Frommer's® Irreverent Guide to New Orleans, 3rd Edition

by Leblanc, Guy; Fitzgerald; Balliett

• ISBN13: 9780764562266
• ISBN10: 0764562266
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-09-01
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Looking for a travel guide that goes where other guides fear to tread? One that rides roughshod over ad-copy puffery to smartly deliver the real scoop on a destination's sites and attractions? One that dares to be honest, hip, and fun? Look no more. Frommer's Irreverent Travel Guides are wickedly irreverent, unabashedly honest, and downright hilarious, and provide an insider's perspective on which attractions are overrated tourist traps and which are the secret gems that locals love. You'll get the lowdown on restaurants, lodging, and shopping, and even find out what the locals think of you. "Like being taken around by a savvy local," said the New York Times. "Hipper and savvier than other guides," concurred Diversion magazine. Never shy about confronting the issues, the Irreverents are guides to real travel in the real world. Frommer's Irreverent Guide to Los Angeles, 4th Edition gives you the lowdown on: How to survive a smog alert Where to stay in Catalina and pretend you're a 1920s millionaire Why Tail O' the Pup is the city's most significant architectural statement Beaming up to the Star Trek bridge at LAX Where to catch the Groundlings-the improv group that launched the careers of Jon Lovitz, Lisa Kudrow, and Will Ferrell And much more!

