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Where to Go in the Marigny

The historic Marigny is a mixed-use neighborhood, just off the Mississippi River, known for its colorfully painted Creole cottages, live music clubs, and laid-back bars. Here are the places we find ourselves returning to again and again—many within a ten minute walk.

1. Paladar 511. Polished, healthy-ish California-Italian food in a converted old hosiery factory a few blocks from the hotel. 511 Marigny

2. Horn's Eatery. Hearty diner food, vine-covered overhang, and dog friendly. 2440 Chartres St

3. St. Roch Market. An historic seafood market a few blocks from the hotel, revamped as a modern-day a food hall with 13 vendors. Doubles as a business incubator; some "graduates" have subsequently opened free-standing restaurants. 2381 St Claude

4. Margot's. Craft cocktails and wood-fired pizzas. 1243 Frenchmen St

5. Morrow's. Standout fried chicken and char-broiled oysters. 2438 St Claude

6. Faubourg Wines. Neighborhood wine shop focused on small producers, on-site tippling encouraged. 2805 St Claude

7. Small Mart. NYC bagels and vegan food. 2700 Chartres

8. N7. Secret garden, natural wine, French music, New Orleans magic.1117 Montegut

9. Buffa's. Nightly live music and a burger equal to its famous brother across the street, without the queue.1001 Esplanade

10. R Bar. $10 shot-and-a-haircut special on Monday nights.1431 Royal

11. Kajun's Pub. Karaoke your heart out at this 24-hour bar, which stayed open through Katrina. 2256 St Claude

\2. Ayu Bakehouse. Hip setting for great pastries and coffee. 801 Frenchmen St

13. The Franklin. Neighborhood favorite with seasonal menu. 2600 Dauphine

14. Baldwin & Co. An independent Black-owned bookstore where books on mystery, business, history, art, travel, children's literature and more, fill the floor-to-ceiling shelves. 1030 Elysian Fields

15. Who Dat Coffee Cafe. Generous food and boozy coffees, our nearest neighbor and a community fixture. 2401 Burgundy St

16. Anna's. Our favorite of the Franklin St dives - with a pool table and deep vermouth selection to boot. 2601 Royal St

17. Frenchmen Street. 3 blocks of live, local music; favorite clubs include Spotted Cat, D.B.A. and Snug Harbor.

18. Hi-Ho Lounge. Bluegrass, reggae, soul or bingo. The later the better. 2239 St Claude Ave

19. Carnaval Lounge. Live music, local deep cuts. 2227 St Claude Ave

20. The AllWays Lounge & Cabaret. LGBT-rich theater, burlesque and drag. 2240 St Claude Ave

21. The Orange Couch. Unofficial office of half the Marigny. 2339 Royal

22. St. Coffee on St. Claude. While you await your cold brew, peruse the bulletin board. 2718 St Claude Ave

23. Crescent Park. Linear park reclaimed from former docks on the Mississippi River. 2300 N Peters St

24. Blue Bikes Nola. Bike-share with hubs all over the city. $9/hour, lock the bike anywhere once done. Download the user-friendly Blue Bikes app.

25. Downtown Fitness Center. Will satisfy your basic gym needs. We have free passes for you. 2372 St Claude Ave

26. New Orleans Boulder Lounge. Beginners welcome, shoes for rent. 2360 St Claude Ave

27. C'Mere. Exquisitely curated vintage clothing, iron-on patches, kimonos and crystals. 427 Esplanade Ave

28. Palace Market Frenchmen. Multi-vendor nightly art and crafts market. 619 Frenchmen

29. Dynamo. Female and LGBT-friendly sex shop. 2001 St Claude

30. Louisiana Music Factory. Record store with great New Orleans collection. Shop cat is Snooks. 421 Frenchmen St

31. Rocket Science Salon. Haircut and manicures in cute magenta house on the park. 640 Elysian Fields Ave

32. Studio Be. Several warehouses of large-scale graffiti murals, many with a social justice bent, by hometown hero B-mike Odoms. 2914 Royal

33. Maypop Community Herb Shop. Teas, tinctures and medicinal herbs. Voodoo supplies, too. 2701 St Claude

34. Bornside Yarns. Knitting supply store, neighborhood stalwart. 2733 Dauphine

35. Electric Ladyland Tattoo. Take home an unforgettable souvenir. 610 Frenchmen

36. Plessy v. Ferguson Historical Marker. Site of Homer Plessy's failed 1892 attempt to sit in a whites-only train car, enshrining the race-based notion of "separate but equal," a constitutional justification for segregation and Jim Crow. 2899 Royal

