Good for live music, bands, but they don't stop people from entering once they are at capacity. There were a lot of people packed into these spaces but a good time.

Everyone claims that the music is better on Frenchmen Street and it is. It is less crowded than Bourbon Street and less rowdy. If you have mobility problems you have to be careful that sidewalks need some work.

We went to this area to visit Snug Harbor Bistro. It is really a cool area and not like Bourbon Street where most everybody is drunk. It is kind of funky. We felt very safe in this area. Parking is on the street and you...More

If you are interested in live music than Frenchmen's Street might be nice for an evening. Tourist seem to enjoy the loud hustle and music, but just a few blocks over to St 'Claude and in the Marigny

We always go to Frenchmen St if we are looking to hear some blues. Last weekend we went to Cafe Negril to hear John Lisi who is a local blues guitarist who we always enjoy. The cigar box festival is also held on Frenchmen at...More

Frenchmen Street is more down at heel than Bourbon Street and therefore more real and raw and happily a lot less crowd congested. The Spotted Cat seems to be a converted shop with bands playing in the window and a wonderful Cat Stevens lookalike bar...More

For the most part it is rare to have a "bad" restaurant in NOLA they just will not survive with the level of hospitality and food quality as high as it is there for decades/centuries even. If Frenchman Street is there when you visit give...More