synapse play so hard 60935 Posts user info edit post |
Particularity looking for places to see good live music, and also interested in any restaurants that are worth a visit. I'm also looking for some good daytrips if there are any. 11/25/2007 11:03:40 PM |
30thAnnZ Suspended 31803 Posts user info edit post |
titty bars 11/25/2007 11:10:52 PM |
ncsuapex SpaceForRent 37776 Posts user info edit post |
I hear they have a good basketball team. 11/25/2007 11:17:17 PM |
Ansonian Suspended 5959 Posts user info edit post |
swim 11/25/2007 11:19:28 PM |
zxappeal All American 26824 Posts user info edit post |
Both times I've been to New Orleans, I've pretty much managed to stay shitfaced the whole time I've been. I usually have to recover for about three days after I go.
The last time I went, I stayed at The Columns on St. Charles. Antebellum mansion with ungodly high ceilings in the rooms, and a bit old-fashioned. It's a bit pricey, but not as bad as stuff closer to the Quarter. Killer bar and lounge area downstairs, and I managed to stay pretty ripped without having to really drive anywhere. We hit the Quarter one night, but in all reality, unless you're going for the 24 hour party, it really ain't all that. Everything smells like beer and piss, but there are a few good titty bars down there, and quite a few sex shops, both gay and straight. I can't remember the names of any of the clubs, namely because I was shitfaced before I ever made it into the Quarter. 11/25/2007 11:45:56 PM |
agentlion All American 13936 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "Killer bar and lounge area downstairs" |
i would definitely stay away from there....11/25/2007 11:58:30 PM |
baonest All American 47902 Posts user info edit post |
loot 11/26/2007 12:18:01 AM |
Walt Sobchak All American 1189 Posts user info edit post |
drink a hand-grenade on bourbon street 11/26/2007 11:03:25 AM |
FanatiK All American 4248 Posts user info edit post |
Check out some of the cemeteries they have around town, they are very old and unique.
Grab a muffellata at some place (can't remember the name) that's near the French Market. It has a huge sign outside that says "home of the original muffellata". Those things are scary delicious.
Get wasted? 11/26/2007 12:19:18 PM |
synapse play so hard 60935 Posts user info edit post |
btt
best music venues? 11/27/2007 2:15:01 PM |
Agent 0 All American 5677 Posts user info edit post |
you dont say WHEN you're going
but if you want music, there's always jazzfest, it's pretty bigtime
http://www.nojazzfest.com/
my trips to NO have always involved staying at the royal sonesta, right on bourbon...there's plenty of top shelf places to eat between there and canal st.
i really liked K. Pauls, that's your classic cajun cuisine, and of course you have to go to cafe du monde and get a beignet and big ass coffee to nurse the hangover
also you cant really go wrong with any of the more casual places that are serving po'boys and assloads of oysters
and go to pat o's because everyone else does...but the outdoor patio is actually kind of nice when its warm out...a nice break from the crowds and piss smell on the street 11/27/2007 2:26:19 PM |
JT3bucky All American 23252 Posts user info edit post |
HELP THEM CLEAN UP
really you would be amazed how in the non tourist areas its still a POS.
but yea...google new orleans nightlife 11/27/2007 2:26:38 PM |
David0603 All American 12764 Posts user info edit post |
Drink a Hurricane 11/27/2007 2:27:18 PM |
FanatiK All American 4248 Posts user info edit post |
Royal Sonesta = $texas
There are plenty of places around there that are MUCH cheaper. 11/27/2007 3:09:38 PM |
Agent 0 All American 5677 Posts user info edit post |
i like to pay for convenience and luxury 11/27/2007 3:12:50 PM |
zxappeal All American 26824 Posts user info edit post |
I need to ask my sister. She got married in New Orleans last year, and her husband is from Louisiana. We had some killer po'boys, and there was this place we ate dinner that fucking ROCKED. Just a hole in the wall.
Everybody and his cousin's sister's dog's puppies goes to Pat O'brien's.
