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We knew what weâd signed up for at the Elysian Bar. After all, I selected âchurchâ for the seating option on the online reservation form. It brought much more than Iâd imagined.
The former Sts. Peter and Paul church in New Orleans, now an event space for the Hotel Peter & Paul, has been drafted into a new role as the dining room for the Elysian Bar. Staff photo by David Grunfeld
From our table we took in the setting, this soaring old church with 40-watt ambiance, saints in the stained glass and angels in the rounded ceiling high above.