SWIZZLE STICK NEW ORLEANS
Cafe Adelaide’s proprietors are Ti Martin and Lally Brennan, members of the Brennan restaurateur clan. They named the restaurant and bar in honor of their favorite aunt, Adelaide a …
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Historic murals at the Sazerac Bar SAZERAC BAR NEW ORLEANS
I’ve gotten a lot of good advice from my mother about what to drink and how to drink. Drink the good stuff, not too much. When you drink with …
LOA NEW ORLEANS
Loa are the spirits of Haitian Voodoo. They are kind of like Catholic saints, serving as intermediaries between humans and the Creator. Each has his or her own personality, …
HANDSOME WILLY’S NEW ORLEANS
I met my friend Erica at Handsome Willy’s the other day, and when we arrived, we admitted to each other that we had each gotten lost en route. This …
COMPERE LAPIN NEW ORLEANS
Abigail Gullo welcomes you to Compere Lapin Compere Lapin is set in the Old 77 Hotel, which was once a coffee warehouse and later a chandlery (a.k.a. a general …
COCKTAIL BAR AT WINDSOR COURT NEW ORLEANS
Kent Westmoreland at the Windsor Court Cocktail Bar Every time I enter the lobby of the Windsor Court, I think, “Man, this place smells so good.” Then I see …
CIRCLE BAR NEW ORLEANS
The Circle Bar was one of my haunts for a while. It was once the home of Elizabeth Cohen, the first woman doctor in Louisiana, back in the late …
CAPDEVILLE NEW ORLEANS
The first time I went to Capdeville, I got lost. It took me fifteen minutes of circling streets before I finally pulled out my phone and found the bar’s …
ACE LOUNGE ALTO POOL BAR NEW ORLEANS
The Ace hotel opened in 2015 and is already the cool kid hangout in the Central Business District. Despite my propensity to roll my eyes at the newest, latest …
FINN MCCOOL’S NEW ORLEANS
Finn McCool’s is both the epitome of a neighborhood bar and a haven for fans of foreign sports. At all hours of the day, you’ll find not only international …