Metairie

• Louis Armstrong International Airport, the main airport of the Greater New Orleans area, is in suburban Kenner, which borders Metaire just to the west.
• I-10 Interstate Highway 10 is the main auto route in the area.

By car; while there are some bus routes public transit is poor in Metairie.
Wide Veterans Highway is the main commercial avenue, running east to west. Narrow winding Metaire Road runs through the older part of town, flanked by more upscale small businesses. Causeway Boulevard runs south to north, connecting with the causeway across Lake Pontchartrain leading to the North Shore.

At the start of the 20th century, most of what is now Metaire was a mixture of farmland and swamp. In the 1910s and 1920s, suburban development from neighboring New Orleans spread along Metaire Ridge, natural high ground along winding Metaire Road. Most development, however, occurred in the boom following World War II. While lacking the history and architecture of New Orleans, Metaire is an economic center in Greater New Orleans.

Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, carrying Causeway Blvd over lake Pontchartrain, is the longest bridge over water in the world.

• Clearview Mall

  address: 4436 Veterans Blvd
  Shopping mall.

• Dorignac's Food Center

  address: 710 Veterans Blvd
  Locally owned supermarket not only stocks groceries; their wine and liquor aisles offer one of the best selections in the metro area.

• Lakeside Mall

  address: 3301 Veterans Blvd
  Shopping mall

Budget

• Cafe Equator

  address: 2920 Severn Ave
  Thai food.

• City Diner3116 S. I-10 Service Road (at Causeway Boulevard just south of I-10) Tel. 831.1030. Good diner food with New Orleans accents. 24 hours.

• Eggroll House, 3507 Veterans. Good fast reasonably priced Chinese.

• Frosty's Cafe

  address: 3400 Cleary Ave
  Small restaurant serves Vietnamese food and po-boys; their tasty bubble-teas and fresh fruit drinks are popular for take out as well.

• Kosher Cajun

  address: 3519 Severn Avenue
  Kosher New York-style deli, with some kosher Louisiana items on the menu. Also has a kosher grocery. Tel. 888-2010
• Lee's Hamburgers 3 locations, 904 Veterans Blvd; 3516 Veterans; 1507 Metairie Road. Small local chain of burger joints.

• Royal China

  address: 600 Veterans Blvd
  Dim-sum and other southern Chinese.

• Semolina

  address: 4436 Veterans Blvd
  Suite 37 (in the Clearview Mall) Variety of pasta based dishes.

Cafes and snacks

• Gaspare's

  address: 4421 Clearview Pkwy
  Italian style gelato. Tel. 267-5552

Mid-range

• Café B

  address: 2700 Metairie Road
  Tel. 934-4700 New addition to the well regarded New Orleans area "Brennan's" family of restaurants.

• Drago's

  address: 3232 N Arnoult Rd
  Tel 304-9578. Seafood & Creole; a Metaire institution since 1969.

• Sun Ray Grill

  address: 619 Pink Street
  Tel 837-0055. Gulf Coast & Mediterranean.
• Vincent's 4411 Chastant (Just back from West Esplanade Avenue; 1 block up from Transcontinental Dr.) . Creole-Italian; also has branch in the Carrollton section of New Orleans.

• Zea

  phone: +1 504 780-9090
  address: 4450 Veterans Blvd
  Metaire branch of this popular small local chain. Rotisserie & grill and good microbrewed beer.

Lager's 3501 Veterans Blvd. , Bar and grill, 75 beers on tap.

• Days Hotel

  address: 3400 I-10 Service Road
  Free parking and a location in the heart of Metairie's Central Business District, minutes away from the New Orleans International Airport, downtown New Orleans, the Historic French Quarter, Convention Center and the city's world renowned restaurants. Tel 833-8201

• Wyndham Garden New Orleans Airport

  phone: +1-504-885-5700
  address: 6401 Veterans Memorial Blvd
  Situated in suburban Metairie. Smoke-free hotel. After a $4 million renovation, every room is equipped with new, inviting furniture and amenities.

• Ramada Metairie New Orleans Airport

  phone: +1 504-322-1284
  address: 3400 South I-10 Service Road W

• TownePlace Suites New Orleans Metairie

  address: 5424 Citrus Boulevard
  This hotel offers amenities including an outdoor swimming pool, fitness center, continental breakfast, and free wireless Internet.

• Wyndham Metairie New Orleans Hotel

  address: 4 Galleria Blvd
  Tel: 837-6707. Only minutes from New Orleans history and nightlife and close to the businesses and attractions of Metairie and Lake Pontchartrain's southern shore.

• New Orleans Marriott Metairie at Lakeway

  phone: +1 504-836-5253
  address: 3838 North Causeway Boulevard
  Located along the scenic shores of Lake Pontchartrain in Metairie, LA.

• The attractions of central New Orleans are about a half hour drive east (though it can take longer during rush hour).
• Baton Rouge is about a 75 minute drive west on Interstate 10.
• Covington and the Lake Pontchartrain North Shore are within an hour's drive north over the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway.

Telephone area code is 504, same as New Orleans.