Bourbon street
 

Never been, going for NYE, what places are awesome and what places suck! Where to eat and where to get a good bowl of hangover gumbo!

On bourbon, they're all great and they all suck. Gotta play it night by night. From canal st, you can get down to about the 700 block before it gets questionable (not that there's anything wrong with that lol). Bourbon Heat is about as far that way as you're gonna want to go and it's a pretty good bet upstairs most nights. Other than that, just pick one.

Btw- if anyone is gonna be in town next week and wants to drink, I'll be down Sunday through Thursday (16th - 20th) to do some Xmas shopping and my bday is Tuesday.

Razoos if fun..... Just wonder around, you will have a blast! Stop at Handgrenades and get a Handgrenade

700 block before it gets questionable... Ha! you will know when you here the music start changing and hear more than nomal whistling going on. HAAAYYYYYYY................

Had one of my best vacations ever there.
We stayed at a place that was walking distance from the strip. Cajun is my favorite type of food and I told our clan that is what I would be eating while there and they either went along or on there own.
They hung for the first day while I ate it 3 times day for 7 days :lolhit:
Beware of the crime in the area. One of our crew had their room broke into and purse stolen. When we checked in I asked the manager and he pulled out a map and drew a circle of about a block outside of the strip and said not go beyond that boundary and especially at night. Our cab drivers told us the same.
Also being a huge Blues fan....., I was in heaven!
Loved that place. Have fun!!

NOLA

great time.

have a hand-grenade, check out many bars. all kinds and great food as well

If you are staying in the Bourbon area, a great place that I visit almost every time down there is Felix's....they have all the Gumbo, Poboys, Etoufee you could want and it is right on Bourbon....not expensive and not the top of the line 5 star Cajun, but it is very good food! Got to get a hand grenade for sure, and go to Pat Obriens for the original "hurricane". Pat O's also has a cool patio and piano bar...fun place.

As far as crime, it's not all that bad.....just don't be caught walking off the beaten path by yourself....that is a target for bangers and drug dealers...they aren't really that bad and I even wandered waaaay off Bourbon myself one night in college and made it out without a scratch.

Have fun!

thanks for the info!!! It should be a blast!

What type of atmosphere are you looking for? They have everything from A to Z.

Have a place in the quarter. You better places to eat are off bourbon street! I'll get a list of places to eat made up for you. Some of the New Orleans people may chime in also. I never go with out stoping at " no ya momma's" "clover grill" or "port of call" for a burger. Breakfast "camellia grill". gumbo shop, Cort of two sisters, acme, Dennie's, Napoleon house, k pall's, dicky Brannon's, and I'll add more when they come to mind

non gettho!!

You get a lot of tourist!! Don't stray off bourbon after dark. And you gotta eat a luck dog!! Act broke and you can negotiate!!well you might be by early a.m. I pulled out $3 one time asking him how much and he just started making it!! Good stuff!!

Wallets front pocket!! If its really crowded and it probably will be, its way too easy for someone to pickpocket!! ID, debit card/CC, and cash you plan on blowing.. leave everything else in hotel safe.

Be safe, I would help out but we are headed to Orange Beach for New Year!!

If you hear the music stop while you're walking . . . turn back around and go back the way that you came . . .


I hope that you're not going alone...

Never seen that one before but I know what u are getting at and remember that this is a city, there will be some of that no matter where u go but unlike most other places everyone blends well here. There are many places to go in the city, bourbon st is one and there are others like the warehouse district that have bars and clubs also. Some of the comments are kinda funny, shows that some people really arent sure of what they are saying but everyone has Opinions. You're no safer on Bourbon than some other surrounding streets. If you are with a few people you won't have much to worry about no matter where u go.

Haha, Steph and I are bringing some old friends, our first non kids weekend with them in a few years!!!

Thanks for the info everyone!

Favorite place to eat for not much money is the butcher on tchoupitoulas st its connected with an upscale cajun returant as well. Other good places are pat o's l, le bon temps, port of call, Lucy's retired surfer bar,jade brewery. You do need to be careful no matter where you are in thequarter after dark especially during holiday weekends. Ive lived here for 5 years now and never go to the quarter alone. You just need to be observant while you're in the crowds. Ill be in town if you want someone to show you around.

I never have had a issue in the quarter .

Ill be down at my place give me a call 225-445-2110

NOLA, one of Emeril's restaurants is fantastic. I usually eat there twice each trip.

It was good meeting ya! Next time we will shoot for a little earlier in the night!!!

Lol yeah we called it quits at 4:30 am

Dang!! I walked around looking for the bus that hit me the next day!!! Then I swear that same bus hit me again!!!!

I know that bus!!!:evilb: