The char-broiled oysters here are amazing, some of the best I've had anywhere
The oldest continually occupied bar in the U.S., this place was once, according to legend, owned by the pirate Jean Lafitte. The tiny open air bar on Bourbon Street pours them cheap and fast. Read more.
A classic jazz club that leaves pretensions at the door and favors an intimate setting and focused on great music. The house band plays three feet away from where you’re sitting. Read more.
A bartender saw us languishing in the crowded bar and took us through the dining room into an unmarked cocktail bar called Richelieu. Do that.
dance your face off to some NOLA funk with a $2 Abita in hand all night long (music usually goes til 5am!).
The Museum of Art is the city’s oldest fine arts institution. It houses over 40,000 objects as part of its permanent collection. Don’t miss the Syndney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden next door.
We love the Historic New Orleans Collection’s 18th Star exhibit, highlighting highpoints from Louisiana’s 200 years of statehood.
