Friday
- 8:00 PM
Cochon
Cajun · $$$ · Warehouse DistrictLow-lit dinner — Donald Link's whole-hog Cajun — book ahead.
Why this pick- ·Date-night ready — low-lit, cocktail-paced
- ·Keeps you in Warehouse District — short walk from your other stops
- ·A shoulder-season favorite
- 10:30 PMFrenchmen StreetNightlife · Faubourg Marigny
Locals' alternative to Bourbon — live jazz at three venues per block.
Why this pick- ·Date-night ready — low-lit, cocktail-paced
- ·Keeps you in Faubourg Marigny — short walk from your other stops
- ·A shoulder-season favorite
Saturday
- 4:00 PMCity ParkOutdoors · Mid-City
1,300 acres bigger than Central Park — sculpture garden + storyland.
Why this pick- ·Date-night ready — low-lit, cocktail-paced
- ·Keeps you in Mid-City — short walk from your other stops
- ·A shoulder-season favorite
- 8:00 PM
Compère Lapin
Caribbean-Creole · $$$ · Warehouse DistrictNina Compton's curried goat and rum-forward room.
Why this pick- ·Date-night ready — low-lit, cocktail-paced
- ·Keeps you in Warehouse District — short walk from your other stops
- ·A shoulder-season favorite
- 11:00 PMSteamboat NatchezFamily · Riverfront
Jazz cruise on the last authentic steam-powered paddlewheeler on the Mississippi.
Why this pick- ·Date-night ready — low-lit, cocktail-paced
- ·Keeps you in Riverfront — short walk from your other stops
- ·A shoulder-season favorite
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