Re: Swing and a miss!

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Re: New Years Eve in NOLA!!!

Dec 8, 2017, 9:10 PM

Bourbon Street and Jackson square NYE will be filled with pickpockets and shysters. Be careful on the streets; they will be crowded and there will be some skilled thieves in the bunch the whole week. For NYE, the advice I've gotten from locals is find a party at a hotel/restaurant and stay away from the crowds.

We've made reservations at Antoine's, Arnaud's, Broussard's, Ted Brenna's Decatur, and for NYE at Little Gem Saloon. Opentable is the key but spots are filling quickly. The last two listed have restaurant.com discounts. We'll be at Commander's Palace well before opening time for brunch one day as their reservations are already closed.

Other spots we plan on hitting that don't take reservations are Mother's, Mulates, Drago's, Carousel Bar, Coop's Place, and Acme Oyster House, but if you go for lunch, get there before 11:30 or be prepared to wait in line for most of these.

Rock and Bowl is a classic. Cafe du Mond is also, but I suggest avoiding it in the morning and hitting it after some nightlife (it's open 24 hours).

If you're there for five days like we are, expect to gain at least ten pounds (and drop a few dollars).

WW2 museum is a must. Voodoo and graveyard tours are worth the time and money, and we always enjoy walking the Garden District. We were there over Easter a few years back and felt very welcomed at a large African-American church in the district.

Some of this is from our experience; some if it is from a friend that rides the float with Emeril's crewe during the Mardi Gras parades. Hope this helps.

GO TIGERS! Let's make sure this doesn't feel like a home game for the 'phants.

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Bourbon is good if you've never been and deserves to be seen, but make sure to get down to Frenchman Street for the music (Spotted Cat, Maison) and hit some of the bars in the Warehouse District (Rusty Nail, Lucy's, Barcadia). Also make sure to stop in at Erin Rose just off Bourbon Street for awesome Po Boy's and Irish Coffee (also Parasol's for good Po Boy's). Sazerac Bar in the Roosevelt Hotel makes excellent Gin Fiz and Sazeracs. Hot Tin is a rooftop bar on the Ponchartrain Hotel in Uptown and has the best view of the city you'll find. Just be careful walking around the city because its very spotty when it comes to the good and bad parts of town. It can change within a block and you don't even realize you've stepped in a bad area. Stay away from the the 7th Ward, Lower 9th Ward, parts of the Marigny and Bywater, and Central City. Otherwise go crazy!

I've got plenty more recommendations if you want. Just moved away from NOLA last year and I'm excited to get to go back to see the Tigers.