Bruno’s Tavern, an Uptown New Orleans bar that’s drawn generations of college students for nearly a century, has been put on the market for $2.4 million, according to a real estate listing.
Owner Tim Spratt confirmed the sale with the Maroon, Loyola University’s student-run newspaper, adding that he is “moving on to focus on other businesses and investments.” Spratt and James Brown III purchased the property in 2019 from David Melius, who had been running the bar at the corner of Maple and Hillary streets since 1982. Spratt could not be reached for comment Wednesday.
Spratt is also president of Kirkendoll Management, which operates Lucy’s Retired Surfers Bar and the Penthouse Club in New Orleans. The company was not involved in the purchase of Bruno’s, he said in a 2020 interview…