Last Updated: 04/26/2008


Some websites of interest:

Port of New Orleans:
http://www.portno.com/

Guide to What's Open:
http://www.quartercrawl.com/

Guide to Open Restaurants:
http://www.nomenu.com/RestaurantsOpen.html

New Orleans Times-Picayune Website (also has some webcams):
http://www.nola.com/

Gambit Weekly:
http://www.bestofneworleans.com/

French Quarter Festivals:
http://www.frenchquarterfestivals.org/

New Orleans Jazz Festival:
http://www.nojazzfest.com/

Mardi Gras:
http://www.mardigras.com/ {times-picayune}

Imax/Audubon Park/Zoo/Aquarium
http://www.Auduboninstitute.org

Airport:
http://www.flymsy.com/

Taxi:
http://www.unitedcabs.com/

Offbeat (includes music listings):
http://www.offbeat.com/

Louisiana Music Factory:
http://www.louisianamusicfactory.com/

Basin Street Records:
http://www.basinstreetrecords.com/

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Some restaurants/bars I like (not necessarily downtown and in no particular order - some are fancy and some are dives):

Ask your hotel how best to get to/back from (for distance and safety (most will be fine))

Mothers
http://www.mothersrestaurant.net/

{don't overlook for breakfast}

Brigtsen's
http://www.brigtsens.com/

Galatoire's
http://www.galatoires.com/

{also like the one in Baton Rouge}

Commander's Palace
http://www.commanderspalace.com

{also like the one in Las Vegas}

Drago's
http://www.dragosrestaurant.com/   {home of the charbroiled oyster!}
{ http://www.zydecocruiser.com/ncl_sun_2006/NewOrleans/dragos.htm  }

Liuzza's
http://www.liuzzas.com/

Not related is:
Liuzza's By the Track
http://www.nola.com/sites/liuzzas/

Coops Place:
http://www.coopsplace.net/

RockAndBowl:
http://www.rockandbowl.com/    { http://www.zydecocruiser.com/ncl_sun_2006/rnb.htm }  

Napolean House:
http://www.napoleonhouse.com/

Arnoud's
http://www.arnauds.com/

Muriels:
http://www.muriels.com/

Pat O'Briens
http://www.patobriens.com/

Old Absinthe House
http://www.oldabsinthehouse.com/

Tipitin'a:
http://www.tipitinas.com/default.asp

Howlin' Wolf
http://www.howlin-wolf.com/

Cat's Meow
http://www.catsmeow-neworleans.com/

Tropical Isle
http://www.tropicalisle.com/

Preservation Hall
http://www.preservationhall.com/2.0/

Snug Harbor
http://www.snugjazz.com/

Palm Court Jazz Cafe
http://www.palmcourtjazzcafe.com/

Donna's
http://donnasbarandgrill.com/