A Bywater oasis where a refined brunch-and-dinner kitchen meets a members-club-style pool out back — a combination found nowhere else in the city. The main dining room is genuinely elevated (the shrimp and grits at brunch, the serious Bloody Marys, the polished comfort food), while the pool area behind it is famously clothing-optional, a distinction worth knowing before you book. Saturday brunch followed by an afternoon at the pool is the canonical visit; the pool passes sell out by Thursday, so plan ahead. It is unmistakably, gloriously Bywater.
Location
Bywater, New Orleans
Map
Plan Your Visit
Reservations recommended
Table service
Full service at your table
Insider Intel
The shrimp & grits at brunch, or any of the elevated comfort food. Bloody Marys are serious.
Saturday brunch followed by pool. Book the pool pass in advance - they sell out by Thursday.
It's clothing-optional in the pool area. Main dining room is refined and fully-clothed.