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Let’s explore: NOLA edition
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items Everything you need to enjoy the city whether you’re roaming the city, looking for drinks or looking for some family fun!
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Outdoor Activities
Restaurants & Food Halls
Bars and Small Bites
Coffee Shops, Bakery & Boba
Favorite Foreign Markets
Family Fun
Outdoor Activities
Bonus points if you’re local it’s free entry on Wednesday!
New Orleans Botanical Garden
Located in city park great place to take the kids mini golfing! Has two courses you can choose from or do both!
City Putt Miniature Golf Course
Located in city park! Take a walk and explore all the sculpture installments while gaining a view of the lake and getting to enjoy the outdoors! When you’re done there you can even walk to cafe du monde in City Park or enjoy some of the other outdoor...
Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden
Restaurants & Food Halls
Local food hall carrying a variety of eats and drinks to choose from!
St. Roch Market
My absolute favorite pho spot tucked away on a side street close to the mall!
Nudo
Authentic New Orleans food ! Get the crab claws, stuffed shrimp, or stuffed bell pepper and make sure to try that cornbread dressing!
Neyow's Creole Café
Came here for brunch! Perfect place to grab a lil breakfast before starting your day exploring the city! I recommend the lil’ egg n rice!
Up&Adam Eatz
I had some of THE best Pad Thai here! They have a pretty vast menu it was so hard to choose! The drinks were amazing as well!
Good Catch | Thai Urban Bistro
Bars and Small Bites
If you’re looking for somewhere with a nice vibe to have drinks and small bites this is your place! They have a drink menu filled with a unique line up to pique anyone’s interest. I definitely recommend getting a reservation to fully enjoy
JOLIE - Reservations
Coffee Shops, Bakery & Boba
Located Near St. Roch Market and serves some of the best coffee in town and you can even grab some wine if you like! They’re always hosting events as well!
St. Noir Cafe New Orleans
Home to the Glazed beignets that are a must try! They have a location in Gretna and Metairie!
Antoine's Famous Cakes
Cute little tea shop located near the mall! It is a little tucked away but so worth it!
Follow Tea (@followteanola) · Metairie, LA
They change out their soft serve flavors each week so always be on the lookout for their exciting flavor mixes ! They also serve up snowballs and coffee!
nectar ice (snoballs • softserve • coffee)
Another Westbank favorite! I tried the viral Dubai chocolate when it first came out here and since then thy have expanded to offer more desserts and middle eastern style coffee! A true all encompassing treat!
Royal Roastery
One of my favorite snowball stands and they accept cards as well ! If you’re down and around during Mardi Gras if you’re lucky you can even score a King cake!
Flavors Snoballs & Ice Cream
Bakery,tea, sandwiches ice cream name it and they probably have it on top of being really good as well!
Sweet Handkraft
They changeout their flavors weekly and they have Korean hot dogs as well!!
Mochinut NOLA (Metairie)
You can never go wrong with a lychee tea they’re located near the mall a the shop is super cute!
VIVI Bubble Tea Metairie
Favorite Foreign Markets
Located on the WestBank quaint sized Middle Eastern market where you can also get freshly butchered meat and fresh Naan daily!
Crescent Market
A smaller sized market carrying a variety of Traditional African products and a few Caribbean items from grocery, herbs, beauty products and even a few clothing items
AfroMart
One of the bigger markets carries a wide range of items and pots and pans! If there’s a new viral snack out this needs to be your first stop!
International Market - Metairie, LA - Home
This is the super Asian Market! She I say they have a little bit of everything …they have a little bit of everything! They even have a few shops and restaurants inside before you enter the market!
Hong Kong Food Market
Family Fun
Super fun place to bring the kids! They have bowling, ax throwing, arcade style games and laser tag they even have a restaurant/bar and a snack bar located inside if you get hungry!
Game On Social Hub
Located near city park fun to see all of the exhibits or explore around the grounds from the park, lake and botanical gardens
New Orleans Museum of Art