Guidebook for New Orleans
Drinks & Nightlife
Our local dive bar! And my personal favorite. Monday nights are the big night here with King James and The Special Men playing classic New Orleans blues. Occasional other bands are always fun.
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B J's Lounge
4301 Burgundy StOur local dive bar! And my personal favorite. Monday nights are the big night here with King James and The Special Men playing classic New Orleans blues. Occasional other bands are always fun.
Another good neighborhood bar. Thursday nights the band is always good.
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Vaughan's Lounge
4229 Dauphine StAnother good neighborhood bar. Thursday nights the band is always good.
Another neighborhood bar! No live music, but there's a pool table and stuff, and sports on TV.
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J&J's Sports Lounge
800 France StAnother neighborhood bar! No live music, but there's a pool table and stuff, and sports on TV.
Wine bar and fine dining with cheap plastic chairs in a bigazz backyard. Upstairs bar makes a good cocktail. Good live music most nights, more dinner music than dance party.
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Bacchanal Fine Wine & Spirits
600 Poland AveWine bar and fine dining with cheap plastic chairs in a bigazz backyard. Upstairs bar makes a good cocktail. Good live music most nights, more dinner music than dance party.
Great bar with tapas. Used to have great DJ nights but new fancypants neighbors complained about the noise...
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Mimi's In the Marigny
2600 Chartres StreetGreat bar with tapas. Used to have great DJ nights but new fancypants neighbors complained about the noise...
Lost Love Lounge
2529 Dauphine StFriendly bar with good Vietnamese food in the back.
Underrated spot for good burgers, drinks, and pizza. Usually open, sometimes delivers. Used to be right around the corner where J&J's is now, but they moved. Now we gotta get on our bikes to get full!
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Sugar Park
3054 Saint Claude AvenueUnderrated spot for good burgers, drinks, and pizza. Usually open, sometimes delivers. Used to be right around the corner where J&J's is now, but they moved. Now we gotta get on our bikes to get full!
Essentials
Jimmy's Grocery
4201 Dauphine StreetThis is the closest spot for basic convenience store stuff.
This place is the closest thing to a normal grocery store in the Bywater. And it's not normal. Go upstairs!
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Mardi Gras Zone Supermarket
2706 Royal StThis place is the closest thing to a normal grocery store in the Bywater. And it's not normal. Go upstairs!
Small health food co-op. Buncha other random stuff in the building, including a good voodoo shop.
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New Orleans Food Co-Op
2372 St Claude AveSmall health food co-op. Buncha other random stuff in the building, including a good voodoo shop.
Food Scene
THE BEST BBQ RESTAURANT IN NEW ORLEANS. I don't kid about this stuff. I make the best BBQ but this is the best place to go if I ain't cookin'! Hargh!
THE MAP SHOWS IT WRONG - it's at Mazant and Royal.
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The Joint
701 Mazant StTHE BEST BBQ RESTAURANT IN NEW ORLEANS. I don't kid about this stuff. I make the best BBQ but this is the best place to go if I ain't cookin'! Hargh!
THE MAP SHOWS IT WRONG - it's at Mazant and Royal.
Fried seafood heaven. Good gumbo too. Try the Redfish po-boy! OOoooeee!
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Jack Dempsey's Restaurant
738 Poland AveFried seafood heaven. Good gumbo too. Try the Redfish po-boy! OOoooeee!
Excellent coffee nearby. Not a place to bring your dang computer. It's for coffee, and espresso drinks mostly. One of only a few spots in town that do it right.
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Sólo Espresso
1301 Poland AveExcellent coffee nearby. Not a place to bring your dang computer. It's for coffee, and espresso drinks mostly. One of only a few spots in town that do it right.
Satsuma Cafe
3218 Dauphine StGreat breakfast and lunch spot. Healthier fare. Good juice.
Pizza Delicious
617 Piety StThe name pretty much sums it up!
Coffee shop you can type on your laptop at. Sometimes a chicken will go in there and lay an egg in one of the potted plants, otherwise you might think you're in LA.
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The Orange Couch
2339 Royal StCoffee shop you can type on your laptop at. Sometimes a chicken will go in there and lay an egg in one of the potted plants, otherwise you might think you're in LA.
Good lunch spot if you want a real taste of the neighborhood. Some tables on the curb, but you can eat at the park too. Great shrimp po-boy and daily specials.
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Frady's One Stop Food Store
3231 Dauphine StGood lunch spot if you want a real taste of the neighborhood. Some tables on the curb, but you can eat at the park too. Great shrimp po-boy and daily specials.
Shopping
Euclid Records
3301 Chartres StVinyl records. Good dudes.