Guidebook for our neighborhood
Food Scene
Fair Grinds Coffeehouse
3133 Ponce De Leon StOur favorite cafe in the area.
Parkway Bakery & Tavern
538 Hagan AveA New Orleans favorite for poor boys.
Liuzza's by the Track
1518 N Lopez StOur favorite gumbo in the city.
Lola's
3312 Esplanade AveWe love this place, gotta like garlic though :)
Taqueria Guerrero Mexico Inc
208 N Carrollton AveGreat, authentic Mexican food.
Angelo Brocato
214 N Carrollton AveOur favorite place for dessert.
Toups Meatery
845 N Carrollton AvePopular restaurant, right around the corner.
Really good restaurant by a Brennan family member, one of the New Orleans' best restauranteur families.
117 locals recommend
Ralph's On The Park
900 City Park AveReally good restaurant by a Brennan family member, one of the New Orleans' best restauranteur families.
Some of the best bbq in town with creative and delicious sides. They have a great patio that is kid friendly.
Airbnb has the address wrong, its at the corner of Dumaine and Carrollton, around the corner from our house.
189 locals recommend
Blue Oak BBQ
900 N Carrollton AveSome of the best bbq in town with creative and delicious sides. They have a great patio that is kid friendly.
Airbnb has the address wrong, its at the corner of Dumaine and Carrollton, around the corner from our house.
Super cute. Outside seating only. Delicious coffee and espresso, baked goods like their banana nutella bread, and savory breakfast items like their egg cups and breakfast tacos.
233 locals recommend
Pagoda Café
1430 N Dorgenois StSuper cute. Outside seating only. Delicious coffee and espresso, baked goods like their banana nutella bread, and savory breakfast items like their egg cups and breakfast tacos.
We are very happy this place recently opened a second location close to us. Their food is great! It's one of our favorites for brunch. Prepare to wait.
180 locals recommend
Toast
1845 Gentilly BoulevardWe are very happy this place recently opened a second location close to us. Their food is great! It's one of our favorites for brunch. Prepare to wait.
This is the closest place to get beignets. Walk down Allard to get there. It’s next to a playground. You will see interesting birds in the bayou. The sculpture garden across the street is excellent and was expanded in 2019.
86 locals recommend
Cafe Du Monde City Park
56 Dreyfous DrThis is the closest place to get beignets. Walk down Allard to get there. It’s next to a playground. You will see interesting birds in the bayou. The sculpture garden across the street is excellent and was expanded in 2019.
This is a local favorite for snowballs. Which are snowcones but much better. The ice is shaved finer, there are lots of different syrup options, and you can get them with softserve or sweetened condensed milk. It's hard to predict when Pandora's will open. It seems to usually be on hot days.
45 locals recommend
Pandora's Snowballs
901 N Carrollton AveThis is a local favorite for snowballs. Which are snowcones but much better. The ice is shaved finer, there are lots of different syrup options, and you can get them with softserve or sweetened condensed milk. It's hard to predict when Pandora's will open. It seems to usually be on hot days.
This is the closest cafe to our house. It has some of the best coffee in town. Our girls love the babka muffins. They have good savory options too. Sometimes there’s live music. It seems people work from this cafe too.
183 locals recommend
French Truck Coffee
1200 Magazine StThis is the closest cafe to our house. It has some of the best coffee in town. Our girls love the babka muffins. They have good savory options too. Sometimes there’s live music. It seems people work from this cafe too.
Jazz Fest land and horse racing
Fair Grounds Race Course
1751 Gentilly BlvdJazz Fest or horse racing.
Everything Else
If you bring or rent bikes, this is a great way to get downtown. Catch it near us on N. Scott between Toulouse and Conti.
90 locals recommend
Lafitte Greenway
North Prieur StreetIf you bring or rent bikes, this is a great way to get downtown. Catch it near us on N. Scott between Toulouse and Conti.
Best way to enjoy the bayou is on a kayak, canoe or paddle board. Find more information at https://www.bayoupaddlesports.com.
Contact bayou paddle sports at info@bayoupaddlesports.com or 1.504.515.3398.
1101 Florida Ave
1101 Florida AvenueBest way to enjoy the bayou is on a kayak, canoe or paddle board. Find more information at https://www.bayoupaddlesports.com.
Contact bayou paddle sports at info@bayoupaddlesports.com or 1.504.515.3398.
Drinks & Nightlife
Great little brewery with a beer garden. Usually a food truck, too. Very kid friendly.
96 locals recommend
Second Line Brewing
433 N Bernadotte StGreat little brewery with a beer garden. Usually a food truck, too. Very kid friendly.
Wrong Iron On The Greenway
3532 Toulouse StSuper popular. No kids allowed. Rotating food trucks.
Parks and Culture
NOMA is a great but we picked this because we love their sculpture garden. It’s free and they recently expanded it.
782 locals recommend
New Orleans Museum of Art
1 Collins Diboll CirNOMA is a great but we picked this because we love their sculpture garden. It’s free and they recently expanded it.