French Quarter Nightlife Feature Stories

This street is a tourist destination for a reason. It’s a thoroughfare with an utterly fascinating history, home to some of the oldest bars, family-run restaurants and gay entertainment districts in the country. In short, while there’s plenty to discover off of Bourbon, there’s a lot to...
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Photo by Court Prather on Unsplash If you are a woman who likes to travel solo, New Orleans is well-suited for experiencing on your own. Whether you're traveling for leisure or work, there’s much to explore, and the well-honed tourism industry ensures that you feel welcome, safe and...
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Image courtesy of Jeff ShewanThe live music scene in the French Quarter is a feast with many courses, and one that caters to many different appetites.Looking for Dixieland jazz? Got it. Want to hear Cajun and zydeco rhythms? They come direct from the bayous to Bourbon Street nightly. Maybe you...
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Sazerac courtesy of The Bombay ClubIf a traditional French Quarter breakfast can end with a dessert, maybe it’s not so surprising that it can also begin with a cocktail.Indeed, at Brennan’s Restaurant (417 Royal St.), the lavish and almost canonized breakfast menu includes an entire page...
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Galatoire's Restaurant by rulenumberone2By: Ian McNultyNo one should leave New Orleans without experiencing its distinctive Creole restaurants, but whittling down the city’s long list of outstanding establishments to fit your budget and time constraints can be a real challenge. After all,...
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[caption id="attachment_5444" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Image courtesy of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Twitter[/caption]It's almost that time of year again — time to sip the iced tea, snack on crawfish Monica, and sway to the music of local and international...
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The French Quarter, despite its name, has quite a bit of Irish blood running through it.Like old port cities of the East Coast, New Orleans saw a huge influx of Irish people in the 19th century, and for a time the Celtic brogue was heard as commonly on the streets here as the Creoles’...
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NOLA Snug Tomcats 2 by Infrogmation of New OrleansJazz lives in New Orleans, and it comes out to play in the French Quarter.Every night in the Quarter, old masters and young lions take to the stage to continue the city’s rich jazz traditions and guide the music’s future. Below, we...
Read MoreKids grow up in New Orleans with dreams of being jazz musicians rather than rock stars. The trumpet is regarded locally as a sexier instrument and members of high school marching bands have the incomparable locker room bragging rights of accompanying Mardi Gras parades through the city streets...
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By: Ian McNultyTop to Bottom: Holy Smokes Cafe, Hand-rolled cigars from New Orleans Cigar Factory, Cigar Rolling Demonstration at Cigar Factory, Dickie Brennan's Steakhouse.Cigars may not be native to Louisiana, but they have certainly taken firm root in the city's celebrated...
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