Holywater New Orleans

Part of the experience of the French Quarter is the interplay of different energies. It’s the way timeless, Old World architecture frames the ephemeral social buzz, the way turning a corner can change the feel from languid to rollicking.

That’s a bit like what it feels to visit @holywater.nola .

This new restaurant and oyster bar is filled with New Orleans flavors and its own character across a progression of distinct spaces, all in a revived historic building in a particularly captivating part of the Quarter.

Holywater officially opens today (Sept. 23) after some test runs that packed its various spaces with curious visitors.

It’s meeting a need for more nice-casual restaurants in the Quarter, hitting that midrange between tavern and bistro, free of touristy cliché.

Here’s a look around, link in my bio has the full read on the New Orleans natives behind it, the local talent working with them (chef @chefalexharrell , cocktail maestro @nealbodie).

More to come on those Sailor Baby oysters

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