This no-frills neighborhood bar features live music four days a week, everything from brass bands to klezmer. Le Bon Temps Roule features authentic Mexican food made fresh by Lily Pintor Karas, every Tuesday thru Sunday from 11am to 11 pm. Oysters are on the menu Fridays for happy hour.

This super outdoor music venue adjacent to the Broad Theater was a godsend to musicians looking to work in a safe environment. Now the Broadside is part of the Nola music scene - hopefully forever. There is usually good pop-up grub, from Filipino to tacos to dim sum. Best to call ahead to see what’s up.

This swank spot in the Pontchartrain Hotel hosts fab jazz trios five nights a week. But there’s more. Bayou Bar also is home to terrific cocktails and enlightened bar food. Duck poppers? Garlic fries? Wild mushroom grilled cheese? Steak frites? Yes, a thousand times yes.

The handsome Bombay Club bills itself as a music venue and martini bar, but the dining options shouldn’t be discounted. The menu includes duck and andouille gumbo, fish and chips, caesar salad and a cheeseburger. There’s music, and good bar food, nightly.

Trad jazz has been a thing at Palm Court Jazz Cafe since 1989, hosting legendary New Orleans musicians including Danny Baker, Topsy Chapman and the house jazz band. The fare is home cooked as well, from fried oysters and gumbo to filet mignon and crab cakes with Hollandaise.

Three Muses was closed for more than a year, and fans missed the menu of Asian inspired tapas as much as the intimate venue’s swell music offerings. Although it’s slightly abbreviated, there’s still Ms. Moon's bulgogi rice bowl with house-made kimchi, and a host of veg options at this Frenchman Street standard. Book a table in advance to be assured of a seat. Mix in live music by acts like Gal Holiday and Bart Ramsey a you've got the perfect place to eat, drink, and catch some live music.

Carnaval Lounge is a super music spot on busy St. Claude Avenue, with a menu of live music every night and crazy good birria ordered from the back kitchen window. Chef Michael Nguyen is cooking the popular taco-meets-French-dip specialty with roots as a celebratory dish in the state of Jalisco. The oily, juicy specialty is offered as a taco, burrito, or quesadilla paired with cheese, rice and beans, cilantro, and jalapeno crema.  

Bacchanal is a New Orleans gem on Poland Avenue in Bywater, a wine bar meets restaurant meets yard party with live music every day but Tuesday. Build your own cheese plate (long absent but now BACK) with options from the case out front — the kitchen will bring you an amazing charcuterie plate as a reward. The Mediterranean inspired menu also includes the likes of bacon wrapped dates — so good — along with lamb meatball, mixed olives, and other yum snacks.