This parade is the day after the wedding in the French Quarter. “VIP Ladies & Kids are on a mission to raise money to support the veterans & seniors throughout New Orleans metro area.” Learn the history of the Second Line. Here’s a start: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_line_(parades) https://reverb.com/news/second-line-blues-a-brief-history-of-new-orleans-brass-bands
One of our very favorite neighborhood bars with a free shrimp/crawfish boil every Friday. Haircuts on Mondays!
Po'boys & other delicious sandwiches in the back of this bodega. They big. Ya wanna share that.
Start your martini on one side of the bar and finish it on the other. Find this very unique bar at Hotel Monteleone, which is just a block from our wedding venue, should you decide to stay there! Fancy vibes.
Tourists are all in tune to this one, but for good reason. Sicilian cousins, you will appreciate that the muffuletta sandwich was created at this exact shop by a Sicilian in 1906. It is no surprise that it became a staple sandwich of New Orleans. You may look to split a whole between four people or order the quarter for one, if you want to be able to make it across the street for a beignet.
No big secret here. They come three to an order. Best accompanied by a New Orleans coffee, which has the added deliciousness of chicory. Be careful how many you eat if you aren't looking for an afternoon nap.
A great little oyster bar with really good Alabama oysters and some tasty cocktails. If you're anything like Joe and I, you'll consider sipping some of their rums and you'll definitely get the marinated crab claws. If you're staying at the Ace Hotel or it's lux counterpart, Maison de la Luz (with Bar Marilou), you'll be right next door.
Highly recommend a stroll down Frenchmen Street. Tons of spots for live music. You have the Spotted Cat, The Maison, Blue Nile, d.b.a, 30°/-90°, Snug Harbor and many more.
Great for records, antiques, clothing and all sorts of great shopping, food and drinks! A couple blocks off Magazine Street is Cochon Butcher. Stop in for lunch.
Definitely hit this outdoor market!
This place is touristy, but really really great. You have to make reservations. Go get that jazz.
Another great spot for music.
Historic spot for great music.
Eat and drink. Real good.
Grab a frozen (or hot) irish coffee to go! Hear they are great at Erin Rose (811 Conti St) too.
Cool old watering hole.
Known for its brunch and beautiful courtyard.
Jazz brunch on Sundays. Can't get in without slacks.
There's also the Audubon Zoo, Audubon Butterfly Garden & Insectarium and Audubon Park.
The cemeteries in New Orleans are something you definitely want to see.
This will be before you hit all the shops on Magazine coming from the French Quarter. It's right near Cochon Butcher, which we recommend (again.)
26 new sculptures by Beverly Pepper, Robert Longo, Frank Stella, Sean Scully, and Frank Gehry, and more.
"A cultural museum celebrating Mardi Gras Indians, Social Aid & Pleasure Clubs & Skull and Bone Gangs. by Ronald W. Lewis." Ronald collected everything in there and he'll be showing you all the various artifacts and photographs.
A cool small museum with exhibits of early medicines, superstitious cures & more.
If you have any desire to attend the wild festivities of Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesday is the final parade and it is the very Tuesday before our wedding. Book your tickets for a few days earlier to catch it! If ya didn't know, Mardi Gras was actually started not too far from New Orleans, in Mobile, Alabama, where the Stickneys are from.
For a great view of the city and a break from the festivities, should you be making a long trip of it, take a ferry over to Algiers Point, a historic neighborhood with shops and restaurants. Hop on steamboat Natchez for a dinner cruise if ya please. If you are in Jackson Square when it is moored, you'll hear the lovely sounds of the steam organ! There are plenty of paddlewheelers and ways for you to do some bayou sightseeing.
"It's the oldest continuously operating street railway in the world, opened in 1835." Great and cheap way to travel. Check this link for some recommendations.
Get your cocktails.
A friend recently clued us on to half off champagne on Fridays and some must have bread pudding. I'm sure some of you will be there on Friday, so had to share.
This cool old bar is attached to the upscale restaurant, Arnaud's.
Joe played here as a real young boy. We randomly strolled in on the metal band 'Thou' the last time we were in town, and we hear 80s night is serious on Thursdays.
Bloody Mary to go! So good. Open 24 hours. Drag shows at night.
One of our favorite dive bars with a great jukebox.
Said to be the oldest structure used as a bar in America.
Right in the middle of it. Char-grilled oysters and oyster shooters! Famously, where Mary Rose Zambri had her first oyster.
More Char-grilled oysters, jambalaya, etc.
Cajun fried chicken, gumbo, red beans & rice, and more of the classics.
THE FOOD IS SO GOOD!
Really fantastic sandwiches and more.
Highly recommended Italian joint near Ace Hotel and Old 77.
Spot for live music; Tuesdays with Rebirth Brass band.
For breakfast!