Date spots
Date Spots in New Orleans, LA
60 mapped venues for coffee, dinner, drinks, outdoor time, culture and entertainment, all drawn from OpenStreetMap.
Dating in New Orleans
New Orleans dating can start slow over a coffee shop morning at Mammoth Espresso, Satsuma Café, or French Truck Coffee, then turn into breakfast at Bearcat Cafe or Satsuma Maple. If you want something lighter, Facha Bubble Tea & Dessert covers bubble tea and cake, while Cafe Beignet and EnVie add local flavor. For a daytime walk, Jackson Square, City Park, or Woldenberg Riverfront Park gives you an easy outdoor date, and Congo Square or Louis Armstrong Park keeps the conversation moving. The city's culture spots—The Cabildo, Ogden Museum of Southern Art, or New Orleans Historic Voodoo Museum—make a natural second stop.
Come evening, dinner can lean regional or local at Brennan's Restaurant, Antoine's Restaurant, or La Petite Grocery, while the broader list includes cajun, french, thai, hot dog, comfort food, and sandwich cuisines. You can also choose Napoleon House, Arnaud's, Budsi’s Authentic Thai, Dat Dog, Tonti's Hand, Gris-Gris, or Pizza Delicious. Drinks range from Pat O'Briens and Beachbum Berry's Latitude 29 to Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop, Molly's at the Market, Favela Chic, NOLA Distillery, Henry's Gin Bar, and Fritzel's European Jazz Pub. For entertainment, Preservation Hall, The Civic Theatre, Marigny Opera House, Prytania Theatre, Saenger Theatre, Broad Theater, Joy Theater, Orpheum Theater, Federal City Auditorium, and Le Petit Theatre offer many ways to end a date. Outdoors, Chalmette Battlefield and Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve add a different kind of day.
By type
Browse date spots by type
Six mapped categories. Counts and example names come from the OpenStreetMap extract for this city.
Coffee & Cafes
10 mapped venues
Mammoth Espresso, Satsuma Café, Bearcat Cafe
Dinner
10 mapped venues
Brennan's Restaurant, Antoine's Restaurant, La Petite Grocery
Drinks
10 mapped venues
Pat O'Briens, Rawhide, Beachbum Berry's Latitude 29
Outdoors
10 mapped venues
Musical Legends Park, Clay Square, City Park
Culture
10 mapped venues
Hermann-Grima House, New Orleans Pharmacy Museum, The Cabildo
Entertainment
10 mapped venues
Preservation Hall, The Civic Theatre, Marigny Opera House
Shortlist
A shortlist to start
A small, unranked selection of listed venues across the six types. Listing is not an endorsement, and no venue pays to appear.
Mammoth Espresso
Brennan's Restaurant
Pat O'Briens
Musical Legends Park
Hermann-Grima House
Preservation Hall
Satsuma Café
Antoine's Restaurant
Neighborhoods in New Orleans
These areas are called out in the local notes for this city. They can help you keep a date to one part of town.
- Marigny Marigny Opera House is the data's Marigny venue, so this neighborhood has an entertainment anchor for a performance date.
- City Park City Park appears in the outdoors list, making it a clear pick for a walk or fresh-air date.
- Chalmette Chalmette Battlefield is the data's Chalmette outdoor entry, pairing history with open space for a daytime date.
- Broad Broad Theater is the data's Broad entertainment spot, useful for an entertainment date.
- Federal City Federal City Auditorium is the data's Federal City venue, giving this area an entertainment option for a show or event.
Answers
Frequently asked questions
What is a simple coffee date in New Orleans?
Mammoth Espresso, Satsuma Café, and French Truck Coffee are all coffee shop options. You can add breakfast at Bearcat Cafe or Satsuma Maple, or bubble tea and cake at Facha Bubble Tea & Dessert.
Where can we go for dinner with different cuisines?
Brennan's Restaurant, Antoine's Restaurant, and La Petite Grocery cover regional, local, and french dining. The broader cuisine list also includes thai, hot dog, comfort food, cajun, and sandwich options.
What are good evening date ideas?
Start with drinks at Pat O'Briens, Beachbum Berry's Latitude 29, or Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop. Then catch entertainment at Preservation Hall, Saenger Theatre, or Marigny Opera House.
Where can we spend a daytime date outdoors?
Jackson Square, City Park, and Woldenberg Riverfront Park are in the outdoors list. Chalmette Battlefield and Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve offer a more nature-and-history-focused outing.
Where does the New Orleans venue data come from?
Venue names, addresses and map links come from OpenStreetMap and are published under the Open Database License (ODbL). Listings are independent venues. No venue pays to appear, and no ratings, reviews or prices are added.
How current is this New Orleans date spot list?
The venue data for this page was retrieved on 2026-09-13. OpenStreetMap is updated by contributors, so a venue may open, close or change details after the data was retrieved. Check the venue's own website or call ahead before you travel.
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