Combine the fact that New Orleans is the spiritual home of the cocktail with some very agreeable drinking laws (24 hour bars and that fact that you c... Read More
Combine the fact that New Orleans is the spiritual home of the cocktail with some very agreeable drinking laws (24 hour bars and that fact that you can take drinks on out onto the street and walk between bars) and the results speak for themselves. Thankfully, there are more refined places to experience New Orleans nightlife than the lurid bars of Bourbon Street, with nationally recognized bars such as Cure and Cane and Table leading the way. If you’re more a beer aficionado than a cocktail nerd, then curious brews are available at places such as Avenue Pub or the Courtyard Brewery, while neighborhood favorites Erin Rose and Molly’s at the Market will welcome you like a local any time of day or night, and remain some of the best bars in New Orleans.
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Avenue Pub
This locally vaunted beer bar is especially favored during the weeks leading up to Mardi Gras, when its St. Charles Avenue location in the Garden... Read More
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Bacchanal Wine
If you're willing to venture to the far reaches of the Bywater, you'll be rewarded with this oasis of wine and music. The huge, tree-shaded courtyard... Read More
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Bar Tonique
If you're looking for a more accessible cocktail experience than Cure, but one that's still a league above the basic liquor and sodas of most French... Read More
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Barrel Proof
The old Bridge Lounge was a Lower Garden District favorite for many years, and so it was with some expectation that this new incarnation (from the... Read More
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Cane and Table
Sprouting up between rows of dive bars on lower Decatur street, this "proto-tiki" bar, from the team behind local craft cocktail vanguards Cure, was a... Read More
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Carousel Bar
A rotating bar sounds gimmicky, but the elegance and poise of this particular spot mean that locals are as likely to be found here ordering sazerac... Read More
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Courtyard Brewery
Craft beers from around the country can be found around town in their pre-packaged state, but there are few actual micro-breweries where you can enjoy... Read More
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French 75 Bar
Some of the country's most notable bartenders are at work here in New Orleans. You just have to know where to go to find them. Chris Hannah has made... Read More
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Latitude 29
If you're only going to one tiki bar, go to the one run by one of the world's foremost experts in the field. Jeff 'Beachbum' Berry is that man, and he... Read More
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Molly's at the Market
Ask any local where their favorite afternoon tipple spot is in the Quarter and many of them will nominate this Decatur Street standard, with its long... Read More
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One Eyed Jacks
Away from the parade of jazz venues is a place for alternative touring bands to play that's also a wonderful drinking establishment in its own right.... Read More
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The Sazerac Bar
When the Roosevelt Hotel reopened in 2009, one of the most beloved amenities was the updated recreation of this famous pre-Prohibition watering hole.... Read More
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The Black Penny
Upper Rampart Street, soon to be embellished by the extension of the streetcar line, is undergoing a slow renaissance. Attempting to kick-start that... Read More
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Twelve Mile Limit
There aren't too many places that bridge the gap between craft cocktail nook and neighborhood bar lounge, but this Mid City venture manages to do just... Read More
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Voodoo Lounge
Once upon a time, a French Quarter bar called Flanagan's was a hub for local weirdos and clued-up visitors. From the dust of that bar, carried on the... Read More
