ID 6f7ba1cf
French Quarter Restaurant Space for Lease
For Lease
$40/SF/Year NNN- Space Name
- PRIME GROUND FLOOR RESTAURANT SPACE
- Available SF
- 5,422 SF
- Floor
- 1
- Status
- Available
- Available
- 05/11/2026
- Tenant
- Justine
- Sublease
- No
- Vacant
- Yes
- Days on Market
- 142
- Listed
- 05/11/2026
- Updated
- 05/11/2026

Overview
This is an exciting opportunity to occupy one of New Orleans’ most beautifully appointed restaurant spaces, located on the ground floor of the award-winning May & Ellis Building. This celebrated, two-building historic redevelopment is located on one of the most exceptional, centrally located blocks in the French Quarter. Just one-and-a-half blocks from Canal Street, this premier destination attracts abundant foot traffic and is surrounded by other fine dining establishments, luxury hotels, and more.
The 200-seat French-style restaurant venue, built in 2019, features a glass front façade that opens onto the sidewalk, Italian plastered walls, terrazzo and wood floors, custom decorative iron work, and antiqued mirrors. The layout includes a main interior dining room, an elaborate bar imported from France, a private dining area in the rear, and a charming courtyard that is ideal for events and al fresco dining.
- 5 banquette tops
- 3 bar-high tops
- multiple antiqued mirrors plus backdrop on most walls
- Honeywell alarm system
- 1,000-gallon grease trap
- 12’ and 8’ hoods
- 2 84” x 120” walk-in wine coolers (Enofrigo)
- 3 compartment sink (Auto-Chlor)
- 4 single sinks (Auto-Chlor)
- 1 dishwashing station
- 1 2 compartment utility sink
- 33-ton HVAC system
Attachments
Additional Information
- City
- New Orleans
- State
- LA
- Zip Code
- 70130
- Secondary Uses
- Restaurant
- Zoning
- VCC-2
- Zoning Desc.
- Vieux Carré Commercial District
- Expenses
- $10.50 /SF
- Expenses Type
- NNN
- Showing
- Contact Broker/Agent
- Building Name
- May & Ellis Building
- Floors
- 2
- Year Built
- 1860
- Tenancy
- Single Tenant
- Submarket
- French Quarter
- Submarket Type
- Historic District
- Nearest MSA
- New Orleans-Metairie
- Property Use Type
- Business
- Property Status
- Existing
- Nearest Interstate
- I-10 - 1 mi
- Nearest Hwy
- US-90 - 1 mi
- Nearest Airport
- New Orleans Louis Armstrong International Airport - 15 mi
- Nearest Port
- Port of New Orleans - 1 mi
- Parcel APN
- 206102406
- Listing ID
- 6f7ba1cf
- City
- New Orleans
- State
- LA
- Zip Code
- 70130
- Secondary Uses
- Restaurant
- Zoning
- VCC-2
- Zoning Desc.
- Vieux Carré Commercial District
- Expenses
- $10.50 /SF
- Expenses Type
- NNN
- Showing
- Contact Broker/Agent
- Building Name
- May & Ellis Building
- Floors
- 2
- Year Built
- 1860
- Tenancy
- Single Tenant
- Submarket
- French Quarter
- Submarket Type
- Historic District
- Nearest MSA
- New Orleans-Metairie
- Property Use Type
- Business
- Property Status
- Existing
- Nearest Interstate
- I-10 - 1 mi
- Nearest Hwy
- US-90 - 1 mi
- Nearest Airport
- New Orleans Louis Armstrong International Airport - 15 mi
- Nearest Port
- Port of New Orleans - 1 mi
- Parcel APN
- 206102406
- Listing ID
- 6f7ba1cf
