Insider's Guide to New Orleans, LA

in #travel8 years ago

NOURISH
-First Meal
-->satsuma cafe: drink a green juice
-->surrey's: house cured lox
-->slim goodies: hangover recovery
-->stein's: northeast style deli
--> atchafalaya: make your own bloody mary
COFFEE hivolt, hey cafe, spitfire, solo espresso, church alley

-Second Meal
--> st james cheese co: cheese and wine
-->crabby jacks: for the authentic poboy experience
-->dat dog: hot dogs as you have never seen them before
OYSTERS casamentos, acme, blind pelican, cooter browns

-Third Meal
--> juans flying burrito: a casual mexican option
-->pizza delicious: self explanatory
-->red's: chinese food as you have never seen it before
-->peche: seafood
-->shaya: israeli
-->cochon: for the meat eater
-->jacques-imo's: very authentic nola experience
-->bacchanal: outdoor wine bar meets high dining
-->cavan: tavern style
-->compere lapin

MUSIC
maple leaf
tipitinas
one eyed jacks
frenchman street
mimi's in the marigny
hi-ho lounge
siberia

DRINKS
the bulldog: for the beer lover
ms maes: divey
barrel proof: upscale beer and whiskey
the saint: late night divey
bouligny tavern: upscale with small bites
the mayfair: divey and charming
milan lounge: divey and good for watching sports

CULTURE
the contemporary arts center
the ogden museum of southern art
simons art studio
new orleans museum of art & sculpture garden
Ogden Museum of Southern Art
dr bob's studio
cemetary tour

OUTDOORS
city park: rent bikes
audubon park: walk around the 2 mile loop
jackson square: for people watching and crafts
crescent park: walk along the mississippi river