Month: October 2023

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French Market Restaurant

The Original French Market Restaurant & Bar

We walked away from Jackson Square to get lunch. It’s been here since 1804. This is pretty much a bar that serves food. There was a guy shucking oysters in the front. There was an option to go upstairs and sit on their balcony overlooking Decatur Street.

Jana had crab cakes with a crawfish sauce. Mike had red beans and rice with sausage. The air was filled with the boiled seafood spices and our eyes were watering and we were sneezing. Mike tried an Abita root beer. It is made from spring water, herbs, vanilla, yucca and Louisiana cane sugar.

French Market Testaurant
1001 Decatur St
New Orleans, LA 70116

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The Cabildo

After the church, we walked next door to The Cabildo. We use our Kimball Art Museum pass to get in for no cost. The museum focusses on the city of New Orleans and its history. It was a little smaller that I thought but was still very interesting.

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St. Louis Cathedral

The focal point of Jackson Square is the St. Louis Cathedral. There has been a church on this site since 1718. It is also the oldest continuously used cathedral in the US. There is a weekday Mass at 12:05PM.

Cathedral-Basilica of Saint Louis King of France
615 Pere Antoine Alley 
New Orleans, LA 70116-3291

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Jackson Square

We gave the bus another shot. It literally stops right in front of where we are staying but it does not follow the posted schedule on the app at all. Mike found another site that does a better job of following it in real time, but it is still on perfect. We rode the bus to near the French Quarter. We walked down St. Ann Street or Santa Ana as it was called during the Colonial Spanish period to Jackson Square. It had lots of interesting buildings from beautifully restored to shacks.

We sat on a bench and people watched for awhile. It was a nice overcast 70 degree day with a breeze. I thought it was pretty busy for a Thursday. The statue in the middle of the square is of Andrew Jackson…the hero of the Battle for New Orleans.

Jackson Square
Bound by Chartres Street & St. Ann Street, Decatur Street & St. Peter Street

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Louis Armstrong Park

We managed to figure out the bus (for today at least) and headed for the French Quarter. Our bus stop was right at this park. The park is located by the historic Congo Square where early enslaved and free people of color gathered to socialize and is important in the history of jazz. There is a water feature with many bridges, plants, statues and a cobble stone area where the historic site actually was.

Louis Armstrong Park
835 N. Rampart St.
New Orleans, LA 70116

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World Deli

On a rainy day we drove here for lunch. It is another place that is rated highly. It did not look like much on the outside and had a crazy tight parking lot. They are known for their sandwiches, Italian food and plate lunches. It had a small dining area but was mostly a grocery store. Mike got a Triple Decker Club and Jana got a Meatball sub. Prices were good and servings were large. We got turtle cookies and a slice of Tuscan Cream Cake to go.

World Deli
4414 Clearview Pkwy
Metairie LA 70006

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Angelo Brocato’s

Gelato and baked goods. What could be better? This gem opened in 1905. Super cute. So many Italian pastries. We got several different baked goods to go. But to eat there…Mike got a Summer Nights gelato (graham cracker gelato with chocolate, graham cracker and marshmallow bits) and Jana got a slice of Baked Alaska. The picture does not do the Baked Alaska justice….it fell apart on the walk to the table. We will need to go back and try some of the items we are unfamiliar with.

Angelo Brocato’s
214 N. Carrollton Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70119

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Liuzza’s By The Track

We came here for lunch for the BBQ Shrimp Po Boy. It is highly rated and everyone raves about the BBQ Shrimp Po Boy. It is a corner dive with a lounge. The place was packed.

Instead of BBQ, it was a po boy with a buttery sauce. It was served on a soft loaf of bread with some dill pickles and a lemon wedge. We sat there eating it and wondering what the big deal was. It was not bad, but the bread was super soggy and the shrimp was very bland. This was our first big miss as far as food goes. We brought the leftovers home, threw the bread away and rinsed the shrimp. I heated the shrimp up with some pesto, parmesan and sun dried tomatoes and tossed it in some of the fresh pasta I bought at the farmer’s market. Much better!

Liuzza’s By The Track
1518 N Lopez St
New Orleans, LA 70119

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New Orleans Museum of Art

We got to the NOMA just after opening. It is located in City Park across the road from where we are staying. We used our Kimball Art Museum pass to get in at no cost. We chose to skip the Fashion exhibit today. That would have cost extra.

The building was a study in symmetry. It was divided into galleries based on style. We were surprised about how empty it felt. Few guest and only a handful of docents guarding the place. In the museums at home, there is someone watching in every gallery.

We saved the third floor for another day.

New Orleans Museum of Art
One Collins C. Diboll Circle, City Park
New Orleans, Louisiana 70124

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Jazzy Pete’s Po Boys

After the swamp tour we saw this nearby. We had cajun crawfish fries for an appetizer. Jana had the Shrimp Po Boy and Mike had the Po-Little Rich Boy (roast beef debris with fries). Service was good. Lots of food. We have leftovers for tomorrow.

Jazzy Pete’s Po-Boys
2117 Gause Blvd East
Slidell, LA 70461

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