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Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro, New Orleans, LA

Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro

4.2
4.2
181 Reviews
$30 and under
Creole
For over 30 years, Snug Harbor has provided the best in live jazz & great regional cooking at reasonable prices. Snug is located in three rooms of a renovated 1800's storefront located in the Faubourg Marigny, just outside the French Quarter. We have a dining room, a bar, and a music room.

Make a reservation

2 people

7:00 p.m.


Booked 25 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Creole, American
  • Hours of Operation
    Daily 5:00 pm–12:00 am
  • Phone number
    (504) 949-0696
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress Code
    Casual Dress
  • Catering
    We do not offer catering for events outside our own restaurant. However, if you book a private event during daytime hours or one of our closed night of the week, then we provide you with a catering menu to choose from for your group meal. Maximum accommodations are up to 50 Guests at once for private dining room buy-outs during our closed hours.
  • Private party facilities
    Private Events are only available during our closed days/hours. (Mondays and Tuesdays, and daytime lunch or brunch hours). Email info@snugjazz.com to inquire about private event rentals during these available times only. No private event rentals are available during our public hours.
  • Neighbourhood
    The Marigny
  • Cross Street
    Between Chartres St & Royal St. Parking: Elysian Fields & Esplanade
  • Parking Details
    None
  • Public Transit
    The Riverfront Streetcar (Red # 49) last stop at the French Market / Crescent Wharf / Esplanade Ave is just a short few blocks from Snug Harbor. There is a Taxi Stand / Uber/Lyft Pick-Up stand on Elysian Fields Ave at corner of Royal St, in front of Washington Park. There is a public Blue Bikes station near the New Orleans Jazz Museum off Esplanade Ave, as well as bus lines that run on Esplanade Ave and Elysian Fields Ave.
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Counter Seating, Entertainment, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Takeout, Vegan, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 181 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.2
4.2 based on recent ratings
  • 4.1Food
  • 4.3Service
  • 4.1Ambience
  • 4.2Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • New Orleans / Louisiana

    Hot spot

  • New Orleans

    Hot spot

181 Reviews
  1. APalmer

    Chicago

    4 reviews

    3.0

    4 reviews

    Dined 4 days ago

    overall3food3service3ambience3
    The food was “okay.” I ordered the Shrimp Po Boy with a side of red beans and rice. The Po Boy was okay, but the red beans and rice were absolutely insipid, they tasted like water with beans and rice. When I asked the waiter about it, he said that the new owner had changed the recipe to make it more palatable to a general audience, e.g. no seasoning. We bought tickets for the live jazz show following our meal, I’d recommend the live jazz, but eat somewhere else before you go.

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  2. MarkL

    Chicago

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 29, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We got right in with our reservation. We had plenty of time to eat prior to moving to the back for our show.

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  3. DanielB

    San Francisco

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on November 27, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Snug Harbor is part of the Jazz history of NOLA. It is a wonderful place to hear amazing musicians and also enjoy a delightful meal. The staff are attentive, professional and welcoming.

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  4. OpenTable Diner

    New Orleans

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 26, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Return customer. Excellent food and entertainment. The gumbo and bread pudding are awesome.

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  5. OpenTable Diner

    Orlando

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on November 26, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The food was excellent and Raigh took great care in serving us. The music was outstanding!!

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  6. MicheleH

    New Orleans

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 25, 2023

    overall4food3service5ambience3
    Good place to have dinner and hear jazz. I appreciated that they now have Beyond Burgers for vegetarians. The baked potatoes are good too. I bought tickets for a show at 9:30 and made reservations for table at 8. We arrived at 8 and were told there were no tables whether you had a reservation or not. We waited at the bar a while & finally got a table but had to rush dinner. It was a bit disappointing, I’d brought a friend from out of town and I was hoping we could savor the meal. The wait staff was fabulous, patient and funny and sweet. The show, Victor Goines, Jason Marcellis, was fabulous. Overall a fun club.

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  7. Neighbor

    New Orleans

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 20, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great everything food. Service ambience owners are great

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  8. PeterO

    Des Moines

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 19, 2023

    overall5food4service5ambience4
    I have been here twice - mainly fr the music - but we ate in the restaurant. The menu is not extensive but the fish was very well preared and the waiter - davey - was a hoot. The music was first rate, and in a much nicer atmoshere than the roadhouse environment of so many NOLA bars. I plan to come here every time I am in New Orleans.

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  9. OpenTable Diner

    Philadelphia

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 19, 2023

    overall4food4service5ambience5
    Place was nice and clean. Food was good but came to the table room temperature. Overall, it was ok.

