Your New Orleans Checklist
This is a quick list of things to do while in Nola. You won’t get to all of them so we recommend picking and choosing activities based on your preferences. Luckily, we live here so we get to prefer them all.
- Places to Visit:
o French Quarter
§ Jackson Square
· St. Louis Cathedral
o Best photo opp of you and the cathedral is standing on the side of the square closest to Decatur Street in front of the statue of Andrew Jackson.
o Is open to the public for mass Sunday mornings 9am & 11am.
· Café Du Monde
o At least 1 order for every 1-2 people.
o Café au laites frozen or hot, whichever you prefer.
o Be prepared to wait up to an hour for a table during busy weekend hours.
o Friday – Sunday 8am-2pm
o Still partially fun to wait in line and be smack in the middle of all of the bustling tourists.
· Street Art
o Impressive pieces hanging on the fence of the square
· River Walk
· Carriage Tours
o Expensive but worth it to learn all the quirky history behind the city. Makes the city come alive.
§ Royal Street
· Art Galleries
· Street Performers
o Plop down on the sidewalk and enjoy these awesome performers. We’ve spent hours doing this and it never gets old.
§ Bourbon Street
· Fritzel’s (Live Jazz Bar)
· Pat O’s (Courtyard/Piano Bar)
· Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop (Oldest Bar in America)
o Voodoo/Purple drink
o Cherries
· Marie Laveau’s Voodoo Shop (Famous Voodoo Queen)
· Cat’s Meow (Karaoke)
· Goldmine (late night dance bar)
· Drink in the street & people watch
· Don’t touch the strippers
§ Frenchmen Street
· All the bars have great live music
· Mosey past each one to get a feel on which one is most up your alley, as there will likely be a cover charge.
§ Canal Street
· Harrah’s Casino
· Saks at Canal Place (upscale shopping)
o Central Business District
§ Saints Super Dome
§ Hornets Arena
o Uptown
§ Magazine Street
· Bar Scene
o Bulldog
o Rum House
o Balcony
o Rendezvous
o Le Bon Temps
· Boutique Shopping
§ St. Charles Street
· Streetcar Line
o Runs from Canal St. to Carrolton St. for $1.25
· Great views of the Southern Mansions
· Bar Scene
o Delachaise
o Superior Grill (for margaritas)
o The Columns
§ Tchoupitoulas Street
· Tipitina’s (cool Nola music venue)
· F & M Patio Bar (very late night dance bar)
§ Carrolton Street
· Audubon Park
· Oak Street
o Oak Bar (fun, contemporary bar)
o Maple Leaf (known for live music of Nola locals)
o Jacque-imos (quintessential Nola restaurant)
o Alligator Cheesecake
o Watermelon Mojitos
· University Area
o Loyola University
o Tulane University
o Mid-City
§ City Park
§ New Orleans Museum of Art
o Miscellaneous
§ Cemetery Tours
§ 9th Ward Tours
§ Swamp Tours
- Louisiana Cookin’: Obesity never tasted so good!
o Boiled Seafood
§ Whatever is in season
§ Crawfish boils reign supreme
o Barbecued Shrimp
o Shrimp and Grits
o Po Boy’s
§ Johnny’s PoBoys (French Quarter)
§ Mother’s PoBoys (CBD)
§ Roast beef poboys are most place’s most popular.
o Boudin
o Gumbo
o Jambalaya
o Sweet Tea
o Bread Pudding
o Pralines
§ Southern Candy Makers: Corner of:
· Unlimited(ish) samples
· Unique flavors
· Low prices
o Tip: Every praline Shoppe you pass will claim to be home of the city’s/world’s/universes best praline. Believe them if you will, but we have all seen movie Elf and his excitement over the World’s Best Cup of Coffee. However it is unlikely that you will be let down as a crappy praline will undoubtedly always taste better than a crappy cup of coffee.
- Louisiana Drinkin’: Losing sobriety and gaining diabetes.
o Hurricane
§ Please not at Pat O’s
o Hand Grenade
§ Tropical Isle
o Shark Attack
§ Tropical Isle
o Ramos Gin Fizz
§ Bar Tonique
o Voodoo (Purple Drank)
§ Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop
o Daiquiris
§ Tell me what’s yo flava?
o Mint Julep
o Sazerac
§ New Orleans’ original
o Absinthe
§ Yes, it’s legal
o Pimm’s Cup
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