Serving Since

New Orleans

Serving since

1947

79 years in New Orleans

Liuzza's Restaurant & Bar

Mid-City · Italian

Go here for
Frenchuletta · Beer in frozen mugs
Why go
Beer in frozen mugs and the Frenchuletta at a Mid-City neighborhood bar and restaurant open since 1947.
Local character
Neighborhood regulars. The Advocate describes customers who have eaten there since they were teenagers in the 1950s.
Directions Official website

Why it matters

Vincent Liuzza opened the restaurant in 1947, drawing on his Sicilian roots. A 1940s photograph shows him pouring draft beer into the big frosted mugs the restaurant still uses. Theresa Galbo started as a waitress in 1957 and bought Liuzza's in 1981. She created the Frenchuletta, a muffuletta on French bread.

Hurricane Katrina flooded the restaurant in August 2005, and it reopened on May 6, 2006. In 2022 ownership passed to a group of four new partners.

The story

  1. 1947Vincent Liuzza opens the restaurant1
  2. 1981Former waitress Theresa Galbo buys Liuzza's1
  3. 2006Reopens after Hurricane Katrina flooding1
  4. 2022New owners take over1
  5. TodayStill serving New Orleans

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Details

Address
3636 Bienville Street, New Orleans, LA 70119
Neighborhood
Mid-City
Ownership
Not verified
Status
Open · verified Sep 2026

OldScore

A secondary, editorial measure. The founding year above is the fact that matters most. How it works.

Age22/ 35
Continuity5/ 20
Local significance10/ 20
Local food culture10/ 15
Independence—/ 10
OldScoreNot yet scored

"—" means unknown. We don't publish a total until every part is verified.

Local character: Neighborhood regulars. The Advocate describes customers who have eaten there since they were teenagers in the 1950s. This is separate from OldScore: a place can be popular with visitors and still belong here.

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Sources

  1. Liuzza's Restaurant & Bar (official site, About) Founding year, Ownership, History, Address, What to order, Current status
  2. The Advocate, "At the unsinkable Liuzza's Restaurant, the mugs are still frozen and the stories are still flowing" Founding year, History, What to order
  3. New Orleans & Company, "Liuzza's Restaurant and Bar" Founding year, Address