"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, garrett snyder, zella palmer