Preservation Hall - Check their schedule ahead of time, but historic traditional New Orleans jazz spot Swamp Tour - Lots of companies/options, but we love Honey Island Swamp Tours Wander Magazine Street - Lots of great spots and shopping. Check out Dirty Coast while you are there! Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden - Free sculpture garden in City Park next to the New Orleans Museum of Art
Just some of our favorite spots, but NOLA has some of the best food and it is hard to go wrong! Please tip your waitstaff generously Bearcat Cafe - Breakfast potatoes that will change your life Parkway Bakery & Tavern - Poboys on bayou St John St James Cheese Company - "Bless" -Jonathan Turkey and the Wolf - Sandwiches with New Orleans twists Lilys - The best Vietnamese food - try their spicy chicken Bayou Hot Wings - Uptown (aka far away) but Jonathan & Sam Ergina used to eat most Saints game days Felipes - Chipotle but better, and Hannahs favorite for Saints games Barracuda - Great tacos uptown, but not much to do nearby Peche - If you want seafood, and make sure to try their oysters! Cochon - Meat forward menu with New Orleans flavors Atchafalaya - Classic New Orleans creole influenced
There is no end of places to grab a drink! Here are some of our favorites Bacchanal - Wine bar with live music, great wine and food The Boot - Warning: this is Tulane's official unofficial bar Hot Tin - Rooftop bar with great cocktail Pepe's Pub - Dive bar who pays homage to a dog (who is often there) - try a shot of Malört