The Bulldog Uptown holds the corner of Magazine and Pleasant in the Garden District of New Orleans, a beer pub that has poured a deep draft list and run a tree-lined patio since it opened on Magazine Street in 1994.
The room
The draw is the back patio, a large tree-lined yard with a fountain built out of beer taps that regulars treat as the bar mascot. Inside runs a standard pub layout with the long draft wall doing the work, and the patio is dog-friendly and open the same long hours. NOLA.com marked the bar's history on Magazine Street when it tracked the Bulldog past its 25th year.
What to order
The point is the tap wall, more than fifty nitrogen-pushed drafts that move from European imports to Louisiana names like Parish, Gnarly Barley, and Urban South. The pub menu backs it with wings, cheese fries, and the house Tex-Mex eggrolls the kitchen is known for. Order a local draft and the eggrolls and take the patio.
What regulars say
Across the review sites the patio, the draft range, and the happy hour carry the appeal, with the beer-tap fountain a repeated photo. Regulars flag weeknight happy hour as the value window and the yard as the seat to ask for. The common complaint is weekend crowds on game days, when the patio fills fast.
The crowd
The crowd runs to Garden District locals, beer drinkers, and a college-leaning set later in the night, with dogs on the patio throughout. Game days and warm evenings bring the widest mix, while weekday afternoons read as a neighborhood pub. The Magazine Street location keeps it among regulars rather than Quarter tourists.
Who it is for
The Bulldog Uptown fits beer drinkers, patio crowds, and dog owners after a long draft list and easy pub food. Skip it if the night needs a cocktail program or a quiet room, because the patio and the tap wall set the volume.
Best time to go
The bar and patio run daily from 11am to 1am, with happy hour Monday through Friday from 2pm to 7pm. The weekday happy hour on the patio is the version regulars point newcomers toward, ahead of the weekend crowd.
The neighbourhood
The Bulldog sits on the Garden District stretch of Magazine Street, the long retail and bar run that ties Uptown to the Lower Garden District. The block is walkable and lined with shops and restaurants, an easy add to a Magazine Street afternoon rather than a Quarter stop. A separate Bulldog runs in Mid-City, but the Magazine Street original is the one that opened in 1994.
The history
The Bulldog opened on Magazine Street in 1994 and has held the same Garden District corner since, long enough that NOLA.com marked its anniversary as a neighborhood milestone. The beer-tap fountain on the back patio became the bar's signature image, and the long draft wall has grown rather than shrunk over the decades. A second Bulldog later opened in Mid-City, but the Magazine Street room is the original.
The bottom line
The Bulldog Uptown is a Magazine Street beer pub built around its tap wall and its tree-lined patio, a Garden District room where the fountain of beer taps and fifty-plus drafts are the whole pitch. Order a Louisiana draft and the eggrolls, take the patio, and time it to weekday happy hour for the value. Save it for a Magazine Street afternoon rather than a Quarter night. For a New Orleans beer pub with a patio worth the trip, it holds the list.
Stay in the city with our best craft beer in New Orleans roundup, the wider New Orleans bar guide, and our edit of craft beer bars worldwide. Pair The Bulldog Uptown with Cooter Brown's Tavern in New Orleans, The Avenue Pub in New Orleans, and Bayou Beer Garden in New Orleans.
Sources: The Bulldog official site (2026); NOLA.com (2019); Magazine Street Merchants Association; Yelp reviews (n=445); Tripadvisor.
