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Going to New Orleans

parker49

parker49

Hopefully this is the best place to put this if not move as necessary.  So me and the wife and a few friends are going to New Orleans in a few months and are staying in the French Quarter :dance: . I have been a couple of times but it has been a long time so i just wanted to hear some opinions of places we that we should absolutely go to see and do and places that we should definitely eat at. Thanks for any help
 
Brad
 
NOLA  (Emeril's, its very good)
The Clover Grill (great breakfast, especially the omlets.  Hopefully, your not homophobic :) )
The Gumbo Shop (my favorite gumbo and they have great fresh fruit daquiris)
ACME Oyster Co for the oysters and poboys
Remolades (not sure spelling, good food there, and quick)
After bars stop to Cafe Dumond for a beignet, coffee, and music
The aquarium by the riverwalk is pretty cool to see.
The New Orleans school of cooking is cool too.  Learn some great recipes and they give a little history too.  You just sit and watch them cook, then you eat it and drink a beer.
Johnny White's for the best Bloody Mary
Pat O'brians for the Hurricanes.  Go to the piano bar too one night.  Its pretty fun.  Its been about 5 years since I've been, but I've been a ton and those are good spots if they're still open.  There is another good breakfast place by Louis XIV hotel.  Something rooter or chick or foul.  Great breakfast.  Biscuits were amazing. 
 
Ozzy2001 said:
NOLA  (Emeril's, its very good)
The Clover Grill (great breakfast, especially the omlets.  Hopefully, your not homophobic :) )
The Gumbo Shop (my favorite gumbo and they have great fresh fruit daquiris)
ACME Oyster Co for the oysters and poboys
Remolades (not sure spelling, good food there, and quick)
After bars stop to Cafe Dumond for a beignet, coffee, and music
The aquarium by the riverwalk is pretty cool to see.
The New Orleans school of cooking is cool too.  Learn some great recipes and they give a little history too.  You just sit and watch them cook, then you eat it and drink a beer.
Johnny White's for the best Bloody Mary
Pat O'brians for the Hurricanes.  Go to the piano bar too one night.  Its pretty fun.  Its been about 5 years since I've been, but I've been a ton and those are good spots if they're still open.  There is another good breakfast place by Louis XIV hotel.  Something rooter or chick or foul.  Great breakfast.  Biscuits were amazing. 
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Great thanks for the ideas, exactly what i'm looking for.  I definitely planned on O'brians, and i have heard of ACME will try and give as many of these as possible thanks for the ideas.  Luckily i'm not homophobic  :drooling:
 
CheriLBW said:
ou have to hit the ghost and vampire tours . Lord Chaz Tours was great!
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thanks, i will look into it.
 
Ozzy nailed it. You could also go have a burger at Pot O' Call on Elysian Fields. And definitely make time for the WWII museum. Deanie's Seafood. If you like outdoorsy stuff, you could take a 20 minute ride over the Miss. River Bridge (The Crescent City Connection, AKA the GNO bridge) to the west bank and go walk the miles of trails at Jean Lafitte National Park. There's a smaller Jean Lafitte museum in Chalmette (St. Bernard Parish.... or "da parish" to locals), too.
 
parker49 said:
  Luckily i'm not homophobic 
 
 
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Most people aren't now a days, but if you were, you would be a little a little shocked lol.
Its a fantastic city, with a bunch of fantastic people.  My wife and I got married there.  Hell, our dogs are named Nola and Louis :)
 
Phil said:
Ozzy nailed it. You could also go have a burger at Pot O' Call on Elysian Fields. And definitely make time for the WWII museum. Deanie's Seafood. If you like outdoorsy stuff, you could take a 20 minute ride over the Miss. River Bridge (The Crescent City Connection, AKA the GNO bridge) to the west bank and go walk the miles of trails at Jean Lafitte National Park. There's a smaller Jean Lafitte museum in Chalmette (St. Bernard Parish.... or "da parish" to locals), too.
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Thanks, Is Pot O'Call, the musuem, and Deanies in or near the Quarter? Probably won't rent a car just use public transit and cab/ubers.
 
 
Ozzy2001 said:
Most people aren't now a days, but if you were, you would be a little a little shocked lol.

Its a fantastic city, with a bunch of fantastic people.  My wife and I got married there.  Hell, our dogs are named Nola and Louis :)
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Yeah i have been but it's been a long time but i had a blast.  Since you mentioned dogs, we also plan to go to villa lobos (Pit Bulls and Paroles for those that aren't familiar) we are huge fans of the show and as you can see in my avi the breed.
 
parker49 said:
Thanks, Is Pot O'Call, the musuem, and Deanies in or near the Quarter? Probably won't rent a car just use public transit and cab/ubers.
 
