Fodor’s New Orleans

335 Pages·2018·29.44 MB·English

by  Fodor’s Travel Guides

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28th Edition
ISBN 9781640970366
Ebook ISBN 9781640970373
ISSN 2330–6491
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Photo Credits: Cover: Peter Unger/Getty Images; Experience New Orleans:
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Commander’s Palace; Where To Stay: The Roosevelt, A Waldorf Astoria Hotel;
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CONTENTS
Cover
Copyright
About This Guide
Welcome to New Orleans
New Orleans City Images
1 EXPERIENCE NEW ORLEANS
New Orleans Today
What’s Where
New Orleans Planner
Under-the-Radar New Orleans
New Orleans Sports: Saints and Pelicans
Inspiration: Books and Movies
Local for a Day
New Orleans with Kids
Great Itineraries
A Good Garden District Walk
A Good Gallery Walk in the Warehouse District
Best Fests and Parades
Free and Cheap
Cocktail Events and Exhibits
Getting Out of Town
2 THE FRENCH QUARTER
3 FAUBOURG MARIGNY, BYWATER, AND TREMÉ
Faubourg Marigny
Bywater
Tremé
4 CBD AND WAREHOUSE DISTRICT
Central Business District
Warehouse District
5 THE GARDEN DISTRICT
6 UPTOWN AND CARROLLTON-RIVERBEND
Uptown
Carrollton-Riverbend
Riding the Streetcar
7 MID-CITY AND BAYOU ST. JOHN
Mid-City
Bayou St. John
8 WHERE TO EAT
New Orleans Dining Planner
Restaurant Reviews
9 WHERE TO STAY
New Orleans Lodging Planner
Hotel Reviews
10 NIGHTLIFE AND PERFORMING ARTS
Planning
Nightlife
Performing Arts
Cocktail Culture
11 SHOPS AND SPAS
Shopping Planner
French Quarter
Faubourg Marigny and Bywater
CBD and Warehouse District
The Garden District and Magazine Street
Uptown and Magazine Street, with Carrollton-Riverbend
Mid-City
12 SIDE TRIPS FROM NEW ORLEANS
Welcome To Side Trips from New Orleans
Planning
Abita Springs
Plantation Country
Cajun Country
TRAVEL SMART NEW ORLEANS
ABOUT OUR WRITERS
MAPS
A Good Garden District Walk
A Good Gallery Walk in the Warehouse District
The French Quarter
Faubourg Marigny, Bywater, and Tremé
CBD and Warehouse District
Garden District
Uptown and Carrollton-Riverbend
Mid-City and Bayou St. John
Where to Eat in the French Quarter and Faubourg Marigny
Where to Eat in CBD and the Warehouse District
Where to Eat Outside the Downtown Area
Where to Stay in Downtown New Orleans
Where to Stay Outside the Downtown Area
Plantation Country
Cajun Country
Lafayette
ABOUT THIS GUIDE
Fodor’s Recommendations Everything in this guide is worth doing
—we don’t cover what isn’t—but exceptional sights, hotels, and
restaurants are recognized with additional accolades. Fodor’sChoice
indicates our top recommendations. Care to nominate a new place?
Visit Fodors.com/contact-us.
Trip Costs We list prices wherever possible to help you budget well.
Hotel and restaurant price categories from $ to $$$$ are noted
alongside each recommendation. For hotels, we include the lowest
cost of a standard double room in high season. For restaurants, we
cite the average price of a main course at dinner or, if dinner isn’t
served, at lunch. For attractions, we always list adult admission
fees; discounts are usually available for children, students, and
senior citizens.
Hotels
Our local writers vet every hotel to recommend the best overnights in each price
category, from budget to expensive. Unless otherwise specified, you can expect
private bath, phone, and TV in your room. Hotel reviews have been shortened.
For full information, visit Fodors.com.
Restaurants Unless we state otherwise, restaurants are open for
lunch and dinner daily. We mention dress code only when there’s a
specific requirement and reservations only when they’re essential
or not accepted. Restaurant reviews have been shortened. For full
information, visit Fodors.com.
Credit Cards The hotels and restaurants in this guide typically
accept credit cards. If not, we’ll say so.
EUGENE FODOR
Hungarian-born Eugene Fodor (1905–91) began his travel career as
an interpreter on a French cruise ship. The experience inspired him
to write On the Continent (1936), the first guidebook to receive
annual updates and discuss a country’s way of life as well as its
sights. Fodor later joined the U.S. Army and worked for the OSS in
World War II. After the war, he kept up his intelligence work while
expanding his guidebook series. During the Cold War, many guides
were written by fellow agents who understood the value of insider
information. Today’s guides continue Fodor’s legacy by providing
travelers with timely coverage, insider tips, and cultural context.
WELCOME TO NEW ORLEANS
New Orleans is a vibrant, bursting-at-the-seams melting pot of a city that
famously inspires indulgence. This is the place to eat, drink, listen to jazz
or R&B, take part in a parade, and immerse yourself in the atmosphere.
Whether you come for Mardi Gras or the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage
Festival or any other reason, a visit to this unique destination is never the
same trip twice, but always memorable. Sugar-dusted beignets are a
must, cocktail hour is anytime you want it, and the street musicians will
have you dancing on the sidewalk.
TOP REASONS TO GO
Food: Seafood, cutting-edge cuisine, and Creole and Cajun specialties.
Music: You’ll hear brass bands and funk rhythms in the street and in the clubs.
History: Frenchmen, Spaniards, Africans, and others forged the city’s culture.
French Quarter: Elegant streets have everything from antiques to Bourbon Street
raunch.
Garden District: A stroll here takes in centuries-old oaks and historic mansions.
The Vibe: More northern Caribbean than Southern U.S., NOLA lives like no other city.