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/