THE STORY • THE BAR • THE KITCHEN • THE LOCATION • THE MUSE
139 CHARTRES ST.
504.322.2245
Located at the intersection of drinking and writing.
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!
DEATH IN THE AFTERNOON
Straight from the pages of Hemingway, this recipe of champagne and absinthe shares its name with his book.
MARY PICKFORD
Prohibition era cocktail made with white rum, pineapple juice, grenadine and Maraschino liqueur. Sweet but with a real kick, just like its namesake.
VESPER MARTINI
Pay tribute to 007 with his signature cocktail made with gin, vodka and Lillet. Ordered only once by James Bond in the classic Ian Fleming novel Casino Royal.
SAZERAC
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.
MOSCOW MULE
Invented in 1941, a classic cocktail combining vodka, mint and spicy ginger beer. Served in a traditional copper mug.
SIDECAR
Considered by some the best cocktail from the Prohibition era. Made with Cognac and orange liquor.
FRENCH 75
With a kick as powerful as the French 75mm field gun, this sparkling cocktail is an effervescent combination of champagne, lemon and gin.
DARK AND STORMY
A Bermudan classic, this highball cocktail uses dark rum, ginger beer and a splash of lime juice. Sounds like the beginning of an adventure.
PIMM'S CUP
Gin-based potation created in London in 1840 by James Pimm. Filled with herb-based liqueur, lemon juice, fresh cucumber and fresh fruit. A Nola favorite.
OLD FASHIONED
Muddled sugar, bitters, whiskey and a twist of rind. The original cocktail.
VESPER MARTINI
DEATH IN THE
AFTERNOON
OLD FASHIONED
MARY PICKFORD
PIMM'S CUP
DARK N' STORMY
MOSCOW MULE
FRENCH 75
SAZERAC
SIDECAR
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
Cooking Creativity & Pouring Inspiration:
Cuisine & Cocktails with a Literary Twist
139 CHARTRES STREET
NEW ORLEANS, LA
504.322.2245
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.
WRITER’S BLOCK BREAKFAST SANDWICH
Two eggs fried or scrambled, sausage or bacon, and cheddar cheese on croissant
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
VERONIKA THE MUSE
Backspace Bar’s saucy muse is both a spitfire and a scholar. She adores reading and discussing the classics, and she has a particular affinity for the authors that hail from her beloved Crescent City. She defies typical domestic stereotypes, opting instead to read and enjoy cocktails, all while looking absolutely fabulous.
Veronika attended an all-girls school in her youth, but she quickly grew bored with the lack of men and entertainment and dropped out to pursue a life abroad. She lived in Paris for three years, keeping company with destitute writers and poets before moving back to New Orleans and marrying into society. Vi loves the finer things, and she strives be the perfect wife, but she is easily distracted by arts and culture, which is why her passion is cooking and entertaining. Her extravagant dinner parties are notorious amongst the movers and shakers of New Orleans, and everyone who is anyone is sure to be in attendance.
As the former mistress of a prominent New Orleanian author, she always yearns to be near creative types. Her friendship with Dorothy Parker encouraged her to begin writing her own screenplays, which have lit up several local stages in New Orleans. Vi is famous for her ability to smooth out any disagreement with her wit and charm, but she’s also known and respected for her razor-sharp intellect. Although she has no current plans to write a book herself, people are constantly clamoring for her to write a tell-all memoir about her scandalous, glamorous life-and you never know what the future holds.
“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
Vesper Martini
Dark N Stormy
Moscow Mule
French 75
Mary Pickford
Pimm's Cup
Sazerac
Sidecar
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 HEMINGAY
“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.”
VERONIKA THE MUSE
Backspace Bar’s saucy muse is both a spitfire and a scholar. She adores reading and discussing the classics, and she has a particular affinity for the authors that hail from her beloved Crescent City. She defies typical domestic stereotypes, opting instead to read and enjoy cocktails, all while looking absolutely fabulous.
Veronika attended an all-girls school in her youth, but she quickly grew bored with the lack of men and entertainment and dropped out to pursue a life abroad. She lived in Paris for three years, keeping company with destitute writers and poets before moving back to New Orleans and marrying into society. Vi loves the finer things, and she strives be the perfect wife, but she is easily distracted by arts and culture, which is why her passion is cooking and entertaining. Her extravagant dinner parties are notorious amongst the movers and shakers of New Orleans, and everyone who is anyone is sure to be in attendance.
As the former mistress of a prominent New Orleanian author, she always yearns to be near creative types. Her friendship with Dorothy Parker encouraged her to begin writing her own screenplays, which have lit up several local stages in New Orleans. Vi is famous for her ability to smooth out any disagreement with her wit and charm, but she’s also known and respected for her razor-sharp intellect. Although she has no current plans to write a book herself, people are constantly clamoring for her to write a tell-all memoir about her scandalous, glamorous life-and you never know what the future holds.
Cooking Creativity & Pouring Inspiration:
Cuisine & Cocktails with a Literary Twist
