Matt And Barbara's Guidebook

Matt And Barbara
Matt And Barbara
Matt And Barbara's Guidebook

Brunch

Only 2 blocks from our house and this is one of our favorite breakfast places. Its BYOB so either bring a bottle of champagne for mimosas or stop in across the street at Banks Street Bar and grab a Bloody Mary. We love the honey sriracha chicken biscuit!
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Biscuits & Buns on Banks
4337 Banks St
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Only 2 blocks from our house and this is one of our favorite breakfast places. Its BYOB so either bring a bottle of champagne for mimosas or stop in across the street at Banks Street Bar and grab a Bloody Mary. We love the honey sriracha chicken biscuit!
Great balcony that overlooks Jackson Square and excellent food! Wonderful stop on a beautiful day. Bottomless mimosas for brunch.
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Tableau
616 St Peter
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Great balcony that overlooks Jackson Square and excellent food! Wonderful stop on a beautiful day. Bottomless mimosas for brunch.
Neighborhood MidCity staple with a great brunch. 15$ bottomless mimosas, bloody marys and sangria (you can alternate between all 3!). For lunch and dinner we love "the legend" and you can't go wrong with their pizza either.
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Katie's
3701 Iberville St
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Neighborhood MidCity staple with a great brunch. 15$ bottomless mimosas, bloody marys and sangria (you can alternate between all 3!). For lunch and dinner we love "the legend" and you can't go wrong with their pizza either.
If you’re looking for a boozy brunch, it’s hard to beat $10 bottomless mimosas.
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Trenasse
444 St Charles Ave
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If you’re looking for a boozy brunch, it’s hard to beat $10 bottomless mimosas.

Happy Hour

A more upscale bar located uptown. Great for happy hour!
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Cure
4905 Freret St
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A more upscale bar located uptown. Great for happy hour!
Great happy hour every day 4:00pm-6:30pm. Located uptown on the streetcar line. Very good oysters and frozen drinks.
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Superior Seafood & Oyster Bar
4338 Saint Charles Avenue
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Great happy hour every day 4:00pm-6:30pm. Located uptown on the streetcar line. Very good oysters and frozen drinks.
Located in the french quarter. They typically have a piano player and great food/drink specials for happy hour. Very good oysters!
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Kingfish
337 Chartres St
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Located in the french quarter. They typically have a piano player and great food/drink specials for happy hour. Very good oysters!
Located downtown in the historic Roosevelt Hotel. Great happy hour deals on pizza and drinks!
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Domenica
123 Baronne St
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Located downtown in the historic Roosevelt Hotel. Great happy hour deals on pizza and drinks!
Located in the warehouse district. Great happy hour deals on food/drink!
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Meril
424 Girod St
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Located in the warehouse district. Great happy hour deals on food/drink!
Waterfront location on Lake Pontchartrain which is awesome to sit outside on the deck on a nice afternoon/evening. Great happy hour deals!
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The Blue Crab Restaurant and Oyster Bar
7900 Lakeshore Dr
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Waterfront location on Lake Pontchartrain which is awesome to sit outside on the deck on a nice afternoon/evening. Great happy hour deals!

Food scene

Our favorite BBQ in the city! Also, great happy hour deals on wings/nachos/sliders. If you go on a Tuesday, you MUST get the BBQ chicken sandwich. It will change your life!
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Blue Oak BBQ
900 N Carrollton Ave
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Our favorite BBQ in the city! Also, great happy hour deals on wings/nachos/sliders. If you go on a Tuesday, you MUST get the BBQ chicken sandwich. It will change your life!
Cajun food! No reservations, so get there early. The shrimp and alligator sausage cheesecake is a must order appetizer. Stroll down oak street while waiting on your table.
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Jacques-Imo's
8324 Oak St
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Cajun food! No reservations, so get there early. The shrimp and alligator sausage cheesecake is a must order appetizer. Stroll down oak street while waiting on your table.
Excellent Columbian food and our favorite Mojito in the city. Get the Cerda Arepa, don't question it!
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Maïs Arepas
1200 Carondelet St
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Excellent Columbian food and our favorite Mojito in the city. Get the Cerda Arepa, don't question it!
Great po'boys! Surf and turf is our favorite.
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Parkway Bakery & Tavern
538 Hagan Ave
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Great po'boys! Surf and turf is our favorite.
Very unique po'boy options with a variety of flavors!
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Killer PoBoys
219 Dauphine St
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Very unique po'boy options with a variety of flavors!
Authentic Israeli food and the best hummus you will ever have!
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Shaya
4213 Magazine St
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Authentic Israeli food and the best hummus you will ever have!
Excellent seafood!
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Pêche Seafood Grill
800 Magazine St
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Excellent seafood!
Great crawfish when in season (January-June)!
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Bevi Seafood Co.
236 N Carrollton Ave
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Great crawfish when in season (January-June)!
If you’re just looking for a burger, this is our favorite burger joint!
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The Company Burger
4600 Freret St
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If you’re just looking for a burger, this is our favorite burger joint!
If you’re just looking for a hot dog, this place serves gourmet hot dogs which are delicious!
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Dat Dog
5030 Freret St
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If you’re just looking for a hot dog, this place serves gourmet hot dogs which are delicious!

