# Hang out with me in New Orleans, dangit!
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hang-out-with-me-in-new-orleans-dangit/274245
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [November 11, 2004, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hang-out-with-me-in-new-orleans-dangit/274245 "2004-11-11T19:10:03Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@tsarina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tsarina)
#### Post date: [November 11, 2004, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hang-out-with-me-in-new-orleans-dangit/274245/1 "2004-11-11T19:10:03Z")
I’ll be visiting New Orleans December 6-10 to check out Tulane’s School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine and meet some professors from there on the morning of the 9th. The rest of the time I have free to explore the city, and I’d be delighted to hang out with some of y’all down there. Anybody up for it? 🙂
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### Author:  [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)
#### Post date: [November 11, 2004, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hang-out-with-me-in-new-orleans-dangit/274245/2 "2004-11-11T19:26:24Z")
I can’t because I don’t live there anymore but my wife and I did go to Tulane. Great, great place. I am sure you will love it if you choose it.
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### Author:  [@Padeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Padeye)
#### Post date: [November 11, 2004, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hang-out-with-me-in-new-orleans-dangit/274245/3 "2004-11-11T19:34:40Z")
Sorry I can’t meet you there, we’ll miss by exactly a month as I’m going there in January for a work meeting. Going to extend the trip a few days and have TheLadyLion join me.
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### Author:  [@Nightwatch\_Trailer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nightwatch_Trailer)
#### Post date: [November 11, 2004, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hang-out-with-me-in-new-orleans-dangit/274245/4 "2004-11-11T22:33:00Z")
Just be sure you hit Cafe du Monde. Repeatedly.
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### Author:  [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)
#### Post date: [November 11, 2004, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hang-out-with-me-in-new-orleans-dangit/274245/5 "2004-11-11T23:28:28Z")
Also be sure to get a muffaletta sandwich from the Central Grocery Store on Decatur Street, and try a deliciously dangerous Hand Grenade from one of the Tropical Isle bars!
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### Author:  [@tsarina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tsarina)
#### Post date: [November 14, 2004, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hang-out-with-me-in-new-orleans-dangit/274245/6 "2004-11-14T15:29:51Z")
Just giving this a _bump_. I could swear there were a few NO Dopers - where the heck are you guys?!
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### Author:  [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)
#### Post date: [November 14, 2004, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hang-out-with-me-in-new-orleans-dangit/274245/7 "2004-11-14T16:46:52Z")
I can attest that **tsarina** is fun to hang out with! 🙂
Even if you end up being on your own, and do nothing other than sit in Jackson Square eating beignets and people-watching, you will have a good time.
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### Author:  [@Mississippienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mississippienne)
#### Post date: [November 14, 2004, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hang-out-with-me-in-new-orleans-dangit/274245/8 "2004-11-14T18:09:37Z")
I should be in Mississippi then, and I might pop down to New Orleans in that time-span. I’ll see how I’m feeling after Thanksgiving.
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### Author:  [@Mama\_Tiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Tiger)
#### Post date: [November 14, 2004, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hang-out-with-me-in-new-orleans-dangit/274245/9 "2004-11-14T19:09:35Z")
Sorry, didn’t see this the first time around – I’m a NO Doper, as is **whiterabbit**. Email me and we’ll do something while you’re here!
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### Author:  [@Merkwurdigliebe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merkwurdigliebe)
#### Post date: [November 15, 2004, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hang-out-with-me-in-new-orleans-dangit/274245/10 "2004-11-15T04:15:43Z")
Hey I live relatively nearby as well, I could go down for a little while too. I’m not sure about the dates though…
Also, if you are under 21 it might not be as much fun… ☹
New Orleans is kind of an adult city. I remember getting carded quite a lot last time I was there.
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### Author:  [@tsarina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tsarina)
#### Post date: [November 15, 2004, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hang-out-with-me-in-new-orleans-dangit/274245/11 "2004-11-15T12:42:14Z")
I’m 22, so I think I’ll do just fine. 🙂
I’d really like to go to a fancy restaurant and eat a Reveillon meal that I’ve been reading about in my travel guide. Why don’t a few of us get together and do that, and have drinks afterward?
