Southern Accent Bar     

Court of Two Sisters
  613 Royal Street

Great bar known for “Sazarac”

& check out the courtyard

 

Old Absinth House

240 Bourbon Str. (Bienville)

known for “Ramos gin fizz” drink

 

CASUAL RESTAURANTS    

Acme Oyster House
(local) 724 Iberville, (oysters)

504-522-5973

 

 Alpine Bistro - Try the BBQ shrimp!

620 Chartres st

504-523-3005

 

Napoleon House - Have a Drink at the Bar!

Very old building

(Italian creole)

500 Chartres St.

504-524-9752

 

Old Dog New Tricks

(veg)

307 Exchange Alley

504-522-4569

 

  

SEMI CASUAL 

 

 Upperlin Reservation – Above the garden district

1413 Upperline (garden district) take a taxi

504-891-9827 

 

 Cafe Marigny- (local)

Brasserie 640 frenchman street

504-945-4472

 

K-Paul’s - Famous chef Paul Prudhomme is often present to sign books and say Hello!

416 Chartres

504-524-7396

  

Red Fish Grill 

115 Bourbon St (jazz)

504-524-739

  

Marisol

437 Esplanade

504-943-1912

 

Yo- Mamas Bar & Grill 

727 St Peter St.

(Burgers)

504-522-1125

 

Central Grocery

(muffaletta sandwich)

923 Decator Street

 

 

DRESSY 

 

BAYONA - well known chef Susan Spicier, book reservations 1 month ahead 

430 Dauphine

504-525-4455

Brigsten’s - take a cab, well known chef. book reservations 1 month ahead 

(not on map)

723 Dante St.

504-861-7610

   

Commander’s Palace - Great Brunch!     

(not on map)

1403 Washington Ave.

504-899-8221 (uptown)
(dress code)

take a cab, book reservations 1 month ahead/great court yard 

 

 

 

Emeril’s- (business district) famous chef

800 Tchoupitoulas

504-528-9393

reservation or sit at the bar (I like to eat appetizers at the bar)

  

 

COFFEE   

Cafe Du Monde  

hour- 813Decator

Beignets and coffe

    

      

LIVE MUSIC     

Donna’s Bar & Grill - Jazz

House of Blues – Blues/rock, Big names

504-529-BLUE

529 Decator

 

 Howlin’ Wolf 

828 South Peters St.,

504-522-93563

rock & roll, funk, zydecco

(business district)
 

Jimmy Buffets Margaritaville

1104 Decator St. 

504-592-2565

mixed music

Storyville- (Beside Red fish restaurant) parlor jazz

125 Bourbon St.

504-410-1000

 

 Maple Leaf Bar

(not on map) 8316 Oak St.,

866-9359 take a cab

jazz/funk/zydecco

 

Palm Court

jazz cafe

 504-525-0200,

 1204 Decator St.,

 new Orleans style jazz food average/ go to the bar

 
Praline Connection Gospel & Blues hall

907 S Peter st, 

504-523-3973

 

Preservation Hall

726 St. Peter St.,  

522-2841 (day)

522-8939 (night)

Oldest jazz place

must see

 

Snug Harbour

626 Frenchman Street

949-0696

Charmaine Neville mondays

must see

 

Tiptina’as

 501 Napoleon, up town

504-899-4206 cab it

“Frenchman street”

Local hang out for music and to get away from bourbon street see attachment

     

      

MUSIC TO BUY     

    

Music Factory – 523-1094, 225 N Peters, opposite House of Blues

Record Rons - 524-9444, 1129 Decator.  For current music info try OFF BEAT magazine or Friday’s  LAGNIAPPE in the local newspaper*     

     

TOURS & MISCELANEOUS     

Cities of the Dead 

588-9357 Sundays only
504-689-3213, 1-800-725-3213     

Lil Cajun Swamp Tour 
488-8709,  a Creole Plantation. To have visitor Info mailed call 1-504-525-8877

Laura Plantation - 522-9771 / 524-9606

Cabs United -897-2031

Voodoo Spiritual Haunted History Tours

522-9627

828 N. Rampart Temple St.

For info package on New Orleans, call 504-566-5003  

 

“W” on Charters st. 

www.Whotel.com/FrenchQuator

Hotel st marie 

827 toulouse st

www.hotelstmarie.com

Place d armes

St Ann St

www.placedarmes.com

Lafitte guest house 

1003 Bourbon St

www.lafitteguesthouse.com

Hotel villa convento

616 Ursulines ave

www.villaconvento.com

Check out on their websites

There are lots more places

Try to stay in the French quator SEE MAP so you can walk most places    

 

Vics Kangaroo Cafe

Tipitina’s - blues, rock, zydecoSnug HarbourPreservation HallJimmy Buffet’s Margaritaville- Mixed musicHowlin’ Wolf- rock & roll, funk, zydecco (business district) 

Music Cds

Louisanna Music Factory

523-1094, 225 N Peters opposite House of Blues

Tower Records

1129 Decator

Peter and Decator, 522-7860

For current music info try OFF BEAT magazine from music factory  or Friday’s LAGNIAPPE in the local newspaper.

Light years removed from the glitzy neon lights and blaring cover music of Bourbon Street but, in reality, only walking distance away, is a compact musical enclave where the “locals” hang out. A two-block-long entertainment district where, on any given night of the week – including normally dead Mondays – you can hear live sounds and a wide variety of music as only New Orleans musicians can perform.

It’s called Frenchmen Street and it is, conveniently, only steps away from the French Quarter. Cross Esplanade Avenue at Decatur Street and you are there. Within that two-block stretch of Frenchmen Street you are likely to hear anything from jazz to Latin to blues to reggae . . . and just about everything in between.

No neon lights; only plain wooden signs to designate a dozen music clubs in the greatest concentration of live music venues outside the Quarter. In all likelihood you wouldn’t even know it was there unless someone told you about it. But once you’ve been there you’ll want to hang out and enjoy it even more. Inside the clubs or outside on the street, you’ll hear some of the best live music produced anywhere in the city.

And . . . best of all . . . on Frenchmen Street the drinks are cheap and admission to most of these clubs is free! The only thing you’ll be asked to do is tip the bands generously; or, as they say, make a contribution to Philip (as in “Fill up the tip jar”). In some of these venues, that’s the only money they make, so you’ll be making a worthy contribution toward keeping the music of New Orleans alive. A number of late-night eateries are open along the street and in the adjacent Faubourg Marigny neighborhood to serve the palates of those who suddenly find themselves inflicted with a case of the “midnight munchies.” For those who can’t remember how they got there or are too partied-out to make the return trip to the Quarter on foot, getting back is no problem. Frenchmen Street is one of the few areas of New Orleans where taxicabs cruise continuously