This is basically just the FQ and the Marigny:
coffee -
spitfire -- on st. peter btw chartres and royal (627 Saint Peter st.). kinda hard to find, can't recommend enough.
orange couch -- in the marigny, makes for a cool little walk from the fq.
breakfast --
satsuma - organicy hipster joint in the marigny
elizabeths - nola style country breakfast in bywater
stanley - traditional nola spot in on jackson square
cake cafe - hipster spot in marigny w good fresh eats.
eat -- louisiana country type food but fancy, very authentic. in the fq.
lunch --
Green Goddess - awesome organic local cuisine in the quarter
Cochon Butcher - great sandwiches and house made charcuterie
Eat -- see above
Cafe Amelie - oudoor courtyard dinning in fq. really cool atmosphere. great local french style food. call ahead.
Peche - great seafood / raw bar, warehouse dist
Root - more of a gastronomy / fancy louisiana. for foodies.
maurepas - great organic local seasonal cuisine in the bywater. upscale hipster fine dinning. great cocktails
killer poboys - inside Erin Rose bar in fq. great upscale non-traditional poboys on bahn mi bread
cowbell - great burger and food. far uptown, worth it if you want to walk around Oak st. and see some of Carrolton
dinner --
cane and table - caribbean type food on lower decatur
three muses - good tapas on frenchmen st w/ live music - no reservations but cool if you can get a table
maurepas - see above
Revolution - where i would go for fine dinning. can also order full menu in the bar, less stuffy.
SoBou - gastronomy foodie meets louisiana food in W Hotel French Quarter.
Patois - contemporary french. far uptown, but worth it.
drinks --
sylvain - craft cocktails. best in town. make their own cola as well.
bar tonique - craft cocktails, huge menu. great stuff. not the safest part of the fq - cab to and from after midnight (fine to walk to except for late night)
cane and table - boat-drink style (caribbean) craft cocktails, very good
dba - on frenchmen, live music
yuki - cool out of the way japanese spot on frenchmen, good dj's
three muses - live jazz on frenchmen
hi-ho lounge - hipster bar off st. claude. cab.
chart room - cool locals spot in fq. cheap drinks.
bacchanal - outdoor wine bar with great atmosphere in the bywater. great out of the way locals spot.
music
dba, three muses, balcony music club, spotted cat, preservation hall, one eyed jacks, maple leaf
history -
cabildo museum. they also have those haunted history fq tours, and ghost tours that leave from flannagins pub in fq. there are also more serious/historical walking tours of the fq and lower garden district that you might want to look into.
