The Best Tiki Bars in New Orleans
6 tiki bars in New Orleans ranked by rum selection, technique, and atmosphere.
New Orleans is the cocktail capital of the United States and the city has serious tiki bars alongside the heritage Sazerac and Vieux Carre rooms. The Caribbean connections run deep through New Orleans history.
The bars cluster in the French Quarter, Marigny, and Bywater.
Order a Mai Tai, a Hurricane (the New Orleans tiki classic from Pat O Brien s), or a Zombie.
The 6 best tiki bars in New Orleans
Latitude 29
Modern tiki bar run by Beachbum Berry himself, the foremost authority on tiki cocktails alive. The cocktails are obsessively researched. Reserve.
Pat O Brien s
Heritage bar from 1933 famous for inventing the Hurricane. Tourist crowded but the cocktail is genuinely heritage. Open daily.
Cane and Table
Caribbean themed restaurant and cocktail bar with a serious rum focus. Open daily.
Tiki Tolteca
Mexican-tiki fusion cocktail bar above Felipe s Taqueria. The cocktails are technical and fun. Open daily.
Beachbum Berry s Latitude 29
Same as above — Berry s tiki research lab. The Mai Tais are exemplary.
Cure
James Beard winning cocktail bar with tiki classics in their menu. The cocktails are precise. Reserve.
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