Thread:Neo34/@comment-30339728-20170210133427/@comment-30339728-20170210214718

Neo34 wrote: Travelling with friends...we'll be enroute from Baton Rouge to Biloxi. Plan was to lunch somewhere in the Riverwalk (nowhere that requires a reservation!) and if I can drag my friend's wife away from the shops and him away from the casinos, just wander around the French Quarter before moving on. Meeting would be a little problematic, I feel, as there really isn't going to be much time and our plans could change at the last minute.

One question though...where's the best place to park? Parking your own car in or near the Quarter can be a monster. There is a website my husband uses and it makes it so easy. I will find out its name and post it for you. The spot is reserved and pre-paid and they have lots of locations to make it convenient to where you wish to be.

Eating lunch in the Quarter is a bit simpler than dinner. Places like Shaya, which we had to reserve 4 months in advance (January dinner to celebrate hubby's Septemer birthday!), are easily walk up tos and get a seat. A great "hole in the wall" is the Gumbo Shop - well known though, and completely worthy of its reputation.

Let me know what type of food you like best and I can send recommendations along with the parking info. NOLA can be seedy, but the architecture is something completely unique and well worth walking around to enjoy. I'd also take the trolly/street car to the Garden District and wander there too. Same with the university area.