(And dont ignore uptown.)
Or:
If you want something in between, go for St. Pattys Day.
Learn somethingabout the city before you go, says GozertheGozerian.
I recommend Ned SublettesThe World That Made New Orleans(also available as an audio book).
I usually put in a $5 bill and use it for the week.
Lafittes in Exile, Good Friends Bar and 700 Club are better alternatives.
Jamescobalt knowsthe good plantation tour:
Most of the historic plantations in the area are disturbingly romanticized.
The Marigny and the Bywater are close, but a little more local.
Andalways tip:
This is a service industry town.
Almost everyone that lives here is a bar tender, tour guide, server, hotel employee etc.
Reader TriplicaterecommendstheWorld War II museum, a bayou tour, and getting oysters right now while theyre in season.
Its a little janky but beats spending $35 through other means.
Boil-water advisories for literally days at a time.
High taxes, out in the open government corruption, decaying infrastructure.
One single errant hurricane away from literally being destroyed.
Hint - not many.
But hey, thats a lot of negative!
The comment thread has a few debates about the citys safety.
MJBuddy1 givesthis commonsense advice:
Be moderately street smart.
Dont find yourself on a street late without other people around you.
Theres no reason to be in those areas anyway.
Order a Sazerac somewhere and probably hate it.
If anyone lights that shit on fire, leave.
Lucid is probably the cheapest at most places and is beyond respectable).
Recommended food:
N7!
No bookings, hard to find, but worth it.AW12
Central Grocery.
They invented the muffuletta, and its great.