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  10. TRose

    Minneapolis

    3 reviews

    1.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on November 18, 2023

    overall1food1service1ambience4
    First the hostess skipped over us when seating because she forgot I had told her we had reservations. After being seated and ordering we waited 1 1/2 hours and never even got our appetizers. When asked our server said he didn’t know why. We walked out of there at 10:00 without eating anything!!

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  11. Ramenette

    Sacramento

    13 reviews

    4.0

    13 reviews

    Dined on November 16, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience5
    Nice food. A good place to have dinner before hearing jazz at Snug Harbor.

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  12. Russ

    Hawaii

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 16, 2023

    overall3food3service3ambience3
    Just fine. Could barely hear the music in the other room. Our waiter, Jorge was good.

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  13. TrishM

    Cleveland

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on November 15, 2023

    overall5food5service4ambience4
    Don't have to attend a show to dine here. Food delicious and reasonably priced for the area. Waiter had a great personality and all staff attentive to customers/friendly. Show we saw after dining here was superb and well worth the ticket price. Highly talented performers on the venue.

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  14. Christine

    New Orleans

    14 reviews

    4.0

    14 reviews

    Dined on November 14, 2023

    overall4food4service3ambience3
    Food has always been good and prices good too. Servers and hostess very nice.

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  15. OpenTable Diner

    N. Ireland

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 13, 2023

    overall4food4service5ambience5
    Jorge was a fabulous server and our food was good.

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  16. JudithL

    New Orleans

    6 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on November 11, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    A great place to eat before the show. Our server was wonderful and the food was good. It is quieter in the front of the restaurant, as the sound for some reason amplifies in the back.

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  17. AntonioV

    Washington DC

    4 reviews

    3.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on November 11, 2023

    overall3food3service1ambience3
    Awful hostess, decent meal Upon arrival we were seated in the farthest table, next to a corridor. Me: Can we have another table, do not like to be next to the bathroom Host: It is not the bathroom. It was!! Brough the water with some foreign substance encrusted in the ice. Me: There is something strange in the ice. Do not know what it is. Hostess: Me neither Takes it away and brings another glass of water and bangs it on the table Me: I am sorry, do not trust your ice anymore. Comes back a minute later and throws a plastic bottle on the table, with no glass. Thankfully we had asked for San Pellegrino sparkling water. On the next table a couple gets a bottle of red wine and give them plastic cups. They complain and they bring them glass flutes! The ones you drink sparkling white wines. For red wine!! The food was decent, nothing to write home about, what you would expect from a restaurant that runs a show afterwards. The bread was old, stale. The soup was brought after the entrée. You do not go for the food.

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  18. StephenL

    Essex

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 8, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience3
    Good food and value for money Service was ok, not as good as could be

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  19. KimB

    Orlando

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 7, 2023

    overall2food2service1ambience2
    The service was very slow and unprofessional we got the food before we got our drinks

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  20. JoeB

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 6, 2023

    overall4food5service5ambience5
    Nice atmosphere, good food. They were out of several items but it was game day and many people in town.

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  21. RickS

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 6, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Been going to Snug Harbor since the early 70's...little has changed. Good & entertainment are always "top notch."

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  22. OpenTable Diner

    Austin

    2 reviews

    1.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 4, 2023

    overall1food1service1ambience1
    Food was inedible. Rancid. Everything seemed very touristy turn and burn quality, cocktails were nothing special, uncomfortable atmosphere in the restaurant. The music area is cool. But don’t eat here.

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  23. OpenTable Diner

    Dallas

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on November 4, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    My wife and I had dinner before an evening jazz show… Food was great, service was great. Music show after dinner was excellent… Could not have had a better night. :)

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  24. epicurious

    Portland

    16 reviews

    4.0

    16 reviews

    Dined on November 3, 2023

    overall4food4service5ambience4
    The check in woman was an incompetent zombie, but everything else was good. Really nice waiter, good food, reasonable prices.

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  25. ElizabethF

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 3, 2023

    overall5food3service4ambience4
    Call first if you’re vegan. They ran out of vegan burgers. They need to offer permanent vegan options

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  26. MatthewA

    Washington DC

    10 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on November 1, 2023

    overall4food4service5ambience4
    Easy and fun way to start off a night of music at Snug Harbor. Food is fine, pretty good local fare. Hard working servers were great and pleasant. Khris Royal and Friends were outstanding, we thoroughly enjoyed them.

