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Ideal Discount Market
2436 Ursulines AveIt's close!
When we first came here, this was our closest coffee spot in Mid City. These donuts are out of this world! Try the maple bacon eclair. They'll give beignets a run for their money...
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Blue Dot Donuts
4301 Canal StWhen we first came here, this was our closest coffee spot in Mid City. These donuts are out of this world! Try the maple bacon eclair. They'll give beignets a run for their money...
Coffee and Zombies and a sweet graveyard to stare out into while you sip. Awesome iced mochas. Also, there's a smoke shop and herbs and Day of the Dead gift schwag. What more do you need?
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Sacred Grinds Coffee House
5055 Canal StCoffee and Zombies and a sweet graveyard to stare out into while you sip. Awesome iced mochas. Also, there's a smoke shop and herbs and Day of the Dead gift schwag. What more do you need?
Love this place! Great local characters behind the counter as well as the customers, cheap Po'boys, neat building covered with crazy stuff.
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Frady's One Stop Food Store
3231 Dauphine StLove this place! Great local characters behind the counter as well as the customers, cheap Po'boys, neat building covered with crazy stuff.
Need to get your swim on? Here's a sweet spot. It's rarely crowded and it's free. Take a break from the heat!
Audubon Park Whitney Young Swimming Pool
6500 Magazine StNeed to get your swim on? Here's a sweet spot. It's rarely crowded and it's free. Take a break from the heat!
Algiers is just across the river from the French Quarter. On Saturdays and Sundays they have an awesome market with delicious latin food, cheap and weird thrift items. Take the ferry!
Algiers
Algiers is just across the river from the French Quarter. On Saturdays and Sundays they have an awesome market with delicious latin food, cheap and weird thrift items. Take the ferry!
It's new and it's gorgeous and we love it! Arthouse cinema, mom and pop run, comfy COMFY seats, cheap snacks and bevvies....WE LOVE THIS PLACE! Great for date night if you want something quiet and nearby and don't feel like navigating the teeming hordes of the FQ/Marigny.
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The Broad Theater
636 N Broad StIt's new and it's gorgeous and we love it! Arthouse cinema, mom and pop run, comfy COMFY seats, cheap snacks and bevvies....WE LOVE THIS PLACE! Great for date night if you want something quiet and nearby and don't feel like navigating the teeming hordes of the FQ/Marigny.
Food Scene
This is our first favorite restaurant in NOLA. A bit of a haul from here, but a lovely neighborhood, al fresco dining, and the food is simply out of this world! Best hummus EVER!
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Lebanon's Café
1500 South Carrollton AvenueThis is our first favorite restaurant in NOLA. A bit of a haul from here, but a lovely neighborhood, al fresco dining, and the food is simply out of this world! Best hummus EVER!
This place is super fun and claims to be the birthplace of the Poboy (the story is on the menu). Outside covered patio...a huge selection of po'boys and exceptionally good cocktails.
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Parkway Bakery & Tavern
538 Hagan AveThis place is super fun and claims to be the birthplace of the Poboy (the story is on the menu). Outside covered patio...a huge selection of po'boys and exceptionally good cocktails.
People say these are the best Snoballs in NOLA....it's an institution!
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Hansen's Sno-Bliz
4801 Tchoupitoulas StPeople say these are the best Snoballs in NOLA....it's an institution!
Our bestie Karen works here as a waitress, and they have a very pretty courtyard, nice food and it's in the heart of the French Quarter..so if you're there, you might as well try it!
Evangeline
329 Decatur StOur bestie Karen works here as a waitress, and they have a very pretty courtyard, nice food and it's in the heart of the French Quarter..so if you're there, you might as well try it!
Lovely little spot - it's really a Pagoda! It's also the closest coffee spot to our home. They serve breakfast. Closed Mondays.
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Pagoda Café
1430 N Dorgenois StLovely little spot - it's really a Pagoda! It's also the closest coffee spot to our home. They serve breakfast. Closed Mondays.
Pretty decent soul food and you can sit outside. Try their signature punch (share one). It's $10, comes in a gigantic go-cup & is enough to lay you down. Great nightly specials for cheap cheap cheap!
