Friends of the Arts
FRIENDS OF THE ARTS - MAJOR SPONSORS
ARTS COUNCIL OF NEW ORLEANS
818 Howard Avenue
504/ 523-1465 www.artscouncilofneworleans.org
The Arts Council, a private non-profit organization for 37 years, works with community groups, governmental agencies and nonprofit arts organizations to promote artistic expression and cultural heritage. Examples are The Arts Market of New Orleans & www.artneworleans.org
DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT – DDD
www.neworleansdowntown.com
DDD drives the development of Downtown New Orleans by cultivating economic development in such industries as bioscience, the arts, digital media and tourism; by ensuring Downtown is clean and safe; by serving as the advocate for Downtown’s future; and by promoting Downtown as a world-class destination for residents and visitors. Major Sponsor of Jammin’ on Julia – DDD.
NOLA.COM
400 Poydras Street, Suite 2480
504/ 299-3514www.nola.com www.mardigras.com
NOLA.com is the local online news leader for South Louisiana, featuring a robust entertainment section with original photos and video coverage, an award-winning Saints section, usergenerated content, blogs, up-to-the minute news coverage from the Times Picayune, AP, original coverage and more. It also leads the industry in its use of live streaming media, including live news and entertainment event coverage from Web Cams placed strategically throughout the city.
CAFÉS & RESTAURANTS
a MANO
870 Tchoupitoulas Street
504/ 208-9280 Open: Lunch: W-F 11:30-2:30 Dinner: M-Sat 6-10 www.amanonola.com
a Mano features house-cured salumi, handcrafted pastas, and longsimmered dishes in a warm and welcoming trattoria. Chef Adolfo Garcia and Chef-partner Joshua Smith and Nick Martin are dedicated to artisanal culinary technique.
BITTERSWEET
725 Magazine Street Suite A
504/ 267-7485 Open: M-F 7:30-6pm, Sat 7:30-4pm www.bittersweetconfections.com
New Orleans’ own Bittersweet Confections offers an assortment of artisanal chocolates, handcrafted pastries, custom designed cakes as well as custom blended coffee and espresso drinks made from locally roasted beans. Chocolate dipped strawberries, cupcakes, turtles, and assorted tarts and macaroons. Join us…
BOUCHE
840 Tchoupitoulas Street
504/ 267-7485 Open: M-Th 5–11, F-Sat 5–1am, Happy Hour M-F 5-7pm www.bouchenola.com
Bouche is a destination nestled in the Warehouse District of downtown New Orleans where one can choose to enjoy an exotic drink or a Nitrogen Martini in our relaxed cosmopolitan bar or just hang out in our comfortable swank living room. Visit our Cigar Lounge or call us about private parties.
CAFE ADELAIDE & the Swizzle Stick Bar
300 Poydras Street at the Loews Hotel
504/595-3305 www.cafeadelaide.com
Relax after your walk through the Arts District with a delectable meal at the swanky Café Adelaide, located in the Loews Hotel at 300 Poydras, or stroll in for an artsy cocktail at the Swizzle Stick Bar and admire the paintings of noted artist Hunt Slonem. Both are operated by the Commander’s Palace Family of Restaurants. Complimentary Valet Parking. Bon Appetit!
CAFÉ at the Square
500 St. Charles Avenue
504/ 304-7831 Open: M-F 7am-2pm, Sat-Sun 8am-2pm www.cafeatthesquare.com
Breakfast, lunch, weekend brunch, catering –local comfort food and full bar.
CAPDEVILLE
520 Capdeville Street
504/ 371-5161 Open: M-Th 11 – 2pm, 5-11pm, F-Sat 11-1am
www.capdevillenola.com
A casual restaurant on a hidden block in the CBD, Capdeville is built on comfort food, whiskey and rock. We invite those craving gourmet interpretations of classic comfort foods and extensive selections of whiskeys and beers to join us in a warm and familial atmosphere.
CARMO
527 Julia Street
504/ 875-4132
www.cafecarmo.com
Carmo is a tropical café built upon the rich, multi-cultural culinary influences found throughout the Caribbean, Central and S. America, Gulf South, Southeast Asia, West Africa & beyond. The menu features uniquely-flavorful dishes which are both healthy and satisfying, and which cater to vegans, vegetarian and omnivorous palates.
