Guidebook for New Orleans
Food Scene
Tasty breakfast with generous portions, good coffee and a great New Orleans vibe, located across from a lovely park with some outdoor seating.
Tuesday - Saturday 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Sunday: 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. (with breakfast served all day)
Monday: CLOSED
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Tout De Suite Cafe
347 Verret StTasty breakfast with generous portions, good coffee and a great New Orleans vibe, located across from a lovely park with some outdoor seating.
Tuesday - Saturday 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Sunday: 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. (with breakfast served all day)
Monday: CLOSED
Down the hill from the Ferry station, Dry Dock is a neighborhood restaurant and bar with solid Cajun and Creole cuisine, like poboys, barbequed shrimp, red beans and rice, gumbo, fried seafood platters and a good selection of bar food and burgers. There are a few tables outside and there is always a lively scene.
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Dry Dock Cafe
133 Delaronde StDown the hill from the Ferry station, Dry Dock is a neighborhood restaurant and bar with solid Cajun and Creole cuisine, like poboys, barbequed shrimp, red beans and rice, gumbo, fried seafood platters and a good selection of bar food and burgers. There are a few tables outside and there is always a lively scene.
Algiers Point has its own coffee roaster and cafe: Congregation. Congregation also sells delicious pastries and more and more food options for breakfast and lunch Its a great place to stop on a walk to or from the ferry. They open at 7:00 AM.
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Congregation Coffee Roasters
240 Pelican AveAlgiers Point has its own coffee roaster and cafe: Congregation. Congregation also sells delicious pastries and more and more food options for breakfast and lunch Its a great place to stop on a walk to or from the ferry. They open at 7:00 AM.
This family friendly Italian restaurant is close to the ferry. They make delicious, Neopolitan-style thin crust gourmet pizzas, along with salads, antipasti plates and a unique appetizer of meat-stuffed, deep fried green olives called "ping." They also have a front and back bar with patio seating. At the front bar, they sell an always changing frozen cocktail called the "ferry companion" so you might want to pop-in for something to keep you cool during your ferry ride.
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Tavolino Pizza & Lounge
141 Delaronde StThis family friendly Italian restaurant is close to the ferry. They make delicious, Neopolitan-style thin crust gourmet pizzas, along with salads, antipasti plates and a unique appetizer of meat-stuffed, deep fried green olives called "ping." They also have a front and back bar with patio seating. At the front bar, they sell an always changing frozen cocktail called the "ferry companion" so you might want to pop-in for something to keep you cool during your ferry ride.
Appetite Repair Shop is not a sit down restaurant but rather a carry out gourmet shop run by one fabulous chef. The hours are Thursday-Sunday from 5:00 to 9:00 PM or until all daily specials sell out. It's best to check out the menu on FB before you head over (https://www.facebook.com/The-Appetite-Repair-Shop-1421508064788756/). This is a one man operation. The chef pours a lot of love into his food but if he needs to close he will. If you have had a long day of site seeing and want to have dinner back at the guest suite this is a delicious option.
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Appetite Repair Shop
400 Vallette StAppetite Repair Shop is not a sit down restaurant but rather a carry out gourmet shop run by one fabulous chef. The hours are Thursday-Sunday from 5:00 to 9:00 PM or until all daily specials sell out. It's best to check out the menu on FB before you head over (https://www.facebook.com/The-Appetite-Repair-Shop-1421508064788756/). This is a one man operation. The chef pours a lot of love into his food but if he needs to close he will. If you have had a long day of site seeing and want to have dinner back at the guest suite this is a delicious option.
The closest walk from the guest suite. The Indian food and dedication of the owners here is outstanding. There is outdoor seating. Great iced chai latte. They are closed Sunday, Monday and Tuesday but open for lunch and dinner, Wednesday to Saturday, 11-2 and 4:30 to 9.
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Plume Algiers
1113 Teche StThe closest walk from the guest suite. The Indian food and dedication of the owners here is outstanding. There is outdoor seating. Great iced chai latte. They are closed Sunday, Monday and Tuesday but open for lunch and dinner, Wednesday to Saturday, 11-2 and 4:30 to 9.
Extra tasty tacos and drinks with outdoor dining only. The location is in a historic gas station. There is also a Barracuda across the river uptown. Our Barracuda is at Verret and Pelican across from Confetti Park.
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Barracuda
3984 Tchoupitoulas StExtra tasty tacos and drinks with outdoor dining only. The location is in a historic gas station. There is also a Barracuda across the river uptown. Our Barracuda is at Verret and Pelican across from Confetti Park.
Brand new French bistro just opened in the neighborhood and everyone is very excited to have a white table cloth, full-service restaurant for lunch and dinner. Food is delicious!
