520 Capdeville St. (Central Business District) 504.371.5161. Monday through Thursday: 11am to 2pm; 5pm to 11pm. Friday: 11am to 1am. Saturday: 10am to 2pm; 6pm to 1am. "Gastropubs" are all over the coasts. We think New Orleans has two, now. Uptown we have the Delachaise, and downtown we have the just-opened Capdeville. The theme is British Pub -- black bead board walls, a bar crest and retro light fixtures. Especially attractive is the bar, topped with a slab of cool white marble. Nine dollar specialty cocktails take care of the Oakley-sunglasses-perched-in-gelled-hair-with-ironed-polo-shirt set. This is, after all, a bar for the fratty/professional crowd -- a crowd that lives and works in the surrounding Central Business District. A real jukebox filled with gems competes with loud, late-night conversation. Everything in this bar has a plan and that plan is well executed down to the delicious comfort food. We go for the burger topped with blue cheese and crisp red onions ("Black and Bleu Burger"). The ceviche appetizer with tortilla chips was fresh, delicious. Of course, the best bars are where the words "theme" and "business plan" are terminally hemmed in by quotes. But you can't have everything. Brunch Saturday morning. No video poker.
