We had the chance to travel out to New Orleans for the first time ever with my family to celebrate my Dad’s 60th birthday! What an absolutely awesome city FULL of life, culture, amazing food and really great people. We jam packed a TON of fun into a week long visit. You can find a list of some of our favorite places, restaurants and experiences below!
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Spotted Cat – Live jazz and drinks. Small little bar, has AC and cheap drinks!
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Red Dog Diner – Awesome brunch! Recommended by a local and totally worth the trek from where we were staying.
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French Market – Open air market in the French Quarter full of food, local goods and music!
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Any of the plantation tours- SUPER worth it. We went to the Laura Plantation and took a tour!
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Tujague’s – Second oldest restaurant in NOLA. Great service and amazing food!
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Walk along Frenchman Street – music, cute shops
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Antoine’s– oldest restaurant in Nola. See wine hall, 165 foot long corridor!
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The Ruby Slipper – Freaking great brunch- loved their egg benedict selection!
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Baboolas- live music
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The Carousel Bar at the beautiful Hotel Monteleone. Bar actually turns in a slow circle!
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Cafe du Monde – DUH. EAT THESE BEIGNETS! Most famous beignets in Nola.
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Cafe Beignet – Newer beignet spot. Also delicious! I would recommend trying ALL the beignets!
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The Steamboat Natchez – dinner + boat ride on Mississippi River. Beautiful old steamboat, live music and we thought the food was great!
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WWII Museum– freaking awesome. Incredibly well done. You could easily spend all day here. They have a restaurant, too!
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The Jazz Playhouse– One of the best places we found to hear live music. Cozy, GREAT food, wonderful performers and great service!
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The New Orleans School of Cooking classes!!! We LOVED this!
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Walking Cocktail Tour – Our host knew SO much about the city and we tried several bars we probably never would have found!
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Carriage Tour! We loved the ride around town and our guide was extremely personable and knowledgable. We rode to the cemetery and learned that you MUST be with a certified guide in order to visit the cemeteries in NOLA. Highly recommend!
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Pat O’Brien’s dueling piano bar – Loud, crazy and a whole lot of fun.
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Commanders Palace– This is where we had my Dad’s birthday brunch. It was completely delicious. They even came in and serenaded us several times!
