Guidebook for New Orleans
Food Scene
Lauded family-owned spot since 1957, famous for fried chicken & other soul food in a humble setting.
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Mimi's In the Marigny
2600 Chartres StreetLauded family-owned spot since 1957, famous for fried chicken & other soul food in a humble setting.
Legendary Creole chef Leah Chase serves down-home staples in a vibrant, art-filled space.
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Dooky Chase Restaurant
2301 Orleans AveLegendary Creole chef Leah Chase serves down-home staples in a vibrant, art-filled space.
Internationally inspired breakfast & lunch fare in a quaint, pagoda-shaped spot with outdoor seats.
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Pagoda Café
1430 N Dorgenois StInternationally inspired breakfast & lunch fare in a quaint, pagoda-shaped spot with outdoor seats.
Coco Hut offers made to order meals with Caribbean flair, like spicy jerk shrimp or chicken. Be sure to try to their cane juice!
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Coco Hut Carribean Restaurant
2515 Bayou RdCoco Hut offers made to order meals with Caribbean flair, like spicy jerk shrimp or chicken. Be sure to try to their cane juice!
Hunan Wok offers delicious dining and takeout to New Orleans, LA.
Hunan Wok is a cornerstone in the New Orleans community and has been recognized for its outstanding Chinese cuisine, excellent service and friendly staff.
Our Chinese restaurant is known for its modern interpretation of classic dishes and its insistence on only using high quality fresh ingredients.
Hunan Wok
2201 St Bernard AveHunan Wok offers delicious dining and takeout to New Orleans, LA.
Hunan Wok is a cornerstone in the New Orleans community and has been recognized for its outstanding Chinese cuisine, excellent service and friendly staff.
Our Chinese restaurant is known for its modern interpretation of classic dishes and its insistence on only using high quality fresh ingredients.
Hooks (2100 St. Bernard Ave.) offers an impressive array of fried fish options, including snapper, tilapia, cod and catfish. Fried is the name of the game at Hooks, with other breaded-and-battered options including chicken livers, gizzards, oysters and shrimp. Crawfish pies, crab cakes and hush puppies are all available as well.
The restaurant also serves house-made desserts like carrot cake and ice-cold slushies.
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Hooks Catching & Frying
2100 St Bernard AveHooks (2100 St. Bernard Ave.) offers an impressive array of fried fish options, including snapper, tilapia, cod and catfish. Fried is the name of the game at Hooks, with other breaded-and-battered options including chicken livers, gizzards, oysters and shrimp. Crawfish pies, crab cakes and hush puppies are all available as well.
The restaurant also serves house-made desserts like carrot cake and ice-cold slushies.
Poboys, crabs, and crawfish are the stars of this order in and take out joint. Call to order your gumbo, chicken plates, or seafood platters!
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Cajun Seafood
1479 N Claiborne AvePoboys, crabs, and crawfish are the stars of this order in and take out joint. Call to order your gumbo, chicken plates, or seafood platters!
CC's is a local chain coffee shop in New Orleans. In terms of look and feel, it falls somewhere between tattooed baristas at the hipster joint and fully corporate national chains. It lacks the funky friendliness of smaller businesses, but avoids the snobbish nature of holier-than-thou spots.
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CC's Coffee House
701 Metairie RdCC's is a local chain coffee shop in New Orleans. In terms of look and feel, it falls somewhere between tattooed baristas at the hipster joint and fully corporate national chains. It lacks the funky friendliness of smaller businesses, but avoids the snobbish nature of holier-than-thou spots.
Cozy coffeehouse with pastries, vegan snacks & fair-trade brews, plus outdoor seating.
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Fair Grinds Coffeehouse
3133 Ponce De Leon StCozy coffeehouse with pastries, vegan snacks & fair-trade brews, plus outdoor seating.
Longtime (since 1911) neighborhood hangout with a patio known for classic-style po' boys.
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Parkway Bakery & Tavern
538 Hagan AveLongtime (since 1911) neighborhood hangout with a patio known for classic-style po' boys.
Donuts, king cakes & drops are offered at this joint, also serving soul food for breakfast & lunch.
