New Orleans
The Ranstead Room
Push through the black double-R branded door tucked in a dark alley off Ranstead Street and step back to the Roaring Twenties. The Ranstead Room is a 36-seat cocktail lounge adorned with moody burgundy walls, vintage wallpaper, red leather booths, and a massive gilded chandelier that whispers of old-world elegance. Behind the bar, skilled mixologists craft both timeless classics and inventive house cocktails that showcase unexpected ingredients like lemongrass gin and pasilla pepper tequila. Live jazz floats through the intimate space most evenings, and the vintage aesthetic is matched only by the quality of the spirits. A speakeasy that doesn't just look the part, it drinks it too.