New Orleans

Best Pubs in New Orleans

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.

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    Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop

    French Quarter · $$

    1722 building — possibly oldest bar in the US.

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    Napoleon House

    French Quarter · $$

    Heritage 1797 bar where Napoleon almost lived in exile.

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    Carousel Bar

    French Quarter · $$$

    Hotel Monteleone heritage carousel bar that rotates.

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    Pat O'Brien's

    CBD · $$

    French Quarter heritage 1933 piano bar where the Hurricane was invented.

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    The Sazerac Bar

    French Quarter · $$$

    Hotel Roosevelt heritage 1893 bar where the Sazerac was perfected.

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    Tujague's

    $$$

    French Quarter heritage 1856 bar with grasshopper cocktail.

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