There’s maybe no city in the us that knows how to party quite like new Orleans. now I know new York can throw it down, and I realize they call Las vegas sin City for a reason, but you just can’t beat the big easy when it pertains to nightlife.
There are so lots of awesome cocktail bars in new Orleans that you could go out every night for a year and not have a single repeat.
Think I’m joking?
As of the last count, new Orleans has the highest amount of bars per capita in the country!
In the French Quarter – and especially on Bourbon street – it seems as if every other establishment is a bar. With so lots of choices, how do you choose where to wet their whistle?!
I’ve been to NOLA a few times now, and I spent a huge majority of my trips there bar-hopping with friends.
In one weekend, I managed to hit a swanky hotel rooftop bar, a heavy metal joint, and one of those new Orleans Bourbon street bars where cocktails come in gigantic plastic tubes.
While the memories may be a tad bit fuzzy, rest assured I did proper research for this one!
If you’re planning a trip to the big easy and are wondering where to get hold of a drink, read on for a look at some of the best cocktial bars in new Orleans.
I’ve actually included some variety in this post to appease beer and white wine drinkers as well — so there must be something for everyone in this guide.
Here’s my list of the best 10 cocktail bars in new Orleans (+ a couple of white wine and beer spots).
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Introduction to new Orleans Bars
1. Sazerac Bar
2. The Carousel Bar & Lounge
3. Lafitte’s Blacksmith Bar & Shop
4. Courtyard Brewery
5. Arnaud’s French 75 Bar
6. Bacchanal Wine
7. Pat O’Brien’s
8. Napoleon House
9. 21st Amendment Bar at La Louisiane
10. Espíritu Mezcal Bar
Bonus! snake & Jake’s
Ready to hit The new Orleans cocktail Bars?
Introduction to new Orleans Bars
Bars in new Orleans run the gamut from grungy dive bars to elegant cocktail lounges. The city has secret speakeasies, craft breweries, fancy white wine bars, and everything in between.
Whether you’re trying to find a casual night out or you want to end up dancing on tables, there’s a bar for you here.
One interesting thing about new Orleans bars is that they can stay open 24/7. The phrase “last call” might as well be in a foreign language here! Oh yeah, and did I mention that you can take your drinks to go here as well?
New Orleans is one of very few places in the us that has no open container laws. just make sure you’re not drinking out of glass on the street and you’re good to go!
Another really cool thing about the bars in new Orleans is that you can try several cocktails in the very bar where they were invented.
It’s pretty fantastic to pull up a stool at a bar that’s hundreds of years old and try a popular cocktail in its birthplace. Be sure to check out this post on new Orleans cocktails so you can familiarize yourself with the city’s a lot of popular adult beverages.
It’s always a good idea to put some food in your stomach before a big night out, and there’s plenty to eat in this foodie haven. speaking of food, be sure to bookmark this post on the best new Orleans food to try when you’re in town.
Alright, let’s get this party started. There are so lots of awesome cocktail bars in new Orleans bars that it’s near impossible compiling a definitive “best of list,” but I sure tried.
1. Sazerac Bar
Must-Try: A Sazerac, of course!
Prices: $7-8 for beer, $9-18 for wine, $12-21 for cocktails (a Sazerac is $18)
Hours: Friday – Sunday from twelve noon – 11 pm. Monday – Thursday from 4 – 10 pm
Location: 130 Roosevelt way (in the Roosevelt Hotel)
Our excursion of the best cocktail bars in new Orleans begins at Sazerac.
There’s a lot of history at this place, as it’s named after what some consider to be the first real cocktail. The classic Sazerac dates back to the 1830s, and it’s been a go-to cocktail for new Orleanians ever since.
Legendary former governor of Louisiana Huey long used to hang out here, Ramos Gin Fizz in hand, chatting it up with his constituents. These days, you’ll find a mix of locals and tourists, who flock here to take pleasure in their creative cocktails.
The Sazerac is absolutely one of the classiest of the lots of new Orleans cocktail bars.
Recent restorations here uncovered some 1930s murals by painter Paul Ninas, which you can admire while sitting on one of their sophisticated bar stools. It’s especially charming here in December when the hotel lobby transforms into a veritable wintertime wonderland.
