The French Quarter is the Rowdiest Part of New Orleans and the most well known. You can go for Cafe Au Lait and beignets at Cafe Du Monde, chill at Jackson Square and watch Street Performers, or head over to our friends at Gazebo Cafe for a Hurricane/some Frozen ice cream daquiris and then shop at French Market! Other favorite watering holes include Erin Rose, Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop Bar(been around since the 1700's!) and the Dungeon. If you're into weird history, the Pharmacy Museum, Museum of Death, and Voodoo Museum are also worth a gander. food- Per Galtoire's, Antoine's, Muriel’s Jackson Square, Arnaud's, Brennan's and Napoleon House(gotta get Pimm's Cup Cocktail!) all date back to at least the early 1900's and have withstood for good reason, they're fancy AND yummy. Restaurant R'evolution is a bit more Modern, (and expensive) but worth it. MaMou is newer, and has been on Charlee's list for awhile, as is the Carousel Bar at hotel Monteleone. Also ANYTHING on Frenchmen Street.
MidCity is more residential, but worth the uber to various gems like Rock N Bowl(a retro style bowling alley) NOMA and the Botanical Gardens. Charlee's favorite food gems include Toup's Meatery and Bayou Wine and Beer Garden. Hopefully Pandora's Snowballs will be open too! Parkway Tavern is our go-to for Poboy's and 12 mile limit is a favorite dive bar. Katie's for brunch is epic too!
This area is where the hotels are located, just outside the quarter close to the Saints Super Dome. Giving homage to it's Business name, it's also home to country's oldest federal reserve, which is now the Museum of trade and finance. CBD is also home to the Sazerac house, where Sazerac was born. Charlee and Victor spent a weekend in the CBD for Victor's birthday the year they started dating and she suffered through two days the Word War 2 Museum, and has never been back, although she's sure many would enjoy it. Willa Jean is one of Charlee's favorite brunch spots, and she's been dying to try Maypop and Copper Vine. Cochon and Cochon Butcher are also fantastic, and provide the opportunity for fine dining at Cochon, OR some lower key vibes with the same flavor next door at the Cochon Butcher.
Uptown is much more sprawled out, but worth the hike! Prytania Theatre is one of the oldest theatres in the country, with its single theatre still showing gems for 5 dollars prior to 6pm. St. James Cheese Company and Creole Creamery Ice Creamery are right down the street and two of Charlee's favorite places in the world. Similar to Cochon/Butcher, Boucherie has a similar Set up, with Boucherie, Bayou Boucherie, and Bourree all next door to one another at varying levels of fancy with same great taste! Charlee used to take herself on solo dates to Boucherie in college and had Pho for the first time at Lily's cafe, which ruined her against any better Pho for the rest of time. District Donuts is known for fancy donuts Charlee dreams about. Jack Rose has the BEST photo ops from what Charlee has seen, food looks bangin too. Honestly Uptown is the BEST for food, this list could go on and on.
St. Roch Market is a renovated food market turned upscale food court and is a favorite of Charlee's. Red Dog Diner is great for an Irish Coffee and blueberry pancakes, followed by shopping on Magazaine street! New Orleans is home to some of the most historic and hauntingly beautiful graveyards and Victor highly suggest a grave yard and/or ghost tour. Our friend Joel is a marvelous tour guide with City Sightseeing tours. Music Box Village is an outdoor sculpture garden with musical houses. Y'all remember that neighbor's house in Harriet the Spy? This is it. SAFETY New Orleans is an urban city and with that comes systemic issues along side its beautiful richness. Without getting social worky as to why, the crime has appeared to be increasing and law enforcement response times are at an all time low. Car thefts are prominent, so we suggest you uber if at all possible, as this will also avoid getting tickets, towed, or paying for parking.