Located in the lobby, Bar 1803 serves hand-crafted, specialty cocktails, New Orleans beers, bar bites and dinner. The Bar 1803 name is a nod to the year that Napoleon signed the Louisiana Purchase.  The restaurant was once a hidden respite for cocktails and gatherings among NOLA leaders during prohibition and was accessed by a secret passage to keep names unsullied. Keeping its speakeasy charm, the lobby bar is draped in luxurious red velvet.