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Oak Street

A historic neighborhood main street in Uptown New Orleans off Carrollton Avenue, with restaurants, shops, galleries and live music.

Oak St between S Carrollton Ave and Leake Ave · New Orleans, LA

About Oak Street

Oak Street runs just off Carrollton Avenue in the Carrollton neighborhood of Uptown New Orleans, and its historic commercial stretch lies between South Carrollton and Leake avenues. You can eat at places such as Jacques-Imo's Cafe and Breads On Oak, browse bookshops, vintage stores and galleries, and hear live music at the Maple Leaf Bar. The St. Charles Avenue Streetcar runs from downtown to Carrollton Avenue, a short walk away. Every November the street hosts the Oak Street Po-Boy Festival with local vendors, music stages and art.

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What's around here?

The closest stops to Oak Street, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

Museums
Rainy-Day Pick
Newcomb Art Museum
Check prices
See Newcomb Pottery and Arts and Crafts pieces made by the women of Newcomb College, plus changing exhibitions on Tulane's Uptown campus.
Transit: reachable by public transit
0.2 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums
Sports & Outdoors
Outdoor Adventure
Audubon Park
No admission fee
Stroll under live oaks along a paved loop, past a lagoon and bird rookery, in a 350-acre Uptown park between St. Charles Ave and the river.
Transit: reachable by public transit
0.6 mi awaySwitch it up: Sports & Outdoors
Attractions
Family Favorite
Audubon Zoo
$25–$50
A shaded Uptown zoo built around a Louisiana swamp exhibit and a white alligator named Spots.
Transit: reachable by public transit
1.7 mi awaySwitch it up: Attractions
Sightseeing
Local Gem
Jefferson Parish
No admission fee
The tourism office for Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, covering suburbs and swamps just outside New Orleans.
Transit: reachable by public transit
1.8 mi awayMore like this
Sightseeing
Longue Vue House and Gardens
Under $25
Historic 1921 family estate in New Orleans with eight acres of gardens designed by Ellen Shipman.
Transit: reachable by public transit
2.3 mi awayMore like this
Sightseeing
History Buff
Garden District
No admission fee
Live oaks and antebellum mansions line the streets of this historic Uptown neighborhood.
Transit: reachable by public transit
2.5 mi awayMore like this