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Holywater opens on Conti Street, bringing an oyster bar to an 1837 chandlery

Brothers Alex and Miles Pincus opened the 3,500-square-foot French Quarter restaurant Sept. 23.

Josie Arceneaux, Food & Culture writer · Sep 26, 2026
Holywater opens on Conti Street, bringing an oyster bar to an 1837 chandlery
Oysters on ice. Holywater, the Pincus brothers' new French Quarter restaurant, puts Gulf seafood at the center of its ground-floor bar.