The last place I stayed:
http://www.thecolumns.com/
[Edited on November 27, 2007 at 3:32 PM. Reason : The Columns] 11/27/2007 3:30:43 PM |
Lutra All American 12588 Posts user info edit post |
I was there pre-Katrina, so things might have changed, but the aquarium was nifty, and the zoo was the most depressing zoo ever. Harrahs there is pretty big as well.
Oh, a MUST is grabbing a beignet at Cafe Du Monde.
[Edited on November 27, 2007 at 8:11 PM. Reason : merf] 11/27/2007 8:09:58 PM |
roddy All American 25833 Posts user info edit post |
pay to go down a street in the 9th ward, yes, it is for tourist. This particular street hasnt changed much since Katrina. They even show you where bodies were found.
[Edited on November 27, 2007 at 10:25 PM. Reason : w] 11/27/2007 10:24:48 PM |
FanatiK All American 4248 Posts user info edit post |
Why are beignets at Cafe Du Monde such a big deal?
Just wondering, cuz i walked by there and people were lined up around the block to get a seat. i just went across the street and grabbed one at Cafe Beignet. 11/28/2007 12:20:40 PM |
Agent 0 All American 5677 Posts user info edit post |
authenticity.
it's been around way longer than any of the other coffee and beignet places...wikpedia says it's been there since 1862.
it's like, i dunno, why go to cook out or char-grille when there's a mcdonalds down the street? that's not a great analogy, but you see what i mean. 11/28/2007 12:24:06 PM |
FanatiK All American 4248 Posts user info edit post |
I guess... a beignet's a beignet though.....
McDonald's tastes like shit, and should never be mentioned in the same breath as Chargrill. ever. 11/28/2007 3:09:52 PM |
Agent 0 All American 5677 Posts user info edit post |
why go for the off brand when you can go to the original?
just some people like authenticity...if you don't no big deal...why drink a hurricane from pat o's when they sell them EVERYWHERE on bourbon st.? the supposed authenticity...supposedly they were the creators of the drink, or atleast first to serve them during prohibition in the 40's
and while cafe du monde wasnt the creator of the beignet, they are one of the oldest establishments around to serve them 11/28/2007 3:32:27 PM |
Sleik All American 11177 Posts user info edit post |
Let a native in...synapse, PM me when you're coming, I'll look up things for you to do here. If you don't suck, I'll hang out with you for a spell also. Here are some things to consider for a start....
- Gray Line Tours. Sign up for one now. They'll take you through the devastated areas without you potentially busting a rental's tire on an unseen nail in the street. Much worth it. - Get clarity on the cajun vs. creole thing. Cajuns look more like you; Creoles look pretty much exactly like me. Much of New Orleans' culture is Creole-inspired. If you want Cajuns in abundance, get on I-10 westbound and have a spell in Lafayette. - Julia Street if museums are your thing. Even the Children's Museum rocks. - Bourbon St. during the weekend at night = huge sausage fest. Even clubs like Jazz Emporium and Bourbon Street Blues will switch their format to a DJ playing Lil Jon and shit. - If you can't parallel park, walk where you have to go or pay for the darn garages.
Quote : | "Grab a muffellata at some place (can't remember the name) that's near the French Market. It has a huge sign outside that says "home of the original muffellata". Those things are scary delicious." |
Central Grocery. On Decatur St.
Quote : | "HELP THEM CLEAN UP
really you would be amazed how in the non tourist areas its still a POS" |
Even if this isn't the reason you're coming, still try to find a way to help anyway. I could run circles around this topic.
If it's your first time down, make it a point to stop in. I rarely go because it's super-easy to get saturated on the place, but most out-of-towners that I take there have a blast.
Absolutely. It's a short walk upriver (i.e., toward Canal St.) from Central Grocery.11/28/2007 7:24:16 PM |
synapse play so hard 60935 Posts user info edit post |
thanks for all the info! i'll send you a pm
Quote : | "why drink a hurricane from pat o's when they sell them EVERYWHERE on bourbon st.? the supposed authenticity...supposedly they were the creators of the drink, or atleast first to serve them during prohibition in the 40" |
so are these hurricanes actually good? worth it? whats in them?]11/30/2007 2:23:06 PM |
Agent 0 All American 5677 Posts user info edit post |
it's like a daquari on the rocks that tastes like koolaid (supposed to be passion fruit or something). strong as shit. a couple will do you right.
kind of a bourbon st. tradition.
at pat o's you can keep your glasses for like a couple bucks. they're cool to have around if you like that sort of thing. 11/30/2007 2:27:16 PM |
ThePeter TWW CHAMPION 37709 Posts user info edit post |
I'm heading with a crowd down to New Orleans July 11th, not sure if we'll have a guide or not. Anything suggestions on where to stay, what to see, what to avoid? We've heard basically stay on bourbon street and obviously don't stay out too long. 7/2/2008 2:28:06 PM |
WillisBWhite Veteran 150 Posts user info edit post |
i stayed in a hotel across the street from larry flynt's hustler club back in november when i was down there on travel
i forgot to take my phone charger with me, so my gps led me to the closest wal-mart which was in jefferson parish. they had two armed deputies guarding each of the two entrances. yea, don't go there.7/2/2008 2:29:39 PM |
Sleik All American 11177 Posts user info edit post |
^^ No. Go to Bourbon St. to say you did it, but the better experience by far is a short cab ride away to Frenchmen St. Frenchmen isn't nearly as crowded as Bourbon is, has cooler people/bars, and just generally sucks way less.
Friday's a mixed bag type of day (I typically do "common" stuff like go to the movies), so get your Bourbon fix out of the way then. Just be wary of Bourbon & St. Louis -- the women may not be what they seem...! I can't really suggest a great number bars because I haven't been on Bourbon in ages, but steer clear of places that have stupid guys on a stage with a microphone. I will vouch for Pat O'Brien's and Cats Meow (stupid MC guy or not) because they tend to always have flocks of women who realise that New Orleans is still a great place to unwind and have temporary lapses in moral judgment. If you go to Pat O's, drink a Hurricane or a Rainbow and thank me later. Think of Cat's Meow more as a hunting ground.
Eat a burger and have a bloody mary from Port of Call, but go at "unconventional" hours or you'll be waiting forever for a seat.
To see, the D-Day museum should have a day set aside for it, if you're into that kind of stuff (or even if you're not). The whole Warehouse District has lots to do, Julia St. in particular.
For hotels, anything you can find with a reasonable price between Poydras, Esplanade, N. Rampart/Loyola, and the river:
http://www.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=New+Orleans,+La&ie=UTF8&ll=29.956608,-90.062742&spn=0.017513,0.037594&z=15
will have you no further than a short cab ride away from most of what's worth to do here. Failing that, couch surf.
PM me if you have more questions.
[Edited on July 3, 2008 at 3:29 AM. Reason : for your hotels, zip codes either 70112 or 70116 will do.] 7/3/2008 3:25:28 AM |
hypaone All American 11084 Posts user info edit post |
I know when I went, I enjoyed hearing Big Al Carson play at the Funky Pirate (along with consuming 2 hand grenades while there). 7/3/2008 3:36:23 AM |
Shadowrunner All American 18332 Posts user info edit post |
Don't stay on Bourbon Street. There are better places in the area for less dollar bucks.
Cafe du Monde is nice, as others have mentioned, but beignets are delicious in general. For some good Cajun food, you should eat at Ralph and Kacoo's; I've heard they may not be quite as good as they used to be, but I grew up in Louisiana and it used to be my favorite whenever I was in N.O. or Baton Rouge. There are lots of bars and clubs around the entire city with good live music; just pick up one of the free alternative papers and look for who's playing when you're there. 7/3/2008 4:08:13 AM |
DaveOT All American 11945 Posts user info edit post |
http://www.coopsplace.net/
close to Central Grocery, great food 7/3/2008 6:44:53 AM |
raiden All American 10505 Posts user info edit post |
leave if a huge hurricane is coming. 7/3/2008 6:46:36 AM |
wolfpackgrrr All American 39759 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "HELP THEM CLEAN UP
really you would be amazed how in the non tourist areas its still a POS." |
YES. It's very sad. My friend did grad school down there. Originally she was going to try and stay after school but things are so bad she gave up and is coming back to Raleigh.
