Guidebook for New Orleans
Food Scene
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.
Delicious breakfast tacos! Stylish, modern coffeehouse with java drinks, baked goods, global eats & live jazz some nights.
128 locals recommend
The Orange Couch
2339 Royal StDelicious breakfast tacos! Stylish, modern coffeehouse with java drinks, baked goods, global eats & live jazz some nights.
Part of Schiro's Cafe offering Indian standards like curries, paneer, lentil soups & samosas.
68 locals recommend
Silk Road Restaurant & Wine Bar
2483 Royal StPart of Schiro's Cafe offering Indian standards like curries, paneer, lentil soups & samosas.
Cheery cafe serving signature omelets, Southern brunch fare & cocktails in a relaxed atmosphere.
202 locals recommend
The Ruby Slipper Café
2001 Burgundy StreetCheery cafe serving signature omelets, Southern brunch fare & cocktails in a relaxed atmosphere.
Stylish and beautiful restaurant and bar 2 blocks away. Delicious food!
76 locals recommend
The Elysian Bar
2317 Burgundy StStylish and beautiful restaurant and bar 2 blocks away. Delicious food!
Incredible atmosphere. Fine wines and cheeses, bar, live music, and a rotating menu. A visitor's favorite so it can get pretty busy. Go early or try making a reservation!
839 locals recommend
Bacchanal Fine Wine & Spirits
600 Poland AveIncredible atmosphere. Fine wines and cheeses, bar, live music, and a rotating menu. A visitor's favorite so it can get pretty busy. Go early or try making a reservation!
Excellent food from a notable local chef. Reservations recommended.
105 locals recommend
Bywater American Bistro
2900 Chartres StExcellent food from a notable local chef. Reservations recommended.
St Roch Market on the corner of St Roch and St Claude avenues, featuring food stands with a little bit of everything. Can't agree on what to eat? Take everybody here and no one will be disappointed!
10 locals recommend
St. Roch
St Roch Market on the corner of St Roch and St Claude avenues, featuring food stands with a little bit of everything. Can't agree on what to eat? Take everybody here and no one will be disappointed!
Paladar 511
511 Marigny StUpscale pizza and wine. Reservations recommended.
Drinks & Nightlife
Bi-level bar draws locals for tapas & beers in a chill, quirky space, with DJs & dancing upstairs.
675 locals recommend
Mimi's In the Marigny
2600 Chartres StreetBi-level bar draws locals for tapas & beers in a chill, quirky space, with DJs & dancing upstairs.
Hipster-friendly lounge for drinks, sports on TV, weekly events like comedy shows & Vietnamese fare.
167 locals recommend
Lost Love Lounge
2529 Dauphine StHipster-friendly lounge for drinks, sports on TV, weekly events like comedy shows & Vietnamese fare.
Alternative theater & bar putting on plays, burlesque shows & indie music concerts in funky digs.
264 locals recommend
Allways Lounge and Theater
2240 St Claude AveAlternative theater & bar putting on plays, burlesque shows & indie music concerts in funky digs.
Tons of nightlife and music pouring out of every window. Used to be known as the Local's Bourbon Street, but it's pretty popular with everyone now! Definitely check out the Spotted Cat.
656 locals recommend
Frenchmen Street
Tons of nightlife and music pouring out of every window. Used to be known as the Local's Bourbon Street, but it's pretty popular with everyone now! Definitely check out the Spotted Cat.
Entertainment & Activities
Multi-building museum with interactive submarine exhibit, planes, 4-D theater & eatery downstairs.
804 locals recommend
The National WWII Museum
945 Magazine StMulti-building museum with interactive submarine exhibit, planes, 4-D theater & eatery downstairs.
Marine exhibits plus a 400,000-gallon tank with coral reefs, sharks, rays & a walk-through tunnel.
577 locals recommend
Audubon Aquarium of the Americas
1 Canal StMarine exhibits plus a 400,000-gallon tank with coral reefs, sharks, rays & a walk-through tunnel.
Parks & Nature
Artists & performers ply their trades in a park built in 1721 & lined with historic buildings.
477 locals recommend
Jackson Square
701 Decatur StArtists & performers ply their trades in a park built in 1721 & lined with historic buildings.
Lovely trail and park along the mighty Mississippi with views to Algiers Point
6 locals recommend
Crescent Park Trail
Crescent Park TrailLovely trail and park along the mighty Mississippi with views to Algiers Point
Sightseeing
Grand, spired circa-1700s church with stained glass, a painted ceiling & an active congregation.
113 locals recommend
Cathedral-Basilica of Saint Louis, King of France
615 Pere Antoine AlleyGrand, spired circa-1700s church with stained glass, a painted ceiling & an active congregation.
Anybody see those lavish photos of Beyonce and Jay-Z from Solange's wedding? Well this is the spot.
34 locals recommend
Marigny Opera House
725 St Ferdinand StAnybody see those lavish photos of Beyonce and Jay-Z from Solange's wedding? Well this is the spot.
Markets
Like a miniature Whole Foods, The Co-Op has all that a health nut may require!
195 locals recommend
New Orleans Food Co-Op
2372 St Claude AveLike a miniature Whole Foods, The Co-Op has all that a health nut may require!
Robért Fresh Market
135 Robert E Lee BlvdNearby large grocery store
Open 24hrs! Stocking a bit of this, and a bit of that. Not the most fully featured but they're always there for you in a pinch. Beloved local market that helped the neighborhood get supplies post-Katrina.
211 locals recommend
Mardi Gras Zone Supermarket
2706 Royal StOpen 24hrs! Stocking a bit of this, and a bit of that. Not the most fully featured but they're always there for you in a pinch. Beloved local market that helped the neighborhood get supplies post-Katrina.