Like the old Mimi’s, the Chartres Street building is two floors Dykes told that she’s working on the new layout now (including where the pool table will go, an essential part of Mimi’s atmosphere). Cru replaced Feelings Cafe, a longtime restaurant that originally opened in 1980, changing hands a number of times over the years before permanently shuttering in 2018. The address was most recently home to raw bar and restaurant Cru from chef Marlon Alexander. Mimi’s in the Marigny founding partner Mimi Dykes announced on Facebook Sunday, June 27 that she will open a new version of Mimi’s just a few blocks away at 2600 Chartres Street, as first reported by. Now, Marigny drinkers and diners can look forward to Mimi’s return this fall, in the familiar neighborhood space formerly home to Feelings Cafe. When the beautifully-crafted iron sign outside of Mimi’s in the Marigny came down in fall 2020, longtime fans of the neighborhood dive feared its permanent loss - even more so when a new bar and restaurant, Anna’s, opened in its place this month.
