Friday
- Evening
Cochon
Cajun · $$$ · Warehouse DistrictBook this one ahead — Donald Link's whole-hog Cajun — book ahead.
Why this pick- ·Matches the romantic mood
- ·Dinner-grade kitchen worth lingering at
- ·Keeps you in Warehouse District — short walk from your other stops
Saturday
- MorningCity ParkOutdoors · Mid-City
1,300 acres bigger than Central Park — sculpture garden + storyland.
Why this pick- ·Matches the romantic mood
- ·Best early — lighter crowds before noon
- ·Keeps you in Mid-City — short walk from your other stops
- Lunch
Compère Lapin
Caribbean-Creole · $$$ · Warehouse DistrictNina Compton's curried goat and rum-forward room.
Why this pick- ·Matches the romantic mood
- ·Strong lunch option, quick enough to keep the day moving
- ·Keeps you in Warehouse District — short walk from your other stops
- AfternoonFrench QuarterCulture · Vieux Carré
Wrought-iron balconies, Jackson Square artists and bourbon-soaked nights.
Why this pick- ·Matches the romantic mood
- ·Holds up in the afternoon energy lull
- ·Keeps you in Vieux Carré — short walk from your other stops
- Evening
Willie Mae's Scotch House
Southern · $$ · TremeSlow dinner — James Beard 'America's Classic' fried chicken — go for lunch.
Why this pick- ·Matches the romantic mood
- ·Dinner-grade kitchen worth lingering at
- ·Keeps you in Treme — short walk from your other stops
Sunday
- MorningSt. Louis CathedralCulture · Jackson Square
The country's oldest continuously active cathedral, the city's signature steeple.
Why this pick- ·Matches the romantic mood
- ·Best early — lighter crowds before noon
- ·Keeps you in Jackson Square — short walk from your other stops
- AfternoonGarden District WalkOutdoors · Garden District
Antebellum mansions, Lafayette Cemetery and the St. Charles streetcar.
Why this pick- ·Matches the romantic mood
- ·Holds up in the afternoon energy lull
- ·Keeps you in Garden District — short walk from your other stops
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