37. Mardi Gras Zone. Provisions, booze, boas. 2706 Royal St

38. Washington Square. Historic oak alleys perfect for tai chi, juggling and/or public drinking. 700 Elysian Fields

39. Robert's Fresh Market. The closest place to, in the local parlance, "make your groceries." 2222 St Claude

40. New Orleans Food Co-Op. Member-owned grocery with lots of locally made products. 2372 St. Claude Ave

41. Marigny Opera House. Gorgeous former Catholic church now turned performance venue with in-house ballet company. See their event calendar. 725 St Ferdinand St

42. Byrdie's. All-female pottery cooperative - studio and retail. 2402 St Claude

Our New Orleans Picks

.Looking for recommendations for the whole city? Whether you're in search of the perfect courtyard cocktail, used Faulkner paperback, Tuesday night brass band, sequined short-shorts, or antique absinthe spoons, here are our picks New Orleans. Our front desk agents also love to share their favorites, so don’t hesitate to inquire.

1. Domilise's Po-Boy & Bar. In business for nearly 100 years, with the same bartender for 50 (hey, Ray). The fried oyster po-boy is a winner, a huge pile of hot crustaceans fried to order and laid to rest on lush French bread from the iconic Leidenheimer bakery. Also good: the fried shrimp po-boy with beef gravy. 5240 Annunciation St

2. Liuzza's by the Track. A New Orleans neighborhood joint, down to its slightly askew wooden bones. The spicy gumbo is fantastic, as the frosty globes of tap beer the size of your head. Eavesdrop closely for a hot tip from the horse trainers drinking at the bar. 1518 N Lopez St

3. Li'l Dizzy's Cafe. A mixed, vivacious and laid-back dining room popular with cops, there's a full menu, but the buffet is where it's at. The cornbread dressing, fried chicken, red beans and mac & cheese are standouts. Closes at 2 pm. 1500 Esplanade Ave

4. Satsuma Cafe. After a few days of marinating yourself in butter sauces, you may be wondering where the salads are. You'll find them here, along with cold-pressed juices and avocado toast. We prefer the laid-back Bywater location, but there's another near Tulane. 3218 Dauphine St

5. Bacchanal Fine Wine & Spirits. The little wine store Chris Rudge opened in 2002 on a desolate corner has mutated into an all-day hang with live music and excellent food. Buy wine in the shop, grab an ice bucket and glasses, and settle in for a few hours of music and snacks amidst the mismatched patio furniture. The good folks here are our partners at the Elysian Bar in the rectory. 600 Poland Ave.

6. Neyow's Creole Café. Monday red beans, Tuesday white beans, Wednesday mustard greens, Thursday smothered chicken, Friday BBQ shrimp. Best of all, every day there's char-broiled oysters. 3332 Bienville St

7. Casamento's Restaurant. This third-generation oyster bar has some of the freshest local oysters in town, delicious raw, fried or cooked. The French fries are fresh-cut and the seafood is always cooked to order. Closed in summer. 4330 Magazine St

8. Turkey and the Wolf. Bon Appetit's Best New Restaurant of 2017 is a sandwich shop, and it's every bit as good as the hype, though the lines are obnoxious. From lamb neck roti to fried bologna, prepare to be surprised and delighted. 739 Jackson Ave

9. Budsi's Authentic Thai. Run by Chef Budsi, who served many at her well-respected and cult-like pop-ups at bar kitchens around town before opening up her own namesake restaurant. specializing in authentic and regional Thai dishes "that the locals of Sakorn Nakorn would never push away." 1760 N Rampart St

10. Lengua Madre. Highly personal Mexican tasting menu by chef Ana Castro - one of the best new spots in town. 1245 Constance St

11. St Germain. In an old pizzeria straddling St Claude Avenue is a hidden lair of bohemian chefs pouring their souls into tasting menus that often veer into the avant-garde. But the treasure is the gritty, verdant garden out back, where an intelligent wine list unspools alongside the best bar snacks in town. 3054 St Claude Ave

12. Parkway Bakery & Tavern. Highly popular po-boys, especially the fried seafood. Order and eat at the bar to avoid the long lines. 538 Hagan Ave

13. Killer Poboys at Erin Rose. New-generation po-boys paying special attention to sourcing and presentation. Don't be surprised to see a fisherman in rubber boots come through with a bucket of live shrimp, soon to become the crunchy foil to crisp vegetables in the banh mi-inspired shrimp po-boy. 811 Conti St

14. Gautreau's Restaurant. Tucked away in a quiet Uptown neighborhood, this secret spot has produced an unusual number of Food & Wine Best New Chefs over the years. The tiny dining room feels like a salon. 1728 Soniat St

