On our second day, we were ready to do some more exploring. For $3.00, you can get a day pass for all buses and street cars! We hopped on the bus and went to Guy’s Po Boys.

The shrimp po’ boy was huge and enough to share.

We then took a walk through the area and I loved all the cute houses.

After an ice cream break at Creole Creamery, we hopped on a street car toward the Southern Food and Beverage Museum & Museum of the American Cocktail.

We also grabbed a drink at Toups South, which is a restaurant next to the museum.

It wasn’t quite Happy Hour yet but the bartender let us order the Bubbles N Crack anyway.

We also had dinner there later in the evening and sat at the counter so we could watch them prepare the food while we ate.

The waiter heard that I was sorely disappointed in my mint julep experience the night before and convinced me that their was way better. He was so right and it came in a metal cup with a cozy over it with shaved ice on top that melted slowly into my drink. It was delicious and redeemed my opinion of the iconic drink.

We ordered a bunch of stuff off the menu. There was a cold leek vichyssoise with creme fraiche – refreshing.

I had a salad with seasonal peaches, green tomato, pepitas, and burrata cheese. Loved it.

Here is the BBQ octopus on top of grits. This was so tasty – what a great combination of flavors and textures.

Here is the seafood jambalaya complete with head-on shrimp, scallops, and andouille sausage.

Here is a the shrimp and foie gras toast with egg and housemade kimchi. It was so rich and delicious with just the right amount of fattiness and acid together.

After stuffing our faces at dinner, we took a ride to Frenchmen Street for some live music.

We then wandered down Decatur Street and found Cafe du Monde! It was too hot and humid for hot beignets so we held off for this evening.

Instead, we found ourselves in Kilwins candy and ice cream shop. Haha.

On our way back to the hotel, we walked through Bourbon Street again. It’s now Friday night where the street and the people are a little more liquored up and sloppy but still entertaining to watch.

Here’s a funny shirt I found in one of the stores.

We had a pretty good day in New Orleans.