Friday
- 7:00 PM
Compère Lapin
Caribbean-Creole · $$$ · Warehouse DistrictCozy dinner indoors — Nina Compton's curried goat and rum-forward room.
Why this pick- ·Indoor pick — holds up when the weather doesn't
- ·Keeps you in Warehouse District — short walk from your other stops
- ·A fall-perfect atmosphere
- 9:30 PMFrenchmen Street Live Music StripNightlife · Faubourg Marigny
Locals' alternative to Bourbon Street with multiple clubs featuring authentic New Orleans jazz every night.
Why this pick- ·Indoor pick — holds up when the weather doesn't
- ·Keeps you in Faubourg Marigny — short walk from your other stops
- ·A fall-perfect atmosphere
Saturday
- 10:00 AMBoard Game CaféFamily · Walkable neighbourhood
Hundreds of games, coffee and snacks — equally great solo, on a date or in a group.
Why this pick- ·Indoor pick — holds up when the weather doesn't
- ·Keeps you in Walkable neighbourhood — short walk from your other stops
- ·A fall-perfect atmosphere
- 12:00 PMOgden Museum of Southern ArtCulture · Warehouse District
Deep collection of Southern visual art with Thursday evening music events — an underrated local cultural anchor.
Why this pick- ·Indoor pick — holds up when the weather doesn't
- ·Keeps you in Warehouse District — short walk from your other stops
- ·A fall-perfect atmosphere
- 2:00 PM
Willie Mae's Scotch House
Southern · $$ · TremeWarm indoor lunch — James Beard 'America's Classic' fried chicken — go for lunch.
Why this pick- ·Indoor pick — holds up when the weather doesn't
- ·Keeps you in Treme — short walk from your other stops
- ·A fall-perfect atmosphere
- 4:00 PMCrescent City Farmers MarketFood & Drink · Warehouse District
Tuesday and Saturday open-air market with Louisiana produce, seafood and hot food stalls year-round.
Why this pick- ·Indoor pick — holds up when the weather doesn't
- ·Keeps you in Warehouse District — short walk from your other stops
- ·A fall-perfect atmosphere
- 5:30 PMEscape RoomFamily · Downtown
60 minutes, one locked room, a story to crack — perfect group activity year-round.
Why this pick- ·Indoor pick — holds up when the weather doesn't
- ·Keeps you in Downtown — short walk from your other stops
- ·A fall-perfect atmosphere
- 10:00 PMFrenchmen StreetNightlife · Faubourg Marigny
Locals' alternative to Bourbon — live jazz at three venues per block.
Why this pick- ·Indoor pick — holds up when the weather doesn't
- ·Keeps you in Faubourg Marigny — short walk from your other stops
- ·A fall-perfect atmosphere
Sunday
- 11:00 AM
Café du Monde
Café / Beignets · $ · French QuarterSlow brunch — Open 24/7 since 1862 — beignets and café au lait, cash only.
Why this pick- ·Indoor pick — holds up when the weather doesn't
- ·Keeps you in French Quarter — short walk from your other stops
- ·A fall-perfect atmosphere
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