15. Galatoires. Tuxedoed waiters swan around the city's soused judges, society ladies and bewildered tourists, leading the crowd in Happy Birthday sing-alongs. Your order: an impeccable Sazerac (or three), shrimp remoulade for the table, drum meuniere topped with crabmeat, and a round of café brûlot, an alcoholic coffee set on fire tableside. (Men must wear jackets, or don one borrowed from the restaurant. Sometimes you come for lunch and end up staying for dinner. 209 Bourbon St

16. Saba. Fresh takes on Israeli cuisine. Pace yourself! The steaming, pillowy house-made pita is so delicious you risk ending up full before the main courses arrive. 5757 Magazine St

17. Bywater American Bistro. Nina Compton's fresh and fine Caribbean-meets-Louisiana food takes root in a new location for this James Beard Award winner, walking distance from the hotel. 2900 Chartres St

18. Brigtsen's Restaurant. For over 30 years, Frank and Marna have run their namesake restaurant in this old house and will welcome you in like family. Roast duck with dirty rice, panéed rabbit with mustard sauce, and finish strong with pecan pie. 723 Dante St

19. Coquette. Farmer's market inspired, inventive cooking in an elegant bistro setting. 2800 Magazine St

20. Bayona. Susan Spicer, local Slow Food pioneer, cooks Mediterranean-inspired dishes in this 200-year-old French Quarter cottage. Hope for good weather so you can request the gorgeous brick courtyard, dripping with plants. (Chef Spicer's husband, Chip Martinson, made the armoire in your room). 430 Dauphine St

21. Peche Seafood Grill. Fresh takes on local seafood. Start with Gulf oysters from Dauphin Island and follow with ground shrimp and noodles, and a whole fish grilled over live fire. 800 Magazine St

22. Mosquito Supper Club. Cajun restaurant open 3 nights a week serving 24 people, family style, in one seating, in a charming old house uptown. Chef Melissa Martin prepares the generous, flavorful foods she grew up eating on Bayou Petit Carré in Terrebonne Parish. 3824 Dryades St

23. Cane and Table. On the scruffy lower edge of the Quarter, this easy-to-miss bar is a grotto of distressed plaster, sexy lighting and incredibly good drinks. The rum-heavy cocktail list takes inspiration from New Orleans' position as the northern-most corner of the Caribbean. 1113 Decatur St

24. Arnaud's French 75. Beautifully retrograde, with monkey lamps, leopard-print settees, and bartenders in white tuxedos slinging some of the best classic cocktails in town. The soufflé potatoes with béarnaise are like little pillows. Upstairs, visit the creepy, private Germaine Wells Mardi Gras museum. 813 Bienville St

25. Bar Tonique. A French Quarter bar that isn't old-fashioned, tacky or sexualized. This is the place to go for serious drinks in slightly ragged surroundings. 820 N Rampart St

26. Manolito. There are a million crappy industrial daiquiris in this town. The frozen Hemingway daiquiri here is to them what Krug is to Barefoot Bubbly. Get it in a geaux-cup and sip as you walk the Quarter. 508 Dumaine St

27. Pascal's Manale. It's a restaurant, but don't bother with the regular menu. Instead, belly up to the bar, order martinis and oyster tokens, then walk across to the oyster bar and redeem the tokens for endless shucked-to-order fresh Gulf oysters and dad jokes from longtime shucker Uptown T. 1838 Napoleon Ave

28. Pal's Lounge. Late-night dive bar with an air hockey table, pinball machines, juke box, dollar Pabst Blue Ribbon and nudie 70s pinups on the walls. Buzz in. 949 N Rendon

29. Angelo Brocato. Opened by a Sicilian immigrant over a hundred years ago, this Italian ice cream shop doesn't look like it's changed much, with candy-filled apothecary jars, glass-topped tables and ceiling fans. The ice cream is made daily, but don't leave without a couple cannoli. 214 N Carrollton Ave

30. Hansen's Sno-Bliz. For seventy summers now, the Hansen family has been making "air-conditioning for your tummy." Their sno-balls, now administered by granddaughter Ashley Hansen, are layered with fluffy, finely-shaved ice and generous squirts of syrup, house-made every day, in flavors like satsuma, cream of nectar, or wild cherry. 4801 Tchoupitoulas St

31. Cafe Beignet. Less iconic and atmospheric than the nearby classic Café du Monde, but the beignets are equally pillowy, yeasty and drowning in sugar. And the lines are much shorter. 600 Decatur St

32. Glitter Box N.O. French Quarter boutique showcasing female artists and makers. Mermaid sequin fanny packs, tassel crowns, fringe and pom-pom earrings. 1109 Royal St

