Magazine St
893 locals recommend
One of the best zoos in the country. Lots of special events year round. You can buy a special pass for the zoo, aquarium, insectarium and Imax theatre and see them all- in a few days.
It's where big things happen- like the Superbowl and the Superkrewe parade parties- and the home of our beloved Saints- WHO DAT!
269 locals recommend
Mercedes-Benz Superdome
1500 Sugar Bowl Dr
269 locals recommend
It's where big things happen- like the Superbowl and the Superkrewe parade parties- and the home of our beloved Saints- WHO DAT!
Monthly arts, food, music festival, market- always good bands. Within walking distance. First Saturday of every month
20 locals recommend
Freret Market
4421 Freret St
20 locals recommend
Monthly arts, food, music festival, market- always good bands. Within walking distance. First Saturday of every month
Wonderful old theatre renovated for modern movies. Within walking distance-easy drive. See new films with or late night shows and matinees. Much nicer than going to a big box multiplex :)
125 locals recommend
Prytania Theatre
5339 Prytania St
125 locals recommend
Wonderful old theatre renovated for modern movies. Within walking distance-easy drive. See new films with or late night shows and matinees. Much nicer than going to a big box multiplex :)
Here is where you go to see the Jazz Fest- or horses, dachsunds and ostriches race :)
244 locals recommend
Fair Grounds Race Course
1751 Gentilly Blvd
244 locals recommend
Here is where you go to see the Jazz Fest- or horses, dachsunds and ostriches race :)

Essentials

Because it's Whole Foods- Also a start for touring Magazine St- 6 miles of local shops,food, bars - everything from fine furniture to specialty foods and make your own jewelry shops -
736 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
300 N Broad St
736 locals recommend
Because it's Whole Foods- Also a start for touring Magazine St- 6 miles of local shops,food, bars - everything from fine furniture to specialty foods and make your own jewelry shops -
Also the intersection where many great uptown parades line up before they head downtown, see all the floats and costumes, and buy beer!
Winn-Dixie Pharmacy
5400 Tchoupitoulas St
Also the intersection where many great uptown parades line up before they head downtown, see all the floats and costumes, and buy beer!
Nearest emergency room, hospital, also on Napoleon Ave- where many parades pass.
22 locals recommend
Ochsner Baptist
2700 Napoleon Ave
22 locals recommend
Nearest emergency room, hospital, also on Napoleon Ave- where many parades pass.
Pharmacy, grocery, souvenirs, etc.
461 locals recommend
Walgreens
1100 Elysian Fields Ave
461 locals recommend
Pharmacy, grocery, souvenirs, etc.
Need to mail/ship anything? Really nice folks within walking distance.
7 locals recommend
The UPS Store
6221 S Claiborne Ave
7 locals recommend
Need to mail/ship anything? Really nice folks within walking distance.
Great ready to eat meals for good price, at the end of the Carrollton/St Charles streetcar line.
317 locals recommend
Robért Fresh Market
135 Robert E Lee Blvd
317 locals recommend
Great ready to eat meals for good price, at the end of the Carrollton/St Charles streetcar line.
Relax, get a massage after a long weekend.
Spa Savoir Faire
5014 Freret St
Relax, get a massage after a long weekend.