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K-Paul’s Louisiana Kitchen
416 Chartres 524-7394
www.kpauls.com/index.html
This restaurant is so popular with tourists it has become unfashionable for locals to be seen there. Who cares! This is the restaurant that put Cajun cuisine on the national map. |
Galatoires
209 Bourbon 525-2021
At the beginning of Bourbon Street and for sure the one place to see local "great Ladies of the South". Its a traditional place for the old Families of New Orleans. Wonderful food, too. |
Antoine’s
713 St. Louis 581-4422
www.antoines.com
It’s in the Quarter, it’s French, and that’s about as New Orleans as a restaurant gets. Home of the famous oysters Rockefeller and other authentic French creations. |
Clover Grill
900 Bourbon 598-1010
www.clovergrill.com
Although the decor is reminiscent of 1950’s small town US, this French Quarter diner on Bourbon Street in the heart of the gay area, has a nontraditional feel as evidenced by its colorful clientele. Serves up excellent burgers (cooked under a ‘59 Ford hubcap). Has one of the most comical menus in town......which you are asked not to steal. |
Irene’s Cuisine
539 St. Philip 523-4021
A very typical Quarter restaurant favored by locals..... and now the tourists too! A good $ value. |
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Feelings Cafe
2600 Chartres Street 945-2222
www.feelingscafe.com
One of the most romantic restaurants in New Orleans! Our guests enjoy the intimate atmosphere of our picturesque courtyard as they listen to the sounds of soft music from our adjacent piano bar.
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Petunia's
817 St. Louis Street 522-6440
www.petuniasrestaurant.com
Petunias is housed in a three story Creole Townhouse erected in the 1830's by Barthelemy Bacas, a noted cabinetmaker of the time. The interior is especially fascinating for his mastery of intricate details of the all cypress millwork including the mantels surrounding the original coal-burning fireplaces.
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Arnaud's Restaurant
813 Bienville 1-866-230-8895
www.arnaudsrestaurant.com
This New Orleans restaurant leader of the culinary old guard is serving up tradition in a menu that benchmarks the Creole classics, many created here, such as succulent Oysters Bienville and Shrimp Arnaud, chilled boiled shrimp marinated in a homemade remoulade sauce.
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ALEX PATOUT'S LOUISIANA RESTAURANT
720 St. Louis Street. 525-7788
www.patout.com
Alex Patout's Louisiana Restaurant was named "Best Creole Restaurant" by New Orleans Magazine and "Best Cajun Restaurant" by Where Magazine. Specialties include Smothered Roast Duck, Stuffed and Broiled Shrimp, Crabmeat Imperial and Crawfish Etouffee.
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The Court of Two Sisters
613 Royal St. 522-7261
www.courtoftwosisters.com
Best Dining - Gold Award Results of WHERE New Orleans,
the city's premiere visitor magazine, survey of thousands of national and international guests. New Orleans Magazine 2001 Reader's Choice Awards - Best Outdoor Dining
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Commander's Palace
1403 Washington Ave. 899-8221
www.commanderspalace.com
A hidden jewel in the heart of New Orleans' Garden District, Commander's Palace is truly one of the finest dining experiences in the world. Commander's setting with sounds that soothe the soul and set the mood for an unparalleled culinary adventure. |
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| Night Clubs |
Bombay Club
830 Conti St. 586-0972
www.thebombayclub.com
This club has signature Bombay martinis, classic French Quarter details inside, a lush courtyard, and nightly entertainment.
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Bourbon Street Blues Company
441 Bourbon Street 566-1507
www.bourbonstbluesco.com
Live music every night, three-for-one Happy Hour 4-9 p.m., karaoke and a balcony overlooking Bourbon Street.
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FUNKY PIRATE
727 Bourbon Street 523-1927
www.tropicalisle.com
Bourbon Street's premier blues club that keeps the New Orleans tradition alive. Some of the best blues and New Orleans musical groups to play the Big Easy.
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Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville Cafe
1104 Decatur St. 592-2565
www.margaritavillecafe.com
The music here is of the Louisiana variety with performances daily at 2 p.m.
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Krazy Korner
640 Bourbon Street 524-3157
www.krazykorner.com
The Krazy Korner is where artists come to visit while in the French Quarter. The fun place to on Bourbon St. to enjoy jazz, rhythm and blues!
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Razzoo's
511 Bourbon Street 522-5100
www.razzoo.com
The delights include karaoke, three-for-one Happy Hours (4-9 p.m.), live music and a patio with natural humidity. |
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Tropical Isle on Bourbon Street
738 Toulouse Street 523-1927
www.tropicalisle.com
World famous Tropical Isle at 738 Toulouse Street in the French Quarter was born out of the New Orleans Worlds Fair of 1984. The original 'Isle' has since become a legend in the Big Easy. |
Big Bad Wolf
433 Bourbon St. 561-8200
www.big-bad-wolf.com
The Big Bad Wolf, a world class party bar, opened this summer in the heart of Bourbon Street. Offering 80's rock, DJs, contests, live skits like in SNL, and theme nights.
