The bar of the historic Columns Hotel in Uptown, where the entire experience is the grand front porch overlooking St. Charles Avenue and its passing streetcar — one of the most beautiful settings for a drink anywhere in the city. Order a gin and tonic, or any classic done well, and take it out to the porch at sunset, when the light through the white columns is at its best. The room inside is elegant and historic, but the porch is the whole point. It is streetcar-accessible, which means you can arrive in the most fitting way possible.
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Uptown, New Orleans
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Gin & tonic on the porch watching the streetcar. Any classic done well.
Sunset on the porch. The light through the columns is perfect.
The porch is the whole experience. One of the most beautiful bar settings in the city. Streetcar-accessible.