If looking for a place to stay some friends of my parents own a B&B in the Marginy , it is the 1st block off of dectaur and it’s a house you are renting not a room in a house. Full kitchen 1 bedroom upstairs and a pullout sofa downstairs. Rates range from $100 - $150 let me know and I’ll pass along an email address to you.

NOLA restaurant recommendations

Stella (fine dining in the Quarter)

& sister restaurant of Stella

Stanley (casual dining in Jackson Square)

Cowbell & Port of Call for great hamburgers Oak street

Crescent Pie and sausage company in mid city

Dick & Jenny’s 4501 Tchoupitoulas St 504 894 9880 (New Orleans cuisine casual but nice)

Patios 6078 Laurel Street 504 895 9441 (contemporary New Orleans cuisine)

Clancy's Restaurant 6100 Annunciation Street, New Orleans - (504) 895-1111(nice old style chic along the same style as Galatoire's, highly recommended as well)

Brigstien’s ( my fav!) nice casual fine dining

Jacque Imo's

Dooky Chase if you are brave LOL it sort of in the projects behind the Quarter

LOLA for authentic Spanish food

Mandina’s 3800 Canal Street Old fashion New Orleans food fried seafood, gumbo etc…

Domilise’s A complete dive great poboy’s

5240 Annunciation St., New Orleans, LA504-899-9126

Parkway Tavern for poboys in mid city

Crabby Jack's on airline highway poboys (same owner as Jacque Imo's)

Mahoney’s Poboy shop

3454 Magazine StreetNew Orleans, LA 70115-2447(504) 899-3374

Restaurant Luke 333 St Charles Ave Warehouse Distrcit 504 378 28 40 nice casual regular food

Pho Tau Bay Restaurant The best Vietnamese food ever! On the westbank113 Westbank ExpresswayGretna, LA 70053-5612(504) 368-9846

Elizabeth's Restaurant in the Marigny good brunch on Sunday homey food601 Gallier StreetNew Orleans, LA 70117-6217(504) 944-9272

Rocky & Carlos new Orleans Italian Irene’s in the French quarter504 279 8323 for Italian food!!! And lively 613 W Saint Bernard Hwy atomsphereChalmette LA

Hanson's snowballs Tchp near Napoleon open summer only

Middendorf’s seafood casual very casualI-55 Exit 15 in Manchac LA (on the way on I55 going to NOLA from Memphis)985 386 6666

Napoleon House for drinks in the Quarterhttp://www.napoleonhouse.com/

Cure uptown cocktails and tapas(504) 302-2357 4905 Freret St.New Orleans, LA 70115

St James Cheese company 5004 Prytania Street (uptown) 504 899 4737

Nor Joes Italian import company ( worth the trip to find it, best muffalettas in town!!! Better than Central grocery)

505 Frisco AvenueMetairie, LA 70005-4215(504) 333-0538

For partying in the quarter!

Bar Tonique is at 820 N. Rampart St. (cocktails and more)The Erin Rose

Yo MAMA try the alligator sausage

Coops Place on Decatur serves food too

DBA in the Marginy on Frenchman street, excellent selection of alcohol

Anywhere Bustout Burlesque is playing ( my brother in law is the trumpet player!!!)

Cross the river on the ferry, free at the end of canal street one block to the right down the road is the Crown & Anchor! My old stompin ground, stop in for a pint

The Irish House opn St Charles for good Irish food breakfast especially

Vaughn’s on Thursday nights but you’ll have to take a cab it is way into the bywater, shows start late like 11ish, most of the time you’ll catch Kermit Ruffins, it’s his club I think