Where to stay · Nightlife
Best neighbourhoods in New Orleans for nightlife
Where to stay in New Orleans if nights out matter — the most active neighbourhoods after dark, ranked by bar and music scene density.
Top pick for nightlife
French Quarter
Bourbon Street, Jackson Square, and Cafe Du Monde — the most famous neighbourhood in America, for better and worse.
French Quarter
Top pickBourbon Street, Jackson Square, and Cafe Du Monde — the most famous neighbourhood in America, for better and worse.
9/10
Walk
3/10
Price
2/10
Local
10/10
Central
Marigny & Bywater
GoodFrenchmen Street live music, local bars, and the neighbourhood New Orleans musicians actually live in.
8/10
Walk
7/10
Price
9/10
Local
7/10
Central
Warehouse Arts District
Trade-offThe National WWII Museum, the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, and a restaurant scene that rivals the French Quarter — with far less noise.
8/10
Walk
5/10
Price
5/10
Local
7/10
Central
Uptown & Magazine Street
Trade-offThe St Charles streetcar, Tulane and Loyola campuses, and the most authentic residential New Orleans outside the tourist zones.
7/10
Walk
5/10
Price
8/10
Local
5/10
Central
Garden District
Trade-offAntebellum mansions, Magazine Street boutiques, and cemetery tours — the upscale residential counterweight to the French Quarter.
8/10
Walk
4/10
Price
6/10
Local
7/10
Central
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