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Buttermilk Drop Bakery
1781 N Dorgenois StDonuts, king cakes & drops are offered at this joint, also serving soul food for breakfast & lunch.
Latino grocery store with a specialty in baked goods also selling prepared eats, meat & produce.
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Norma's Sweets Bakery
2925 Bienville StLatino grocery store with a specialty in baked goods also selling prepared eats, meat & produce.
Institution since 1905 for gelato & Italian desserts in a nostalgic, pastel-pink parlor setting.
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Angelo Brocato
214 N Carrollton AveInstitution since 1905 for gelato & Italian desserts in a nostalgic, pastel-pink parlor setting.
located in the heart of City Park this indoor/outdoor coffee shop features New Orleans style coffee and beignets. If you want to get a great beignet but don't want to wait in line at cafe du monde this is the place to go.
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Morning Call
56 Dreyfous Drlocated in the heart of City Park this indoor/outdoor coffee shop features New Orleans style coffee and beignets. If you want to get a great beignet but don't want to wait in line at cafe du monde this is the place to go.
Small Italian market selling specialty foods no seating available. home of the original muffaletta sandwich (their specialty!)
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Central Grocery & Deli
923 Decatur StSmall Italian market selling specialty foods no seating available. home of the original muffaletta sandwich (their specialty!)
Drinks & Nightlife
Featured on HBO's Treme, Bullet's Sports Bar offers live R&B on Sunday, line dancing on Wednesday, Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers on Thursday and the all-female Original Pinettes Brass Band on Friday. Food trucks park outside during live shows. Open daily. No food.
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Bullet's Sports Bar
2441 A P Tureaud AveFeatured on HBO's Treme, Bullet's Sports Bar offers live R&B on Sunday, line dancing on Wednesday, Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers on Thursday and the all-female Original Pinettes Brass Band on Friday. Food trucks park outside during live shows. Open daily. No food.
Quaint cottage-turned-sports-bar with a big beer list, pub fare, TVs, a front porch & back patio.
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Bayou Beer Garden
326 N Norman C Francis ParkwayQuaint cottage-turned-sports-bar with a big beer list, pub fare, TVs, a front porch & back patio.
Wine bar & bistro with Southern eats served in charming, rustic-chic digs with an outdoor deck.
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Bayou Wine Garden
315 N RendonWine bar & bistro with Southern eats served in charming, rustic-chic digs with an outdoor deck.
A good example of a typical New Orleans neighborhood bar. Burgers feature 8-ounce patties grilled to order, and chicken sandwiches feature fried chicken. Both are dressed with lettuce, tomato and onion. No reservations. Lunch, dinner and late night daily. Credit cards.
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Brooks Seahorse Saloon
1648 Gentilly BlvdA good example of a typical New Orleans neighborhood bar. Burgers feature 8-ounce patties grilled to order, and chicken sandwiches feature fried chicken. Both are dressed with lettuce, tomato and onion. No reservations. Lunch, dinner and late night daily. Credit cards.
Easygoing watering hole with a pool table & a patio offering cocktails, beer & comfort food. Try the Baudin!
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Twelve Mile Limit
500 S Telemachus StEasygoing watering hole with a pool table & a patio offering cocktails, beer & comfort food. Try the Baudin!
A neighborhood bar for many musicians from Treme, Ooh Poo Pah Doo is dedicated to the memory of musician Jesse Hill and hosts a range of musicians including regulars Guitar Slim and James Andrews & the Crescent City All-Stars. There's a dance floor, beers start at $2.50 and Monday features red beans and rice. Open Wed.-Mon. Food available.
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Ooh Poo Pah Doo Bar
1931 Orleans AvenueA neighborhood bar for many musicians from Treme, Ooh Poo Pah Doo is dedicated to the memory of musician Jesse Hill and hosts a range of musicians including regulars Guitar Slim and James Andrews & the Crescent City All-Stars. There's a dance floor, beers start at $2.50 and Monday features red beans and rice. Open Wed.-Mon. Food available.
Local brass bands play at this intimate place that dishes out a menu of classic Creole fare.
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Candlelight Lounge
925 N Robertson StLocal brass bands play at this intimate place that dishes out a menu of classic Creole fare.
Lower Frenchmen street features a myriad of bars, music venues, and restaurants. Think bourbon street but with better music, better food, and better people.
