Guidebook for New Orleans
Food Scene
Real, simple cajun with a full bar and charcuterie done in house. The name reflects the menu. Chef Isaac Toups was a finalist on the TV show "Top Chef" on Bravo.
158 residents recomanen
Toups Meatery
845 N Carrollton AveReal, simple cajun with a full bar and charcuterie done in house. The name reflects the menu. Chef Isaac Toups was a finalist on the TV show "Top Chef" on Bravo.
Contemporary Creole: an affordable splurge in walking distance from the apartment.
117 residents recomanen
Ralph's On The Park
900 City Park AveContemporary Creole: an affordable splurge in walking distance from the apartment.
Upscale, fun corner restaurant: daily fresh fish specials, plus the usual New Orleans menu with pizzas and a good bar.
294 residents recomanen
Katie's
3701 Iberville StUpscale, fun corner restaurant: daily fresh fish specials, plus the usual New Orleans menu with pizzas and a good bar.
Big, frozen draft beer, pivots and creole Italian dishes. Very casual.
86 residents recomanen
Liuzza's Restaurant & Bar
3636 Bienville StBig, frozen draft beer, pivots and creole Italian dishes. Very casual.
Nonna Mia Cafe & Pizzeria
3125 Esplanade AvePizza, pasta in Faubourg St. John.
Tight, tasty falafel and kabob restaurant. Excellent and affordable. Lots of veggie options.
237 residents recomanen
1000 Figs
3141 Ponce De Leon StTight, tasty falafel and kabob restaurant. Excellent and affordable. Lots of veggie options.
Get ready for garlic! Real Spanish dishes: paella, fideuas, and other entrees. Homemade sangria.
257 residents recomanen
Lola's
3312 Esplanade AveGet ready for garlic! Real Spanish dishes: paella, fideuas, and other entrees. Homemade sangria.
Authentic French with a unique dining room: it's all outside, yet still indoors somehow. Intimate, yet bustling. French onion soup: oui!
314 residents recomanen
Cafe Degas
3127 Esplanade AveAuthentic French with a unique dining room: it's all outside, yet still indoors somehow. Intimate, yet bustling. French onion soup: oui!
Defies explanation: great bar with excellent draft selection, Vietnamese influenced menu, late hours. Wing appetizer inspires groans of ecstacy.
146 residents recomanen
MOPHO
514 City Park AveDefies explanation: great bar with excellent draft selection, Vietnamese influenced menu, late hours. Wing appetizer inspires groans of ecstacy.
Mona's Cafe
3901 Banks StExcellent, affordable Lebanese.
Venezia
134 N Carrollton AveSolid Italian-Creole neighborhood restaurant
Comfortable coffee shop with some sandwiches and pastries, great coffee.
90 residents recomanen
The Bean Gallery
637 N Carrollton AveComfortable coffee shop with some sandwiches and pastries, great coffee.
Smoky BBQ and a good bar. Ignore the map--Blue Oak is now only steps away from our place at the corner or Dumaine and Carrollton. You can probably already smell it.
189 residents recomanen
Blue Oak BBQ
900 N Carrollton AveSmoky BBQ and a good bar. Ignore the map--Blue Oak is now only steps away from our place at the corner or Dumaine and Carrollton. You can probably already smell it.
Excellent boiled seafood with a full lineup of po-boys and some unique sandwiches as well. Some outdoor seating.
70 residents recomanen
Bevi Seafood Co.
236 N Carrollton AveExcellent boiled seafood with a full lineup of po-boys and some unique sandwiches as well. Some outdoor seating.
Real deal beignets without the battle of tourists in the French Quarter
86 residents recomanen
Cafe Du Monde City Park
56 Dreyfous DrReal deal beignets without the battle of tourists in the French Quarter
Vietnamese/ Creole fusion. Comfortable, contemporary space with good specials. Another affordable splurge.
37 residents recomanen
Café Minh
4139 Canal StVietnamese/ Creole fusion. Comfortable, contemporary space with good specials. Another affordable splurge.
Hip tacos and tequila sorta place with 80s heavy metal or 90s rap soundtrack. Affordable, loud.