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  27. OpenTable Diner

    Las Vegas

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on October 29, 2023

    overall3food3service3ambience4
    Good experience at the jazz club. Food was average for New Orleans.

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  28. dhickman

    New Orleans

    24 reviews

    5.0

    24 reviews

    Dined on October 22, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Every thing was awesome and our server Colby was top notch. Every one enjoyed their meals, only complaint was the gumbo that didn’t taste right. The steak burgers, potatoes, salads, bbq shrimp, stuffed shrimp & red beans were all delicious. Topped off with cocktails and live music made for a complete evening.

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  29. HaleyW

    Indiana

    2 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on October 22, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great food and the staff was wonderful, even during a packed Saturday night!

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  30. MarshaR

    Washington DC

    25 reviews

    5.0

    25 reviews

    Dined on October 21, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Food was excellent, service great. We had gumbo, blackened fish, shrimp and oysters

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  31. Phyl

    Greater Boston

    2 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on October 21, 2023

    overall4food3service3ambience2
    Good value before the show. Service was very good with V!

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  32. RosalindaR

    San Antonio

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on October 14, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Food was delicious and authentic NOLA etouffee, gumbo, and shrimp! We had dinner right before the show and really enjoyed the vibe and the venue. Wonderful experience, drinks were amazing and the show was one of the best I’ve ever seen with Charlie Gabriel

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  33. Bungalows313

    San Francisco

    65 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    65 reviews

    Dined on October 13, 2023

    overall2food2service1ambience2
    Not worth it! Much better options in N’Orleans!!!!

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  34. Annie

    New York Area

    12 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    12 reviews

    Dined on October 11, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Great red beans and rice

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  35. nolalyn

    New Orleans

    54 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    54 reviews

    Dined on October 7, 2023

    overall5food3service5ambience5
    Food was good, service was superb. Love the paintings

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  36. BrandonH

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 4, 2023

    overall3food5service3ambience2
    The food was tasty. Authentic NOLA cuisine. The server seemed annoyed about something the whole time I was there and it took him a long time to come back to run my credit card. I went up to host stand to see if I could just check out with her. Also I was disappointed that they didn't have any music playing in the dining room. There is only music in the jazz lounge that you have to purchase a separate ticket for.

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  37. OpenTable Diner

    Denver

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on October 3, 2023

    overall5food4service5ambience4
    Lovely food and amazing music! Would definitely recommend!

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  38. CynRho

    Louisville

    3 reviews

    3.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on September 24, 2023

    overall3food2service2ambience3
    I order the blacken fish and a baked potato. My food was cold and so were 2 of the other people with me. Location is great and if you want to listen to jazz it’s a great place for that.

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  39. Markm

    Denver

    31 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    31 reviews

    Dined on September 22, 2023

    overall4food4service5ambience4
    Good for a bite before the show. Great burgers and loaded potatoes!

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  40. BarbaraC

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 22, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Wonderful ambience Wonderful music Wonderful food Truly Snug Harbor

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FAQs

Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (504) 949-0696.

Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro is rated 4.2 stars by 181 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people

7:00 p.m.


Booked 25 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Google Map for Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro

626 Frenchmen St, New Orleans, LA 70116

Additional information

  • Cross Street
    Between Chartres St & Royal St. Parking: Elysian Fields & Esplanade
  • Neighbourhood
    The Marigny
  • Hours of Operation
    Daily 5:00 pm–12:00 am
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Creole, American
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress Code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking Details
    None
  • Public Transit
    The Riverfront Streetcar (Red # 49) last stop at the French Market / Crescent Wharf / Esplanade Ave is just a short few blocks from Snug Harbor. There is a Taxi Stand / Uber/Lyft Pick-Up stand on Elysian Fields Ave at corner of Royal St, in front of Washington Park. There is a public Blue Bikes station near the New Orleans Jazz Museum off Esplanade Ave, as well as bus lines that run on Esplanade Ave and Elysian Fields Ave.
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Counter Seating, Entertainment, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Takeout, Vegan, Wheelchair Access, Wine
  • Phone number
    (504) 949-0696
  • Catering
    We do not offer catering for events outside our own restaurant. However, if you book a private event during daytime hours or one of our closed night of the week, then we provide you with a catering menu to choose from for your group meal. Maximum accommodations are up to 50 Guests at once for private dining room buy-outs during our closed hours.
  • Private party facilities
    Private Events are only available during our closed days/hours. (Mondays and Tuesdays, and daytime lunch or brunch hours). Email info@snugjazz.com to inquire about private event rentals during these available times only. No private event rentals are available during our public hours.
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