Rounding Out 3.5 Day Itinerary + Food
Hi all! Wife and I will be coming to for 3.5 days in May - it’ll be our first time in the city, and we already have ideas for how to spend the days / food places we’re interested in, but would appreciate help rounding everything out:
Day 1 (settle down afternoon / evening):
- Land at ~3pm, Uber or public transit to the Roosevelt hotel
- Dinner: GW Fins (will make a reservation)
- Walk FQ / Bourbon street
- Drink: Nightcap at Sazerac Bar
Day 2 (French Quarter Day):
- Wandering around / sightseeing and doing typical FQ activities (Cafe du Monde, beignets, French Market, etc.)
- Lunch: Napoleon House for Pimm’s and muffuletta
- Sazerac House tour mid-afternoon
- Drink: Early evening reservation at Jewel of the South (we’re both really into cocktails, so this one has been a bucket list item for us)
- Dinner: Clesi’s
- Potentially getting ice cream snack at Angelo Brocato
*Know that Clesis is a bit out of the way from the rest of the day so not totally married to this yet. Though my wife had mentioned she wanted seafood boil / crawfish at some point during the trip multiple times (and happy wife happy life haha). Would love thoughts on Clesis / if there are other good alternatives*
Day 3 (Garden District / Magazine Street day):
- St. Charles streetcar towards Uptown
- Wander Garden District
- Lunch: Turkey and the Wolf (any other lunch places to consider? This’ll be M/T, so Commanders Palace doesn’t have lunch)
- Walk and explore / shop on Magazine Street (as far as we can get)
- Dinner: Clancy’s (will make a res)
- Drink: Bar Tonique for some classic cocktails
Day 4 (Final Day - City Park & Catch Up):
- Walk and explore Treme
- Lunch: Li’l Dizzy’s
- City Park / Sculpture Garden / stroll post-lunch
- Head to airport for ~7pm flight