New Orleans

Louisiana, USA

Frenchmen spill, Magazine walks, talkable cocktail rooms

City score

GAME
Daygame
Nightgame
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WOMEN
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CITY
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Crime

Daygame

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    Magazine Street
    Six-mile shop crawl, Napoleon block densest
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    City Park
    1,300 acres, oaks, 5am to 10
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    Audubon Park
    Uptown lagoon loop, till 10, Magazine edge

Nightgame

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    The Spotted Cat ThuFriSat
    Tiny jazz room, sidewalk spill, 2am
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    d.b.a. ThuFriSat
    Frenchmen sidewalk, brass and funk, light cover
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    Blue Nile ThuFriSat
    Two-story Frenchmen, brass, balcony late
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    Maple Leaf Bar ThuFriSat
    Oak Street patio, live most nights, locals

Date ideas

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    Pat O'Briens
    Bar, quiet enough to talk, Saint Peter Street Bar
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    Molly's at the Market
    Pub, quiet enough to talk, Decatur Street Bar
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    Café du Monde
    Coffee, quiet enough to talk, Decatur Street Coffee
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    Sweet Saint
    Ice cream, take it and walk Grab-and-go
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    The National WWII Museum
    Warehouse campus, 9 to 5, half a day Museum
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    City Putt
    Mini golf, low effort, easy talk Sport
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    Audubon Insectarium
    Zoo, Canal Street Zoo

Second date

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    Bacchanal
    Bywater backyard, wine, live nightly
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    New Orleans Museum of Art
    City Park Beaux-Arts, free sculpture garden
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    Algiers Point Ferry
    $2 Mississippi crossing, skyline, ten minutes
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    Garden District
    Prytania oaks, porches, streetcar edge
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    Columns
    St. Charles porch, streetcars, garden drinks

Last updated 2026-09-15. Venues change. Check before you go, and vote so the list stays honest.