Music city
New Orleans live music and nightlife
New Orleans live music and nightlife: start with Bacchanal Fine Wine & Spirits, Café du Monde, and Galatoire's. Use the 103 places below to build a plan around this theme; each place has source-backed details behind its description.
103 places
Places to start with
Source-backed place · Bars and nightlife
Bacchanal Fine Wine & Spirits
A sophisticated yet cozy wine shop and backyard oasis in the Ninth Ward, combining global wines, live music, and a welcoming, hom…
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Café du Monde
A legendary New Orleans landmark on Decatur Street, famous for its open-air seating and iconic powdered-sugar beignets paired wit…
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Galatoire's
A legendary French restaurant in the French Quarter, Galatoire's has been a cornerstone of New Orleans dining since 1905.
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Jackson Square
The historic heart of the French Quarter, this National Historic Landmark served as a military parade ground and the site of the…
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Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop
A legendary New Orleans landmark and bar, this structure is claimed to be the oldest bar in the United States, steeped in tales o…
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Maple Leaf Bar
A legendary Uptown institution and one of the oldest continuously operating live music venues in New Orleans, known for its deep…
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Napoleon House
A French Quarter icon and National Historic Landmark, this European-style café is famous for its Pimm's Cups, warm muffulettas, a…
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Oak Alley Plantation
A National Historic Landmark in Vacherie, Louisiana, renowned for its iconic 800-foot canopied alley of 28 giant southern live oa…
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Preservation Hall
A legendary jazz venue in the heart of the French Quarter, dedicated to protecting and perpetuating the authentic same-time New O…
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Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro
A premier jazz club and Creole bistro located in a historic 1800s brick building on Frenchmen Street, featuring daily performance…
Source-backed place · Tour
Steamboat Natchez
Experience the last authentic steamboat on the Mississippi River. This iconic vessel offers jazz cruises, narrated harbor tours,…
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The Spotted Cat Music Club
Located on Frenchmen Street, The Spotted Cat Music Club is a quintessential New Orleans jazz venue known for its intimate atmosph…
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Tipitina's
A world-famous live music venue in Uptown New Orleans, Tipitina's honors the legacy of Professor Longhair within a historic build…
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Tujague's
A legendary French Quarter institution and the second-oldest restaurant in New Orleans, Tujague's is celebrated as the birthplace…
Source-backed place · History
Whitney Plantation
Established in 1752, Whitney Plantation is Louisiana's only plantation museum with an exclusive focus on the lives of the enslave…
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Atchafalaya
A Louisianan institution in the Irish Channel, Atchafalaya blends rustic elegance with Contemporary Creole cuisine, craft cocktai…
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Bacchanal Wine
A quintessential corner wine shop in the Bywater neighborhood, blending a curated wine cellar with a lively, open-air backyard pa…
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Carousel Bar & Lounge
A world-famous, rotating bar located within the Hotel Monteleone, featuring an ornate canopy and cocktails that spin you through…
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Clancy's
An elegant, upscale Uptown New Orleans restaurant specializing in classic Creole cuisine, operating since the late 1940s.
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Cochon Butcher
A MICHELIN-listed casual counter-service deli specializing in all-natural, farm-sourced meats and whole-hog butchery in a renovat…
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Cure
Located in a restored 1905 firehouse, Cure is a legendary New Orleans mainstay credited with pioneering the city's craft cocktail…
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Jewel of the South
An award-winning cocktail bar and restaurant housed in a restored 1835 Creole cottage, blending historic French Quarter charm wit…
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Source-backed place · Museums
The Sazerac House
A high-tech, sensory museum dedicated to the official cocktail of New Orleans, offering free tours and tastings of legendary spir…
Source-backed place · Brewery Distillery
Urban South Brewery
The largest brewery by volume in New Orleans, Urban South Brewery blends European heritage with American styles to produce world-…
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