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Cocktail barHotel cocktail bar
The Sazerac Bar in New Orleans is the 1949 Art Deco bar inside the Roosevelt Hotel on Roosevelt Way, the spiritual home of America's first branded cocktail.
DrinkSazerac
FoodBar snacks
TipThe Ramos Gin Fizz is the second canonical drink here; the bartender will shake it for the requisite 12 minutes.
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Cocktail barCocktail bar
Cure in New Orleans is the Freret Street cocktail bar in a 1907 firehouse from Neal Bodenheimer, on the North America's 50 Best Bars list since 2018.
DrinkSeasonal cocktail menu
FoodSmall plates and bar food
TipCure prints a seasonal menu but the regular order is to tell the bartender what you like and what you don't.
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Cocktail barRum and tiki
Cane and Table in New Orleans is the Decatur Street rum bar from the Cure team, with Caribbean-inspired cocktails, Cuban plates and an Old Havana patio.
DrinkRum cocktails
FoodCaribbean and Cuban plates
TipThe back patio is the prize seat; rum flights start at $15 and beat the daiquiri Bourbon Street chain shops.
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Cocktail barCuban daiquiri bar
Manolito in New Orleans is the tiny Cuban daiquiri bar on Dumaine Street from Chris Hannah and Nick Detrich, a tribute to Havana's El Floridita with frozen.
DrinkDaiquiri (El Floridita style)
FoodCubano sandwiches, ceviche
TipStanding room only inside; pay cash and tip well. The frozen daiquiris are blended El Floridita style.
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Cocktail barDive bar
Molly's at the Market in New Orleans is the Decatur Street dive bar by the French Market, open 10:00-03:00 daily, famous for its frozen Irish coffee.
DrinkFrozen Irish coffee
FoodNone (bar food at neighbours)
TipOpen at 10:00 every day; the frozen Irish coffee is the signature order and the room runs to 03:00 nightly.
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Cocktail barIrish dive bar
Erin Rose in New Orleans is the French Quarter Irish dive bar on Conti Street, with frozen Irish coffees, no-frills service and the Killer Poboys kitchen.
DrinkFrozen Irish coffee
FoodKiller Poboys in back
TipThe frozen Irish coffee is the canonical Quarter order; Killer Poboys at the back closes at 20:00.