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### Author:  [@partlycloudy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/partlycloudy)
#### Post date: [November 15, 2004, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hang-out-with-me-in-new-orleans-dangit/274245/12 "2004-11-15T23:24:57Z")
Hey I live in Baton Rouge! You’re not creepy are you? We can drink (lots), right? I’m game! Email me!
Logan
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### Author:  [@HanoNymus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HanoNymus)
#### Post date: [November 16, 2004, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hang-out-with-me-in-new-orleans-dangit/274245/13 "2004-11-16T02:20:04Z")
Just in case you want to plan ahead, check these places out:
Fancy:
[Bella Luna](http://www.bellalunarestaurant.com/)
[Antoine’s restaurant](http://www.antoines.com/)
[Commander’s place](http://www.commanderspalace.com/)
Maybe not as fancy but still nice:
[Cafe Degas](http://www.cafedegas.com/)
Not fancy at all, but the food’s great:
[Mandina’s](http://mandinas.com/)
For drinks try [Snug Harbor](http://www.snugjazz.com/); while you wait for the concert (if you do) take a peak across the street at the band playing at The Spotted Cat. The [House of Blues](http://www.hob.com/venues/clubvenues/neworleans/) is a complex of sorts including a bar, a restaurant and a concert hall. You might also like [Tiptina’s](http://www.tipitinas.com/default.asp)
… I’m gonna let the true New Orleanians to complete the list. What other “must visit” places are there?
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### Author:  [@Mississippienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mississippienne)
#### Post date: [November 16, 2004, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hang-out-with-me-in-new-orleans-dangit/274245/14 "2004-11-16T02:37:07Z")
Forgot to add that December 6th is my 20th birthday. I won’t be bar-hopping with y’all (though you might talk me into some dance clubs) but I’d be more than happy to share a beignet at Cafe du Monde. We’ll see how my schedule works out. 🙂
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### Author:  [@partlycloudy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/partlycloudy)
#### Post date: [November 16, 2004, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hang-out-with-me-in-new-orleans-dangit/274245/15 "2004-11-16T03:17:59Z")
Darnit, that’s finals week! ☹ I might be able to stop in for awhile though.
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### Author:  [@Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Scrappy_Hero_Pup)
#### Post date: [November 16, 2004, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hang-out-with-me-in-new-orleans-dangit/274245/16 "2004-11-16T04:16:08Z")
Is the Funky Pirate still standing? I used to LOVE that place. Got into more trouble there than anywhere else in my life.
And, if you have a police escort (and if it’s still standing as well), Buffa’s Lounge was where I spent most of my afternoons.
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### Author:  [@KarlGrenze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGrenze)
#### Post date: [November 16, 2004, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hang-out-with-me-in-new-orleans-dangit/274245/17 "2004-11-16T12:17:28Z")
I wish I could go to New Orleans. Unfortunately, I lack car and that would be the finals week. So… I’ll have to stay in Baton Rouge.
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### Author:  [@partlycloudy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/partlycloudy)
#### Post date: [November 16, 2004, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hang-out-with-me-in-new-orleans-dangit/274245/18 "2004-11-16T21:33:11Z")
The Funky Pirate is still around - and they serve Hand Grenades (part of the Tropical Isle deal).
Karl, you must go to LSU. 😃 Me too!
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### Author:  [@KarlGrenze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGrenze)
#### Post date: [November 17, 2004, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hang-out-with-me-in-new-orleans-dangit/274245/19 "2004-11-17T01:26:43Z")
> [@LoganDear](#):
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> The Funky Pirate is still around - and they serve Hand Grenades (part of the Tropical Isle deal).
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> Karl, you must go to LSU. 😃 Me too!
The vet school, yea. I knew you were referring to the school when you mentioned finals, though. 😉
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### Author:  [@tsarina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tsarina)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2004, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hang-out-with-me-in-new-orleans-dangit/274245/20 "2004-12-03T19:44:40Z")
Just to give this a bump…
**Mama Tiger** and possibly **whiterabbit** and I are meeting for dinner at the Palace Cafe (605 Canal Street in the French Quarter, although if you’re coming you probably already know that :)) at 6:00 pm on Monday the 6th. Come if you can!