New Orleans
The Yacht Club is so much a part of the neighborhood that one of the owners took his boat out to save flooded Katrina victims (hence the name of the bar,…
Must-see nightlife in New Orleans
New Orleans
New Orleanians have voted St Joe's the best in town several times. Patrons come to this dark-but-inviting place for the Japanese lantern decor, the well…
New Orleans
This cavernous brewery welcomes guests throughout the weekend for a free brewery tour that kicks off with sloshy cups of craft brew and a food truck or…
New Orleans
One of the more haute and hip options in downtown New Orleans, the downstairs bar at the Catahoula specializes in pisco-based cocktails, in case it wasn't…
New Orleans
Although the CellarDoor is technically a gastropub, we tend to skip the New Southern food menu and lean into the excellent, extensive cocktail list and…
New Orleans
In an industrial dystopia of warehouses and concrete jungle, you'll find a big, booming beer hall packed with happy folks and, yes, laughing kids. Urban…
New Orleans
Want a surreal New Orleans experience? Arrive at 6am when premier league soccer or big international rugby games are playing. You'll see a mix of European…
New Orleans
The Saint? Of what? How about a great backyard beer garden enclosed in duck blinds and filled with tattooed young professionals, Tulane students, good…
New Orleans
The compact Capdeville is an upscale pub with retro roots – check out that jukebox and the album covers – on the 1st floor of the Intellectual Property…
French Quarter
This touristy bar serves ‘Hand Grenades’; drinking more than two is likely to buy you a ticket to Regret Town, characterized by dancing on the table, bead…
French Quarter
This spot, with its huge across-street projection and mood lighting, doesn’t exactly feel historical, but it’s the oldest dedicated gay bar in the USA…
New Orleans
The setting alone – a cavernous former bank building on the corner of Carrollton Ave and Oak St – is reason enough to step inside for a look-see. With the…
French Quarter
This spot specializes in pour-over coffee and espresso drinks ($3.50 to $4.50). It serves some of the Quarter's strongest coffee, eschewing the usual…
New Orleans
Dartboard, pool table, a long and dark bar, old-looking mirrors on the wall and a few video poker machines. And Billy Squier’s The Stroke on the speakers…
New Orleans
This cafe serves as an excellent CBD meet-up corner and is popular with the local cycling community – unsurprising, as it's connected to a bicycle shop…
French Quarter
Your traditional, commonplace, shirtless, drag-diva, loud-music, lots-of-dancing-boys bar, where there are bowls of condoms set out for the customers…
French Quarter
The narrow pedestrian alley in the shadow of St Louis Cathedral is a natural spot for a tiny bar, and this nook fits the bill perfectly. It has the…
New Orleans
Like many of the best indie coffee shops, Fair Grinds is comfy, hip and unpretentious. And, of course, it serves a good cup of joe. It also showcases…
Faubourg Marigny & Bywater
A diverse menu of beers, ranging from the hoppy to the fruity, is sold at this 'nanobrewery,' which also has a lush little courtyard where parents bring…
New Orleans
On an interesting corner, just half a block from Magazine St, the Half Moon beckons with a cool neighborhood vibe. This dive bar is good for a beer, short…
New Orleans
Wander over from the Algiers ferry stop for sandwiches and cookies and some excellent breakfast goods – sign us up for the almond crusted brioche French…
French Quarter
Deja Vu is everything a neighborhood bar should be: mainly, it's there when you are, be that 7:30am or midnight. Open 24/7, Deja Vu has cheap beers,…
Faubourg Marigny & Bywater
A friendly little bar with an outdoor courtyard that's full of offbeat local art, the sound of the nearby train tracks and lots of live performances,…
Faubourg Marigny & Bywater
If it’s too crowded at popular Mimi's across the street, or if you're tired of the thumpa-thumpa-bass queer scene on Bourbon, head to this friendly …
Faubourg Marigny & Bywater
An icebox-cool cafe, all Scandi-style furniture, polished stone flooring, local artwork and photography on the walls, graffiti-lined restrooms and, yes,…
New Orleans
Play pool, tap your foot to the rock on the speakers and do your laundry? Yep, and you know it’s time to leave this dive if the sinuous bar counter starts…
New Orleans
This sprawling, high-energy bar celebrates the games of your youth in a big and flashy way. There's life-size Jenga, towering Connect Four, air hockey,…
New Orleans
With a setting both swanky and spare, Oak's vibe is hard to place, but if you'd like a glass of wine or a specialty cocktail in a nondivey setting, this…
New Orleans
This swell bar is the tipsy companion to Café Adelaide, and its good-time vibe seems poised to spill into the lobby of the adjoining Loews Hotel. A dash…
New Orleans
Do you like whiskey? We sincerely hope so, because there are almost 300 to pick from here, including smoky, smooth and sublime. The crowd is young…
French Quarter
The Chart Room is simply a great bar. There’s a historical patina on the walls, creaky furniture inside, outdoor seating for people-watching and a cast of…
New Orleans
Beyond its home-brewed products, Courtyard also carries a few dozen beers from around the world, and hosts a regular, rotating slate of food trucks. Pets…
Faubourg Marigny & Bywater
Faubourg (as many call it) is primarily a wine shop but also offers tons of wine classes, and an in-house bar provides a spot for some nice sipping with…
New Orleans
Willy's is one of the oddest bars in New Orleans, a neighborhood-style dive in a patch of empty parking lots that lacks a neighborhood. It's consistently…
Faubourg Marigny & Bywater
This swish little wine bar offers a fine selection of French vintages and, per the needs of subtropical New Orleans, a warm outdoor space for evening…
New Orleans
This is the kind of old-school dive where you'd expect to find a bunch of retirees propping up the bar. Instead, the clientele is a younger (not student…
French Quarter
Double Play is technically a bar but this friendly spot is also drag central. You’ll likely see a lot of queens here, along with every other walk of life…
Faubourg Marigny & Bywater
Flora is glorious gritty, which suits its offbeat ambience that is a mix of madcap art, antique store furniture, lush gardens and a Parisian bohemian…
New Orleans
A clean, airy interior and excellent shots of espresso – plus a great counter of baked goods – makes for an excellent wi-fi and coffee emporium in the…
New Orleans
The Rusty Nail is a dive bar for newbies. Yeah, it lurks in a dark spot under the I-90 overpass, but it’s also flanked by loft complexes that look…
