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Best After Hours Place
Cafe du Monde
800 Decatur St., New Orleans
(504) 525-4544
Steal a powdered sugar kiss at this New Orleans institution
after eating their world famous beignet (powdered sugar
and fried dough). Also famous for cafe-au-lait.
Best Cheap Date
St.Charles Ave. Streetcar
St.Charles Ave. and S.Carrollton Ave.,New Orleans
(504) 242-2600
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Flirt shoulder to shoulder from Canal Street to S. Carrollton
Avenue for only a $1.25 per rider.
Best Club
The Goldmine Saloon
705 Dauphine St., New Orleans
(504) 586-0745
The most cutting-edge music in town. Flaming Dr. Peppers
encourage you to dance close and mingle with the large
crowd.
Best Creative Date
The Bead Shop
4612 Magazine St., New Orleans
(504) 895-6161
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Trendy and thoughtful. String together memories and gifts
for each other as you choose from thousands of beads. Onsite
experts and classes add that finishing touch.
Best Place for a Laugh
The Cat’s Meow Karaoke Bar
701 Bourbon St., New Orleans
(504) 523-2788
Three for one happy hour plus karaoke singing equals lots
of laughs. Like the worst of American Idol, but live.
Best Place for Coffee and Dessert
La Madeleine
601 S.Carrollton Ave.,New Orleans
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(504) 861-8662
Strong, chicory-accented coffees will energize your date. Share an amazing chocolate-chunk cookie or a melt-inyour-
mouth napoleon.
Best Place To Buy a Gift
Bourbon French Parfums
815 Royal St., New Orleans
(504) 522-4480
Choose from one of 30 men’s and women’s scents, or create
a custom blend!
Best Restaurant for a Second Dinner Date
Uglesich
1238 Barrone St., New Orleans
(504) 523-8571
This lovable establishment serves the city’s best po-boy,
made with fresh trout and French bread. After dinner,
stroll Canal Street for ongoing attractions.
Best Restaurant for First Dinner Date
Commander’s Palace
1403 Washington Ave.,New Orleans
(504) 899-8221
Impeccable table service eases your romance along at this
New Orleans landmark. Popular dishes are shrimp cognac
with grits and chicory-flavored quail.
Best Restaurant for Lunch or Brunch First Date
BACCO
310 Charles St., New Orleans
(504) 522-2426
This establishment was Southern Living Magazine’s top
pick for lunch for its gutsy fusion of Italian and Creole
dishes and romantic setting. For lunch, try lobster ravioli.
Best Special Occasion Restaurant
Bayona
430 Dauphine St., New Orleans
(504) 525-4455
You can’t go wrong taking your date here. Gourmet Magazine
rated this the best restaurant in New Orleans. Quail
salad and peppered lamb loin are signature dishes.
TOP FIVE DATES
City Park
1 Palm Dr., New Orleans
(504) 483-9412
The best and largest park in the city contains endless
dating ideas. For romance, follow a picnic with
a canoe or pedal boat ride, and go antiquing on nearby
Magazine St. Into fitness? Combine any of the
park’s many sport activities for an extreme date.
Choose tennis, running, fishing, golfing and horseback
riding.
Cookin’Cajun Cooking School
#1 Poydras St.,Riverwalk Marketplace, New Orleans
(800) 786-0941
Partner with your date for laughs and cook up a little
romance at this hands-on cooking school. Relax
as you crack eggs and spill flour to make southern
dishes from gumbo to bread pudding with amaretto
sauce. Food aficionados will like the largest selection
of Cajun specialties anywhere. After class, window-
shop Riverfront Marketplace.
Jimmy Buffet’s Margaritaville Cafe
1104 Decatur St., New Orleans
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(504) 592-2655
New Orleans is the home of Jimmy Buffet, and yes,
he does stop in on tour. This is a parrothead’s paradise
with nonstop Buffet videos and tables that look
like his album covers. Listen to live music in the Storyville
Cafe bar or take your “The Who’s To Blame”
street-ready margarita and cheeseburger to go.
Rajun Cajun Swamp Tours
840 Poydras St,New Orleans
(504) 566-0703
Watch your date take air as you cruise in an airboat
below ancient moss-covered cypress oaks in search of alligators. The best time of the year to go is September
and October, but don’t let that stop you from seeing
a variety of animals other months. Expert guides
share local lore and make sure you get good pictures.
Tipitina’s
501 Napoleon Ave.,New Orleans
(504)895-8477 •
Act like a local and rub the bust of jazz great Professor
Longhair for good luck on your date. Dozens of
the city’s R&B artists call the big stage in this former
brothel home. Kick up your heels at the Sunday
night fais-do-do, a Cajun dance party.