French 75 Bar

"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

"The James Beard Award-winning bar attached to Quarter icon Arnaud’s evokes the upper-crust masculinity of an intimate English club. 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." - Eater Staff

"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." - Eater Staff, Clair Lorell

"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

"Arnaud’s ritzy wood-paneled French 75 Bar earned an Outstanding Bar Program award in 2017 while head bartender Chris Hannah was commanding the ship. Hannah continues to garner nominations after leaving Arnaud’s in 2018 to open Jewel of the South and the Cuban bar Manolito. His efforts put French 75 on the map for craft, creative cocktails, a program that remains dazzling." - Beth D'Addono