Quote : | "Why are beignets at Cafe Du Monde such a big deal?" |
I've wondered the same thing. They have them ALL OVER Japan, and other than the chicory coffee which is pretty good I don't get what the big deal is.7/3/2008 6:54:20 AM |
colter All American 8022 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "Get clarity on the cajun vs. creole thing. Cajuns look more like you; Creoles look pretty much exactly like me. Much of New Orleans' culture is Creole-inspired. If you want Cajuns in abundance, get on I-10 westbound and have a spell in Lafayette" |
lol, you be a coonass! [/cajun]
I have some friends down in port fourchon so I know the cajun side of things down there
and yeah it's amazing to me how fucked up NO still is
[Edited on July 3, 2008 at 7:21 AM. Reason : ...]7/3/2008 7:21:13 AM |
ThePeter TWW CHAMPION 37709 Posts user info edit post |
some great pointers there sleik. i might have some questions for you later. what areas to stay away from? thats about my biggest concern and what i keep hearing about when i tell people i'm going to New Orleans 7/3/2008 1:34:25 PM |
ThePeter TWW CHAMPION 37709 Posts user info edit post |
bttt 7/4/2008 6:06:08 PM |
Sleik All American 11177 Posts user info edit post |
http://www.segwaynola.com does Segway tours of the city. It takes about 2-3 minutes to learn how to ride it. 7/6/2008 3:14:27 PM |
MetalRed All American 27124 Posts user info edit post |
Lousianna Bistro, on Dauphine St is some damn good chow.
I went for mardi gras this year, and i found Bourbon St to be the least interesting part of the whole trip. Look for stuff off the beaten path. 7/6/2008 4:07:59 PM |
TallyHo All American 11744 Posts user info edit post |
port of call
awesome burgers + drinks that could tranquilize a horse
basically had a 7-11 big gulp size tankard of rum while waiting on my burger 7/6/2008 4:33:16 PM |
ThePeter TWW CHAMPION 37709 Posts user info edit post |
10/10 thread, will post again
Trip to NOLA was fun, Frenchmen street definitely gave you a more feel of the old jazz and had a lot of personality and one particularly buff tranny
Saw a wedding in the chapel that's in French Quarter, went to Cafe Du Monde (the stuff they sell is actually a Dutch food), saw the aquarium...Bourbon street was alright. One of the people who met us there got belligerent and angry and we had to end the night early at 2am to take him back
Good visit overall, thanks to all of you people 7/15/2008 4:00:04 PM |
Agent 0 All American 5677 Posts user info edit post |
i got thrown out of rick's cabaret last time i was there for inadvertently backhanding a strippers ass 7/15/2008 4:35:29 PM |
Sleik All American 11177 Posts user info edit post |
I was thrown out of there too. They thought I was videotaping; I was silencing my phone.
My phone didn't even have a camera on it. 7/16/2008 8:54:50 PM |
Boone All American 5237 Posts user info edit post |
Walk down Bourbon St once to say you did.
But do all your drinking on Frenchman St.
d.b.a., in particular, has about a million beers on tap.
[Edited on July 17, 2008 at 7:43 AM. Reason : .] 7/17/2008 7:40:14 AM |
OmarBadu zidik 25069 Posts user info edit post |
bttt 11/7/2008 3:58:45 PM |
ThePeter TWW CHAMPION 37709 Posts user info edit post |
Definitely had the best time on Frenchman Street. Bourbon was pretty good, but not as fun. That was probably more due to the drama company though... 11/8/2008 12:46:43 AM |
absolutapril All American 8144 Posts user info edit post |
I love NO
Quote : | "Oh, a MUST is grabbing a beignet at Cafe Du Monde. " |
Visit Muriel's for amazing bread and lunch. My husband and I were engaged there in 2005 (pre-Katrina) and visited last year for memories. It is pretty much the same as it was before http://www.muriels.com/html/home.html11/9/2008 11:59:13 PM |
baonest All American 47902 Posts user info edit post |
11/10/2008 12:07:15 AM |