172 residents recomanen
Juan's Flying Burrito - Mid-City
4724 S Carrollton AveHip tacos and tequila sorta place with 80s heavy metal or 90s rap soundtrack. Affordable, loud.
Entertainment & Activities
First class horse track with live racing from November to March, plus slots and an OTB year round.
244 residents recomanen
Hipòdrom de la Fira
1751 Gentilly BlvdFirst class horse track with live racing from November to March, plus slots and an OTB year round.
Cool neighborhood theater with a nice blend of Indepdendent and mainstream films. Bar and tacos, too!
155 residents recomanen
The Broad Theater
636 N Broad StCool neighborhood theater with a nice blend of Indepdendent and mainstream films. Bar and tacos, too!
Drinks & Nightlife
Parkview Tavern
910 N Carrollton AveNeighborhood Bar: cheap drinks, real people.
Lots of TVs and a great deck--also opens to the Bayou Wine Bar which has several dozen wines "on tap" and a good food menu.
356 residents recomanen
Bayou Beer Garden
326 N Norman C Francis Parkway Lots of TVs and a great deck--also opens to the Bayou Wine Bar which has several dozen wines "on tap" and a good food menu.
Ultimate neighborhood bar and pub: lots of beer on tap, good bartenders, pool tables, darts and great kitchen.
221 residents recomanen
Finn McCool's Irish Pub
3701 Banks StUltimate neighborhood bar and pub: lots of beer on tap, good bartenders, pool tables, darts and great kitchen.
Creative microbrewery with a nice beer garden with food trucks on Friday and Saturday afternoon and nights. They do not have a full bar and only serve their beers, but they are damn good!
96 residents recomanen
Second Line Brewing
433 N Bernadotte StCreative microbrewery with a nice beer garden with food trucks on Friday and Saturday afternoon and nights. They do not have a full bar and only serve their beers, but they are damn good!
Pearl Wine Co.
3700 Orleans AveGreat beer garden, with in-house food trucks nightly. Warning! Can turn into a meat market and/ or overcrowded and frat-ish on game days.
107 residents recomanen
Wrong Iron On The Greenway
3532 Toulouse StGreat beer garden, with in-house food trucks nightly. Warning! Can turn into a meat market and/ or overcrowded and frat-ish on game days.
Everything Else
Approachable swank wine shop and bar with tastings most days.
156 residents recomanen
Swirl Wine Bar & Market
3143 Ponce De Leon StApproachable swank wine shop and bar with tastings most days.
Parks & Nature
Vast park with playgrounds, museum, walking and biking trails, bicycle and boat rental, fishing, mini golf, sports fields, (alligators!) and more. Beautiful for active recreation or leisurely picnicking.
1516 residents recomanen
City Park
1 Palm DrVast park with playgrounds, museum, walking and biking trails, bicycle and boat rental, fishing, mini golf, sports fields, (alligators!) and more. Beautiful for active recreation or leisurely picnicking.
Bayou St John
accessible waterway for kayaking or relaxing on the banks.
Shopping
Home Malone
629 N Carrollton AveNOLA centered kitsch and gifts.
Arts & Culture
Some people think I am nuts for recommending the WW2 Museum, but it is one of the best museums I have ever been to (and I make it a point to go to all major museums in every city I travel). Great exhibits with full scale replicas of planes, tanks and landing craft. Tons of interactive exhibits. Overall, very well done. The attached restaurant, The American Sector, isn't bad either.
804 residents recomanen
El Museu Nacional de la Segona Guerra Mundial
945 Magazine StSome people think I am nuts for recommending the WW2 Museum, but it is one of the best museums I have ever been to (and I make it a point to go to all major museums in every city I travel). Great exhibits with full scale replicas of planes, tanks and landing craft. Tons of interactive exhibits. Overall, very well done. The attached restaurant, The American Sector, isn't bad either.
Visiting exhibits can be great. The permanent collection is okay. Sculpture garden is fantastic for a stroll when the weather is nice.
782 residents recomanen
Museu d'Art de Nova Orleans
1 Collins Diboll CirVisiting exhibits can be great. The permanent collection is okay. Sculpture garden is fantastic for a stroll when the weather is nice.
Jardí de l'escultura
1 Collins Diboll CirBeautiful grounds for a stroll or photo shoot.