 
Yeah i have been but it's been a long time but i had a blast.  Since you mentioned dogs, we also plan to go to villa lobos (Pit Bulls and Paroles for those that aren't familiar) we are huge fans of the show and as you can see in my avi the breed.
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My mistake.... PORT o' Call And yes... all near the quarter. Pull up Google Earth and put pins in all of the places people are recommending. They're all walking distance, for the most part. But everywhere is walking distance, if you have the time. The WWII museum is a bit further away, so a cab or Uber would be best for that. Just make sure what is going on around town as far as festivities go when you plan to be in town. From what I understand, Uber prices are through the roof right now for Mardi Gras.
 
Phil said:
 
My mistake.... PORT o' Call And yes... all near the quarter. Pull up Google Earth and put pins in all of the places people are recommending. They're all walking distance, for the most part. But everywhere is walking distance, if you have the time. The WWII museum is a bit further away, so a cab or Uber would be best for that. Just make sure what is going on around town as far as festivities go when you plan to be in town. From what I understand, Uber prices are through the roof right now for Mardi Gras.
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ok will do.  We looked and i think we are in between festivals but with uber you always have to keep an eye on their rates.  We will walk to as much as possible but villalobos and maybe a few other places are further away.
 
If you want some food better than sex and don't mind being on the high end of things Bayona's on Dauphine is awesome. Make reservations beforehand. I don't know if they still have a rush hour prix fix meal or not, but that was always a bargain. Another upper end restaurant is Galatoire's on Bourbon. Get a Muffalata on Decatur at Central Grocery with olive dressing. Deanie's is good as well as Acme Oyster Co. Both have some traditional lower end meals. I like getting roast beef poboys, half and half (shrimp and oyster) poboys and soft shell crab poboys. Cafe du Monde for some beignets and cafe au lait.
 
The insectorium and aquarium on the riverfront are real cool to visit. Take the Creole Queen for a ride on the Mississippi. I think they still have a buffet an Jazz Band on board.
 
Preservation Hall is next door to Pat O's. 

For a night club experience see if the The Dungeon still exist or find out if there's a concert at the Warehouse, Tipitina's or Maple St. Bar.

Always travel in groups, stay on crowded streets, Don't go further than Daupine St. in the quarter headed away from the river or Dumaine going down river except on Decatur St. up to the Mint. Certainly don't go further than Rampart st. on Canal. Downtown (down river of Canal St.)i.e. the business district is fine during the day and you might find some good lunch restaurants there.
 
Palace Cafe' is real nice and anything owned by the Brennan brothers is will feed you real well.
 
hot stuff said:
If you want some food better than sex and don't mind being on the high end of things Bayona's on Dauphine is awesome. Make reservations beforehand. I don't know if they still have a rush hour prix fix meal or not, but that was always a bargain. Another upper end restaurant is Galatoire's on Bourbon. Get a Muffalata on Decatur at Central Grocery with olive dressing. Deanie's is good as well as Acme Oyster Co. Both have some traditional lower end meals. I like getting roast beef poboys, half and half (shrimp and oyster) poboys and soft shell crab poboys. Cafe du Monde for some beignets and cafe au lait.
 
The insectorium and aquarium on the riverfront are real cool to visit. Take the Creole Queen for a ride on the Mississippi. I think they still have a buffet an Jazz Band on board.
 
Preservation Hall is next door to Pat O's. 
For a night club experience see if the The Dungeon still exist or find out if there's a concert at the Warehouse, Tipitina's or Maple St. Bar.
Always travel in groups, stay on crowded streets, Don't go further than Daupine St. in the quarter headed away from the river or Dumaine going down river except on Decatur St. up to the Mint. Certainly don't go further than Rampart st. on Canal. Downtown (down river of Canal St.)i.e. the business district is fine during the day and you might find some good lunch restaurants there.
 
Palace Cafe' is real nice and anything owned by the Brennan brothers is will feed you real well.
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Great info I really appreciate it. We are already planning on going to preservation hall we watched the Foo fighters tv thing they did and they performed their and it looked awesome. Definitely looking for some nightlife and the aquarium and insectorium both sound fun. Also appreciate the safety info as well.
 
Another less expensive place is Deja Vu. It is very unassuming and had great food if you are looking for NOLA comfort type food.
We went there twice while there in July.
For not so normal souvenirs check out a little shop called Voodoo Authentica.
 
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