Felix’s will reopen after renovation

Published December 22, 2012 5:26pm ET



NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Felix’s Restaurant and Oyster Bar, an institution for more than 70 years in the French Quarter, has closed for the holiday season while its building is renovated.

The Times-Picayune reports (http://bit.ly/UNfjXJ ) the oyster bar has new owners. It plans to reopen on Jan. 2, manager Mary Claire Miller said.

Miller said the restaurant will operate with the same menu.