I am going to New Orleans!

bands at tipitina's were great last night. dealing with a broke down car in Houma now unfortunately.

Going to be there next week...
I was there once before in 2006, and because of the company i was keeping, spent too much time on Bourbon St. and not enough in the French Quarter or the Garden District.
My wife and I are much more interested in the architectural/cultural history than "looking to party"...
Any suggestions of where we could go wandering? Residential areas worth exploring? Good idea to rent bicycles?
Thanks for any tips anyone has to offer...

i'm here. tell me stuff to do that the guidebooks won't tell me to you.

I only know the stuff guidebooks tell you. Or maybe they don't tell you. So I say - go and drink mint juleps on the verandah of the Columns Hotel.

i sent you a fbook message

Check Offbeat magazine website for events (not perfect but this New Orleans music mag might list some interesting stuff)

what area of town are you in?

PoBoys at Domilise's on magazine is a good place to start.

You really should've made the move a week ago, though.

This is a pretty good listing of more off-the-beaten-path events: http://noladiy.org/

Hot 8 are playing at the Wolf Den on S. Peters on sunday.

Find boiled crawfish stat.

^^^YES

Domilise's vs Mahoney's ?

(i'm ashamed to say I've had neither)

i suspect Domilise's wins character/atmosphere hands down?

I haven't been back to NOLA since Donna's bar closed and then reopened under new management, but in all my past trips to the city this place was a favorite:

http://www.donnasonrampart.com/

broadview seafood >>> anywhere on magazine

(for crawfish & po boys)

I prefer Domilise's (they offer a split osyter/shrimp poboy that's pretty much my holy grail) but Mahoney's is nothing to complain about.

Not sure if it's still in operation, but the cafeteria on Loyola's Law School campus (corner of broadway and st. charles) used to be operated by the owners/chefs of vaughn's, which is some of the best soul food you'll find anywhere.

never actually made it out to broadview, which is a shame since i lived in that neighborhood for a hot minute.

My favorite place to get crawfish is on Jefferson Highway way out in the suburbs called "Bobby's Seafood". Almost as good as my uncle's.

Also, your sunday morning should be hot glazed donuts from tastees and then head down to maolly's at the market in the quarter for the best bloody marys. If you want amazing margaritas at any point hit up taqueria corona on magazine.

molly's* clearly.

Hank's on St. Claude is my fave crawfish joint. Sketchy part of town, though.

not that sketchy imo? just a few blocks away from gene's po-boys, which doesn't have seafood but their hot sausage is all-time.

Hank's is great! Also, a buddy of mine is putting on a backyard party/show (TATERBUG,BUOYANTSEA,TRACEYTANCE,BLEAKENDATBERNIES) at 3152 St. Claude if you're already in the neighborhood. Can't really vouch for any of the bands except buoyant sea (my buddy) who makes spunky mandolin noise punk.

Sad that the St. Roch Market never reopened post-K. I loved that place.

Has anyone eaten at Mosca's?

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2010/11/22/101122fa_fact_trillin

Yes!! It's quirky in all the best N.O. ways -- out of the way location, seemingly unchanged for half a century, cash only...) Oysters Mosca is food of the gods.

Not sure if it's still in operation, but the cafeteria on Loyola's Law School campus (corner of broadway and st. charles) used to be operated by the owners/chefs of vaughn's

you mean dunbar's. vaughan's is the bar that i work at. if you like strong drinks and misery come visit. also i make the best bloody marys in the city but if you order them when it is dark outside i will make fun of you.

crawfish are still pretty small and $$$. cold weather sort of delayed the season. i had some the other day and they were tasty if a lot of work.

hank's is good but hood as fuck. it's a little better since a bunch of the gutter punks barbecued themselves but still full of crackheads. also they changed ownership over the past couple years so crawfish is no longer their focus. mosca's is good but a trek.

domilise's is for tourists.

jordan is right about broadview seafood. also near there is mchardy's chicken. fucking great.

go to the bakery at dong phuong on chef menteur highway in NO east (past all the strip clubs and hot sheet motels) and get banh mi and other vietnamese baked treats (the restaurant there is ok, no great shakes, but go to the bakery shop).

Ha! I always get Vaughn's and Dunbar's mixed up because the Saints had a running back for about a 3rd of a season in the 90s named Vaughn Dunbar. And Domilise's rules and you know it.

kinda bougie i guess? (lol Expensive Sandwiches), but if you find yrself in the Warehouse District definitely check out Butcher on Tchoupitoulas.

also lol @ like every recommendation on this thread revive being about food

domilise's does a nice hot sausage but stay away from their roast beef.

right next to butcher is a place called nola grocery. dude does awesome sandwiches and has the best boudin in town. also they are real po boys, not the $12 finger sandwiches the yuppies are buying next door. though i love cochon, the fancy pants sit down place from which butcher sprang.

cochon you can eat like a motherfucker, get loaded and tip well for like $60/person. one of the best deals in town.

still haven't made it into Cochon; aren't both owned by the Herbsaint dude?. i gotta rep for Butcher's pork belly & pastrami sandwiches tho.

I survived on 32" po boys from Hanks this Mardi Gras.

As far as donuts go, I'm throwing my lot in with The Buttermilk Drop. Haven't actually been there, but I hear it's just as good as the baker/owner's old place Henry's, which used to be on St. Claude.

Oh, and any suggestions on what to get at La Boucherie? Going there tonight, never been.

i like their simple stuff, i think they get in over their heads with the ambitious dishes. the pulled pork cake sounds awesome but resist the urge. new orleans is great for many many many things but pulled pork is not one of them, even at the joint (who have the closest thing in town to good barbecue [tho people tell me hillbilly bbq in harahan is good but if i'm going to harahan i'm going to the shimmy shack]).

Okay, I am going to be here next month and I am already hungry. Jordan, can you send me some TIPS ON YOUR FAVORITE PLACES?

I need to get back to New Orleans

for sure, i'll email you. what part of town will you be in?

We're staying in the French Quarter

oh and you can just FB message me if that's easier since my ILX login isn't linked to my current email address.

done

just go to Verti Mart and get a poboy. walk a few blocks and eat it on the riverbank.

thanks Jordan!!

so they re-opened after the fire?

also quarter grocery has better po boys at like half the price, imo

(not to hate on verti marte though, it's been there for me when i needed it [ie very late at night after a gig, when gene's was too far away].)