There are six dining rooms upstairs, five overlooking Rue St. Louis, then a hallway, and the large Japanese Room in the rear. Of the five facing the street, the Art Gallery is the most unique. While the rest all have slightly different looks, they're not very distinguished, with the exception of the Capitol Room. The mantlepiece in this room, as well as the beams in the ceiling are made of wood from the Old State Capitol building in Baton Rouge, LA.
This room was decorated at the time when operettas such as Gilbert and Sullivan's "The Mikado", and "Madame Butterfly" were enjoying great popularity. It's a Victorian view of Japan, but beautiful nonetheless. The Japanese Room was closed on December 7, 1941, because of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. The room remained closed for almost fifty years, when it was restored and re-opened for the 150th anniversery of the restaurant in 1990. The room was re-decorated using the original lamps as well as photos from the pre-World War II era as models. This is quite a large room, suitable for larger cocktail and dinner parties.
Continue the Tour downstairs with the Proteus Room