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Discover Covington
IT’S EASY TO FEEL WELCOME IN COVINGTON, a place that unpretentiously blends the allure of a gracious past with the dynamics of a creative and vibrant present. You sense the city’s reverence for days gone by in its many historic homes and in the respect shown for its centuries-old live oak trees. You feel its vigor in the historic district's multiple galleries showcasing a variety of media and styles, such as SALADINO, Armbruster Artworks with Ryan Perea Fine Art and Marianne Angeli Rodriguez Gallery. In their midst is the St. Tammany Art Association building, which stages regional, national and member exhibitions.
Tying the past and future together is a laid-back walk through the downtown district’s unique shops and happening boutiques, outstanding restaurants and cafes. And you can leave your car in one of the many free public parking lots throughout the old town, known as ox lots. Running through it all, like one of the city’s three rivers, is an abundance of live music in bars and cafes like the Covington Beer Garden, Columbia Street Tap Room, Encore Bar & Grill and the Cypress Bar at Southern Hotel, where you might catch a piano player taking requests.
You can enjoy hearing a low-key trio playing at the city’s Saturday morning Farmers Market as you shop. And that’s not all — free outdoor concerts happen seasonally at the Covington Trailhead Museum and Visitors Center and at the start of the Tammany Trace, the greenway hike and bike path.
Right in the heart of town is Bogue Falaya Wayside Park, where you will discover much to love for the whole family — a sandy beach, picnic tables, a covered pavilion and a playground area.
A few blocks away at the Columbia Street Landing, where the city sponsors free concerts seasonally, you can bring chairs, sit under the stars and relax to the music.
CULINARY HOT SPOTS
ABITA ROASTING CO.
1011 Village Walk (985) 246-3345
BOULEVARD AMERICAN BISTRO
70340 LA-21 (985) 326-2121
THE CHIMES COVINGTON
19130 W. Front St. (985) 892-5396
COFFEE RANI
234-A Lee Lane (985) 893-6158
COLUMBIA STREET TAP ROOM AND GRILL
434 N. Columbia St. (985) 898-0899
CURED. ON COLUMBIA
415 N. Columbia St. (985) 893-0355
THE DAKOTA
310 E. Boston St. (985) 892-3712
DEL PORTO RISTORANTE
501 E. Boston St. (985) 875-1006
DICHRISTINA’S ITALIAN AND SEAFOOD RESTAURANT
226 E. Lockwood St. (985) 875-0160
THE ENGLISH TEA ROOM
734 E. Rutland St. (985) 898-3988
GALLAGHER’S GRILL
509 S. Tyler St. (985) 892-9992
THE GLORIETTE
428 E. Boston St. (985) 202-8090
THE GREYHOUND
705 E. Boston St. (985) 400-5828
THE HAMPSHIRE
401 N. New Hampshire St. (985) 234-9339
HAVEN COFFEE & COCKTAILS
534 N. New Hampshire St. (985) 352-2644
LOLA
517 N. New Hampshire St. (985) 892-4992
MARCELLO’S
324 E. Boston St. (985) 400-5668
MATTINA BELLA
421 E. Gibson St. (985) 892-0708
MERIBO
326 Lee Lane (985) 302-5533
NEW ORLEANS FOOD AND SPIRITS
208 Lee Lane (985) 875-0432
TAVI
330 N. New Hampshire St. (985) 200-2045
VALENCIA
315 N. Vermont St. (985) 900-2151
