Best Pubs in New Orleans
New Orleans pubs and bars — French Quarter heritage drinking.
New Orleans's pub equivalent is the French Quarter dive bar — Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop (1722 — possibly oldest bar in the US), Napoleon House (1797), and the Carousel Bar (Hotel Monteleone) anchor the heritage scene.
Picks ranked by walking order for a properly local New Orleans evening.
The 6 best pubs in New Orleans
Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop
1722 building — possibly oldest bar in the US.
Napoleon House
Heritage 1797 bar where Napoleon almost lived in exile.
Carousel Bar
Hotel Monteleone heritage carousel bar that rotates.
Pat O'Brien's
French Quarter heritage 1933 piano bar where the Hurricane was invented.
The Sazerac Bar
Hotel Roosevelt heritage 1893 bar where the Sazerac was perfected.
Tujague's
French Quarter heritage 1856 bar with grasshopper cocktail.
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