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Bars in New Orleans
| Name | Category | Location |
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The Avenue Pub
Beer lovers from around the globe make a beeline to this 24-hour... |
Bars | Garden District |
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Bacchanal Fine Wine & Spirits
In the far reaches of Bywater, Bacchanal is part wine shop, part... |
Bars | Bywater |
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Bar Tonique
An eclectic spot on North Rampart Street, this brick-walled bar... |
Bars | French Quarter |
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Bar UnCommon
Cool installations of local, national, and international artwork... |
Bars | Warehouse District |
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Bayou Beer Garden
Claim a seat on the sprawling multilevel outdoor patio at this... |
Bars, Music Clubs | Mid-City and Bayou St. John |
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Bellocq
Pre-Prohibition drinks are all the rage, but this Lee Circle... |
Bars | Warehouse District |
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BJ's Lounge
This gritty corner bar is a beloved neighborhood joint. Sometimes... |
Bars, Music Clubs | Bywater |
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Bombay Club
A longtime favorite and a rather swanky place for the French... |
Bars | French Quarter |
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Bourbon Pub
It's impossible to miss this 24-hour video bar at the corner... |
Bars | French Quarter |
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Bridge Lounge
At the Bridge Lounge the youngish professionals love to kick... |
Bars | Garden District |
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The Bulldog
The post-college set claims most of the seats on the beautiful... |
Bars | Garden District |
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Café Lafitte in Exile
A Bourbon Street stalwart, Lafitte attracts a somewhat older... |
Bars | French Quarter |
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Carousel Bar
A favorite New Orleans drinking destination since 1949, the revolving... |
Bars | French Quarter |
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Cat's Meow
Before you see it, you'll hear this Bourbon Street landmark... |
Bars | French Quarter |
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Chart Room
Unpretentious even by New Orleans standards, this little dive... |
Bars | French Quarter |
Columns Hotel's Victorian Lounge Bar 
An Old Fashioned or a Sazerac on the expansive front porch of... |
Bars | Uptown |
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Cooter Brown's
This rambling tavern across from the Mississippi River levee... |
Bars | Uptown |
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Corner Pocket
Filmmaker John Waters reportedly counts the Pocket as a New Orleans... |
Bars | French Quarter |
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Cosimo's
Few tourists make their way to this hip neighborhood bar, which... |
Bars | French Quarter |
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Country Club New Orleans
For a non-touristy, out-of-the-way experience, check out this... |
Bars | Bywater |
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Crescent City Brewhouse
The only microbrewery in the French Quarter (and one of two in... |
Brewpubs / Beer Gardens, Bars | French Quarter |
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Cure
A pioneer on the revitalized Freret Corridor, one of the city's... |
Bars | Uptown |
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d.b.a
At this southern outpost of a popular pair of bars in Brooklyn... |
Bars, Music Clubs | Faubourg Marigny |
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Delachaise
A charming sliver of a building on a busy stretch of St. Charles... |
Bars | Uptown |
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Ernst Cafe
Ernst has been operating as a bar since the first years of the... |
Bars | Warehouse District |
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F&M Patio Bar
For college kids and grown-ups reliving their youth, an all-nighter... |
Bars | Uptown |
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Finn McCool's Irish Pub
Run by devoted soccer fans from Belfast, this popular and expansive... |
Bars | Mid-City and Bayou St. John |
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French 75
This bar is a must-visit for any who love to submerge themselves... |
Bars | French Quarter |
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Garden District Pub
Just down the block from some of Magazine Street's best boutiques... |
Bars | Garden District |
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Golden Lantern
The Lower Quarter has become a lot more upscale since this neighborhood... |
Bars | French Quarter |
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Good Friends
With its tasteful decor and reasonable volume level, Good Friends... |
Bars | French Quarter |
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Handsome Willy's
Sandwiched between a forlorn stretch of the Interstate 10 overpass... |
Bars | CBD |
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John Paul's
This friendly gay bar is famous for special events, which range... |
Bars | Faubourg Marigny |
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Kerry Irish Pub
This well-worn pub has a pool table, a jukebox stocked with the... |
Bars | French Quarter |
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The Kingpin
Deep-red walls and a velvet Elvis lend this Uptown spot a touch... |
Bars | Uptown |
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Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop
Perhaps the most photographed building in the Quarter after the... |
Bars | French Quarter |
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Loa
In voodoo tradition, loa are the divine spirits, and this bar... |
Bars | CBD |
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Lucy's Retired Surfer Bar & Restaurant
Space can get tight in this out-of-its-element urban beach bar... |
Bars | Warehouse District |
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Mariza
Inspired by the aperitif bars of Italy, this casually sophisticated... |
Bars | Bywater |
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Markey's Bar
The embodiment of a blue-collar New Orleans neighborhood bar... |
Bars | Bywater |
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Mimi's
A popular locals hangout, this two-story nightspot perches over... |
Bars | Faubourg Marigny |
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Molly's at the Market
Grab a perch almost any time of day at one of the best-known... |
Bars | French Quarter |
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Napoleon House Bar and Café
It's a living shrine to what may be called the semiofficial New... |
Bars | French Quarter |
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Napoleon's Itch
The only gay bar in New Orleans that's also attached to a large... |
Bars | French Quarter |
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Oak Wine Bar and Bistro
The dark windows give no hint of the sleek, modern lounge inside... |
Wine Bars, Bars | Carrollton-Riverbend |
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Old Absinthe House
Over its 200-year history, this low-key oasis with its famous... |
Bars | French Quarter |
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Pal's
Tucked away in a quiet residential neighborhood, this hipster... |
Bars | Mid-City and Bayou St. John |
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Parasol's Restaurant & Bar
Roast beef po'boy devotees genuflect at the mention of this friendly... |
Bars | Garden District |
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Pat O'Brien's
Sure, it's touristy, but there are reasons Pat O's has been a... |
Bars | French Quarter |
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Patrick's Bar Vin
Dapper Patrick Van Hoorebeek holds court at his wine bar in a... |
Wine Bars, Bars | French Quarter |
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Phoenix
It bills itself as a "Leather/Levi Neighborhood Alternative Bar,"... |
Bars | Faubourg Marigny |
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R Bar
Behind the tinted windows of this corner bar, find a red-vinyl-clad... |
Bars | Faubourg Marigny |
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The Sazerac Bar
One of the most famous bars in Louisiana, this art deco gem and... |
Bars | CBD |
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Sovereign Pub
No need to book a ticket to the UK, when this cozy bar faithfully... |
Bars | Uptown |
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St. Joe's
A young Uptown professional crowd packs this narrow bar known... |
Bars | Uptown |
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Tracey's
This cavernous sports bar and neighborhood pub comes with a backstory... |
Bars | Garden District |
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Tujague's
A landmark of the French Quarter culinary and bar scenes since... |
Bars | French Quarter |
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Twelve Mile Limit
This smoke-free neighborhood joint might be off the beaten path... |
Bars | Mid-City and Bayou St. John |
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Vic's Kangaroo Café
This narrow Aussie pub has a dartboard, a good beer selection... |
Bars | Warehouse District |
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Victory
In the city's drab business district hides another entry in the... |
Bars | CBD |
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WINO
WINO, or the Wine Institute of New Orleans, is all about business—assuming... |
Wine Bars, Bars | Warehouse District |
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Yuki Izakaya
At this traditional Japanese izakaya—a tapas-like bar where... |
Bars | Faubourg Marigny |
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