Friday
- 8:00 PM
Cochon
Cajun · $$$ · Warehouse DistrictKick the night off — Donald Link's whole-hog Cajun — book ahead.
Why this pick- ·Built for a real boys' night — high energy, late hours
- ·Keeps you in Warehouse District — short walk from your other stops
- ·A shoulder-season favorite
- 12:00 AMFrenchmen StreetNightlife · Faubourg Marigny
Locals' alternative to Bourbon — live jazz at three venues per block.
Why this pick- ·Built for a real boys' night — high energy, late hours
- ·Keeps you in Faubourg Marigny — short walk from your other stops
- ·A shoulder-season favorite
- 2:00 AM
Compère Lapin
Caribbean-Creole · $$$ · Warehouse DistrictLate-night fix — Nina Compton's curried goat and rum-forward room.
Why this pick- ·Built for a real boys' night — high energy, late hours
- ·Keeps you in Warehouse District — short walk from your other stops
- ·A shoulder-season favorite
Saturday
- 12:00 PM
Willie Mae's Scotch House
Southern · $$ · TremeRecovery brunch — James Beard 'America's Classic' fried chicken — go for lunch.
Why this pick- ·Built for a real boys' night — high energy, late hours
- ·Keeps you in Treme — short walk from your other stops
- ·A shoulder-season favorite
- 3:00 PMGarden District WalkOutdoors · Garden District
Antebellum mansions, Lafayette Cemetery and the St. Charles streetcar.
Why this pick- ·Built for a real boys' night — high energy, late hours
- ·Keeps you in Garden District — short walk from your other stops
- ·A shoulder-season favorite
- 8:30 PM
Café du Monde
Café / Beignets · $ · French QuarterOpen 24/7 since 1862 — beignets and café au lait, cash only.
Why this pick- ·Built for a real boys' night — high energy, late hours
- ·Keeps you in French Quarter — short walk from your other stops
- ·A shoulder-season favorite
- 12:30 AM
Bar-hop the district
Pick the busiest nightlife strip and crawl three rooms — sports bar warm-up, cocktail lounge, then dance floor.
Sunday
- 1:00 PM
Commander's Palace
Creole · $$$$ · Garden DistrictSlow brunch — Turquoise institution since 1893 — 25¢ martini lunch.
Why this pick- ·Built for a real boys' night — high energy, late hours
- ·Keeps you in Garden District — short walk from your other stops
- ·A shoulder-season favorite
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