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WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO: Muffuletta ©Miles/Chris Granger EAT • Dine on Louisiana caviar and fine French dishes at Chef John Besh’s Restaurant August. • Have a historic dinner at New Orleans’ oldest Cajun restaurant, Bon Ton Café. • Eat New Orleans-style diner fare such as muffulettas and po-boys at Bienvenue Bar & Grill. • Experience expertly crafted Italian/Southern cuisine at the Ace Hotel’s restaurant Josephine Estelle. • Take a seat at Rebellion Bar & Urban Kitchen and enjoy pho and a variety of fish dishes. • Bring a date to Fogo de Chao, a Brazilian steak house with an impressive wine selection. • Follow up your meal with a Louisiana strawberry milkshake at The Company Burger. • Spoil yourself at one of the city’s highestrated steakhouses, Chophouse New Orleans. Palace Café patio ©Palace Café DRINK • Come for Sunday brunch and stay for the mimosas at Café Adelaide & the Swizzle Stick Bar. • Step inside CellarDoor, housed in one of Downtown’s oldest buildings, for a Paloma cocktail. • Take a virtual trip to South America at the Pisco bar in the Catahoula Hotel. • Enjoy views of Canal Street from a patio table at Palace Café. The Shops at Canal Place ©Miles/Chris Granger SEE & DO • Catch a concert, film or show at the refurbished Art Deco-era Orpheum Theater. • Bet on a good time at Harrah's New Orleans Casino’s 1,700-plus slot machines. • Pamper yourself with a treatment from Spa Atlantis. • Up your cocktailcrafting skills at New Orleans Drink Lab, which offers hands-on demonstrations. SHOP • Get fitted for some Meyer The Hatter. • Shop for luxurious couture clothing at Saks Fifth Avenue. • Find one-of-a-kind New Orleans jewelry designs at Mignon Faget. • Browse the men’s clothing at Rubensteins, a local institution in business for more than 90 years. • Stop into one of the many upscale boutiques at The Shops at Canal Place. THE GIST OF IT: Welcome to the Central Business District, where historic buildings, business offices, fine dining and the hidden gems of New Orleans await visitors. HOW TO GET THERE: Downtown begins when you cross Canal Street from the French Quarter, making for an easy walk. You can also take either the Loyola streetcar, which starts at the base of Canal, or the St. Charles line, which starts at the corner of St. Charles and Canal and rolls through Downtown towards the Arts District and Garden District.
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