AN ABRIDGED GUIDE
Note: the wedding and the happy hour the night before end early. We did this on purpose, so that you have a chance to go out and experience New Orleans.THE MAIN EVENT
Muriel's
801 Chartres Street
New Orleans, Louisiana
4pm
Tuesday, December 27th
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WEDDING PARTY HAPPY HOUR
4-6pm
Monday, December 26th
The Spotted Cat
623 Frenchmen St
New Orleans, LA 70116
(504) 943-3887 As the Spotted Cat is a very, very cool bar slash music venue, this will be an 21+ event (anyone over 18 can attend if accompanied by a parent/legal guardian). If you would like to attend but need child-care assistance, please e-mail eric_galatas (at) yahoo (dot) com the names and ages of your children and we'll set that up for you.
Note: The Saints (a local NFL team) will host the Atlanta Falcons (non-local rival) for Monday Night Football at 7pm local time on December 26th. Every bar in the French Quarter will be showing the game, a unique experience for sure, or you can make your way to the Superdome and watch in person. Here's how you can purchase tickets:
http://www.neworleanssaints.com/tickets-and-stadium/index.html.
Places to Stay in New Orleans
We've reserved a block of rooms at the Place d'Armes Hotel, which is next door to the location of the wedding and reception. It's one of the few locally owned hotels in the French Quarter (rates start @ $89/night).
Place d'Armes Hotel
624 St. Ann Street,
New Orleans, LA 70116
1-800-366-2743
http://www.placedarmes.com/If you call to reserve your room, identify yourself as a member of the "FArbes/GAlatas WEDding". Use the following code when you book your room online: FAGAWED.
Some Good Music Spots
The Apple Barrel
609 Frenchmen Street
Balcony Music Club
1331 Decatur Street
Bacchanal
600 Poland Avenue
Blue Nile
532 Frenchmen Street
Café Negril
606 Frenchmen Street
Chickie Wah Wah
2828 Canal Street
Columns Hotel
3811 Saint Charles Avenue
d.b.a
618 Frenchman Street
Irvin Mayfield's Jazz Playhouse
300 Bourbon Street
Le Bon Temps Roulé
4801 Magazine Street
Maple Leaf
8316 Oak Street
Mid-City Lanes Rock & Bowl
3016 S. Carrollton Avenue
Old Point Bar
545 Patterson Street Algiers Point
Take the free ferry at the foot of Canal street, walk left along the levy around the bend and you'll find it.
Pat O'Brien's Piano Bar
718 St. Peter
Snug Harbor
626 Frenchmen Street
The Spotted Cat
623 Frenchman Street
Tipitina's
501 Napoleon Avenue
Vaughan's Lounge
800 Lesseps Street
Places to EAT
Ahhhhh, food. There's so much good stuff to eat and so little time. Here's our short list, but PLEASE leave lots of room for fabulous food on both Monday and Tuesday nights. Most of the places listed below are in the Quarter, or a short cab ride away.
Acme Oyster House
724 Iberville Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 522-5973
Oyster Rockefeller Soup. Need we say more?
Adolpho's
611 Frenchmen Street
Bayona
430 Dauphine St., New Orleans, LA 70112
504.525.4455
http://www.bayona.com/
Bennachin Restaurant
1212 Royal St., New Orleans, Louisiana 70116
(504) 522-1230
We wandered into this place on our scouting trip, only to discover on our way home that it was featured in the Where Y'At weekly paper. It was AWESOME. If you like ginger, try their home-made ginger drink. It's like lemonade but made with ginger and perfect after walking around the Quarter.
Casamentos
4330 Magazine St
Best oyster spot in town, therefore Phyllis Galatas' favorite haunt.
Commander's Palace
1403 Washington Ave
AC Powell, Eric's Grandfather, never made a trip to New Orleans without stopping here. Featuring 25 cent martinis at lunchtime.
Feelings Cafe
2600 Chartres Street
Galatoires
209 Bourbon Street
Hubert Farbes' favorite spot for sauteed drum fish.
Irene's Cuisine
539 Saint Philip Street
New Orleans, LA 70116-3322
(504) 529-8811
Famous. Fabulous. They now take reservations, so call ahead or show up right at 5:30 when they open their doors to avoid a very long wait.
Jack Dempsey's Restaurant and Bar
738 Poland Avenue
Definitely try the red fish po-boy.
Johnny's Po-Boy's
511 St. Louis St.
New Orleans, LA 70130
http://www.johnnyspoboy.com/
The dressed po-boy may be the only veggies you'll get. Say yes when they ask. Yum.
Juan's Flying Burritos
2018 Magazine Street
Jamil Farbes favorite spot.
Liuzza'a By the Track
(short cab or bus ride from the Quarter)
1518 North Lopez Street
New Orleans, LA 70119-3029
(504) 218-7888
http://www.nola.com/sites/liuzzas/
They're known for their BBQ shrimp Po-Boy. We didn't make it to Liuzza's last Christmas but we will never, ever again miss this place on a trip to NOLA.
Mandina's Restaurant
3800 Canal Street
Royal Street Grocery and Deli
801 Royal Street
New Orleans, LA 70116
(504) 529-3777
We had the alligator sausage po-boy. Fabulous.
Stella
1032 Chartres St.
Willie Mae's Scotch House
2401 St. Ann's
Purported to be the best fried chicken, ever.
Stuff to Do!
Cafe DuMonde for cafe au lait and beignets.
French Market, 800 Decatur Street
Open 24 hours a day, 504-525-4544
Audubon Aquarium of the Americas, Insectarium and IMAX Theater
1 Canal Street
World reknowned aquarium, and other kid-friendly entertainment, all at the foot of Canal street.
Audubon Park and Zoo
6500 Magazine Street
Beautiful park, and catch a glimpse of the albino aligator at the zoo (and dey all asked for you).
Friends of the Cabildo Historic Walking Tours
1850 House Museum Store
523 St. Ann Street / Jackson Square
(504) 524-9118 http://www.friendsofthecabildo.org
Tours leave at 10 am and 1:30 pm, Tuesday thru Sunday
Ferry to Algiers, Old Point Bar
545 Patterson, Algiers
(504) 364-0950 http://www.oldpointbar.com/
The ferry is free and leaves from the end of Canal Street, right next to the Aquarium. Go to the left as you leave the terminal in Algiers and walk 2 or 3 blocks along Patterson Street. Old Point Bar will be on your left.
The French Market
From fresh fruits and vegetables to flea market, family friendly fun spot to take a stroll.
Pat O'Brien's for hurricanes
718 St. Peter (there's also an entrance on Bourbon Street)
504-525-4823 http://www.patobriens.com/
Here's a tip - the hurricane glasses are commemorative and the cost of the glass is included in the price of your drink. If you don't want the glass, you can return it for a couple of bucks.
Bars
Fahy's Irish Pub
540 Burgundy St @ Toulouse
Finn McCools
3701 Bank Street (near Mandina's)
Good Friends
Dauphine at St. Ann's
