Faubourg Marigny sits just downriver of the Quarter, a Creole cottage neighbourhood pivoting around Frenchmen Street's jazz clubs and Esplanade brunches.
Snug Harbor on Frenchmen is the sit-down jazz room of the Marigny, with two sets a night in a renovated 1800s storefront and Ellis Marsalis Trio holding.
Tip: Two nightly sets at 19:30 and 21:30. Book a music room ticket online; the bistro side seats walk-ins for Creole dinner before the show.
The Spotted Cat on Frenchmen Street is the standing-room jazz, blues and gypsy-swing room that runs three sets a day, no cover at the door and a single-bill.
Tip: No cover but a one-drink minimum per set. The afternoon set around 14:00 is the easier walk-in; the 22:00 set fills the room standing.
d.b.a. on Frenchmen Street pairs a 60-tap craft beer and bourbon programme with a back-room stage that runs the Treme Brass Band, Walter Wolfman Washington.
Tip: Cover usually $10 to $20 paid at the door for the back room. Saturdays open at 14:00; the Glen David Andrews and Treme Brass Band sets are the headliners.
The Phoenix on Elysian Fields opened in 1983 as the leather, bear and Levi command bar of the Marigny, with the upstairs Eagle running its own dress-coded.
Tip: Open 24 hours, no cover. Upstairs Eagle closed Mondays. The Levi-Leather Lords of Leather host regular fetish nights.
Three Muses on Frenchmen pairs a small-plates kitchen with a low-volume music room, where Linnzi Zaorski and the Sam Doores rotate through the corner stage.
Tip: Reserve a table via the venue site; the bar walks in. Music starts around 19:00 with no cover, the room enforces quiet listening.