Info Lines & Services
Accommodations
Hotel Monteleone
214 Royal St (at Iberville), New Orleans
504/523-3341, 866/338-4684
deluxe historic hotel, rumored to be haunted, spa
Old No. 77 & Chandlery
535 Tchoupitoulas St, New Orleans
504/527 5271, 866/226 4727
vintage building, excellent bar and restaurant worth a visit, pets ok
Bars
Nightclubs
GrrlSpot
New Orleans
504/512-0453
a monthly pop-up queer & lesbian bar, check site for date and location
Cafes
Restaurants
Bayona
430 Dauphine St, New Orleans
504/525-4455
lunch Wed-Sat, dinner night, clsd Sun, creative Louisiana fare in a charming old cottage with a lush courtyard
Elizabeth's
601 Gallier St, New Orleans
504/944-9272
8am-2:30pm & 5pm-10pm, clsd for dinner Sun, one of the best brunch's in the city
Praline Connection
542 Frenchmen St (at Chartres), New Orleans
504/943-3934
11am-10pm, soul food
Entertainment & Recreation
Cafe du Monde
800 Decatur St (at St Ann, corner of Jackson Square), New Orleans
504/525-4544, 800/772-2927
till you've had a beignet--fried dough, powdered with sugar, that melts in your mouth--you haven't been to New Orleans and this is “the” place to have them 24hrs a day, if there is a line eat inside!
Mardi Gras World
1380 Port of New Orleans Pl, New Orleans
504/361-7821
tour this year-round Mardi Gras float workshop
Bookstores
Retail Shops
Fleurty Girl
1627 St Charles Ave, New Orleans
504/309-3944
great Louisiana-made souvenirs
Queork
838 Chartres , New Orleans
504/481-2585
10am-6pm, sustainable home accessories, also at 3005 Magazine St