Whimsically-furnished and evocatively-lit, with quirky menu options and a curated selection of wines and craft cocktails, Frankie’s feels as eccentric as it does exclusive, offering something altogether new to Natchez, but also right at home. Other diners were settled into equally un-restaurant-y furnishings ranging from wingback armchairs and button-back sofas to an elaborately-carved mahogany church pew. We followed the server past the wood and frosted-glass partition that once delineated the lobby from the teller stations and settled at an intimate four-top with upholstered parlor chairs on one side … and a Rococo love seat on the other. Another acquaintance was attending to her ninety-three-year-old mother-in-law-a Natchez grande dame dressed to the nines who, with a couple of old fashioneds aboard, was charting an uneven course through the dining room.Īfter a pleasantly social half-hour spent in small talk, our table was ready. It was a crowd that didn’t meet a stranger, and within five minutes we’d run into three or four groups with whom we were acquainted-Frankie’s is that sort of place.Īmong these was Natchez chef and culinary consultant Regina Charboneau, who had a hand in developing Frankie’s menu. A Jazz-age soundtrack evoked the spirit of the Roaring Twenties, and seating areas in the bank lobby-cum-lounge area were occupied by several generations of Natchezians, draped insouciantly upon chaise lounges and settled into armchairs in varying stages of congeniality. The bar dominating one flank of the circa-1826 Britton & Koontz Bank building glowed like a shrine. Inside, a Dionysian spirit of festivity was evident, silver and gold New Year’s Eve balloons floating about. It was a Saturday evening during Dry January the first time we visited Frankie’s on Main, but the patrons of Natchez’s newest, most eclectic bar and restaurant didn’t seem to be taking the popular New Year’s life hack particularly seriously. Frankie’s on Main in Natchez is the creation of Chef Frankie Muñoz and his parents, Marty Buchman and Cathy Muñoz-Buchman.
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