French 75 Bar
Cocktail bar · French Quarter ·
Classic Creole dining, seafood classics & award-winning jazz brunch
Classic Creole dining, seafood classics & award-winning jazz brunch
"It’s a beautiful bar, and its namesake French 75 makes it worth the trip; when many other bars switched to gin, this bar kept the Cognac tradition, and after a brief dark age under a misguided owner, it proudly returned to Cognac under the Casbarian family, who have owned and operated the historic restaurant and bar for nearly 50 years." - Wayne Curtis
"The original version of this cocktail, for which the bar of Arnaud’s is named, contains gin as its main ingredient. French 75 counters that the New Orleans version should have Cognac, since that’s a French spirit and gin is not. You’ll get it with Cognac here. Though not currently appearing on the menu, Arnaud’s is also credited with inventing the Bywater cocktail, similar to a Brooklyn." - Missy Frederick
"The James Beard Award-winning bar attached to Quarter icon Arnaud’s perfectly captures the glamour of the vintage cocktail bar. A gorgeous polished bar, circa late 1800s, runs the length of the room. A high-quality French 75 (made old school with champagne and cognac) tops the short but eclectic menu of inventive cocktails, all a good value for an upscale venue. As for the bartender’s white dinner jackets, très magnifique." - Eater Staff
"The intimate bar attached to the iconic eatery Arnaud’s is a great spot for pre or post-dinner drinks. The French 75 and Brandy Crusta are exceptionally good here and if you play your cards right, the restaurant may let you into the cool little Mardi Gras museum upstairs." - Eater Staff
"Connected to Arnaud’s, one of our favorite classic New Orleans restaurants, is the French 75 Bar, one of the better places in the city to drink a sazerac or an Old Fashioned. It feels like you’re in an old-timey saloon, but we’re confident that the cocktails here are way better than whatever firewater they were drinking way back when. Plus, you can snack on some escargot in a flakey pastry and spend a reasonable $14 on an expertly-made beverage." - carlo mantuano, megan braden perry, garrett snyder, zella palmer
