Museum · Treme
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A guided house-museum devoted to the history of free people of color, led by a local family collection. Admired by culture writers and historians, tours (by appointment) connect New Orleans’s layered past to its neighborhoods today.
Hotel · Central Business District
Rooftop pool, cocktails, and dining in a historic building.
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Bar · Bywater
Dive bar with live music, cheap drinks, and free red beans and rice
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Restaurant · Central Business District
French brasserie with steak frites, cocktails & quaint terrace
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Steak house · Uptown
Old-school steakhouse serving thick cuts, classic sides, & no-frills ambiance
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Portuguese restaurant · Central Business District
Portuguese small plates, jamón bar, and DJs in a chic setting
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Cajun restaurant · Lower Garden District
Pork-centric Southern eats with Cajun flair, known for oysters
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Hotel · French Quarter
Stylish hotel with a chic bar, pool & exposed brick in French Quarter
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Modern French restaurant · Central Business District
French-Creole fare, cocktails, courtyard seating & private spaces
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Religious goods store · French Quarter
Voodoo dolls, talismans & spell kits; psychic readings
Art museum · Central Business District
Books, artworks, crafts, clothing & more at Southern art museum