So I'm glad Red Star is back, and I'm happy to include them on this list. Downtown needs to embrace as many different types of people as possible to create a true metropolitan culture that supports as many diverse professions and lifestyles as possible. Not all the bars can be the same, or you only end up with the same type of people. That's important when you want to have a thriving nightlife. Red Star is a unique bar in downtown that comes with different patrons than most of the other bars. With new ownership and a bar that did indeed open this year, I think it belongs on the list. Red Star was shut down, sold to new owners, and reopened in 2013. No, looking out onto Perkins or the Trader Joe's parking lot will never be like Tennessee Williams looking out onto Bourbon, but it still gets its respects.Ĩ) Red Star - Another one that could be argued isn't new, I again disagree. In the brand new shopping center at Acadian and Perkins a beautiful fine dining restaurant beckons with temptations of old New Orleans. And it certainly is not a national chain, so it counts. ![]() Heck, the new spot isn't even the first Galatoire's in Baton Rouge. The colorful assortment of raw, cold pressed juices have been a hit.ĩ) Galatoire's Bistro - No, Galatoire's is not original to Baton Rouge. The Perkins Road Overpass area got a trendy new juice bar at the tail end of 2013, and so far the perception is very good. but I also didn't want to leave it off and then not have it be qualified for next year, so here it is. I obviously didn't include those!ġ0) The Big Squeezy - This place is so new that it almost didn't make the list. Before you do that though, make sure it opened its doors in 2013 and make sure it isn't a national chain. I'm sure there might be some omissions, so if your favorite new bar or restaurant didn't make the cut, feel free to tell me about it in the comments. I recruited the help of some wise people to come up with the list, but in the end I'll take full responsibility for it. This year I'm at it again, although I don't want to keep climbing, so I'm actually narrowing down the competition to the top ten. Last year I released my top twelve new bars and restaurants to hit Baton Rouge in 2012.
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