I stole this from SiDeath of Something Awful's Sports Argument Stadium forum (they run Main Page - SAS Wiki), the guy who posted this apparently alternates as the LSU mascot.
The Buckeyes will be staying at the JW Marriott which is on Canal Street between St. Charles Avenue and Camp Street.
Restaurants
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I recommend the following places to eat:
Camellia Grill (On St. Charles and Carrollton at the Riverbend) - open pretty late most nights, but I don't know its hours any more. It's relatively cheap and a can't miss.
Gulfstream (On St. Charles) - great for dinner, mostly seafood, could run you about $55 for two.
Frankie and Johnny's (On Tchoupitoulas St and Arabella St) - good neighborhood hang out with po-boys, seafood, and general American/Cajun cuisines. About $30 for two (good choice for cheap dinner).
Domilise's Po-Boys (On Annunciation and Bellecastle) - the world's best po-boys, hands down. Great lunch location, will definitely have a line. Call ahead to place an order for pick up - they've got all the big types of po-boys. They'll run you close to $25 for two, especially if you get two large po-boys.
Commander's Palace (On Washington Ave and Coliseum) - a must-visit! Plan on making reservations ahead of time and be prepared to wear a jacket to dinner. This place is 4 stars and is an absolute dining joy. Has won like the last forty billion James Beard awards for service in the Southeast. Dinner here can run up to $100 for two, but I believe it's honestly worth it. (Full disclosure: I used to work here and adore it as place of work as well as a place to eat)
Palace Cafe (On Canal and Chartres St) - great lunch/brunch location, another of the Brennan's family of restaurants (like Commander's). This is an upscale business lunch/dinner type place, splitting the difference between downtown and the Quarter. For lunch, it can run up to $50 for two.
Let me know if you'd like more recommendations, I'd be happy to make some more for eating. (There's obviously like Antoine's, Galatoire's, Red Fish Grill, Dickie Brennan's Steakhouse, Acme Oyster House, and the other choices actually in the Quarter - many of these are great, but parking is impossible, so unless you're already down there, they're inaccessible.)
As far as what to do during the day, like I said earlier, there are the Haunted Walking Tours at night, which are pretty cool. The Katrina bus tours are really interesting, as are the walking tours of the Garden District. Audubon Park has a really great, really cheap golf course, if you're a golfer. If you're downtown, our Aquarium is really pretty baller.
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Bars
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Pat O'Brien's - Go to the one on Bourbon and sit on the patio, if only for one drink. A beautiful fountain with a torch is the centerpiece here, and you can order from waiters who'll bring your Hurricanes to you (get one, it's good). I also recommend not getting your deposit back and keeping the glass - they're one of a kind and generally a nice tool to remember what you can't from the night before.
Hand grenades are plentiful on Bourbon and frankly I don't think it matters where you get one.
If you're going out on Bourbon, I recommend that if you are the least bit homophobic, you don't cross Orleans St heading away from Canal. St Anne St is the home of the New Orleans wild and crazy gay scene. There are actually some good bars there with good music, but if the client?le makes you uncomfortable, don't go. Good Friends (St. Anne and Dauphine) is a really great chill gay bar with an ATM and open doors. If you're looking to see some [censored] you'll never forget, there's a place closer to N. Rampart on St. Anne (at the corner of Burgundy) called Rawhide. I've never been in there, but I stood outside while some friends went inside to use the [censored]er - I've never regretted standing outside of a building so badly.
Cafe DuMonde, while not a bar, is a great late night snack place on N. Peters, near Jackson Square. It's home of the beignet, or French doughnut. No superlatives are enough to describe the awesomeness, but always remember to breathe in when you're taking a bite.
The Cat's Meow on Bourbon is a cool karaoke bar, but it's 21+.
Lots of great jazz bars on Frenchman St, just on the far side of the Quarter past Esplanade. The Hookah Bar and Cafe is a great hookah/smoking bar, if you're in to that, it's at Frenchman and Decatur.
There's obviously Harrah's Casino, if you really like wasting money.
The Old Absinthe House on Bourbon is a pretty cool place, pretty popular. There a lot of daiquiri places along Bourbon that are good.
If you're not looking to go out in the Quarter, there are a lot of really awesome too. Fat Harry's on St. Charles is a great college/neighborhood hangout bar that serves drunk food. F&M's on Tchoupitoulas is another good one. I personally hate TJ Quill's on Maple, but I think it's relatively popular with a lot of other college kids. The Boot (on Broadway) is a good place to go if you've got friends at Tulane or Loyola. I really like "new" Bruno's on Maple, near TJ Quill's - it's basically brand new and serves food (a clean bar + well priced drinks + drunk food = teh awesome!)
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