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Frenchmen Street
Lower Frenchmen street features a myriad of bars, music venues, and restaurants. Think bourbon street but with better music, better food, and better people.
Entertainment & Activities
Jazz Fest in the Spring, Horse Racing September through May (check the schedule on their website).
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Fair Grounds Race Course
1751 Gentilly BlvdJazz Fest in the Spring, Horse Racing September through May (check the schedule on their website).
Monday – Wednesday: 2 PMish – Midnight (Happy Hour from 4-6). We generally open about 30 minutes before our first film each day.
Thursday – Sunday: 11 AM – Midnight
Open 364 Days A Year. Closed on Mardi Gras.
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The Broad Theater
636 N Broad StMonday – Wednesday: 2 PMish – Midnight (Happy Hour from 4-6). We generally open about 30 minutes before our first film each day.
Thursday – Sunday: 11 AM – Midnight
Open 364 Days A Year. Closed on Mardi Gras.
If you're interested in the haunted history of New Orleans check out FQ Phantom tours. The stories might be 75% true but they sure are entertaining. Evening Tours available.
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French Quarter Postal Emporium
1000 Bourbon StIf you're interested in the haunted history of New Orleans check out FQ Phantom tours. The stories might be 75% true but they sure are entertaining. Evening Tours available.
Sure, Vampires in New Orleans are mostly a myth. This tour explores the basis for the legends (and will answer all of your Ann Rice/Interview with a Vampire questions as well...)
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New Orleans Ghost and Vampire Tour
601 Royal StSure, Vampires in New Orleans are mostly a myth. This tour explores the basis for the legends (and will answer all of your Ann Rice/Interview with a Vampire questions as well...)
Looming large against the Mississippi River is the extraordinary Audubon Aquarium of the Americas, one of the top museums of its kind in America. Here the visitor finds 15,000 sea life creatures, representing nearly 600 species, living happily in a state-of-the-art facility.
The world-renown Audubon Aquarium is home to fish and sea life of all kinds - and visitors can get up close, eye-to-eye if you please, with some of the most fascinating creatures of the ocean. The Caribbean Reef tunnel, for example, is 30 feet long and allows the visitor a view of the Caribbean sea life viewed only by divers.
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Audubon Aquarium of the Americas
1 Canal StLooming large against the Mississippi River is the extraordinary Audubon Aquarium of the Americas, one of the top museums of its kind in America. Here the visitor finds 15,000 sea life creatures, representing nearly 600 species, living happily in a state-of-the-art facility.
The world-renown Audubon Aquarium is home to fish and sea life of all kinds - and visitors can get up close, eye-to-eye if you please, with some of the most fascinating creatures of the ocean. The Caribbean Reef tunnel, for example, is 30 feet long and allows the visitor a view of the Caribbean sea life viewed only by divers.
If it walks, crawls or flies, there’s a good chances you will see it on display at the Audubon Butterfly Garden and Insectarium in the Old New Orleans Customs House.
Utilizing the full 23,000 square feet of the historic, white marble columned structure in the 400 block of Canal Street, the Audubon Butterfly Garden and Insectarium is the largest free-standing museum in the United States devoted to the 900,000-plus known species of insects and their relatives. It gives visitors up-close-and-personal glimpses into the lives of selected members of the largest grouping of living, visible, mobile organisms on e
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Audubon Butterfly Garden and Insectarium
1 Canal StIf it walks, crawls or flies, there’s a good chances you will see it on display at the Audubon Butterfly Garden and Insectarium in the Old New Orleans Customs House.
Utilizing the full 23,000 square feet of the historic, white marble columned structure in the 400 block of Canal Street, the Audubon Butterfly Garden and Insectarium is the largest free-standing museum in the United States devoted to the 900,000-plus known species of insects and their relatives. It gives visitors up-close-and-personal glimpses into the lives of selected members of the largest grouping of living, visible, mobile organisms on e
Audubon Zoo is a New Orleans landmark and a living museum filled with some of the rarest and most beautiful creatures of nature. There have been animals at this site since the 1884 World Exposition in Audubon Park. Today, Audubon Zoo is 58 acres of animals in their natural habitats. The Zoo consistently ranks among this country's best.