COCHON / COCHON BUTCHER
930 Tchoupitoulas St
504/ 588-2123 Open: Lunch & Dinner M-F 11–10 Dinner Sat 5:30-10 www.cochonrestaurant.com
Cochon offers true Cajun and Southern cooking—the food is focused and simple, roast meats with natural sauces, homemade boudin and andouille, and seafood delivered fresh by local fishermen. Cochon Butcher specializes in house made artisan meats and sausages, serves specialty sandwiches, small plates and offers eclectic wines and local brews.
HERBSAINT
701 St. Charles Avenue
504/ 524-4114 Open: Lunch: M-F 11:30-1:30 Dinner: M-Sat 5:30-10 www.herbsaint.com
Simply prepared yet creative dishes; affordable yet distinctive wines; and a spirited, informal atmosphere. A contemporary take on French-American “bistro” food by Chef/Owner Donald Link, named “Best Chef South” by the James Beard Foundation.
LA BOCA
857 Fulton St www.labocasteaks.com
504/ 525-8205 Open: M-W 6-10 Th-Sat 6-12
Argentine style steakhouse opened by the owners of Rio Mar with a variety of meats and home-made pasta. Come and experience our little corner of Argentina, -” Bienvenidos y Buen Provecho!” (welcome and may you eat well).
LA COTE BRASSERIE
700 Tchoupitoulas Street
504/613-2364 Open Daily: Breakfast: 6:30-11 Lunch: 11:30-2:30 Dinner: Sun-Th 6-10 F-Sat 6-11
Brunch: Sun 11:30-2:30 www.lacotebrasserie.com
Executive Chef and Louisiana native Chuck Subra’s fresh seafood-oriented menu draws on the diverse cultures that contribute to what is known as South Louisiana cuisine.
LEONARDO TRATTORIA
709 St. Charles Avenue
504/ 558-8986 Open: M-TH 11-10, F-S 11-11, Sunday 3-10
Open 2 hrs before & after every Superdome game www.leonardonola.com
The only authentic Sicilian trattoria in New Orleans offers super progressive yet authentic Sicilian cuisine… Diverse Italian wines, fresh pasta made daily, wood fired pizza, and artisan gelato presented in a relaxed atmosphere.
LOUISIANA PRODUCTS GROCERY & DELI
618 Julia Street 504/529-1666 Open: M-F 7-4
Old General Store offering an eclectic atmosphere with delicious breakfasts, daily hot lunch specials, minimuffalettas, salads, sandwiches, coffee and cold drinks. A New Orleans original!
MIKE’S ON THE AVENUE
628 St. Charles Avenue
504/ 523-7600 Open: Lunch: M-F 11:30-2:30 Dinner: M-Sat 5:30-10:30 mikesontheavenue@gmail.com
Artist/Chef Mike Fennelly and Restauranteur Vicky Bayley have returned to the site of their original celebrated restaurant. Bringing a distinctive sensibility to fusion cooking, Mike blends Asian influence with New Orleans cuisine, utilizing fresh ingredients of South Louisiana.
MULATE’S, THE ORIGINAL CAJUN RESTAURANT
201 Julia Street
504/ 522-1492 Open: Sun-Th 11-10 F-Sat 11-11 www.mulates.com
For a true taste of Cajun culture, come to the restaurant that made it famous! Authentic Cajun cuisine, live Cajun music and dancing nightly!
PJ’s COFFEE & TEA COMPANY
644 Camp Street
504/ 529-3658
Open: M-F 6:30-5, Sat-Sun 6:30-2 Free wireless internet
The first PJ’s Coffee Shop opened in New Orleans in 1978. It quickly became a local favorite for fresh brewed coffee, tea and fresh pastries. Our second location is at the World War II Museum, 945 Magazine St 504/ 525-0522.
RIO MAR RESTAURANT “A SEAFOOD DESTINATION”
800 South Peters Street www.riomarseafood.com
504/525-FISH (3474) Lunch: M-F 11:30-1:30 Dinner: M-Sat 6-10
Your host, Nicolas Bazan, will ensure a memorable experience at this laid back fine dining establishment. Chef Adolfo Garcia prepares the freshest seafood from the Gulf & the four corners of the world to delight your palate.
THE AMERICAN SECTOR AT THE NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MUSEUM
945 Magazine Street
504/ 528-1940
Open: Sun-Th 11-9, F-Sat 11-11 www.american-sector.com
Chef John Besh puts a sassy new spin on classic American cuisine! Open 7 days for lunch, dinner, snacks, and spirits. Don’t miss the “R&R” Happy Hour.
