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- 310 Chartres St, French Quarter 70130
- 504-552-4095
SoBou
This creole bar/restaurant wants to be everything. It's a like a tapas joint fronting as a beer garden fronting as a southern creole diner. They've got small plates including oyster tacos and duck ... read more
- 936 St. Charles Ave., Central Business/Warehouse District 70130
- 504-962-0900
Bellocq
Upscale cocktail lounge named after photographer E.J. Bellocq (1873-1949), who took photos of the prostitutes of old Storyville. But instead of nudie pics, Bellocq the bar has cobblers, those yummy... read more
- 620 Decatur St., French Quarter 70130
- 504-457-8529
Jackson Brewery Bistro Bar
Prime party spot in a prime party town. A decent food menu, but you're here for drinks, dancing, flirting, and the odd celebrity sighting. Massive TVs for Saints/LSU games, bars on two levels for k... read more
- 625 Chartres St., French Quarter 70130
- 504-265-8123
Sylvain
Former carriage house now houses one of the most delightful restaurants in New Orleans. Upscale new American menu dips a toe in Italian waters from time to time with braised Italian sausage and pap... read more
- 830 Conti St., French Quarter 70112
- 504-586-0972
The Bombay Club
It's like Frank Sinatra as a British colonial baller. If you're trying to impress your date bring her to this swanky English themed speakeasy. With a Vesper (the original 007/Bond drink, before the... read more
- 509 S. Carrollton Ave., Black Pearl 70118
- 504-866-9104
Cooter Brown's Tavern & Oyster Bar
Despite its name sounding like an awkward sex act, Cooter Brown's is NOLA's go-to sports bar. Over 17 flatscreens and two 8-ft drop down screens, you're guaranteed an unfettered view of your favori... read more
- 615 Toulouse St., French Quarter
- 504-569-8361
One Eyed Jacks
Booking an interesting array of local and national acts, Jacks is House of Blues for hipsters, which means half of them probably hate it. You shouldn't. The small, sofa-lined burgundy bar upfront i... read more
- 961 St. Mary St., Garden District 70130
- 504-523-0050
The Saint Bar & Lounge
Even by New Orleans' antediluvian standards, The Saint is a spectacular dive of a bar. The de facto ground zero for the town's indie-punk crowd, the place has the requisite fetid bric-a-crap on its... read more
- 3442 St. Charles Ave., Garden District 70115
- 504-895-0858
The Delachaise
The Delachaise is for those who wax nostalgic for the days when smoking and eating could be done in the same room. Cheeses, tapas and a few entrees round out the limited--but tasty--menu; there's e... read more
- 123 Baronne St., Central Business/Warehouse District 70112
- 504.648.1200
The Sazerac Bar
Arguably the most storied bar in New Orleans, The Roosevelt Hotel's main watering hole is inarguably its most beautiful. Walnut walls alternate with massive murals depicting Big Easy city life by N... read more
- 1100 Constance St., Garden District 70130
- 504-525-5515
The Rusty Nail
Perhaps because it's tucked under a freeway, The Rusty Nail is a neighborhood bar that tries much harder than most. Locals enjoy drinking the extensive scotch collection as New Orleans artists perf... read more
- 1113 Decatur St., French Quarter 70116
- 504-581-1110
Pravda of New Orleans
Its Soviet nostalgia--red drapes, red stars, red bunting, red Cyrillic graffiti, red table lamps--is just window dressing, sometimes literally. Pravda is really one of the few boho-approved Quarter... read more
- 1331 Decatur St., French Quarter 70116
- 504-599-7770
Balcony Music Club
New Orleans minimal: a bar, brick walls, a few tables and music. That's it. There's barely any stuff on the wall, in fact. But the club boasts the most eclectic range of music in the city, booking ... read more
- 1032 St. Charles Ave., Garden District 70130
- 504-588-2616
Circle Bar
Oddly quaint for an indie joint, the Circle Bar packs in the non-prescription glasses/PBR crowd with local rock talent that performs in a vaguely hexagonal room smaller than a Hyundai. Exposed bric... read more
- 1431 Royal St., The Marigny 70116
- 504-948-7499
R Bar & Inn
It's deader than Kelsey's nuts until midnight, then gets stacked tooth-and-nail with local scenesters. Only moderately goth-y, and the random ironic bric-a-brac that festoons this sort of place is ... read more
- 3016 S. Carrollton Ave., Mid-City 70118
- 504-861-1700
Mid City Lanes Rock 'n' Bowl
Some miss the grittier old digs of Nola's premiere live music and bowling establishment, but owner John Blancher has faithfully recreated the original ambiance and décor at the new South Car... read more
- 1201 Burgundy St., French Quarter 70116
- 504-522-9715
Cosimo's Bar
Though it's perpetually awash in tourists, the French Quarter is a real neighborhood where people actually live. Cosimo's is one of the places where these hardy souls go to drink and drop a snarky ... read more
- 811 Conti St., French Quarter 70112
- 504-523-8619
Erin Rose
One of the better Quarter dives, Erin Rose is loud and busy, but affable. There's more stuff on the walls than a Vatican library, so if you're not talking to a local eccentric or a service industry... read more
- 8316 Oak St., Uptown 70118
- 504-866-9359
The Maple Leaf
If there's an inverse relationship between the quality of live music and its location's proximity to the Quarter, then The Maple Leaf is seven days a week of evidence. Each night, a local fave take... read more
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SoBou
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Bellocq
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Cafe Noma
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Jackson Brewery Bistro Bar
Prime party spot in a prime party town. A decent food menu, but you...
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Sylvain
Former carriage house now houses one of the most delightful restaur...