2. The Carousel Bar & LoungeMust-Tria: la Vieux Carre è la bevanda firma qui; Anche il Fleur de Lis è stato creato qui
Prezzi: $ 12-15 per i cocktail
Ore: 7 giorni alla settimana da dodici mezzogiorno – 12
Posizione: 214 Royal Street (all’interno del Monteleone Hotel)
Una delle barre di New Orleans più per eccellenza è assolutamente la giostra.
Nel caso ti stia chiedendo, questo non è solo un nome creativo: qui la barra è una giostra reale e pienamente funzionale. Per fortuna hanno sostituito gli animali con sgabelli da bar adeguati, quindi non è necessario cavalcare un cavallo per bere qualcosa qui.
Mentre il pensiero di bere mentre gira in tondo può sembrare nauseabondo, stai certo che si tratta di un’esperienza piacevole.
La giostra impiega circa 15 minuti per fare una rotazione, quindi ne noterai a malapena. Sarai troppo impegnato a chiacchierare con gli esperti mixologi qui e provare i loro cocktail classici.
Fatto divertente, il famoso cocktail di Vieux Carre è stato effettivamente sviluppato qui!
Sorseggia uno di questi mentre ti diverti con i suoni di un po ‘di jazz dal vivo, poiché normalmente hanno musica dal vivo da mercoledì a sabato. È spesso affollato, ma vale la pena aspettare di avere questa classica esperienza di bere New Orleans. Scopri i loro eventi quotidiani qui.
3. Il Blacksmith Bar & Shop di Lafitte
Must-Trial: i taiquiri congelati sono popolari qui, ma molti bevi cocktail o birre standard
Prezzi: $ 5 e oltre per tutto
Ore: 7 giorni alla settimana dalle 10 alle 3 del mattino
Posizione: 941 Bourbon Street
Non capita tutti i giorni che puoi bere in un bar che ha 300 anni. Questo è esattamente quello che puoi fare nel fabbro di Lafitte, che è in cima alla lista dei bar più antichi di New Orleans. In realtà si dice che sia l’edificio più antico usato come bar nel paese!
Questo bar storico prende il nome da Jean Lafitte, un pirata francese del XIX secolo.
Si dice che una volta si nascondesse qui quando aveva bisogno di un posto sicuro per contrabbandare le sue merci piratate. Che sia vero o meno, molto probabilmente approverebbe le bevande economiche e forti che versano qui.
Mentre questo bar si trova in realtà su Bourbon Street, è abbastanza lontano dal caos.
Personalmente, non sono un grande fan dei bar di New Orleans Bourbon Street, ma questo è un vincitore. È illuminato a lume di candela e uno dei pochissimi bar in città, creando un’atmosfera molto divertente.
4. Brewery del cortile
Must-Tria: birra-Hanno oltre 30 birre alla spina qui
Prezzi: $ 3 e oltre
Ore: venerdì – domenica dalle 11 alle 1 del mattino. Dal lunedì al giovedì dalle 16:00 alle 12:00
Posizione: 1020 Erato Street
Quando molte persone pensano alle barre di New Orleans, immaginano le persone che sbattono le bevande uragane zuccherate e le birre prodotte in serie. Mentre c’è sicuramente molto di questo in corso, la città ospita anche una fiorente scena della birra artigianale.
Uno dei migliori bar di New Orleans per ottenere la tua correzione Hop è Courtyard Brewery.
Hanno un’eccellente selezione di birra alla spina che è stata fatta internamente e parecchi tocchi per gli ospiti. Che tu voglia un IPA, un IPA o un aspro, hanno una birra per te qui.
Non hanno un ristorante, ma ospitano camion alimentari rotanti per quando hai bisogno di qualcosa per assorbire l’alcol. Il cortile ospita anche un festival annuale di birra e cibo artigianale chiamato Hopfest, quindi potresti voler verificarlo se sei in città allo stesso tempo.
New Orleans è popolare per i suoi festival ed eventi epici, non perdere questo.
5. BAR FRANCESE 75 di Arnaud
Must-Tria: The French 75 (un mix di champagne e cognac)
Prezzi: cocktail da $ 12,50-14
Ore: mercoledì, giovedì, venerdì, sabato dalle 17:30 alle 22:30. Domenica dalle 10:30 alle 1 del mattino.
Posizione: 813 Bienville Street
Non solo questo è uno dei migliori cocktail bar di New Orleans, ma la rivista Esquire di nome French 75 uno dei primi cinque bar del paese.