TOMAS BISTRO
755 Tchoupitoulas Street
504/ 527-0942, fax: 504.527.5872 Open: Sun-Th 5:30-10, F-Sat 5:30-11
Chef Guy D. Sockrider prepares French favorites like Duck Cassoulet and Stuffed Mississippi Quail with fresh Gulf Coast seafood. Reservations Available. Private Parties.
TOMMY’S CUISINE & WINE BAR
746 Tchoupitoulas Street
504/ 581-1103 Open: Sun-Th 5:30-10, F-Sat 5:30-11www.tommysneworleans.com
Upscale restaurant featuring classic Creole and distinctive Italian cuisine, imported to New Orleans by immigrants in the late 1800’s. ‘Next to Parisians, the people of New Orleans have the most refined taste for food of any city in the world.” – Chef Paul Bocuse
DISTRICT AMENITIES
AVERY FINE PERFUMERY
527 St. Joseph Street
504/ 522-7102 Open: T-F 11-6 Sat 11-4pm www.averyfineperfumeries.com
Avery Fine Perfumery is an interactive perfumery carrying artistic fragrances from Europe. It features an aviary theme throughout. The space is designed to pay homage to the city of New Orleans and its deep architectural history.
BIG EASY FLOWERS
750 Carondelet Street
504/524-9989 or 800/776-9986 Open: M-F 8-6 Sat 8-12 and by appt www.bigeasyflowers.com
Fresh cut flowers, one of a kind arrangements, orchids and plants. We create works of art with flowers. For the extraordinary, not the ordinary, depend on New Orleans’ premiere florist.
CASSANDRA SHARPE REAL ESTATE, INC.
610 Julia Street
504/ 568-1252
It has been my pleasure as a Real Estate Broker to own one of the historic 13 Row Houses on Julia. We have it all here; artists, musicians, and historians, along with some of the most architecturally beautiful buildings in the South. Orleans Parish Notary.
CENTRAL PARKING SYSTEM
365 Canal Street Suite 2330
504/525-5476 www.parking.com
Central Parking System is the leader in professional parking management. Locally our company’s operates mixed-use projects, office buildings, hotel valet, surface lots, as well as airports, and hospitals. We offer convenient daily and monthly parking through out New Orleans. Discount parking is available to museum goers at several of our Arts District locations.
NEW ORLEANS AUCTION GALLERIES INC
801 Magazine Street
504/ 566-1849 Online Catalogue: www.neworleansauction.com
Representing Great Southern Estates. Specializing in 18th and 19th century American, English & Continental furniture, paintings, lighting, silver and decorative objects. Six major auctions each year. info@neworleansauction.com
THE TRANSPORTATION REVOLUTION
901 Julia Street, NOLA 70113
504/ 595-6776 ext. 104 (fax) 525-1003 www.TTRNO.com
Enter a world of European Motorsports. The Transportation Revolution is home to Ducati and Triumph motorcycles and Vespa and Piaggio motor scooters. We offer a full line of branded clothing, riding gear, accessories and gift items. We also offer a full service and parts department.
Join the Revolution!
HOTELS
EMBASSY SUITES NEW ORLEANS CONVENTION CENTER
315 Julia Street
504/ 525-1993 www.neworleans.embassysuites.com
Located in the Warehouse & Arts District, only steps from the Morial Convention Center, the popular Riverwalk Marketplace, family fun at the Louisiana Children’s Museum and adult fun at the Harrah’s New Orleans Casino. This upscale full-service hotel is minutes from the World War II Museum, Contemporary Art Museum and the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, as well as the historic French Quarter.
NEW ORLEANS MARRIOT At The Convention Center
859 Convention Center Boulevard
504/ 613-2888 www.neworleansmarriottconventioncenter.com
Located in New Orleans’ vibrant Arts District, the exquisite new hotel blends luxurious accommodations and rich culture with an array of neighboring galleries, restaurants and night life. Experience a true masterpiece in our 331 well-appointed guest rooms in a completely refurbished 19th century cotton mill.
RENAISSANCE ARTS HOTEL
700 Tchoupitoulas Street
504/ 613-2330 www.renaissanceartshotel.com
Defined by a distinctive color palette of texture and light, the Renaissance Arts Hotel is located in the heart of the Arts District and just steps away from all of the galleries, attractions and cuisine that define the District itself.