Tonti's Cocktail Bar & Bistro
Brand new French bistro just opened in the neighborhood and everyone is very excited to have a white table cloth, full-service restaurant for lunch and dinner. Food is delicious!
Drinks & Nightlife
Great outdoor seating and a true English pub atmosphere. On Friday nights and sometimes for Sunday brunch, they host
delicious pop-up restaurants in a tent on Bouny street next to the restaurant.
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Crown & Anchor English Pub
200 Pelican AveGreat outdoor seating and a true English pub atmosphere. On Friday nights and sometimes for Sunday brunch, they host
delicious pop-up restaurants in a tent on Bouny street next to the restaurant.
Old time, dive bar with outdoor seating on the levee. Live music 3-4 nights a week. Friday night there are usually many light-up bikers who travel the levee trail in a group, so colorfully lit bikes and bikers along with food trucks crowd the streets. Many movies have been filmed here.
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Old Point Bar
545 Patterson RdOld time, dive bar with outdoor seating on the levee. Live music 3-4 nights a week. Friday night there are usually many light-up bikers who travel the levee trail in a group, so colorfully lit bikes and bikers along with food trucks crowd the streets. Many movies have been filmed here.
Getting Around
Ferry stops running from the east bank at 10:45 PM Friday and Saturdays and at 8:45 PM Sunday through Thursday. During Mardi Gras and other festivals the ferry will run on an extended schedule. NORTA (New Orleans Regional Transit Authority) has a mobile app called Le Pass (search in your app store for NORTA Le Pass app) where you can buy an integrated day pass for $3.00 - $7.00 dollars which gives you unlimited ferry, bus and streetcar rides for 24 hours. Sometimes NORTA also sells a special "JAZZY Pass" for only $3 a day that is also for 24 hours which you can buy and use via the Le Pass app. One person can also purchase multiple passes for a group and use one phone for everyone. This is great because the ferry also demands exact change of $2.00 per rider. They don't give change. That being said it's the cheapest and best boat ride. The Canal Street terminal is under construction so look for the signs to the dock. On the Algiers side, don't go through the terminal but walk down the dock ramp alongside the building.
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Algiers Ferry Terminal station
Ferry stops running from the east bank at 10:45 PM Friday and Saturdays and at 8:45 PM Sunday through Thursday. During Mardi Gras and other festivals the ferry will run on an extended schedule. NORTA (New Orleans Regional Transit Authority) has a mobile app called Le Pass (search in your app store for NORTA Le Pass app) where you can buy an integrated day pass for $3.00 - $7.00 dollars which gives you unlimited ferry, bus and streetcar rides for 24 hours. Sometimes NORTA also sells a special "JAZZY Pass" for only $3 a day that is also for 24 hours which you can buy and use via the Le Pass app. One person can also purchase multiple passes for a group and use one phone for everyone. This is great because the ferry also demands exact change of $2.00 per rider. They don't give change. That being said it's the cheapest and best boat ride. The Canal Street terminal is under construction so look for the signs to the dock. On the Algiers side, don't go through the terminal but walk down the dock ramp alongside the building.
Really nice and helpful staff. Since it is Enterprise, they have a driver that will pick up and drop off an they are located only a few miles away.
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Enterprise Rent-A-Car
1019 Baronne StReally nice and helpful staff. Since it is Enterprise, they have a driver that will pick up and drop off an they are located only a few miles away.
New Orleans Rapid Transit Authority (NORTA) is the name of our public transit system. You can download an app with that name for all routes and schedules and you can buy tickets and passes through the app for buses, streetcars and the ferry. Or pay cash $1.25 for bus/strretcar, $2.00 for the ferry. The Algiers Point 101 bus runs once an hour and ends at Canal Street downtown (close to Superdome, Smoothie King Center, Saenger and Orpheum theaters. The stop is only two blocks from here at Opelousas and Verrett in the corner of Delcazel Park.
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Regional Transit Authority
2817 Canal StNew Orleans Rapid Transit Authority (NORTA) is the name of our public transit system. You can download an app with that name for all routes and schedules and you can buy tickets and passes through the app for buses, streetcars and the ferry. Or pay cash $1.25 for bus/strretcar, $2.00 for the ferry. The Algiers Point 101 bus runs once an hour and ends at Canal Street downtown (close to Superdome, Smoothie King Center, Saenger and Orpheum theaters. The stop is only two blocks from here at Opelousas and Verrett in the corner of Delcazel Park.
Arts & Culture
Located in an old art deco movie theater, Rosetree Glass Studio creates distinctive, artistic work utilizing traditional glassblowing techniques. Classical shapes, iridescent colors and interior designs are combined to provide a unique approach to an ancient art. It is a shop as well as a gallery.
