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BACKSPACE BAR & KITCHEN • NEW ORLEANS
THE STORY
Pairing a cocktail with the creative process is like uncorking bottled poetry. Luckily, New Orleans is like a good page-turner, filled to the foamy rim with a smorgasbord of inspiration. Backspace Bar & Kitchen is a novel destination for wordsmiths and epicureans alike.
Both barflies and book clubs find solace in the cozy civility of Backspace Bar where liquor bottles line the bookshelves and the patrons are equally obsessed with literature and libations.
Serving comfort food and classic cocktails, Backspace offers a literary feast for the senses with the Grown-Up Grilled Cheese, Hemingway Cuban Sandwich, and Grandma's Meatloaf with Housemade Chips.
Smack dab in the heart of the French Quarter, Backspace Bar pays homage to New Orleans wordslingers such as Faulkner, Twain, Tennessee Williams, and every infamous author whose clattering typewriters still echo. Come get well-oiled on witty repartee in the Vieux Carré!
PORK SLIDER
Piedmont BBQ sauce, brioche, and pickle
KOREAN BBQ CHICKEN SKEWER
Served with ginger apple compote
BAYOU SUMMER ROLL
Spiced boiled shrimp, shredded mirliton, and remoulade sauce
CAJUN POUTINE
Housemade chips, debris gravy, cheddar, and green onions
SHRIMP REMOULADE WRAP
Spiced boiled shrimp, romaine lettuce, tomato, mirliton, and remoulade sauce
ROASTED VEGETABLE
Squash, zucchini, mirliton, roasted red pepper, feta, and pesto on croissant
GROWN UP GRILLED CHEESE
Cheddar, Swiss, tomato, and grilled onion on sourdough
BACKSPACE BLT
Applewood smoked bacon, Romaine lettuce, tomato, and house spicy mayo
FREE VERSE: BUILD A BURGER
Choice of one cheese and toppings.
NEW RELEASE: Weekly Special Feature
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HEMINGWAY CUBAN
Pulled pork, prosciutto, Swiss pickle, and grain mustard on French bread
WHITMAN ROAST BEEF
Debris gravy, fried oysters, Swiss, lettuce, and tomato on French bread
BACKSPACE BURGER
Angus beef, Applewood smoked bacon, Brie cheese, and caramelized onions on brioche
GRANDMA’S MEATLOAF
Applewood smoked bacon, grilled onions, tomato, and homemade meatloaf on brioche
CHICKEN CAPRESE
Chicken, tomato, mozzarella, and pesto on ciabatta roll
Seared Chicken Breast
Housemade Chips
Roasted Veggies
White Chocolate Bread Pudding
Cookies & Milk
“Thus we swallow politics with every meal.”
“A compensation is something which does not quite compensate...”
“Writing is easy. All you have to do is cross out the wrong words.”
GEORGE WASHINGTON CABLE
FRANCES PARKINSON-KEYES
MARK TWAIN
“I don’t want realism;
I want magic!”
“I drink to make other people more interesting.”
“Don't be ‘a writer’.
Be writing.”
WILLIAM FAULKNER
ERNEST HEMINGWAY
TENNESSEE WILLIAMS
139 CHARTRES STREET
Located on the corner of Chartres Street and Iberville Street in the French Quarter.
HOURS:
Monday – Sunday
11:30 a.m. until (way past) 2 a.m.
139 CHARTRES ST.
504.322.2245
THE STORY
Pairing a cocktail with the creative process is like uncorking bottled poetry. Luckily, New Orleans is like a good page-turner, filled to the foamy rim with a smorgasbord of inspiration. Backspace Bar & Kitchen is a novel destination for wordsmiths and epicureans alike.
Both barflies and book clubs find solace in the cozy civility of Backspace Bar where liquor bottles line the bookshelves and the patrons are equally obsessed with literature and libations.
Serving comfort food and classic cocktails, Backspace offers a literary feast for the senses with the Grown-Up Grilled Cheese, Hemingway Cuban Sandwich, and Grandma's Meatloaf with Housemade Chips.
Smack dab in the heart of the French Quarter, Backspace Bar pays homage to New Orleans wordslingers such as Faulkner, Twain, Tennessee Williams, and every infamous author whose clattering typewriters still echo. Come get well-oiled on witty repartee in the Vieux Carré!
Old Fashioned
Death in the Afternoon
Dark N Stormy
Moscow Mule
French 75
Mary Pickford
Pimm's Cup
Sazerac
THE OFFICIAL COCKTAIL OF NEW ORLEANS
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139 CHARTRES STREET
Located on the corner of Chartres Street
and Iberville Street in the French Quarter
HOURS:
Monday – Sunday
11:30 a.m. until (way past) 2:00 a.m.
TENNESSEE WILLIAMS
“I don’t want realism;
I want magic!”
ERNEST HEMINGWAY
“I drink to make other people
more interesting.”
WILLIAM FAULKNER
“Don't be ‘a writer’.
