New Orleans, LA

Food

Cafe Du Monde, famous for their beignets and coffee!

Cafe Du Monde, famous for their beignets and coffee!

New Orleans BBQ Shrimp from Original Pierre Maspero’s.

New Orleans BBQ Shrimp from Original Pierre Maspero’s.

Cafe Beignet, a cute New Orleans-style cafe with indoor and outdoor seating.

Cafe Beignet, a cute New Orleans-style cafe with indoor and outdoor seating.

  • Royal & St. Ann’s (previously 801 Royal) | Recommendation: try their Seafood Nachos!

  • Royal House | Seafood restaurant and oyster bar

  • Evangeline | Recommendation: try their Crab Cakes!

  • Cafe Du Monde | The best place to get beignets!

  • Original Pierre Maspero’s | Recommendation: French Onion Soup, New Orleans BBQ Shrimp, and Blue Crab & Creole Tomato Salad

  • Cafe Beignet | Recommendation: try their Jambalaya!

  • Willie's | Popular fried chicken spot

  • Saint Lawrence | New Orleans-style bar food

  • Ruby Slipper Cafe | Great breakfast/brunch spot!

  • PJs Coffee | A classic coffee spot

  • Food to try in New Orleans: beignets, pralines, jambalaya, gumbo, po’boys, crawfish, red beans and rice, and all the fried seafood!

 

Bars

Fire fountain at Pat O’Brien’s.

Fire fountain at Pat O’Brien’s.

Live music at Bourbon Bandstand - there’s live music everywhere in NOLA and I love it!

Live music at Bourbon Bandstand - there’s live music everywhere in NOLA and I love it!

Pro tip: find a bar with a balcony!

Pro tip: find a bar with a balcony!

  • Pat O'Briens (Bourbon Street) | Features outdoor courtyard seating and a fountain with fire in it!

  • Bourbon Bandstand (Bourbon Street) | There’s always a live band, and they have a balcony!

  • Fat Catz (Bourbon Street) | Another great spot for live music!

  • Favela Chic (Frenchmen Street) | Live music!

  • The Spotted Cat Music Club (Frenchmen Street) | Yet another live music bar!

  • The Drinkery (Bourbon Street)

 

Things To Do

Hanging out with some birds by Jackson Square!

Hanging out with some birds by Jackson Square!

Strolling through the French Quarter.

Strolling through the French Quarter.

New Orleans architecture.

New Orleans architecture.

  • Visit Jackson Square! It’s a great place to explore, go shopping, browse street vendors, buy souvenirs, and it’s right across the street from Cafe Du Monde! Also, make sure to stop by the House of Pepper to sample some hot sauce!

  • Shop and stroll through the French Quarter

  • Check out the Palace Market on Frenchmen Street

  • Bourbon Street and Frenchmen Street are great spots to go out at night

  • Walk along the waterfront!