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Neyow's Creole Café
3332 Bienville StPretty decent soul food and you can sit outside. Try their signature punch (share one). It's $10, comes in a gigantic go-cup & is enough to lay you down. Great nightly specials for cheap cheap cheap!
Do NOT eat here. Trust us. It's over-priced, they'll push the greasy buffet on you, the coffee is dreck and the service is terrible. It's close by. Don't be tempted.
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Li'l Dizzy's Cafe
1500 Esplanade AveDo NOT eat here. Trust us. It's over-priced, they'll push the greasy buffet on you, the coffee is dreck and the service is terrible. It's close by. Don't be tempted.
This is our favorite breakfast place for one reason: It's CHEAP! If you get there before 10:30 a.m. weekdays, you can have 2 eggs, bacon, grits and pancakes or toast for $5. Drink coffee before you go
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Betsy's Pancake House
2542 Canal StThis is our favorite breakfast place for one reason: It's CHEAP! If you get there before 10:30 a.m. weekdays, you can have 2 eggs, bacon, grits and pancakes or toast for $5. Drink coffee before you go
Nice place to sit and eat a leisurely breakfast while people watching. Frenchman is a different place in the day time. Good coffee too.
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Cafe Rose Nicaud
632 Frenchmen StNice place to sit and eat a leisurely breakfast while people watching. Frenchman is a different place in the day time. Good coffee too.
No lines, outside seating in BEAUTIFUL City Park, cool uniforms (you'll see), cheaper beignets and coffee than Cafe Dumonde, and it's open 24 hours.
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Morning Call
56 Dreyfous DrNo lines, outside seating in BEAUTIFUL City Park, cool uniforms (you'll see), cheaper beignets and coffee than Cafe Dumonde, and it's open 24 hours.
Amazing AMAZING charcuterie. Try the sister restaurant next door.
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Cochon RESTAURANT
930 Tchoupitoulas StAmazing AMAZING charcuterie. Try the sister restaurant next door.
It's a whole different vibe on this street. Lots of different kinds of restaurants (Vietnamese, Ethiopian etc.) Also antique stores, hat shops...it's worth a few hours to explore.
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Magazine Street
Magazine StreetIt's a whole different vibe on this street. Lots of different kinds of restaurants (Vietnamese, Ethiopian etc.) Also antique stores, hat shops...it's worth a few hours to explore.
Lilly is awesome and her food is great and reasonably priced. This is a wonderful lunch spot while shopping on Magazine st.
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Lilly's Café
1813 Magazine StLilly is awesome and her food is great and reasonably priced. This is a wonderful lunch spot while shopping on Magazine st.
Really lovely breads and pastries, and super cheap and delicious breakfasts. Coffee is weak though.
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Maple Street Patisserie
7638 Maple StReally lovely breads and pastries, and super cheap and delicious breakfasts. Coffee is weak though.
Around the corner from our house on nearby Broad St., this place doesn't look like much from the outside, but it's been family owned and operated for decades and it's a true American Steak House...Steaks, side veggie, potatoes and salad plus three desserts. Not cheap, but friends swear it's the best steak you'll ever taste. The coolest part is that they have booths with curtains so that you can dine in nearly total privacy (to do your back room deals!)
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Crescent City Steak House
1001 N Broad StAround the corner from our house on nearby Broad St., this place doesn't look like much from the outside, but it's been family owned and operated for decades and it's a true American Steak House...Steaks, side veggie, potatoes and salad plus three desserts. Not cheap, but friends swear it's the best steak you'll ever taste. The coolest part is that they have booths with curtains so that you can dine in nearly total privacy (to do your back room deals!)
Charming little place with all outside (under tent) dining. It's not cheap but the food is pretty solid, the cocktails delicious and the place has a certain charm. There's literally a tree growing in the dining area. We've heard it can be buggy in summer (makes sense) but we've dined there in the winter months and enjoyed it very much.
It's also a delightful 10 minute walk up gorgeous Esplanade to get there through some of the most charming neighborhood in the city. That alone recommends it.
