Things To Do
Bacchanal Fine Wine & Spirits
A wonderful wine bar and tapas restaurant with live music nightly in a gorgeous backyard setting.
Bayona
Susan Spicer's flagship restaurant in a beautiful French Quarter home. She's a James Beard award winning chef and all around lovely person.
Upperline
A great restaurant just around the corner from Amy's office in beautiful Uptown New Orleans who's spectacular owner just won the James Beard for best restaurateur. The food is excellent and the place is filled floor to ceiling with art that somehow doesn't feel like too much.
Commander's Palace
If you're here on a weekday, go for boozey lunch ($0.25 martinis) or recover from the wedding over a jazz brunch.
Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden
The Country Club
A great bar and restaurant with a lovely pool you can pay to use.
The Spotted Cat Music Club
Free music with a one drink minimum but tip the band y'all!
Alto
The bar at the rooftop pool at the Ace Hotel. People not staying at the hotel can use the pool if they spend $20 at Alto.
Hot Tin
A great bar with a balcony view of the city skyline which is particularly beautiful at sunset.
Chart Room
If you're looking for a chill bar in the French Quarter, this is your place.
Fifi Mahony's
The world's best wig shop!
45 Tchoup
A great sports bar and the place where we met!
Parkway Bakery & Tavern
One of the best po' boy shops in town!
Domilise's Po-Boy & Bar
The other best po' boy shop in town. *see Parkway
Pizza Delicious
The best pizza in town and also a major source of sustenance for us when we lived down the street.
J&J's Sports Lounge
A great neighborhood bar for anyone staying in the Bywater.
Mimi's In the Marigny
A great bar with great late night tapas.
d.b.a.
A great music venue
Del Fuego NOLA
Great upscale Mexican food and delicious tequila concoctions.
City Park
A beautiful and huge park!