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Cajun Cabin
501 Bourbon Street 529-4256
www.patoutscajuncabin.com
Cajun music nightly. Shows begin at 7 p.m. with no cover charge. There is a one drink minimum per set.
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Can Can Cafe
340 Bourbon St 553-2372
The Silver Leaf Jazz Band plays traditional New Orleans jazz Tuesday through Sunday at 8 p.m.
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Checkpoint Charlie's
501 Esplanade Ave 947-0979
This is one of the bars where French Quarter residents hang out because there's never a cover charge. While listening to the music, one can wash one's unmentionables in the club's Laundromat. Open-mike nights are frequent; the sounds range from acoustic blues to death-metal.
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Chris Owens Club
500 Bourbon Street 523-6400
www.chrisowens.com
Singer and Entertainer "Miss Chris Owens" has been packing them in at her club at 500 Bourbon St.
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rescent City Brewhouse
527 Decatur Street
www.crescentcitybrewhouse.com
The original New Orleans brewpub serves fresh beers brewed on the premises, Creole cuisine and live jazz seven nights a week.
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Dungeon
738 Toulouse Street 523-5530
The Dungeon opens at midnight. It has moving walls and staircases. Your great-aunt would probably not feel comfortable.
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Famous Door
339 Bourbon Street 522-7626
R&B and dance bands perform seven nights a week.
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House of Blues
225 Decatur Street 529-2583
www.hob.com/venues/clubvenues/neworleans
They have great shows, all types of music, don't tolerate rowdiness, and have clean bathrooms.
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Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop
941 Bourbon St. 523-0066
Legend has it this building was used by the pirate Jean Lafitte as a cover for his illicit trades.
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Marie Laveau's Voodoo Bar
509 Decatur St. 522-7225
This bar is a monument to Marie Laveau, the Voodoo Queen of New Orleans.
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Natchez Steamboat
Toulouse St. at the river 586-8777
www.steamboatnatchez.com
This classic Mississippi riverboat, sails daily, at 11:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. Traditional New Orleans jazz and the evening cruise includes dinner (reservations required).
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Pat O'Brien's
718 St. Peter St. 525-4823
www.patobriens.com
If you're a tourist, you are required to visit Pat O's, order a high-velocity Hurricane and listen to the piano-players. It's the law.
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Preservation Hall
726 St. Peters St. 523-8939
preservationhall.com
There is no bar or climate control. The music begins nightly at 8 p.m. with a line usually forming outside a half-hour before.
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Storyville District
125 Bourbon St. 410-1000
Three comfortable rooms and two state-of-the-art performance stages. The music is the same good stuff that attracts people to the Jazz Fest every year.
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Tipitina's
233 N. Peters St. (French Quarter)
501 Napoleon (Up-Town)
www.tipitinas.com
All local musicians, Happy Hours and Sunday Brunches, and zydeco on Saturdays.
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| Tours |
Haunted History Tours
861-2727, 888-6-GHOSTS
www.hauntedhistorytours.com
These are the tours you've heard about! New Orleans only five star adventure! Ghosts, Vampires, Voodoo, Cemeteries, Plus....the Garden District!
Open: Daily & nightly tours available, tour times & hours vary, call for complete information.
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Tours by Isabelle
PO Box 740972, New Orleans, La. 70174
888-228-2093
www.toursbyisabelle.com
We are a small tour company but pride ourselves in our first class, small scale, personalized service given since 1979. We use comfortable, top of the line 14-passenger vans & our experienced & knowledgeable Chauffeurs & Guides work enthusiastically to make our motto come true: We'll make you fall in love with Louisiana!
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The New Orleans Cemetery History Tour
Tours meet at 626 St. Philip St. 524-0708
www.neworleansghosttour.com
Visit the Tomb of the voodoo queen of New Orleans. Two Tours, 10am
(7 days a week) 12:30pm (Mon.-Sat.)
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Cypress Swamp Tours 888-554-8574
www.cypressswamp.com
Cypress Swamp Tours is the authentic swamp tour in New Orleans. Nestled in the heart of a working Cajun Fishing Village, Bayou Segnette is the gateway to the Barataria- Terrebonne Estuary.
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Magic Walking Tours 588-9693
www.neworleansmagicwalkingtours.com
Come share the beauty, history and insiders view of the Crescent City. We beckon you to participate in our daily jaunts around New Orleans most magnificent landmarks.
