Photograph via The Art Spot
Magazine Street has never been short on art galleries or coffee shops, but what about a spot that combines both? Never heard of… until now.
The Art Spot opened in June 2025 at 2011 Magazine Street as a working studio and a gallery. This past May, The Art Spot Café was added. Featuring a café, The Art Spot morphed into a perfect fit for a street defined by caffeine and creativity, but the twist is that the latte art is hung on the walls, not in the mugs.
The menu is admittedly simple. Matcha, coffee, tea, cold brew, and chai round out the drinks, while the food options offer three types of bagels and a cinnamon twist. If you like to customize your coffee, this may not be the place for you. You can choose from three milks and eight syrups, but the baristas skip foam art. However, if you like to add cane sugar, brown sugar, or cinnamon to your drink, The Art Spot has you covered, as these little add-ins sit right next to the counter in three jars beside a bottle of bourbon honey. I ordered a simple iced latte with almond milk: no syrups, no frills, and a total price of $7. The drink was simple and to write home about, and 7 dollars was steep for a basic drink. Luckily, coffee isn’t the main draw here.
The coffee is really just a nice addition to your gallery stroll. With the cup in hand, the café opens into a small creative complex. The ground floor houses small storefronts for local creators, including Artsoudage Art and Decor and a candle and body-care shop named Sweet Rush, while art covers the walls salon-style. Upstairs, the space shifts into something more like a traditional art gallery, with studios and offices for resident artists and small businesses lining it.
The drinks may be plain, but the art is not. Color palettes, mediums, and sizes mix throughout the space, guaranteeing you’ll leave with at least one artist you love. My personal favorite featured artist was Patrick Henry, whose crazy vibrant works pop off the wood he uses as a canvas. Working in 3D mixed media, Henry’s pieces depict the culture of New Orleans in ways you can’t help but look at, too, to see a painting of a man riding an alligator and playing a trombone. Head to The Art Spot.
If you want more from The Art Spot, stop by on October 3rd for their new exhibition, Spellbound.
