Starting on Canal street, head down Royal and visit the shops and galleries that line the street. Drop by the Napoleon House for Muffalettas, po' boys & other Creole staples in a circa-1914 house with a palm-filled courtyard. From there, feel free to stroll up Chartres, cross Jackson Square and pick yourself up with a coffee and beignet from Cafe Du Monde.
Breakfast at Willa Jean Galleries on Julia Street (Annabelle recommends Martine Chaisson Gallery, Arthur Roger Gallery, Gryder Gallery, Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, Octavia Art Gallery) Lunch at Peché for seafood Afternoon at WWII Museum, Ogden Museum of Southern Art, or Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience. Enjoy a cocktail at Bar Marilou, if you can find it…
Take the streetcar down St. Charles, hop off at Napoleon Ave to knock back oysters and cool down with a frozen French 75 at Superior Seafood. Take a cab to the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden at City Park. Shop on Magazine for vintage (Blue Dream), home goods (Sunday Shop), and spoil yourself with a sandwich at Turkey and the Wolf. Check out the comprehensive live music calendar at https://www.wwoz.org/calendar/livewire-music
Compère Lapin, 535 Tchoupitoulas St Luke, 333 St Charles Ave GW Finn, 808 Bienville St Saba, 5757 Magazine St Verti Marte, 1201 Royal St
Sazerac Bar in the Roosevelt, 130 Roosevelt Way Columns, 3811 St Charles Ave Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop Bar, 941 Bourbon St Old Absinthe House, 240 Bourbon St Bacchanal Fine Wine & Spirits, 600 Poland Ave Molly's at the Market, 1107 Decatur St