Guidebook for New Orleans
Food Scene
Breakfast, pastries, and lunch! Watch out, they're closed on Tuesdays.. otherwise they're one of the best hidden gems in the Marigny. Everything is delicious and made from scratch!
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New Orleans Cake Café & Bakery
2440 Chartres StBreakfast, pastries, and lunch! Watch out, they're closed on Tuesdays.. otherwise they're one of the best hidden gems in the Marigny. Everything is delicious and made from scratch!
Giant food hall with every kind of food offerings you can imagine. Great for large groups or to try many types of foods from all over the world!
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St. Roch Market
2381 St Claude AveGiant food hall with every kind of food offerings you can imagine. Great for large groups or to try many types of foods from all over the world!
Dooky Chase is right up there with Willy May's , vying for the status of most famous Soul food restaurant in the city. The chicken, unsurprisingly, is a star on the menu, but for something more interesting, try the shrimp Clemenceau. Dooky Chase has fallen on tough times following Katrina, when the owners were forced to live in a FEMA trailer, and the opening times reflect the difficulty of getting the business going again in a now depopulated neighborhood. Call ahead, since their hours are as unpredictable as the rain--they might be open when you don't expect, or closed during regular hours.
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Dooky Chase Restaurant
2301 Orleans AveDooky Chase is right up there with Willy May's , vying for the status of most famous Soul food restaurant in the city. The chicken, unsurprisingly, is a star on the menu, but for something more interesting, try the shrimp Clemenceau. Dooky Chase has fallen on tough times following Katrina, when the owners were forced to live in a FEMA trailer, and the opening times reflect the difficulty of getting the business going again in a now depopulated neighborhood. Call ahead, since their hours are as unpredictable as the rain--they might be open when you don't expect, or closed during regular hours.
The sign above the front door says "Willie Mae's Restaurant", but everyone calls it "Willie Mae's Scotch House" — no, not Scotch food; the name is from when the place started out as a bar generations ago, specializing in a drink made with milk and scotch. No booze served now; just a limited delicious menu of fried chicken or smothered pork chops with sides such as red beans, butter beans, or french fries. They are so well loved that chefs and food fans from near and far chipped in to help them rebuild and reopen after this family owned restaurant flooded in the Katrina disaster of 2005. Lunch Mon-Sat, no reservations, cash only. Drive or take a cab to and from here.
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Mimi's In the Marigny
2600 Chartres StreetThe sign above the front door says "Willie Mae's Restaurant", but everyone calls it "Willie Mae's Scotch House" — no, not Scotch food; the name is from when the place started out as a bar generations ago, specializing in a drink made with milk and scotch. No booze served now; just a limited delicious menu of fried chicken or smothered pork chops with sides such as red beans, butter beans, or french fries. They are so well loved that chefs and food fans from near and far chipped in to help them rebuild and reopen after this family owned restaurant flooded in the Katrina disaster of 2005. Lunch Mon-Sat, no reservations, cash only. Drive or take a cab to and from here.
Drinks & Nightlife
Comedy, live music, and more. Check out their list of events, lots of fun bars right next door too. Don't forget to check out their place "Fry and Pie" in the back for the best late night munchies in town!
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Hi-Ho Lounge
2239 St Claude AveComedy, live music, and more. Check out their list of events, lots of fun bars right next door too. Don't forget to check out their place "Fry and Pie" in the back for the best late night munchies in town!
Local trumpeter bandleader Kermit Ruffins plays with his band here Sunday and Monday evenings, 6pm. (He can sometimes be found at the bar or cooking great New Orleans soul food other times as well). Jazz jam sessions Thursday evenings.
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Kermit's Treme Mother in Law Lounge
1500 North Claiborne AvenueLocal trumpeter bandleader Kermit Ruffins plays with his band here Sunday and Monday evenings, 6pm. (He can sometimes be found at the bar or cooking great New Orleans soul food other times as well). Jazz jam sessions Thursday evenings.
This is one of New Orleans' truly great neighborhood bars/jazz clubs. The famous Tremé Brass Band play here virtually every Wednesday, and it's quite the party! Any night with live music will be great here, though, and there are fewer non-locals when it's not Wednesday. Ignore people who tell you the neighborhood is not safe (taxi drivers) and go roll with the good times.
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Candlelight Lounge
925 N Robertson StThis is one of New Orleans' truly great neighborhood bars/jazz clubs. The famous Tremé Brass Band play here virtually every Wednesday, and it's quite the party! Any night with live music will be great here, though, and there are fewer non-locals when it's not Wednesday. Ignore people who tell you the neighborhood is not safe (taxi drivers) and go roll with the good times.
Sightseeing
This famous church founded at the start of the nineteenth century by "free people of color" is famous in local African-American history. Shortly after it opened in 1842, the church quickly became the most integrated church in the country, and for an odd reason. Free blacks were buying pews to reserve for their families. White families, upon hearing of this, did not want to be outdone, and began buying up their own pews. In this racial race, the black congregants won decisively, outpurchasing white families by a three to one ratio, and gave away the extra pews to slaves—but once all the families had plunked down the money, they were certainly going to stay in the now integrated church! For a
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St Augustine's Catholic Church
1210 Governor Nicholls StThis famous church founded at the start of the nineteenth century by "free people of color" is famous in local African-American history. Shortly after it opened in 1842, the church quickly became the most integrated church in the country, and for an odd reason. Free blacks were buying pews to reserve for their families. White families, upon hearing of this, did not want to be outdone, and began buying up their own pews. In this racial race, the black congregants won decisively, outpurchasing white families by a three to one ratio, and gave away the extra pews to slaves—but once all the families had plunked down the money, they were certainly going to stay in the now integrated church! For a
Arts & Culture
1 504 566-1136, [5]. W-Sa 11AM-4PM. Call ahead to make sure they'll be open. $7.
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New Orleans African American Museum
1418 Governor Nicholls Street1 504 566-1136, [5]. W-Sa 11AM-4PM. Call ahead to make sure they'll be open. $7.
Parks & Nature
Includes historic Congo Square, and statues of early jazz greats Louis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet, and Buddy Bolden.
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Louis Armstrong Park
701 N Rampart StIncludes historic Congo Square, and statues of early jazz greats Louis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet, and Buddy Bolden.