The Elysian Bar
Restaurant · Marigny ·
Mediterranean-rooted menu with storied cocktails in a jewel box setting
Mediterranean-rooted menu with storied cocktails in a jewel box setting
"The Elysian Bar is one of the coziest and most romantic bars in New Orleans. The 19th-century Creole cottage-style dining parlor has beautiful high ceilings, but the place you want to be is the “jewel box” bar located in the atrium. The room is very yellow and it feels like you’ve stumbled upon somebody’s secret study where an old-timey baron might smoke a pipe and entertain some friends. Come for an early evening cocktail, like the Mr. Follow Follow that’s both spicy and pleasantly banana-y, and snack on small bites like BBQ pecans and salmon toast." - chelsea brasted, megan braden perry
"Housed in a former rectory, this stylish bar pairs elegant, arched wooden architecture and an orange-marbled bar with inventive, beautifully presented cocktails. Standouts include the bittersweet Pyramus & Thisbe (built around rye, mezcal and Cynar with celery bitters), and the venue is widely praised for being one of the prettiest watering holes in New Orleans while maintaining a playful, unpretentious approach to hospitality." - Brad Japhe
"At Hotel Peter and Paul, the cool renovation of a Catholic church complex in the Marigny, the Elysian Bar offers a dramatic center patio for nibbling under the stars. Choose from a huge cocktail menu of spritzes, aperitifs, and for after dinner, plenty of amaros and other digestifs." - Missy Frederick
"Everything is perfect at The Elysian Bar in the Hotel Peter and Paul: the ambiance, the service, the food and cocktails, and even the bathroom—we’ve had to talk ourselves out of stealing the rosemary-scented lotion and hand soap on more than one occasion. The parades that pass here are small and only for walking or riding krewes, so there’s little to no chaos, but the same amount of fun. And Elysian Bar is the ideal swanky, post-parade move, where you can eat some sage pecan pesto gnocchi and hang out in a very yellow room." - megan braden perry
"The Elysian Bar, located in the Marigny, is one of the coziest and most romantic bars in New Orleans. The 19th-century Creole cottage-style dining parlor has beautiful high ceilings, but the place you want to be is the “jewel box” bar located in the atrium. The room is very yellow and it feels like you’ve stumbled upon somebody’s secret study where an old-timey baron might smoke a pipe and entertain some friends. Come for an early evening cocktail, like the citrusy and Negroni-adjacent Il Sorpasso, and snack on small bites like focaccia with honey butter and marinated olives." - megan braden perry, zella palmer