33. Euclid Records New Orleans. Over 70,000 used and new vinyl and CDs. Frequent CD release concerts on the in-store stage. They promise to listen to your demo tape. 3301 Chartres St

34. Meyer The Hatter. Oldest family-owned hat store in the US, with three generations at work every day and 20,000 chapeaux in stock. 120 St Charles Ave

35. Sunday Shop. Light as air, filled with thoughtfully selected, beautifully made home goods. 2025 Magazine St

36. Saint Claude Social Club. Tiny boutique carrying independent female designers from all over the world, many from New Orleans; often hosts social nights and trunk shows. 1933 Sophie Wright Pl

37. Material Life. Fine and decorative art, apparel, vintage items and books by black artists and designers, or highlighting black subjects and culture. 2521 Bayou Rd

38. Century Girl Vintage. Hand-picked garments from through the decades and around the world, with a focus on the dainty, pastel and feminine. 2023 Magazine St

39. Trashy Diva Lingerie Boutique. Around the corner from St. Louis Cathedral, look past the cheesy name to find a beautiful assortment of accessories for the boudoir: corsetry and beaded capes, fringe negligees and silk robes. Friendly and non-intimidating service. 2048 Magazine St

40. Fifi Mahony's. Custom-designed and ready-to-wear wigs, fittings included. Small salon in the back in case you want your real hair dyed pink. 934 Royal St

41. Krewe. NOLA-based eyewear brand spotted on Beyoncé and Gigi Hadid. The French Quarter location has a secret coffee bar and shady courtyard. 619 Royal St

42. Broadway Bound Costumes Inc. Costume specialist for everyone from Mardi Gras Indians to debutantes. Rebuilt after Katrina, it's now once again filled to the brim with marabou, sequins, and glitter by the pound. 2737 Canal St

43. Bambi DeVille Vintage Clothing & Bakelitelady. Daughter of a French Quarter antiques dealer, Bambi grew up dressing all six girls in the family in their grandmother's vintage chic. Chunky Bakelite jewelry is an area of expertise, as are vintage furs, 40s gowns, and kimonos. 3017 Magazine St

44. Lucullus. Culinary antiques, from mother-of-pearl caviar paddles to French grape-gathering baskets and Danish bread guillotines. 915 Kentucky St

45. A Gallery For Fine Photography. Feels like a museum where everything is for sale, but in curvy brick stairwells rather than on big white walls. Still, they're all here: Arbus, Penn, Ritts, Mapplethorpe, Doisneau. Also home to a deep collection of rare and special-edition photography books. 241 Chartres St

46. Blue Cypress Books. They've stocked our 3rd floor stage lounge wiht a great selection of Louisiana books and more. Ride the streetcar to the mothership Uptown. 8123 Oak St

47. Faulkner House Books. A literary sanctuary in the heart of the French Quarter, with new and rare books including, naturally, a fat collection of Faulkners. Now a private home, this house is actually where Faulkner became a novelist, and is visitable with advance arrangement. 624 Pirate's Alley

48. Arcadian Books & Prints. Teetering piles of used books from floor to ceiling, with free books, dollar books, many books in French, Russian, Latin, or German, and a shopkeeper who, improbably, knows exactly where they all are. 714 Orleans St

49. Garden District Book Shop. Sweet local bookshop inside a former roller skating rink, built for the 1884 World Cotton Exposition, that specializes in signed editions and local-interest books. 2 book signings per week! 2727 Prytania St Suite 14

50. Preservation Hall. New Orleans-style jazz in an affordable, beautifully preserved, suitably crowded venue, with live music every night. Touristy? Sure, but still absolutely worthwhile. One of the rare kid-friendly music venues in town (no alcohol served). 726 St Peter

51. Maple Leaf Bar. Once a Victorian storefront, this 36-year-old nightclub hosts one of the finest standing gigs in town: the legendary Rebirth Brass Band on Tuesdays. 8316 Oak St

52. Rock 'N' Bowl. Bowling alley, bar and live music venue, including zydeco dancing on Thursday nights. Trust us: few things are more fun than this combination. 3016 S Carrollton Ave

53. Congo Square. Slaves and free blacks gathered here on Sundays for dancing and drumming, the rhythms and variations of which are an integral part of early jazz, brass band music, second lines and parade beats. The Congo Square Preservation Society convenes on Sundays from 3-5 pm to continue the tradition. 701 N Rampart St

54. The Music Box Village. A magical compound of musical houses made from reclaimed materials, which becomes an electrifying performance space during most weekends in the fall and is also open for kids to play in. A project of New Orleans Airlift, creator of large-scale public art spectacles highlighting the city's under-the-radar artists. 4557 N Rampart St.

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