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Considering how anything even remotely New Orleans-related stops traffic, this is big news.
David Kinch, the chef-owner of Los Gatos' Manresa (which won its third Michelin star this fall), will open a comparatively casual bar and restaurant half a mile away from his flagship and named for the gorgeous neighborhood of the city Kinch grew up in.
The Bywater, opening Jan. 12, will be cocktail-heavy, as its bar team comes from some top-notch places 50 miles or so to the north, like Trick Dog, Kin Khao, ABV, and Rickhouse, and divide its menu in thirds: Crescent City Classics (think Sazeracs and other Vieux Carré favorites), Exotic Delights (odes to the city's historical association with the tropics), and a slightly more mysterious Creole Goods. If that sounds a little highfalutin for your taste, fear not, because there will be a frozen daiquiri machine.