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(6)
Neighborhood Map	6	(1)
You Probably Didn't Know	7	(9)
ACCOMMODATIONS	16	(30)
Winning the Reservations Game	18	(1)
Is There a Right Neighborhood?	19	(1)
The Lowdown	20	(9)
Haunted houses	20	(1)
Suite deals	21	(1)
Take me to the river	21	(1)
Pools with a view	22	(1)
Sleeping in an Old Warehouse	22	(1)
Superdome domains	22	(1)
Luscious love nests	23	(1)
If you think bigger is better	23	(1)
Dignified grande dames	24	(1)
For gourmets who hate hotel restaurants	24	(1)
Inn the mood	25	(1)
Homes away from home	25	(1)
Taking care of business	26	(1)
Gym dandies	27	(1)
Low-tech and low-key	27	(1)
Sleeping cheap	27	(1)
Most French Quarterly of hotels outside the French Quarter	28	(1)
Least French Quarterly of hotels outside the French Quarter	28	(1)
Mom-and-pop properties	28	(1)
The most for your money	29	(1)
When you've got a plane to catch	29	(1)
The Index	29	(15)
Map	44	(2)
DINING	46	(48)
Only in New Orleans	49	(1)
Indigenous Ingredient and Such	50	(2)
How to Dress	52	(1)
Tip About Tipping	52	(1)
Getting the Right Table	52	(1)
Where the Chefs Are	53	(1)
New Orleanians Eat	54	(1)
The Lowdown	54	(16)
Where the locals go	54	(1)
Where locals don't go	55	(1)
Where the action is	55	(1)
Best places for a quiet tete-a-tete	56	(1)
Worst places for a quiet tete-a-tete	57	(1)
Solo dining	57	(1)
Best French Creole	58	(1)
Best South Louisiana fare	58	(1)
Soul Creole	59	(1)
Decor to die for	60	(1)
Cheap eats	60	(1)
Tres French	60	(1)
A taste of Italy	61	(1)
Best jazz brunches	61	(1)
Jazziest dining	62	(1)
Dining and Dancing	62	(1)
Music and meals on paddle wheels	62	(1)
For the literati	62	(1)
Best people-watching	63	(1)
On the half shell	63	(1)
Something fishy	63	(1)
May I get that for you, sir?	64	(1)
Quirkiest kitchen	64	(1)
Stargazing	64	(1)
Where to seal a deal	65	(1)
Kid stuff	66	(1)
Between the buns	66	(1)
For committed carnivores	66	(1)
Vegging out	66	(1)
A river runs through it	67	(1)
Best muffulettas	67	(1)
Best po-boys	67	(1)
Just desserts	68	(1)
Best bananas Foster	68	(1)
Worth a trek to the north shore	68	(1)
Dives worth the drive	69	(1)
Around the clock	69	(1)
The Index	70	(20)
Maps	90	(4)
DIVERSIONS	94	(50)
Getting Your Bearings	96	(2)
A Madness Called Mardi Gras	98	(3)
Jazz Fest	101	(1)
The Lowdown	102	(23)
Must-sees for first-time visitors from Peoria	102	(1)
Special moments	103	(1)
Only in New Orleans	104	(1)
Best people-watching	105	(1)
Cities of the Dead	105	(2)
A streetcar named St. Charles	107	(1)
Save it for a rainy day	108	(1)
Home sweet historic home	109	(2)
Scarlett O'Hara doesn't live here anymore	111	(1)
Blasts from the past	112	(2)
Civil War relics	114	(1)
Dueling churches	114	(2)
Views to ooh and ahh at	116	(1)
Where to read a book	116	(1)
Wheels of fortune	117	(1)
Out on the water	117	(2)
Life on the Mississippi	119	(1)
Kid-pleasers	119	(2)
For free---or almost	121	(1)
Gallery hopping	122	(1)
Great walks	123	(1)
Tours for Lestat lovers and others	123	(2)
The Index	125	(17)
Map	142	(2)
GETTING OUTSIDE	144	(10)
The Lowdown	146	(8)
Stretching your legs	146	(2)
The tennis racket	148	(1)
Par for the course	148	(1)
On a bicycle built for one	149	(1)
Back in the saddle	150	(1)
Gone fishin'	151	(1)
In search of the yellow-toothed nutria	151	(1)
Boating and fishing for urban wimps	152	(1)
Indoor fitness	152	(2)
SHOPPING	154	(26)
What to Buy	156	(1)
Target Zones	156	(3)
Trading with the Natives	159	(1)
Hours of Business	159	(1)
Sales Tax	159	(1)
The Lowdown	160	(7)
Antiquities	160	(1)
Collectibles	161	(1)
Crafty things	161	(1)
Diamonds are a girl's best friend	162	(1)
Masking for Mardi Gras	162	(1)
Incredible edibles	163	(1)
Funky old stuff	164	(1)
Exotic and erotic	164	(1)
The sounds of music	164	(1)
Book nooks	164	(1)
Dolls to ooh and aah over	165	(1)
A tip of the hat	165	(1)
For your voodoo to-do	166	(1)
Picking up the scent	166	(1)
Really cooking	167	(1)
Dressed to the nines	167	(1)
The Index	167	(13)
NIGHTLIFE	180	(20)
Sources	183	(1)
Liquor Laws and Drinking Hours	184	(1)
The Lowdown	184	(6)
Only in New Orleans	184	(1)
Come with me to the humidor	185	(1)
Isn't it romantic?	186	(1)
Most outrageous clubs	186	(1)
Where the locals go	186	(1)
Where the locals don't go	187	(1)
Cajun and zydeco dancing	188	(1)
Music and munchies	188	(1)
Where to pick up someone else's spouse	189	(1)
The college scene	189	(1)
The gay and lesbian scene	189	(1)
Where to meet people outside the clubs	190	(1)
The Index	190	(10)
ENTERTAINMENT	200	(12)
Sources	202	(1)
Getting Tickets	203	(1)
The Lowdown	203	(5)
The play's the thing	203	(2)
Classical sounds	205	(1)
Grand opera	205	(1)
Men in tights	206	(1)
Revues and cabarets	206	(1)
The big game	207	(1)
The Index	208	(4)
HOTLINES & OTHER BASICS	212	(12)
Airports	213	(1)
Baby-sitters	213	(1)
Buses	214	(1)
Car rentals	214	(1)
Convention center	214	(1)
Dentists	215	(1)
Doctors	215	(1)
Driving around	215	(1)
Emergencies	215	(1)
Festivals and special events	216	(2)
Gay and lesbian resources	218	(1)
Jazz hotlines	219	(1)
Newspapers	219	(1)
Opening and closing times	219	(1)
Parking	219	(1)
Pharmacies	220	(1)
Post office	220	(1)
Radio stations	221	(1)
Restrooms	221	(1)
Smoking	222	(1)
Taxes	222	(1)
Taxis and limos	222	(1)
Tipping	223	(1)
Trains	223	(1)
Travelers with disabilities	223	(1)
TV channels	223	(1)
Visitor information	224	(1)
Index	224