20 Postcards
Tucked away in a chic library-turned-lounge, Bar Marilou serves up French-inspired cocktails and tasty bites in a vibrant, dreamy setting.
"Going to a divey bar for some live music and a watery gin and tonic is great and all, but if you’re looking for something a little swankier, try Bar Marilou. It’s in The Warehouse District, a mere ten minutes away from Bourbon Street, but the floor-to-ceiling red drapes, creative cocktails, and towering bookshelves feel a world away. It’s a great place to start your night while you plan your next move over a martini or whatever frozen cocktail they have." - team infatuation, zella palmer
"Nothing subtle about the explosion of color, patterns, and textures that is Bar Marilou. Yet the library-as-lounge is cheeky, tucked discreetly along the side of the Maison de la Luz hotel in the CBD. Although its bailiwick is outstanding libations, the bartenders clearly don’t need alcohol to shine. If I Ever Cease To Love, named for the anthem of Carnival, is just one example, a refreshing blend of passion fruit, ginger, lime, mint, and soda. Another is the on-trend, super savory Heroine, made with Seedlip Garden, blanc vermouth, gumbo bitters, and brine." - Clair Lorell, Beth D'Addono
"Close out the old year and ring in the new with a surrealist celebration at Bar Marilou in the CBD's Maison de la Luz hotel. Eats include extravagant eats like chilled oysters with tomato horseradish granite, pommes yukon with crème fraîche and caviar, and wagyu sliders with foie gras pave and caramelized onion alongside toast-ready libations. Tickets for the eating, drinking, and dancing party are $180. For ultimate sexy vibes, this is the spot." - Beth D'Addono, Clair Lorell
"Close out the old year and ring in the new with a surrealist celebration at Bar Marilou in the CBD's Maison de la Luz hotel. Eats include extravagant eats like chilled oysters with tomato horseradish granite, pommes yukon with crème fraîche and caviar, and wagyu sliders with foie gras pave and caramelized onion alongside toast-ready libations. Tickets for the eating, drinking, and dancing party are $180. For ultimate sexy vibes, this is the spot." - Beth D'Addono, Clair Lorell
"Bar Marilou, tucked secretively along the side of the new Maison de la Luz hotel, is the most striking library you’ve ever seen, with scarlet bookshelves, orange ceilings, and tiger-striped carpets. It’s currently the only bar in the United States designed by the acclaimed Paris-based dreamweavers Quixotic Projects. If you’re lucky enough to be a hotel guest, you can push through one of the bookcases into a smaller, but equally plush, private parlor. It’s as decadent a bar as you’ll find in New Orleans, which is saying something." - Paul Oswell, Andrew Parks