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Audubon Park
6500 Magazine StAudubon Zoo is a New Orleans landmark and a living museum filled with some of the rarest and most beautiful creatures of nature. There have been animals at this site since the 1884 World Exposition in Audubon Park. Today, Audubon Zoo is 58 acres of animals in their natural habitats. The Zoo consistently ranks among this country's best.
Sightseeing
This tiny museum which celebrates Mardi Gras Indian Tradition and History, resides in Mr. Ronald Lewis's backyard and may be the best museum in all of New Orleans. It's worth the drive to the Lower 9th to see. Mr. Lewis will tell you about anything and everything (if he's feeling like it). donations recommended and best to call ahead.
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House of Dance & Feathers
1317 Tupelo StThis tiny museum which celebrates Mardi Gras Indian Tradition and History, resides in Mr. Ronald Lewis's backyard and may be the best museum in all of New Orleans. It's worth the drive to the Lower 9th to see. Mr. Lewis will tell you about anything and everything (if he's feeling like it). donations recommended and best to call ahead.
Within the boundaries of the “Habitation Haydel”, as the Whitney Plantation was originally known, the story of the Haydel family of German immigrants and the slaves that they held were intertwined.
In 2014, the Whitney Plantation opened its doors to the public for the first time in its 262 year history as the only plantation museum in Louisiana with a focus on slavery.
Museum exhibits, memorial artwork and restored buildings and hundreds of first-person slave narratives.
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Whitney Plantation
5099 LA-18Within the boundaries of the “Habitation Haydel”, as the Whitney Plantation was originally known, the story of the Haydel family of German immigrants and the slaves that they held were intertwined.
In 2014, the Whitney Plantation opened its doors to the public for the first time in its 262 year history as the only plantation museum in Louisiana with a focus on slavery.
Museum exhibits, memorial artwork and restored buildings and hundreds of first-person slave narratives.
Enjoy a professionally guided tour of the Big House. Visit the Confederate Commanding Officer's Tent. Witness the "Slavery at Oak Alley" exhibit's reconstructed slave quarters and learn about those who made plantation luxuries possible. Learn about sugarcane and it's impact on Oak Alley then and now at the Sugarcane Theater. Explore 25 historic acres using an interpretive map (self-guided) and see the legacies left by those who once resided here. See newly planted pecan trees commemorating Antoine, an enslaved gardener who grafted the first paper shell pecan. Visit the blacksmith shop which houses the plantation's original forge. Stroll the magnificent alley of 300 year old live oaks
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Oak Alley Plantation
3645 LA-18Enjoy a professionally guided tour of the Big House. Visit the Confederate Commanding Officer's Tent. Witness the "Slavery at Oak Alley" exhibit's reconstructed slave quarters and learn about those who made plantation luxuries possible. Learn about sugarcane and it's impact on Oak Alley then and now at the Sugarcane Theater. Explore 25 historic acres using an interpretive map (self-guided) and see the legacies left by those who once resided here. See newly planted pecan trees commemorating Antoine, an enslaved gardener who grafted the first paper shell pecan. Visit the blacksmith shop which houses the plantation's original forge. Stroll the magnificent alley of 300 year old live oaks
Parks & Nature
City Park, a 1,300-acre public park in New Orleans, Louisiana, is the 87th largest and 20th-most-visited urban public park in the United States.
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City Park
1 Palm DrCity Park, a 1,300-acre public park in New Orleans, Louisiana, is the 87th largest and 20th-most-visited urban public park in the United States.
If you need some fresh air the lakeshore is not far away. Just Past City Park and over the levee...
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Lakeshore Drive
Lakeshore DriveIf you need some fresh air the lakeshore is not far away. Just Past City Park and over the levee...
In a city famous for its musical traditions, perhaps no other single location claims as much musical and cultural history and importance as Louis Armstrong. Located at 701 N. Rampart Street on the edge of the French Quarter, the park is dedicated to one of the City’s most celebrated native sons and to the tradition of jazz in the City. The park is located in the Tremé neighborhood, birthplace of many of New Orleans' most famous jazz musicians.
