Apple
Barrel Frenchmen
St
The small and quaint “Barrel” is a mainstay for
the blues and R&B. It presents great musicians and bands
nightly including Mike Hood and Andre Bouvier. You’ll
find your bartender a typical laid back New Orleanian: talented
and laid back
The
Blue Nile Nightclub 532
Frenchmen St
The “Nile” is colorful on the outside and its
colorful on the inside. The club features great music and
cocktails. Some of the bands that perform here are well known
in the Crescent City: Kermit Ruffins, Big Sam’s Funky
Nation, The Soul Rebels, Trombone Shorty. National and international
artists also frequent the stage.
Cafe
Negril Frenchmen
St
Bands perform Reggae and the blues nightly. One the menu is
good Jamaican cuisine and Caribbean beverages.
Check
Point Charlie's 947-0979
This popular spot in the Faubourg Marigny is open very late
for the locals and offers an incredibly diverse lineup of
live local music. There's a laundromat in the back, so can
do your laundry while you drink and listen. A local magazine
reporter described the place as so casual that he walked around
in his boxers while his laundry was drying.
D.B.A.
618 Frenchmen Street 942-3731
In the heart of the Frenchmen Street “music district,”
this hip-but-not-trendy bar offers music geared towards local
music lovers. The list of beers they offered is as big as
any in the City and the staff is always helpful and friendly.
Musicians praise the acoustics; on a Sunday night from 6-9
pm the popular Palmetto Bug Stompers host a bunch of incredible
swing dancers.
Dragon's
Den
Hookah
Cafe 500 Frenchmen St. 504-943-1101
A band every Sunday and DJ's many other nights
La
Maison de la Musique 508 Frenchmen St., 504-289-5648
This room was the former Ray’s Boom Boom Room. Come
enjoy trad jazz, reggae, hip-hop, R&B, and whatever
Mimi’s
in the Marigny 2601 Royal St
Voted best bar In New Orleans by Gambit Magazine, Mimi's is
a local watering hole where you will find young hippies from
Iowa and locals from around the corner. The Tappas are to
die for and the live music upstairs goes on nightly. It's
in the Fauborge Marigny just minutes from Frenchmen St.
Manahan's
"13" 517
Frenchmen St 504-942-1345
Snug
Harbor 626
Frenchmen St. 504-949-0696
Ellis Marsalis is on stage most Fridays and Charmaine Neville
sings most Mondays. A nice restaurant with great burgers and
steaks is also on the premises. There are two shows nightly
at 9 pm. and 11 pm.
Spotted
Cat
623 Frenchmen 504-943-3887
You’ll find “The Cat” is a great little
dive where good New Orleans jazz can be found. It is a small
club, but has great acoustics. Bands that play there read
like a Who's Who In New Orleans, i.e. St. Louis Slim, Washboard
Chaz, The Panorama Jazz Band, The Rites of Swing, The Phister
Sisters, Gypsy Swing, as well as up and coming jazz musician
Bassist Nathan Kirk and many others. The great New Orleans
Cotton Mouth Kings play each week.
Sweet
Lorraine's 1931
St. Claude Ave.
