Charles & Julia, a brand new dual-concept cocktail bar and rooftop terrace, opened Could 15 at Resort Perle on the nook of St. Charles Avenue and Julia Avenue within the Warehouse District.

The brand new venue brings collectively two distinct however related experiences below one roof: an intimate cocktail-driven lounge on the bottom ground and an open-air rooftop terrace above.

The idea comes from Latter Hospitality, the New Orleans-based restaurant group based by restaurateur Mark Latter and identified for Tujague’s, The Bower, Bower Bar and Birdy’s.

“When Resort Perle approached us in 2025 and requested us to helm the meals and beverage program for the resort, we instantly noticed a chance to create one thing that felt deeply private to New Orleans, an area centered round storytelling, hospitality, and the sort of experiences that invite individuals to linger and join,” mentioned Latter, founder and CEO of Latter Hospitality.

Latter mentioned the venture marked two long-held objectives for his firm: opening inside a resort and establishing a stronger presence within the Warehouse District.

“Resort Perle gave us the chance to be a part of a property with a continuing circulation of company, but in addition in an area that feels totally different from a conventional resort due to the group-hotel idea and the varieties of tourists it attracts,” he mentioned. “Charles & Julia felt like a pure match for the Warehouse District as a result of it’s such a walkable a part of downtown, with plenty of close by residences, condos, flats, and neighborhood visitors.”

The namesake of Charles & Julia is tied to the constructing’s historical past and its location alongside St. Charles Avenue and Julia Avenue, in addition to the fictional romance of a younger couple who meet on a New Orleans streetcar – the place Charles met Julia. Every degree is designed to replicate a special a part of their imagined world of journey and hospitality, and the 2 ranges are supposed to supply totally different vibes.

Downstairs, company enter what feels much less like a conventional bar and extra like getting into Charles and Julia’s house throughout one in every of their gatherings, polished but warmly inviting. Upstairs — impressed by the couple’s travels via Sicily — the power transforms right into a lush European backyard escape floating above the town. Surrounded by greenery and skyline views, the rooftop bar showcases a spirit-forward cocktail program and a relaxed, vacation-like rhythm, excellent for beginning the evening at sundown or ending it beneath the celebrities, Latter mentioned.

“Upstairs and downstairs actually have two totally different personalities,” Latter mentioned. “Downstairs is moodier, dimmer, and extra of a date-night or guys or girls-night-out sort of place, whereas upstairs is extra informal, open-air and versatile — someplace you possibly can come earlier than dinner, after dinner or simply for cocktails.”

The downstairs cocktail bar is open 4-10 p.m. Sunday via Thursday and 4-11 p.m. Friday and Saturday. The rooftop terrace is open 4-10 p.m. Monday via Thursday, 4 -11 p.m. Friday, midday to 11 p.m. Saturday, and midday to 10 p.m. Sunday.

Latter mentioned the primary two weeks have introduced encouraging suggestions, with a wholesome mixture of locals, resort company and vacationers throughout a spread of age teams. “What’s been good is seeing an actual combine of individuals,” he mentioned. “Upstairs, we’ve seen youthful teams of their 20s, but in addition locals from the neighborhood of their 50s and 60s. We’ve tried to make it interesting for all age teams and for various sorts of nights out.”

The meals and beverage program spans a variety of small plates, cocktails, wines and beers throughout each ranges. The menu consists of chilly dishes corresponding to creole cream cheesecake, beef tartare, lobster roll, heirloom cherry tomato salad, Hamachi crudo, cheese plates and cured meat plates, together with scorching gadgets corresponding to bread service, pavé potato and caviar, baked lobster “escargot fashion,” scallops, provoletta, carbonara crab gnocchi, and mushroom bolognese stuffed shells.

“We needed every little thing to be shareable,” Latter mentioned. “The concept is that you just are available, order two or three small plates and revel in them with cocktails. It’s meant to be social and approachable.”

The cocktail lists embody drinks such because the CBD Spritz, Sage Recommendation, Peachy Eager, Jelly Bean, The Jabberwocky, Chicory Chicory Bang Bang, Espresso Patronum, Frozen Paloma, and Sundown Drift, whereas the general beverage program additionally consists of mocktails, wines by the glass, native, and regional beers, and comfortable hour choices on each meals and drinks.
Latter mentioned the menu will maintain evolving.

“We’ll most likely swap dishes out and in each six to eight weeks so individuals can come again usually and never see the identical menu time and again,” Latter mentioned.

The management crew at Charles & Julia comes from inside Latter Hospitality. Normal Supervisor Samantha Lapointe labored with Latter Hospitality on the opening of Birdy’s. Lapointe additionally brings an unconventional background to the function as a former French horn participant with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra. Beverage Director Ally O’Keefe, a New Orleans native, started her hospitality profession in front-of-house service earlier than transferring behind the bar and creating a give attention to cocktails. She beforehand labored with Latter Hospitality at The Bower and later held bar management roles at King Brasserie and Sizzling Tin.

A level in culinary arts and kitchen administration, chef de delicacies Aum Wipop has a culinary background that spans each Asian and Western delicacies. He accomplished a two-year internship with Marriott and was a line prepare dinner at The Bower. Latter Hospitality Company Chef Marcus Woodham’s résumé consists of Galatoire’s Bistro in Baton Rouge, Luke New Orleans, Restaurant Patois, Tivoli & Lee, Tujague’s, Bar Frances and Claret Wine & Cocktail Bar.

“Now we have a fantastic crew main Charles & Julia. We love selling from inside and dealing with individuals we already know,” Latter mentioned. “It’s a lot simpler to open a brand new place once you’re doing it with acquainted faces who perceive the way in which we work and who we all know match our tradition.”