Within the park is historic Congo Square. Formerly known as Place de Negres, it took its name from the tradition of slaves who gathered there on Sundays, their day off, to sing, beat drums, sell home-made goods, and celebrate.
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Louis Armstrong Park
701 N Rampart StIn a city famous for its musical traditions, perhaps no other single location claims as much musical and cultural history and importance as Louis Armstrong. Located at 701 N. Rampart Street on the edge of the French Quarter, the park is dedicated to one of the City’s most celebrated native sons and to the tradition of jazz in the City. The park is located in the Tremé neighborhood, birthplace of many of New Orleans' most famous jazz musicians.
Within the park is historic Congo Square. Formerly known as Place de Negres, it took its name from the tradition of slaves who gathered there on Sundays, their day off, to sing, beat drums, sell home-made goods, and celebrate.
If you want to experience the swamp but aren't interested in a swamp boat tour, make the trek down to the Barataria Preserve. A part of the Jean Lafitte Historical Park and Preserve, this refuge offers wetlands (by boat) dirt trails and a boardwalk through the swamp. great for nature enthousiasts.
Barataria Preserve
6588 Barataria BlvdIf you want to experience the swamp but aren't interested in a swamp boat tour, make the trek down to the Barataria Preserve. A part of the Jean Lafitte Historical Park and Preserve, this refuge offers wetlands (by boat) dirt trails and a boardwalk through the swamp. great for nature enthousiasts.
Seated in historic uptown New Orleans Audubon Park is a favorite spot for recreation, picnics or enjoying a beautiful day. For more than a century, people have enjoyed this urban oasis with allees of ancient live oaks, a tranquil 1.8 mile jogging path, a lagoon, picnic shelters and playgrounds. Audubon Park is open to the public and also features tennis courts, riding stables, soccer fields, the Whitney Young Pool, Audubon Clubhouse Café and Audubon Golf Club.
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Audubon Park
6500 Magazine StSeated in historic uptown New Orleans Audubon Park is a favorite spot for recreation, picnics or enjoying a beautiful day. For more than a century, people have enjoyed this urban oasis with allees of ancient live oaks, a tranquil 1.8 mile jogging path, a lagoon, picnic shelters and playgrounds. Audubon Park is open to the public and also features tennis courts, riding stables, soccer fields, the Whitney Young Pool, Audubon Clubhouse Café and Audubon Golf Club.
Arts & Culture
The New Orleans Museum of Art is the oldest fine arts museum in the city of New Orleans. It is situated within City Park, a short distance from the intersection of Carrollton Avenue and Esplanade Avenue
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New Orleans Museum of Art
1 Collins Diboll CirThe New Orleans Museum of Art is the oldest fine arts museum in the city of New Orleans. It is situated within City Park, a short distance from the intersection of Carrollton Avenue and Esplanade Avenue
The New Orleans African American Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana, is located in the historic Tremé neighborhood, the oldest-surviving black community in the United States.
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New Orleans African American Museum
1418 Governor Nicholls StreetThe New Orleans African American Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana, is located in the historic Tremé neighborhood, the oldest-surviving black community in the United States.
The Cabildo was the seat of Spanish colonial government in New Orleans, Louisiana, and is now a museum. It is located along Jackson Square, adjacent to St. Louis Cathedral.
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Cabildo
701 Chartres StThe Cabildo was the seat of Spanish colonial government in New Orleans, Louisiana, and is now a museum. It is located along Jackson Square, adjacent to St. Louis Cathedral.
The Presbytère is an architecturally important building in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana. It stands facing Jackson Square, adjacent to the St. Louis Cathedral and is the home of the Louisiana State Museum
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The Presbytere
751 Chartres StThe Presbytère is an architecturally important building in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana. It stands facing Jackson Square, adjacent to the St. Louis Cathedral and is the home of the Louisiana State Museum
Essentials
Whole Foods Market
300 N Broad StRouses Market
400 N Carrollton AveCircle Food Store
1522 St Bernard AveGrocery store with much more (like a Wal-Mart lite)
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Dollar General Market
2001 St Bernard AveGrocery store with much more (like a Wal-Mart lite)