City Swappers: New Orleans vs. Miami

Filed Under: Food and Drink, Miami, New Orleans, Restaurants

Two couples swap lives for the chance to experience a new city. Decide for yourself if it’s just a nice place to visit, or if you’d like to live there.

                 

New Orleans	Miami
Miami natives Robin and Laird head to New Orleans for a weeklong stay in a penthouse near the One Bal Harbour area of town.	New Orleans natives Grant and Stacey head to Miami for a weeklong stay in a penthouse near Florida’s South Beach.
Where to Eat	Where to Eat
Robin and Laird enjoy down-home Cajun soul food at The Praline Connection. The other couple’s family treats them to a crawfish boil at Southern Oaks Plantation. A horse-drawn carriage takes them to dinner at Commander’s Palace, one of the most famous restaurants in New Orleans.	Grant and Stacey have an unexpectedly fancy dinner at Mr. Collins restaurant, including grits with lobster tail. Le Tub, a restaurant set on the water that won “America’s best burger” in 2005, is their lunch destination. They stop at a “hole-in-the-wall” restaurant called Ayestaran for their signature Cuban sandwiches.
What to Do	What to Do
They try their hand at crawfish hunting. They feed gators at Kliebert's Turtle & Alligator Farm, one of the only family-run gator farms in the country.	They stop by El Titan de Bronze, a Cuban cigar factory in Little Havana to roll their own cigars. They paddleboard on the calm waters of Hollywood Beach. They finish their night with salsa dancing at Hoy Como Ayer.
What to See	What to See
Robin and Laird hit Frenchman Street, home to some of the finest jazz clubs and restaurants in the city. They finish their night off with drinks in the French Quarter.	Parasailing takes them high above Miami’s picturesque landscape. Miami Seaquarium gives them the chance to feed an endangered, 3000-pound, 58-year-old manatee. Grant and Stacey pick up some salsa outfits at Pepe y Berta.