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dinners . Since 1905 , it ’ s served New Orleans classics like shrimp creole , duck and andouille gumbo , redfish with meunière sauce and crabmeat Yvonne . Dress codes requiring sport coats and forbidding tank tops are enforced at many of the city ’ s four- and five-star establishments , including Galatoire ’ s .
Later on , drop in to the Davenport Lounge at the Ritz-Carlton on Canal Street . The striking building previously housed department store Maison Blanche . Reserve one of three booths to hear resident jazz musician Jeremy Davenport and his band perform , or for somewhere a little grittier , secure bench seats at Preservation Hall for one of the nightly hour-long jazz sets .
Come the evening , the French Quarter ’ s bars offer an appealing collection of signature cocktails . First-time visitors often seek out a rum-based , bright red hurricane from Pat O ’ Brien ’ s or Lafitte ’ s Blacksmith Shop Bar . At The Napoleon House , a refreshing Pimm ’ s cup is made up of Pimm ’ s No . 1 , a gin-based liqueur , ginger ale and lemon juice and garnished with cucumber . Meanwhile , at the Roosevelt Hotel ’ s Sazerac Bar , the must-try is the cocktail that bears
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the bar ’ s name , created in the 1850s and comprising just four ingredients : rye whiskey , a sugar cube , Peychaud ’ s Bitters and anise liqueur . If stamina allows , head to Frenchman Street , where clubs like the Spotted Cat , Blue Nile , DBA New Orleans and Snug Harbor feature local musicians playing into the early hours .
DAY TWO
En route to The National WWII Museum , dip into Willa Jean for a fresh pastry and coffee to kick off the day . The museum is here thanks to resident Andrew Higgins who created the Higgins boat — a vessel used in the Normandy landings on D-Day . The boats were originally built for oil drillers and trappers and subsequently used by bootleggers for smuggling alcohol into the U . S . during Prohibition . In a 1964 interview , former President Dwight D . Eisenhower stated , “ Andrew Higgins is the man who won the war for us .” Learn more from personal accounts , video exhibits and displays of uniforms and weaponry .
For lunch , head to The American Sector restaurant , located within the museum ,
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From left : Historic houses in the Garden District ; street performers in the French Quarter
Previous pages , clockwise from top left : New Orleans Glassworks and Printmaking Studio on Magazine Street ; streetcar on Canal Street ; a shrimp po ’ boy ; the French Quarter ; street photographer Louis Mendes on Magazine Street ; a paddle steamer moored up ; the famous dish of bananas Foster ; dancers performing in Congo Square ; statue of Louis Armstrong at Algiers Point
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