Be writing.”
GEORGE WASHINGTON
CABLE
“Thus we swallow politics
with every meal.”
FRANCES PARKINSON-KEYES
“A compensation is something which does not quite compensate...”
MARK TWAIN
“Writing is easy. All you have to do is cross out the wrong words.”
Cooking Creativity & Pouring Inspiration:
Cuisine & Cocktails with a Literary Twist
139 CHARTRES STREET
NEW ORLEANS, LA
504.322.2245
Cooking Creativity & Pouring Inspiration • Cuisine & Cocktails with a Literary Twist
139 CHARTRES STREET
NEW ORLEANS, LA
504.322.2245
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LOCAL FAVORITES:
HISTORICAL FICTION
DEATH IN THE AFTERNOON
Vieux Carré Absinthe • Prosecco
Straight from the pages of Hemingway, this recipe of champagne and absinthe shares its name with his book.
SAZERAC
Rittenhouse Rye • Herbsaint • Sugar • Bitters
Created by apothecary Antoine Peychaud in 1838, the Sazerac is the official cocktail of New Orleans. Absinthe, rye and three dashes of Peychaud’s Bitters.
MARY PICKFORD
Flor De Cana Rum • Luxardo • Grenadine • Pineapple
Prohibition era cocktail made with white rum, pineapple juice, grenadine and Maraschino liqueur. Sweet but with a real kick, just like its namesake.
SIDECAR
Hennessy Cognac • Cointreau • Lemon
Considered by some the best cocktail from the Prohibition era. Made with Cognac and orange liqueur.
FRENCH 75
Gentilly Gin • Prosecco • Sugar • Lemon
With a kick as powerful as the French 75mm field gun, this sparkling cocktail is an effervescent combination of prosecco, lemon and gin.
AVIATION
Tanqueray 10 Gin • Luxardo • Crème De Violette • Lemon
MIDNIGHT IN PARIS
Scarlett Ibis Rum • Green Chartreuse • Sugar • Lime
HEMINGWAY DAIQUIRI
Pilar Blonde Rum • Luxardo • Grapefruit Juice • Lime
CHAMPS-ÉLYSÉES
D’usse Cognac • Yellow Chartreuse • Sugar • Lemon • Bitters
LAST WORD
Botanist Gin • Luxardo • Green Chartreuse • Lime
BOULEVARDIER
Rittenhouse Rye Whiskey • Campari • Dolin Rouge
CORPSE REVIVER
Hayman’s London Dry • Cointreau • Cocchi Americano • Herbsaint • Lemon
BEST SELLERS
DARK AND STORMY
Gosling’s Black Rum • Ginger Beer • Lime
A Bermudan classic, this highball cocktail uses dark rum, ginger beer and a splash of lime juice. Sounds like the beginning of an adventure.
MOSCOW MULE
St. Roch Vodka • Ginger Beer • Lime
Invented in 1941, a classic cocktail combining vodka, lime and spicy ginger beer. Served in a traditional copper mug.
VIEUX CARRÉ
Rittenhouse Rye Whiskey • Christian Brothers Brandy • Dolin Rouge • Benedictine
BACKSPACE BOUJIE HURRICANE
Flor de Cana White Rum • Gosling’s Black Rum • Smith and Cross Navy Rum • Orange • Pineapple • Grenadine
LOCAL AUTHORS
PIMM'S CUP
Pimm’s No. 1 • Ginger Ale • Cucumber • Lemon
Gin-based potation created in London in 1840 by James Pimm. Filled with herb-based liqueur, lemon juice, fresh cucumber and ginger ale.
A Nola favorite.
OLD FASHIONED
Bulleit Bourbon • Demerara • Bitters
Sugar, bitters, whiskey and a twist of rind. Known as the original cocktail.
BACKSPACE BLOODY MARY
St. Roch Cucumber Vodka • House Made Bloody Mary Mix
NEW RELEASES
PRICKLY PEAR PALOMA
Altos Silver Tequila • Cactus Pear Shrub • Lime • Grapefruit • Soda
LIBRARY MAGIC
Gunpowder Gin • Genepy Des Alpes • Batavia Arrack • Honey • Lime
BLAME IT ON THE VOODOO
Peach Tea Infused Bourbon • Peach Jam • Amaro Nonino • Thyme
THE AWAKENING
St. Germain • Prosecco • Blueberry Shrub • Soda
JOHN HURT
Glenmorangie • Amaro Nonino • Punt e Mes Vermouth
LONG ISLAND SOUND
St. Roch Cucumber Vodka • St. Germain • Lime • Sugar • Mint • Soda
RUM AMBLER
Pilar Blonde Rum • Banana Liqueur • Domaine De Canton Ginger Liqueur • Lime • Strawberry
BASIL FAWLTO
Espolon Reposado Tequila • Yellow Chartreuse • Basil
Located at the intersection of drinking and writing.
139 CHARTRES ST.
504.322.2245