Originariamente un posto “solo signori”, in questi giorni tutti possono divertirsi in questo elegante bar. Questo è il tipo di posto in cui i server indossano smoking, quindi potresti voler vestirsi un po ‘per questo.
L’attuale incarnazione di questo leggendario stabilimento di bere NOLA si concentra sulla produzione di cocktail classici con alcolici premium. Come suggerirebbe il nome, il francese 75 è la loro bevanda firmata. Tuttavia, ci sono molte altre opzioni eccezionali nel menu.
Anche se non hai intenzione di cenare al ristorante accanto, puoi comunque divertirti in un po ‘di cibo. Dalle 18 alle 22, il bar serve un vario menu di snack con ostriche en brochette, sbuffi di formaggio pieni di prosciutto e molto altro.
Dopo tutto questo bere, potresti essere pronto a fare qualcosa al di fuori di un bar! Non perdere queste popolari escursioni di palude a New Orleans.
6. Vino baccano
Must-Tria: vino bianco e formaggio! Prendi la tua scelta da MAny varieties.
Prices: very affordable (retail prices for wine)
Hours: Friday – Sunday from twelve noon – 11pm. Monday, Wednesday, Thursday from 5 – 10pm
Location: 600 Poland Ave
After sampling so lots of cocktails, maybe it’s time to switch to a white wine bar.
Wine lovers will absolutely love Bacchanal, which bills itself as the city’s “backyard party.” The city shut them down due to a lack of permits, but thanks to local support they managed to bring their wine-fueled shindigs back to the city’s Bywater district.
At first glance, Bacchanal doesn’t look like much. From the outside, it just looks like a regular old storefront.
Head in and purchase a bottle of white wine (at retail price!) and then head out into their charming courtyard where there’s live music seven days a week (weather permitting). As it’s in the Bywater, you’ll find way a lot more locals than boozed-up tourists here.
One reason that Bacchanal is absolutely one of the top new Orleans bars is that they do a bi-weekly complimentary white wine tasting. These happen on Wednesday from 1-3PM and Saturday from 3-5. Oh yeah, and it was even featured on the HBO series Treme! quant’è fico?
I’m not a huge white wine drinker, but even I can admit that Bacchanal is one of the coolest new Orleans bars around.
7. Pat O’Brien’s
Must-Try: The Hurricane cocktail is the signature drink here
Prices: $6-8.50 for their cocktails (Hurricanes cost $8.50)
Hours: Wednesday – Monday from 12pm – 12am
Location: 718 St. Peter
The Hurricane is one of the most popular new Orleans cocktails, and you can try one in the very bar where it was created!
As the story goes, the owner of Pat O’Brien’s once found himself with an excess of rum. At the time, distributors made bar owners get huge quantities of rum before they would sell them a lot more desirable liquors like bourbon.
In an effort to get rid of this abundance of rum, he mixed it in with passion fruit syrup and lime juice.
He poured the new concoction into a glass that resembled a hurricane lamp, and the rest is history. While a lot of new Orleans bars serve Hurricanes, you’ve got to try one in the original spot where it was made.
Pat O’Brien’s is actually three bars in one.
There’s the main bar where you can catch sporting events on TV, the patio centered around their popular “Flaming Fountain,” and even a dueling piano lounge. This place is fun any day of the week, but it’s especially lively on St. Patrick’s Day.
8. Napoleon House
Must-Try: They’re popular for their Pimm’s cup (gin, lemonade & 7-up)
Prices: $4.50-7 beer, $7-12 for white wine & cocktails
Hours: Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday from 11am – 9pm. Friday and Saturday 11am – 10 pm.
Location: 500 Charles Street
One of the oldest bars in new Orleans is the popular Napoleon House.
This historic building dates back over 200 years. Back in those days, then-mayor Nicholas Girod was living here. He used the house to none other than Napoleon Bonaparte during his exile.
Actually, Napoleon never made it, but his name did. The bar has been here considering that 1914, and it feels as if time stood still here. find out a lot more about the cocktail bar’s history here.
With its peeling walls, multiple paintings of Napoleon, and classical music playing, it feels like stepping back in time. You’ll often hear Beethoven’s Eroica, which was actually composed for Napoleon.
There’s no way to top the description of Napoleon house than what they have on their website: “exudes a European charm that is a mecca for civilized drinking and eating.”
Order up a Pimm’s cup and a classic Muffuletta and clear up in for an evening at one o