Guidebook for New Orleans
Food Scene
This is a James Beard award winning restaurant. It's a little pricey, but well worth it. Reservations recommended.
70 locals recommend
Compère Lapin
535 Tchoupitoulas StThis is a James Beard award winning restaurant. It's a little pricey, but well worth it. Reservations recommended.
A Besh Group restaurant, this is our favorite restaurant in the city. It's a 10-minute Uber from the CBD. Reservations are recommended.
218 locals recommend
Shaya
4213 Magazine StA Besh Group restaurant, this is our favorite restaurant in the city. It's a 10-minute Uber from the CBD. Reservations are recommended.
A great low-key restaurant. Heavy, Southern-style meals in a nicer setting. Cochon Butcher is their Bistro restaurant. It's an affordable spot to grab a great sandwich
448 locals recommend
Cochon RESTAURANT
930 Tchoupitoulas StA great low-key restaurant. Heavy, Southern-style meals in a nicer setting. Cochon Butcher is their Bistro restaurant. It's an affordable spot to grab a great sandwich
This is another Besh Group spot. Awesome breakfast / brunch spot. Their may be a small wait. Well worth it.
94 locals recommend
Willa Jean
611 O'Keefe AveThis is another Besh Group spot. Awesome breakfast / brunch spot. Their may be a small wait. Well worth it.
The best steakhouse in the city. Grab drink across the street at Sylvain beforehand.
70 locals recommend
Doris Metropolitan New Orleans
620 Chartres StThe best steakhouse in the city. Grab drink across the street at Sylvain beforehand.
Several booths located in this Warehouse District gem. There is something that will suit everyone.
17 locals recommend
Auction House Market
801 Magazine StSeveral booths located in this Warehouse District gem. There is something that will suit everyone.
Celebrity Chef Aaron Sanchez's spot, this is a high-brow Mexican restaurant.
29 locals recommend
Johnny Sánchez
930 Poydras StCelebrity Chef Aaron Sanchez's spot, this is a high-brow Mexican restaurant.
Drinks & Nightlife
Great cocktails in a 200 year-old building, a few feet from Jackson Square. Great food as well.
150 locals recommend
Sylvain
625 Chartres StGreat cocktails in a 200 year-old building, a few feet from Jackson Square. Great food as well.
Wine and cocktail bar in an old house at the end of the Bywater. Live jazz bands play in a very lush courtyard.
839 locals recommend
Bacchanal Fine Wine & Spirits
600 Poland AveWine and cocktail bar in an old house at the end of the Bywater. Live jazz bands play in a very lush courtyard.
Rooftop bar with great views and better cocktails. Get their early; it's a small bar and weekend evenings see 1-in, 1-out access.
137 locals recommend
Hot Tin
2031 St Charles AveRooftop bar with great views and better cocktails. Get their early; it's a small bar and weekend evenings see 1-in, 1-out access.
Very touristy, but a must-visit New Orleans staple. The dueling piano bar is great.
243 locals recommend
Pat O'Brien's
718 St PeterVery touristy, but a must-visit New Orleans staple. The dueling piano bar is great.
A less-touristy Bourbon Street staple, this is the oldest, continuously operated bar in the United States. Notice the bricks at the foot of the bar.
294 locals recommend
Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop Bar
941 Bourbon StA less-touristy Bourbon Street staple, this is the oldest, continuously operated bar in the United States. Notice the bricks at the foot of the bar.
Sightseeing
A great park for a jog, or just a good place to walk around while enjoying a cold beer / glass of wine. 1.8 mile trail. Dozens of bird species.
12 locals recommend
Audubon Park Trail
Audubon Park TrailA great park for a jog, or just a good place to walk around while enjoying a cold beer / glass of wine. 1.8 mile trail. Dozens of bird species.
Every street lined with New Orleans-style mansions. Magazine street is a bounding street to the LGD that is very walkable.
35 locals recommend
Lower Garden District
Every street lined with New Orleans-style mansions. Magazine street is a bounding street to the LGD that is very walkable.
Parks & Nature
A great place to have a picnic or just hang out. Freight ships pass by, and often toot their fog horns at Fly picnic-ers.
16 locals recommend
The Fly
A great place to have a picnic or just hang out. Freight ships pass by, and often toot their fog horns at Fly picnic-ers.
Essentials
A great place to grab groceries. This is a New Orleans-based grocery chain that focuses on sourcing locally.
1002 locals recommend
Rouses Market
400 N Carrollton AveA great place to grab groceries. This is a New Orleans-based grocery chain that focuses on sourcing locally.
MOMS MINIMART
327 St Charles AveToothbrushes, toothpaste, etc. (8AM-8PM)
Brothers Food Mart
148 Carondelet St24-hr Convenience Store