GourmetLive: This gourmet food truck started cruising the streets of New Orleans in the summer of 2009, hawking more than a dozen different flavors of gelato, plus a few sorbets.
Lugar de sándwiches · Bayou St. John · 202 tips y reseñas
GourmetLive: A length of fresh, brawny bread is loaded with beef so tender that it seems not to have been sliced but rather hand-pulled, like fine barbecued pork, into myriad slivers, nuggets, and dainty clumps.
1201 Burgundy St (at Gov. Nicholls), Nueva Orleans, LA
Bar · French Quarter · 27 tips y reseñas
GourmetLive: The mood is friendly, and you can choose from a long list of beers, play pool, and listen to a rickety upright piano while catching up on gossip with the locals.
Restaurante de nueva cocina americana · Central Business District · 22 tips y reseñas
GourmetLive: Bonus: the hotel also houses Bar Uncommon, where fourth-generation bartender and founder of the Museum of the American Cocktail Chris McMillan crafts pitch-perfect cocktails.
2040 Saint Charles Ave (Josephine St.), Nueva Orleans, LA
Sala de conciertos · Lower Garden District · 17 tips y reseñas
GourmetLive: The newest incarnation showcases a nouvelle world menu (read: Korean short rib pho, octopus tostadas) by Iris chef/owner Ian Schnoebelen and a cocktail program by Iris mixologist Alan Walter.
713 Saint Louis St (at Royal St), Nueva Orleans, LA
Restaurante de gastronomía cajún y criolla · French Quarter · 121 tips y reseñas
GourmetLive: Café Brulot Is the epitome of this restuarants old-world, over-the-top grandeur. A server ladels flmaing brandy-spiked coffee down a spiral of orange zest into a silver bowl heated by a ring of fire.
Restaurante francés · Central Business District · 10 tips y reseñas
GourmetLive: Certified master chef James Corwell displays an absolute reverence for and skilled execution of classic, high cuisine without serving dishes that feel fussy or tired.
Restaurante americano · French Quarter · 119 tips y reseñas
GourmetLive: The clever, seasonal menu travels far and wide — South Indian utthappam (lentil pancake), South Louisiana-inspired duck sausage and sweet potatoes, and crab-stuffed Vietnamese banh xeo.
240 Bourbon St (at Bienville St), Nueva Orleans, LA
Antro · French Quarter · 111 tips y reseñas
GourmetLive: Of all the bars lining gaudy Bourbon Street, this may be the only one a local would be caught dead in. Plus, drinks are never wasted, because the law allows you to take them with you wherever you go.
GourmetLive: Looking for a King Cake this Mardi Gras? Randazzo’s has delicious and festive King Cakes that can even be delivered right to your doorstep!
GourmetLive: Stop by Haydel’s to buy a fresh and delicious King Cake, which is decorated with cinnamon sugar and topped with the official Mardi Gras colors – gold, green and purple.
Hotel · Central Business District · 56 tips y reseñas
HISTORY: This 1907 hotel is said to have ghostly residents. Originally called the New Hotel Denechaud, it was the first in the city to have elevators. If you're looking for a spirited stay, ask for Room 930.
HISTORY: On Jan 7 1973 former Navy sailor Mark Essex, a member of the Black Panthers shot & killed a grocer & hijacked a car. Police chased him into this hotel where he was shot more than 200 times on the roof
Estadio de fútbol · Central Business District · 235 tips y reseñas
HISTORY: The Dome has hosted 6 Super Bowls; more than any other sports facility. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina the Dome was closed for repair and was reopened on Sept 25 2006. The Saints won that night
Estadio de baloncesto · Central Business District · 84 tips y reseñas
HISTORY: The arena is home to the Hornets, Tulane NCAA basketball, & the Sugar Bowl Basketball Classic. In the days after Hurricane Katrina, the arena played a pivotal role after the Dome suffered damages.
Gimnasio universitario · Audubon · 27 tips y reseñas
HISTORY: On Nov 8 1970 kicker Tom Dempsey nailed his record-setting 63-yard field goal in what was once Tulane Stadium. Dempsey's record would stand for 28 years before it was tied by Jason Elam of the Broncos
745 Decatur St (btwn St. Peter St & St. Ann St), Nueva Orleans, LA
Plaza · French Quarter - CBD · 211 tips y reseñas
HISTORY: After the Battle of New Orleans in 1814 the square was renamed Jackson Square after General Andrew Jackson. Jackson Square has been featured in movies, including The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
Museo histórico · French Quarter · 22 tips y reseñas
HISTORY: Opened in 1838, The New Orleans Mint is currently the oldest surviving structure to have served as a U.S. Mint. Since 1981 it has served as a branch of the Louisiana State Museum.
615 Pere Antoine Aly (at Chartres St), Nueva Orleans, LA
Iglesia · French Quarter · 74 tips y reseñas
HISTORY: Since 1727 New Orleanians have worshipped in churches on this site. A fire in 1788 burned the church to the ground. Construction of a new church began in early 1789, & was completed in December 1794.
HISTORY: During the Great Depression "Monkey Hill", an artificial hill, was built to show the kids of flat New Orleans what a hill looks like. Local folklore calls Monkey Hill the highest point in New Orleans.
726 Saint Peter St (btwn Bourbon & Royal), Nueva Orleans, LA
Lugar de jazz y blues · French Quarter · 157 tips y reseñas
HISTORY: The origins of performances here go back to the start of the 1960s. There was no dance floor & no food or drinks served - the focus was just on the music. The only products sold were jazz recordings.
945 Magazine St (at Andrew Higgins St), Nueva Orleans, LA
Museo histórico · Central Business District · 257 tips y reseñas
HISTORY: The museum opened its doors on June 6 2000, the 56th anniversary of D-Day. The museum is located here because this is where the "Higgins Boats", vital to D-Day operations were designed, built & tested
HISTORY: This was the home of the famed French Impressionist master Edgar Degas from 1872 to 1873. Here Degas created 22 paintings of his New Orleans family & began exploring Impressionism.
Monumento · French Quarter - CBD · 12 tips y reseñas
HISTORY: Created in 1994, the park celebrates the origins & evolution of jazz, America’s most widely-recognized indigenous music. The park preserves resources associated with the origins of jazz in New Orleans
HISTORY: This home is owned by author Anne Rice & is featured in her 'Lives of the Mayfair Witches' series. Rice sold the home in 2004 after converting to Catholicism & refusing to write books that are secular