New orleans beat kept secret. Great ambiance, live jazz music, great food spots. It's also alot cleaner than Bourbon

Felt more comfortable here than we did on Bourbon street. It isn't tame but there was music and art everywhere.

Slightly more upmarket than Bourbon Street & better music. However, still really touristy but well worth a visit.

Frenchmen Street is best known for a three-block section of the neighborhood which is home to some of the city's popular live-music venues including Snug Harbor (the Marsalis family plays there frequently), the Spotted Cat and the Maison in addition to restaurants, bars, bookstores, coffee shops, and other businesses. You've not really seen New Orleans until you've been to Frenchmen... More 

For a great night out in NOLA, hit Frenchman Street for live music, drinks, and art without the madness of Bourbon Street.

Was a classier/hipper/artistic crowd, so if the craziness of Bourbon Street doesn't appeal to you try this area.

This area is just outside of the French Quarter in the Faubourg section of New Orleans. You can stop in one joint, listen to the music for a while, put your drink in a cup to go, and then move on to the next joint. Just a couple of blocks long and a good time!

Maison, great music, good drinks, fun people, great atmosphere, saw "Brassaholics" recommended by our B and B hosts.

This is where yo go after you've graduated from Bourbon St., after you're tired of all the drunken frat boy antics. There's some of that here, too, but to a lesser extent. Music's great, and when I went on a Saturday night, there was a little late night art market set up. Very cool, indeed. I would definitely try to... More