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Message: <blockquote data-quote="tarchon" data-source="post: 2077134" data-attributes="member: 5990">When I was there, all the locals told me all the locals go to Frenchman Street, and that's where I met all the tourists who asked where all the locals go. That being said, it is a cut above the most of French Quarter. I highly recommend the Praline Connection there for soul food - they even go out of their way to stare suspiciously at white people, which is the hallmark of a real soul-food place. New Orleans is generally characterized by a close attention to showmanship like that. You may at times wonder if the panhandlers are working for the city.My impression is that the locals go almost anywhere but the French Quarter when they have a choice though.The Riverwalk by the Aquarium is nice, but in that area expect to fend off hordes of panhandlers, even more than elsewhere in the city.Live music is the standout attraction, IMO, and it's not hard to find it on every street corner, from skiffle to Danish Joni Mitchell covers. Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop on Bourbon St. has a good piano-bar act, and it's far enough down the road that it's not as crammed with drunkenhorny frat boys.</blockquote>