Word on the street
What locals are saying
The Veranda Lounge operates inside The Loutrel hotel on State Street but earns its reputation on the strength of individual bartenders — named staff like Christina, Worship, and John come up repeatedly, each praised for tailoring drinks to the guest rather than running the menu on autopilot. The botanical cocktail program, built around garden-forward riffs on classics like the old fashioned and espresso martini, delivers with real consistency, and the small plates (charcuterie, elevated bar snacks) are good enough that people linger longer than they planned. For a French Quarter hotel bar, it punches well above its category.
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