Friday
- 8:00 PM
Willie Mae's Scotch House
Southern · $$ · TremeDressed-up dinner — James Beard 'America's Classic' fried chicken — go for lunch.
Why this pick- ·Girls'-night ready — cocktails, rooftops, dancing 'til late
- ·Keeps you in Treme — short walk from your other stops
- ·A shoulder-season favorite
- 10:30 PMFrenchmen StreetNightlife · Faubourg Marigny
Locals' alternative to Bourbon — live jazz at three venues per block.
Why this pick- ·Girls'-night ready — cocktails, rooftops, dancing 'til late
- ·Keeps you in Faubourg Marigny — short walk from your other stops
- ·A shoulder-season favorite
- 2:00 AM
Cochon
Cajun · $$$ · Warehouse DistrictLate-night slice — Donald Link's whole-hog Cajun — book ahead.
Why this pick- ·Girls'-night ready — cocktails, rooftops, dancing 'til late
- ·Keeps you in Warehouse District — short walk from your other stops
- ·A shoulder-season favorite
Saturday
- 12:00 PM
Compère Lapin
Caribbean-Creole · $$$ · Warehouse DistrictSlow brunch — Nina Compton's curried goat and rum-forward room.
Why this pick- ·Girls'-night ready — cocktails, rooftops, dancing 'til late
- ·Keeps you in Warehouse District — short walk from your other stops
- ·A shoulder-season favorite
- 3:00 PMFrench QuarterCulture · Vieux Carré
Wrought-iron balconies, Jackson Square artists and bourbon-soaked nights.
Why this pick- ·Girls'-night ready — cocktails, rooftops, dancing 'til late
- ·Keeps you in Vieux Carré — short walk from your other stops
- ·A shoulder-season favorite
- 8:30 PM
Café du Monde
Café / Beignets · $ · French QuarterOpen 24/7 since 1862 — beignets and café au lait, cash only.
Why this pick- ·Girls'-night ready — cocktails, rooftops, dancing 'til late
- ·Keeps you in French Quarter — short walk from your other stops
- ·A shoulder-season favorite
- 12:30 AM
Pick the cocktail strip
Find the trendiest cocktail block in town and bar-hop three rooms before the dancefloor.
Sunday
- 1:00 PM
Commander's Palace
Creole · $$$$ · Garden DistrictRecovery brunch — Turquoise institution since 1893 — 25¢ martini lunch.
Why this pick- ·Girls'-night ready — cocktails, rooftops, dancing 'til late
- ·Keeps you in Garden District — short walk from your other stops
- ·A shoulder-season favorite
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