Restaurants with Live Music in New Orleans, LA
New Orleans, LA's best restaurants with live music include Frenchmen Street Music District (Free), Kermit's Tremé Mother-in-Law Lounge ($5-15), Maple Leaf Bar ($10-20), Preservation Hall ($25-50), and Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro ($25-40). Most performances are Thursday through Saturday — reservations recommended.
Traditional jazz in a room that hasn't changed since 1961. No drinks, no food, no talking. Just the music.
726 St Peter St, New Orleans, LA 70116 · Shows at 5pm, 6:15pm, 7:30pm, 8:45pm daily; Sat-Sun add 2:30pm & 3:45pm
The sit-down jazz club on Frenchmen. Proper stage, proper sound, proper dinner. Two sets nightly.
626 Frenchmen St, New Orleans, LA 70116 · Dining 5-10pm (11pm Fri-Sat), shows at 7:30pm & 9:30pm nightly
Tiny Frenchmen Street restaurant with nightly live music and some of the best small plates in the Marigny.
536 Frenchmen St, New Orleans, LA 70116 · Mon-Fri 7pm-11pm, Sat 6pm-12am, Sun 4:30pm-12am
Rebirth Brass Band every Tuesday since 1991. George Porter Jr. on Mondays. The Uptown essential.
8316 Oak St, New Orleans, LA 70118 · Mon-Thu 5pm-1am, Fri-Sat 5pm-2am, Sun 4pm-1am
Kermit Ruffins' bar in the oldest African American neighborhood in America. He cooks BBQ in the parking lot.
1500 N Claiborne Ave, New Orleans, LA 70116 · Wed-Sun, hours vary — check social media
The real Bourbon Street. A dozen clubs in three blocks, most with no cover. Walk the strip and follow your ears.
Frenchmen St between Decatur and Royal, New Orleans, LA 70116 · Music starts around 5pm, peaks 9pm-2am