This is our favorite restaurant for dinner downtown. There are dozens of top notch restaurants downtown, but keep this one in mind. James Beard Awards: Best Chef: South & Best New Restaurant in U.S., 2014
Uptown gem on a great strip of Magazine Street! James Beard Award: Best Chef, South, 2016
Another uptown gem! This is quintessential New Orleans.
Make a reservation here for their weekend brunch! Enjoy the bloody mary bar Thursday-Sunday and live jazz Saturday and Sunday. Order shrimp and grits for the table.
This first come first serve brunch spot is a good start to a day exploring the Bywater neighborhood.
Note any night, you can bounce around the bars on Frenchmen Street for a variety of live music. Additionally, check out a jazz show at Preservation Hall or Snug Harbor. For Pres Hall, if you want a seat, tickets must be purchased in advance. There is standing room available usually day of. Snug Harbor is cheaper, and you can likely walk in. Wednesday, 3/11: Flow Tribe - Wednesday on the Square - Lafayette Square Johnny Sketch & The Dirty Notes - Maple Leaf Bar Rufus du Sol - Orpheum Theater Thursday, 3/12: Corey Henry & The Treme Funktet - Vaughan's Lounge The Johnny Vidacovich Trio - Maple Leaf Bar Friday, 3/13: Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen - Maple Leaf Bar (early show 8pm-10pm) Kermit Ruffins & The BBQ Swingers - Blue Nile (11pm) Saturday, 3/14: (after wedding) Eric Lindell and the Natural Mystics - One Eyed Jacks Big Sam's Funky Nation - Tipitina's Tuba Skinny - d.b.a Sunday, 3/15: Joe Krown Trio with Walter Wolfman Washington - Maple Leaf Bar