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French Quarter Walking Tour
Tours start at 523 St. Ann St. 523-3939
www.frenchquartertour.com
Experience a memorable two-hour walking tour in one of the oldest communities in the United States, the historic Vieux Carre in New Orleans. Daily tours Monday 1:30 p.m. and Tuesday-Sunday 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
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New Orleans Sightseeing Tours
4220 Howard Ave. 888-486-8687
www.bigeasytours.com
An old and well established tour company.
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Oak Alley Plantation 800-442-5539
oakalleyplantation.com
Located on the Mississippi River between the historic Louisiana cities of New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Oak Alley Plantation has been called the "Grande Dame of the Great River Road".
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The Old River Road Plantation Adventure
1717 Canal Street 866-671-8687
plantationadventure.com
Providing a safe, entertaining, and knowledgeable service. An award winning plantation tour.
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The New Orleans Ghost Tour
Tours start at the Morgue Bar 626 St. Philip St. 524-0708
www.neworleansghosttour.com
New Orleans' most unique and haunted night in the French Quarter.
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| Family Entertainment |
Audubon Aquarium of the Americas/ Audubon Entergy IMAX Theatre
#1 Canal Street (at the river) 581-4629, 800-774-7394
www.auduboninstitute.org/fhome.htm
You can travel the underwater world of the Caribbean Sea, through the Amazon Rainforest to the very waters that give New Orleans its life: the Mississippi River..
Hours: Aquarium 9:30 IMAX 10:00 Closing times vary
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Aquarium/Zoo Cruse on the John James Audubon
Docked at the Aquarium 800-233-2628
www.aquariumzoocruise.com
4 Round-trip cruises daily between the Aquarium of the Americas and the Audubon Zoo!
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Audubon Zoo
6500 Magazine Street 393-8400, 800-774-7394
www.auduboninstitute.org/fhome.htm
A TOP FIVE ZOO! Behold our White Tigers. Explore the Louisiana Swamp-white gators, and other swamp dwellers! Also see more than 2,000 exotic creatures.
Hours: 9:30 AM daily, Closing time varies.
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New Orleans Museum Of Art
1 Collins Diboll Circle/City Park 488-2631
www.noma.org
One of the South's finest art museums, featuring an outstanding permanent collection and special Faberge gallery. NOMA hosts national and international traveling exhibits.
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Steamboat Natchez
Toulouse Street Warf (behind Jax Brewery) 800-233-BOAT
www.steamboatnatchez.com
Cruise the Mississippi on New Orleans' only steamboat. Daily Jazz Cruises depart at 11:30am & 2:30pm. Dukes of Dixieland on Dinner Cruise at 7pm.
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Paddlewheeler Creole Queen
Canal Street (dock at Riverwalk) 800-445-4109
www.neworleanspaddlewheels.com
Daily battlefield cruises aboard Paddlewheeler Creole Queen. Nightly Dinner. Jazz Cruise with creole Buffet and entertainment.
Hours: 10am-10pm daily.
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The National D-Day Museum
945 Magazine Street 527-6012
www.ddaymuseum.org
Storm the beaches of Normandy. Hear the voices of heroes. Fly an Allied glider into France. Join Rosie on the production line. Crack secret German codes. View an LCVP "Higgins Boat". Fight your way through hedgerow county.
Hours: 9am-5pm daily
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Louisiana History Galleries
533 Royal Street 523-4662
www.hnoc.org
The past meets the present within the walls of these extraordinary history galleries: French Colonial, Spanish Colonial, Louisiana Purchase, Battle of New Orleans, Victorian, Plantation, River, Louisiana Art.
Tours at 10am, 11am, 2pm, 3pm Tuesday through Saturday
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Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
419 Decatur Street 589-3882
Established in 1978 to preserve significant examples of natural & historical resources & to interpret them in such a manner as to portray the development of cultural diversity in the Mississippi Delta region. Four geographically separate units comprise this park in southern Louisiana.
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| Casinos |
BALLY'S CASINO LAKEFRONT RESORT
1 Stars & Stripes Blvd. (800) 572-2559
www.ballysno.com
Slots: 1,193 Games: 37 - Three restaurants, sports cocktail lounge, live entertainment, Commodore Club.
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BOOMTOWN CASINO
4132 Peters Road, Harvey, LA 366-7711
www.boomtownneworleans.com
Slots: 1,165 - Games: 49 - Two restaurants, lounges, live entertainment, 3-D motion theater, arcade Boomtown Player's Club.
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TREASURE CHEST CASINO
5050 Williams Blvd., Kenner (800) 298-0711
www.treasurechest.com
Slots: 973 - Games: 48 Three restaurants, lounges, live entertainment - Treasure Club.
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HARRAH'S CASINO
512 S. Peters 1-800-VIP-JAZZ
www.harrahs.com/our_casinos/nor
For the most excitement and the hottest offers in the Big Easy, Harrah's New Orleans is the only game in town! Feel the thrill of free beads and cash, just for coming in. That's right-- every visitor gets free beads and cash guaranteed. |
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