Fine Dining

The oldest, continuously operated by the same family, restaurant in America. Matt's personal favorite! You can't beat the history, service and food. They have 25,000 bottle capacity wine storage and 15 dining rooms of varying sizes and themes. Known for their baked Alaska dessert. Ask for a tour after dinner!
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Antoine's Restaurant
713 Saint Louis Street
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The oldest, continuously operated by the same family, restaurant in America. Matt's personal favorite! You can't beat the history, service and food. They have 25,000 bottle capacity wine storage and 15 dining rooms of varying sizes and themes. Known for their baked Alaska dessert. Ask for a tour after dinner!
Upscale downtown restaurant. Some of the best fish you will get in the city!
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GW Fins
808 Bienville St
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Upscale downtown restaurant. Some of the best fish you will get in the city!
Classic New Orleans restaurant for fine dining.
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Commander's Palace
1403 Washington Ave
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Classic New Orleans restaurant for fine dining.
Cajun Creole cuisine which is the flagship restaurant of the Besh group.
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August
301 Tchoupitoulas St
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Cajun Creole cuisine which is the flagship restaurant of the Besh group.

Neighborhoods

Take the Street Car down St. Charles and enjoy the views. You can also walk along Magazine street and pop into the numerous art galleries, shops and bars/restaurants.
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Garden District
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Take the Street Car down St. Charles and enjoy the views. You can also walk along Magazine street and pop into the numerous art galleries, shops and bars/restaurants.
Walk down Banks Street on a beautiful day which is laced with oak trees.
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Mid-City
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Walk down Banks Street on a beautiful day which is laced with oak trees.
Historic french quarter is packed with bars and restaurants. Take a carriage tour, walking tour or ghost tour. We highly recommend the Steamboat Natchez ride down the Mississippi River. Stop by the french market on the edge of the french quarter.
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French Quarter
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Historic french quarter is packed with bars and restaurants. Take a carriage tour, walking tour or ghost tour. We highly recommend the Steamboat Natchez ride down the Mississippi River. Stop by the french market on the edge of the french quarter.

Sightseeing

Tons to do in City Park which is only a mile from our house. Visit the the art museum, children's museum, sculpture garden and botanical garden. You can play putt putt, disc golf and real golf. Or just walk around and enjoy the sights.
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City Park
1 Palm Dr
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Tons to do in City Park which is only a mile from our house. Visit the the art museum, children's museum, sculpture garden and botanical garden. You can play putt putt, disc golf and real golf. Or just walk around and enjoy the sights.
We have a large zoo which is a great place to take the kids.
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Audubon Zoo
6500 Magazine St
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We have a large zoo which is a great place to take the kids.
Fun place to take the family, especially on a hot day when you are looking for indoor activities.
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Audubon Aquarium of the Americas
1 Canal St
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Fun place to take the family, especially on a hot day when you are looking for indoor activities.
Always one of the top attractions in the city. Make sure to block several hours as you can spend a full day here (at least we can). Watch a 4D show and tons of interactive features that make it feel like you are in the war!
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INational WWII Museum
945 Magazine St
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Always one of the top attractions in the city. Make sure to block several hours as you can spend a full day here (at least we can). Watch a 4D show and tons of interactive features that make it feel like you are in the war!
Interested in seeing the swamps and marsh of Louisiana? Here you can walk along a boardwalk that hovers a couple of feet above the swamp. You get a close up interaction with alligators, birds and snakes. You can also find swamp tours in this area.
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Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
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Interested in seeing the swamps and marsh of Louisiana? Here you can walk along a boardwalk that hovers a couple of feet above the swamp. You get a close up interaction with alligators, birds and snakes. You can also find swamp tours in this area.
Take a ride on the Mississippi River on the historic Steamboat Natchez. You will get some good history about the city along this ride as well.
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Steamboat Natchez
400 Toulouse St
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Take a ride on the Mississippi River on the historic Steamboat Natchez. You will get some good history about the city along this ride as well.
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1008 N Peters St
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Bars

Great outdoor seating and large drink menu.
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Wrong Iron On The Greenway
3532 Toulouse St
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Great outdoor seating and large drink menu.
Rooftop bar with great skyline view of the city!
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Hot Tin
2031 St Charles Ave
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Rooftop bar with great skyline view of the city!
On the uptown streetcar line. Great selection of beer and bourbon.
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Avenue Pub
1732 St Charles Ave
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On the uptown streetcar line. Great selection of beer and bourbon.
The most popular bourbon bar in the city. Excellent bourbon selection. Great old fashioned!
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Barrel Proof
1201 Magazine St
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The most popular bourbon bar in the city. Excellent bourbon selection. Great old fashioned!
Go early (probably during the day) to grab a seat at the Carousel bar. Make sure you remember your seat if you go to the restroom since the bar makes 4 revolutions per hour. They typically have live music on the weekends. Matt's favorite bar in the city!
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Carousel Bar
214 Royal St
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Go early (probably during the day) to grab a seat at the Carousel bar. Make sure you remember your seat if you go to the restroom since the bar makes 4 revolutions per hour. They typically have live music on the weekends. Matt's favorite bar in the city!
Popular tourist spot, but we love the dueling piano bar!
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Pat O'Brien's
718 St Peter
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Popular tourist spot, but we love the dueling piano bar!
Great outdoor venue right off the Mississippi River. Excellent wine selection and cheese boards among other food options. They typically have live music as well.
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Bacchanal Fine Wine & Spirits
600 Poland Ave
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Great outdoor venue right off the Mississippi River. Excellent wine selection and cheese boards among other food options. They typically have live music as well.
Awesome dive bar with great Irish Coffee. If you like soccer, there is no better place to watch the games.
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Finn McCool's Irish Pub
3701 Banks St
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Awesome dive bar with great Irish Coffee. If you like soccer, there is no better place to watch the games.