Mid-City
Food Scene
Great po-boys! Order in the restaurant or eat in the bar. Open Wednesday through Sunday.
681 locals recommend
Parkway Bakery & Tavern
538 Hagan AveGreat po-boys! Order in the restaurant or eat in the bar. Open Wednesday through Sunday.
MOPHO
514 City Park AveLocal food with a Vietnamese twist. Indoor and patio seating.
Lola's
3312 Esplanade AveIntimate location for Spanish cuisine. Best if you love garlic.
1000 Figs
3141 Ponce De Leon StVery flavorful, fresh Mediterranean food.
Drinks, pastries, and sandwiches. A good spot to sit, read, or do some work.
90 locals recommend
The Bean Gallery
637 N Carrollton AveDrinks, pastries, and sandwiches. A good spot to sit, read, or do some work.
One of the most delicious brunch menus in town. Be prepared for a long wait on the weekend. If you can't decide between entrees they are willing to make half-and-half plates. Great cocktails.
226 locals recommend
Ruby Slipper Cafe
315 S Broad StOne of the most delicious brunch menus in town. Be prepared for a long wait on the weekend. If you can't decide between entrees they are willing to make half-and-half plates. Great cocktails.
Family run neighborhood restaurant, good for lunch or dinner. Seafood, sandwiches, pizza and pasta on the menu. More types of Tabasco on each table than you knew existed. Featured on the Food Network.
294 locals recommend
Katie's
3701 Iberville StFamily run neighborhood restaurant, good for lunch or dinner. Seafood, sandwiches, pizza and pasta on the menu. More types of Tabasco on each table than you knew existed. Featured on the Food Network.
Informal outdoor cafe with international cuisine. Employee owned co-op.
233 locals recommend
Pagoda Café
1430 N Dorgenois StInformal outdoor cafe with international cuisine. Employee owned co-op.
Middle Eastern food and grocery store. Outdoor seating available. Inexpensive and delicious.
166 locals recommend
Mona's Cafe
3901 Banks StMiddle Eastern food and grocery store. Outdoor seating available. Inexpensive and delicious.
Delicious restaurant that provides foodservice-based training and work readiness programs for youth between the ages of 16-24 who are out of work and out of school. Good food and a good cause!
16 locals recommend
Liberty's Kitchen Broad Street Cafe
300 N Broad StDelicious restaurant that provides foodservice-based training and work readiness programs for youth between the ages of 16-24 who are out of work and out of school. Good food and a good cause!
When it's hot, the line for snowballs is down the block. Worth waiting for. So many flavors.
45 locals recommend
Pandora's Snowballs
901 N Carrollton AveWhen it's hot, the line for snowballs is down the block. Worth waiting for. So many flavors.
Blue Oak BBQ
900 N Carrollton AveAward-winning BBQ with outdoor seating and a few vegetarian sides.
Sweet Soulfood
1025 N Broad StDelicious vegan soul food restaurant.
Delicious, quick meals at the stand-alone restaurant located at the Louisiana Children's Museum. Tables indoor or out next to the lagoon in the middle of City Park. Great for bird watching and seeing other wildlife.
Acorn: A Dickie Brennan & Co. Cafe
Delicious, quick meals at the stand-alone restaurant located at the Louisiana Children's Museum. Tables indoor or out next to the lagoon in the middle of City Park. Great for bird watching and seeing other wildlife.
Everything Else
Nice place to sit and have wine or a cocktail. Special tastings on Thursdays.
53 locals recommend
Pearl Wine Co.
3700 Orleans AveNice place to sit and have wine or a cocktail. Special tastings on Thursdays.
If there's anything you forgot at home, this is a the closest place that has it all. Open daily 8 am - 10 pm.
67 locals recommend
CVS
500 N Carrollton AveIf there's anything you forgot at home, this is a the closest place that has it all. Open daily 8 am - 10 pm.
Bayou Bicycles Inc
3530 Toulouse StBicycle shop that does repairs for any of your biking needs.
Local brewery with beer garden open Thurs.-Sun. Food trucks on site on Fri. and Sat.
96 locals recommend
Second Line Brewing
433 N Bernadotte StLocal brewery with beer garden open Thurs.-Sun. Food trucks on site on Fri. and Sat.
Massey's Kayak Rentals
509 N Carrollton AveStore for quality outdoor gear and travel clothes.
Nearby option for renting kayaks and paddleboards if you are interested in going out on the water on Bayou St. John. Lessons available and very reasonable hourly rates.
8 locals recommend
Bayou Paddlesports
Nearby option for renting kayaks and paddleboards if you are interested in going out on the water on Bayou St. John. Lessons available and very reasonable hourly rates.
Excellent art museum with strong permanent collections (3rd floor Asian, African, Oceanic, and Latin American galleries; 2nd floor Joseph Cornell room) and often fascinating temporary exhibitions.
782 locals recommend
New Orleans Museum of Art
1 Collins Diboll CirExcellent art museum with strong permanent collections (3rd floor Asian, African, Oceanic, and Latin American galleries; 2nd floor Joseph Cornell room) and often fascinating temporary exhibitions.
Warehouses upon warehouses of architectural treasures. Old doors, stained glass windows, specialty hardware - it's a fun place to wander around. Lots of bits and pieces of my house come from there.
9 locals recommend
Ricca's Architectural Sales
511 N Solomon StWarehouses upon warehouses of architectural treasures. Old doors, stained glass windows, specialty hardware - it's a fun place to wander around. Lots of bits and pieces of my house come from there.
Linear park with a bike path from Mid-City to the French Quarter. New businesses and amenities opening along it all the time.
90 locals recommend
Lafitte Greenway
North Prieur StreetLinear park with a bike path from Mid-City to the French Quarter. New businesses and amenities opening along it all the time.
Independent movie theater (4 screens) recently opened on North Broad. Specialty food and drinks available. Built in the spirit of Movie Pitchers, a former Mid-City movie-watching institution.
155 locals recommend
The Broad Theater
636 N Broad StIndependent movie theater (4 screens) recently opened on North Broad. Specialty food and drinks available. Built in the spirit of Movie Pitchers, a former Mid-City movie-watching institution.
Small Whole Foods with grocery staples, fresh fruit, and prepared foods.
736 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
300 N Broad StSmall Whole Foods with grocery staples, fresh fruit, and prepared foods.
Drinks & Nightlife
Neighborhood bar. Good jukebox and great bartenders. Spot for rotating pop-up restaurants.
223 locals recommend
Pal's Lounge
949 N RendonNeighborhood bar. Good jukebox and great bartenders. Spot for rotating pop-up restaurants.
Bayou Beer Garden
326 N Norman C Francis ParkwayWonderful outdoor patio. Attached to the Bayou Wine Bar.