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Rosetree Blown Glass Studio
446 Vallette St Located in an old art deco movie theater, Rosetree Glass Studio creates distinctive, artistic work utilizing traditional glassblowing techniques. Classical shapes, iridescent colors and interior designs are combined to provide a unique approach to an ancient art. It is a shop as well as a gallery.
Founded in 2000 by self-taught artist Charles Gillam, the Algiers Point destination features work that pays tribute to Louisiana’s rich musical heritage and stands as one of the South’s few “living” folk art environments. Mixed-media statuary, poured concrete sculptural forms, and a small museum housing music memorabilia and works by noted self-taught artists are all located on the property.
Gillam’s own “Blues Greats” series featuring the sculpted faces of Al Hirt, Pete Fountain, Memphis Minnie, and Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, among others.
Visit by appointment
Phone: (504) 261-6231
Email: gillamfolkart@yahoo.com
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Algiers Folk Art And Blues Museum
207 Leboeuf StFounded in 2000 by self-taught artist Charles Gillam, the Algiers Point destination features work that pays tribute to Louisiana’s rich musical heritage and stands as one of the South’s few “living” folk art environments. Mixed-media statuary, poured concrete sculptural forms, and a small museum housing music memorabilia and works by noted self-taught artists are all located on the property.
Gillam’s own “Blues Greats” series featuring the sculpted faces of Al Hirt, Pete Fountain, Memphis Minnie, and Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, among others.
Visit by appointment
Phone: (504) 261-6231
Email: gillamfolkart@yahoo.com
Sightseeing
Anyone who comes to Algiers Point must take time to walk or bike the Mississippi River Trail on top of the levee. Great views and sunsets over downtown and the french quarter. I can even tell you where to find an awesome set of rope swings. The map shows the trail starting further away than here but that's not the case, walk to the end of the road toward the skyline, rather than walking straight ahead through the muck, make a left on Brooklyn and turn into the drive by the warehouse immediately on your right, straight ahead you'll see a path leading to the levee trail.
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Mississippi River Trail
99 Garden RdAnyone who comes to Algiers Point must take time to walk or bike the Mississippi River Trail on top of the levee. Great views and sunsets over downtown and the french quarter. I can even tell you where to find an awesome set of rope swings. The map shows the trail starting further away than here but that's not the case, walk to the end of the road toward the skyline, rather than walking straight ahead through the muck, make a left on Brooklyn and turn into the drive by the warehouse immediately on your right, straight ahead you'll see a path leading to the levee trail.
If you want to take a plantation tour, the only plantation I recommend is the Whitney Plantation. Because it really tells the story of plantation life. It is a Museum that tells the truth about Louisiana's enslaved people. The amount of research that has been done is remarkable and the exhibits are extraordinary and heart wrenchingly beautiful.
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Whitney Plantage
5099 LA-18If you want to take a plantation tour, the only plantation I recommend is the Whitney Plantation. Because it really tells the story of plantation life. It is a Museum that tells the truth about Louisiana's enslaved people. The amount of research that has been done is remarkable and the exhibits are extraordinary and heart wrenchingly beautiful.
Parks & Nature
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
If you have littles this is a lovely and safe, state of the art playground built by the community where you will meet lots of nice local families.
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Confetti Park
451 Pelican AveIf you have littles this is a lovely and safe, state of the art playground built by the community where you will meet lots of nice local families.
Essentials
Great selection of Louisiana prepared delicacies, products and produce. This is a full service grocery and liquor store.
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Rouses Market
400 N Carrollton AveGreat selection of Louisiana prepared delicacies, products and produce. This is a full service grocery and liquor store.
Friendly, local market with more selection than a convenience store. They have deli meats for sandwiches and local favorite sodas, beer, liquor, cigarettes and lottery tickets. There is also an ATM.
Algiers Central Market Inc.
840 Teche StFriendly, local market with more selection than a convenience store. They have deli meats for sandwiches and local favorite sodas, beer, liquor, cigarettes and lottery tickets. There is also an ATM.
Open from 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM during the week and from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM on Sundays, this market is run by a friendly mother and son team. It features local products like excellent Bellegarde Bakery bread, fruits, vegetables, meat and cheese from local farmers and all the basics like dairy, coffee, cereal etc. And now they have beer, wine and alcohol. Great place to find local brews. They are growing into the generous space but this is a great place to stock up for a few days.
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Faubourg Fresh Market
541 Bermuda StOpen from 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM during the week and from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM on Sundays, this market is run by a friendly mother and son team. It features local products like excellent Bellegarde Bakery bread, fruits, vegetables, meat and cheese from local farmers and all the basics like dairy, coffee, cereal etc. And now they have beer, wine and alcohol. Great place to find local brews. They are growing into the generous space but this is a great place to stock up for a few days.