Wine Bars in New Orleans near Loews Hotel

Can anyone recommend a nice wine bar, perhaps serving tapas or light snacks, that we can walk to from the Loews Hotel?

Thanks in advance.

Wine Bars in New Orleans near Loews Hotel

There used to be a Wine Loft in that area, but I understand it hasn%26#39;t reopened since Katrina.

Wine Bars in New Orleans near Loews Hotel

It%26#39;s not a wine bar, but check out ';RIo Mar';, a seafood/tapas place just a few blocks away. Great tapas menu.

JJNOLA, that sounds perfect....thanks!

Lucky for you, the Swizzle Stick in your hotel is a fun bar, and they serve some of the very good restaurant%26#39;s food there as well.

Also, the Wine Institute of New Orleans is located just two blocks from your hotel, on Tchopitoulas Street (pronouncesd chop-i-too-las). They serve a wide varieties of wines by the glass.

La Cote, located in the Renaissance Hotel, a couple more blocks down Tchopitoulas, has a lovely upscale bar, and they serve good food from the restaurant as well.

Also on Tchopitoulas, a couple more blocks down, is Tommy%26#39;s Wine Bar, next door to the restaurant of the same name. His food is very good (he had been with Irene%26#39;s), and the wine bar serves many varieties of wine, and lots of good small portions from the bar.

I second the Wine Institute of New Orleans (WINO) at 610 Tchoupitoulas. I had never been in a computerized wine bar before where you buy a card for whatever amount you choose and stick it in a slot next to one of dozens of bottles under pressurized nitrogen gas, and select a third, half or full glass of the chosen bottle. I guess there are a fewe on the West Coast but I%26#39;d not been in them. You can also get pesto, cheese, bread and learn about wine from the experienced staff. I liked the name WINO and the place, and the system. If you really enjoy a glass, they will sell the bottle to go at reasonable prices.