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Cafe Degas
3127 Esplanade AveCharming little place with all outside (under tent) dining. It's not cheap but the food is pretty solid, the cocktails delicious and the place has a certain charm. There's literally a tree growing in the dining area. We've heard it can be buggy in summer (makes sense) but we've dined there in the winter months and enjoyed it very much.
It's also a delightful 10 minute walk up gorgeous Esplanade to get there through some of the most charming neighborhood in the city. That alone recommends it.
This place, in nearby, utterly charming Old Metairie is our new favorite! The food is incredible and every day but Tuesday, they offer a complete buffet with salad and dessert for $12.95. It's our Sunday favorite.
Taj Mahal Indian Cuisine
923 Metairie RdThis place, in nearby, utterly charming Old Metairie is our new favorite! The food is incredible and every day but Tuesday, they offer a complete buffet with salad and dessert for $12.95. It's our Sunday favorite.
Amazing small plates, incredible selection of wine and cheese. Usually has live music and (sadly) a line. In the far reaches of the Bywater neighborhood but totally worth the distance and the wait. A local favorite! (must try the cheese plate with homemade chutneys, cornichon, nicoise olives and the best sourdough bread in town).
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Bacchanal Fine Wine & Spirits
600 Poland AveAmazing small plates, incredible selection of wine and cheese. Usually has live music and (sadly) a line. In the far reaches of the Bywater neighborhood but totally worth the distance and the wait. A local favorite! (must try the cheese plate with homemade chutneys, cornichon, nicoise olives and the best sourdough bread in town).
Crazy delicious BBQ with awesome cocktails. This diamond in the rough has a huge smoker going 24/7. Sit outside or in. It's rough and trendy. The food is absolutely stellar. It's very close to the Country Club so it's an after swimming favorite.
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The Joint
701 Mazant StCrazy delicious BBQ with awesome cocktails. This diamond in the rough has a huge smoker going 24/7. Sit outside or in. It's rough and trendy. The food is absolutely stellar. It's very close to the Country Club so it's an after swimming favorite.
Sightseeing
This park is A - MAZE - ING! Covered with ancient live oaks, meandering bike trails, an art museum with sculpture garden. Must not miss! Try the beignets at Morning Cup - no line!
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City Park
1 Palm DrThis park is A - MAZE - ING! Covered with ancient live oaks, meandering bike trails, an art museum with sculpture garden. Must not miss! Try the beignets at Morning Cup - no line!
Nordstrom Rack
500 Port of New Orleans PlFamily friendly on the river.
Audubon Park
6500 Magazine StBeautiful property. Great neighborhood.
Beautiful park in the heart of the French Quarter sided by the oldest apartments in the country, The Pontalba Buildings. A landmark spot not to miss. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_Square_(New
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Jackson Square
701 Decatur StBeautiful park in the heart of the French Quarter sided by the oldest apartments in the country, The Pontalba Buildings. A landmark spot not to miss. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_Square_(New
Newly reopened after renovation. We haven't been there yet, but we are excited to go. The building and grounds look fantastic.
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City Park
1 Palm DrNewly reopened after renovation. We haven't been there yet, but we are excited to go. The building and grounds look fantastic.
Essentials
It's the closest big grocery store to our spot and well, it's Whole Foods! Pricey, but extra good quality.
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Whole Foods Market
300 N Broad StIt's the closest big grocery store to our spot and well, it's Whole Foods! Pricey, but extra good quality.
Drinks & Nightlife
At the mouth of Frenchman this bar is dark and seedy. That said, our friend Salvatore plays the most beautiful music there on Friday nights 8 - 10 p.m. The courtyard is great & the Korean food is too!
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The Dragon's Den
508 Frenchmen StAt the mouth of Frenchman this bar is dark and seedy. That said, our friend Salvatore plays the most beautiful music there on Friday nights 8 - 10 p.m. The courtyard is great & the Korean food is too!
Siberia is another dive bar with a secret. They serve Eastern European food in the back. Amazing pirogis, borscht, pickled veggies and the like. It's worth it. Trust us.
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Siberia Lounge
2227 St Claude AveSiberia is another dive bar with a secret. They serve Eastern European food in the back. Amazing pirogis, borscht, pickled veggies and the like. It's worth it. Trust us.
It's between our spot and the French Quarter and it has a late night full menu..so if you're hungry on the way home this is a good spot to stop in.
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Buffa's
1001 Esplanade AveIt's between our spot and the French Quarter and it has a late night full menu..so if you're hungry on the way home this is a good spot to stop in.
We feel guilty even putting this on our list...it's a New Orleans insider secret and we'd like it to stay that way. It's not at all like a real country club, nary a golf shirt in sight! Instead it used to be a clothing optional bar and swimming patio with a small restaurant as well.
It costs $10 on weekdays, $15 on weekends and $8 after 5 p.m 7 days a week.
The pool is saline instead of chlorine which makes a world of difference and the place is usually jam packed with lovely young people of all ilks. Tattoos, gender neutral, screaming queens, androgenous beauties...every alt beautiful person in town frequents the Country Club. It's also located in a c.1884 Italianate raised center hall cottage on adorable Louisa street in the Bywater. One of our ultimate favorite places!
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The Country Club
634 Louisa StreetWe feel guilty even putting this on our list...it's a New Orleans insider secret and we'd like it to stay that way. It's not at all like a real country club, nary a golf shirt in sight! Instead it used to be a clothing optional bar and swimming patio with a small restaurant as well.
It costs $10 on weekdays, $15 on weekends and $8 after 5 p.m 7 days a week.
The pool is saline instead of chlorine which makes a world of difference and the place is usually jam packed with lovely young people of all ilks. Tattoos, gender neutral, screaming queens, androgenous beauties...every alt beautiful person in town frequents the Country Club. It's also located in a c.1884 Italianate raised center hall cottage on adorable Louisa street in the Bywater. One of our ultimate favorite places!
Shopping
Hands down our favorite thrift in NOLA. Joy, the manager is a delight! We always find something, or several somethings and it's one of the only reasonably priced thrifts in town.
Restoration Thrift
2025 St Claude AveHands down our favorite thrift in NOLA. Joy, the manager is a delight! We always find something, or several somethings and it's one of the only reasonably priced thrifts in town.
If you have a Costco card and are traveling by car, this one has a gas station and it's the cheapest gas around. Not too far from our place..worth it.
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Costco Wholesale
3900 Dublin StIf you have a Costco card and are traveling by car, this one has a gas station and it's the cheapest gas around. Not too far from our place..worth it.
Arts & Culture
Pavilion of the Two Sisters
3 Victory AveMust check out the sculpture garden! A-MAZE-ING!
We prefer Frenchman to the Quarter, as it has more local music going on all day and night and it's a younger crowd more interested in local culture than kitsch.
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Frenchmen Street
We prefer Frenchman to the Quarter, as it has more local music going on all day and night and it's a younger crowd more interested in local culture than kitsch.
Fair Grounds Race Course
1751 Gentilly BlvdJazzfest is HERE!
Wonderful museum full of contemporary art. As of this writing there is a graffiti exhibit and on the top floor is a patio with one of the most amazing views in the city. The staff is friendly and knowledgeable and we can't say enough nice things about this small but well curated art museum.
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Ogden Museum of Southern Art
925 Camp StWonderful museum full of contemporary art. As of this writing there is a graffiti exhibit and on the top floor is a patio with one of the most amazing views in the city. The staff is friendly and knowledgeable and we can't say enough nice things about this small but well curated art museum.
This amazing formerly private estate has a gorgeous home built to become a museum and showcase the spectacular gardens! Tucked away in nearby Old Metairie, this gem of a time capsule is almost exactly as it was when the inhabitants lived there. The gardens are exquisite and if you were hoping to do a Plantation tour, this is a half or even a quarter day's worth of your time and easily accessed. So worth it. The estate is stunning!
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Longue Vue House and Gardens
7 Bamboo RdThis amazing formerly private estate has a gorgeous home built to become a museum and showcase the spectacular gardens! Tucked away in nearby Old Metairie, this gem of a time capsule is almost exactly as it was when the inhabitants lived there. The gardens are exquisite and if you were hoping to do a Plantation tour, this is a half or even a quarter day's worth of your time and easily accessed. So worth it. The estate is stunning!