16 cocktail bar rooms in New Orleans we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in New Orleans | Cocktail Bar across every city.
Jewel of the South ★ 4.8
1026 St Louis Street, New Orleans, LA 70112
Jewel of the South in New Orleans is Chris Hannah's St Louis Street cocktail temple in an 1830s Creole cottage, four-time North America's 50 Best South USA.
The Sazerac Bar ★ 4.6
130 Roosevelt Way, New Orleans, LA 70112
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.
Cure ★ 4.7
4905 Freret Street, New Orleans, LA 70115
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.
Cane and Table ★ 4.5
1113 Decatur St, New Orleans, LA 70116
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.
Manolito ★ 4.6
508 Dumaine St, New Orleans, LA 70116
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.
Molly's at the Market ★ 4.3
1107 Decatur Street, New Orleans, LA 70116
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.
Erin Rose ★ 4.3
811 Conti Street, New Orleans, LA 70112
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.
Napoleon House ★ 4.4
500 Chartres St, New Orleans, LA 70130
Napoleon House in New Orleans is the 1797 Chartres Street tavern at St Louis that was offered to Napoleon as exile residence, with Pimm's Cups.
French 75 Bar ★ 4.7
813 Rue Bienville, New Orleans, LA 70112
French 75 Bar in New Orleans is Chris Hannah's longtime cocktail room beside Arnaud's on Bienville Street, with the canonical French 75 cocktail.
Twelve Mile Limit ★ 4.5
500 South Telemachus Street, New Orleans, LA 70119
Twelve Mile Limit in New Orleans is Cole Newton's Mid-City corner cocktail bar on South Telemachus Street, named for Prohibition-era rum running.
Bar Tonique ★ 4.4
820 N Rampart St, New Orleans, LA 70116
Bar Tonique in New Orleans is the North Rampart Street classic cocktail bar from Tony Yu, with a stripped-back menu of canonical mixed drinks and a quiet.
The Carousel Bar ★ 4.4
214 Royal St, New Orleans, LA 70130
The Carousel Bar in New Orleans is the rotating carousel inside Hotel Monteleone on Royal Street, where the Vieux Carre cocktail was invented in 1938.
The Elysian Bar ★ 4.4
2317 Burgundy St, New Orleans, LA 70117
The Elysian Bar in New Orleans is the Marigny lounge inside the Hotel Peter and Paul on Burgundy Street, with European wines, classic aperitifs.
Saturn Bar ★ 4.1
3067 St Claude Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70117
Saturn Bar in New Orleans is the St Claude Avenue dive bar in the 9th Ward, with painted walls, cold beer and a fluorescent-light interior that has run.
The Old Absinthe House ★ 4.0
240 Bourbon St, New Orleans, LA 70112
The Old Absinthe House in New Orleans is the 1807 Bourbon Street bar at Bienville, with marble fountains for absinthe drips and the canonical absinthe frappe.
Twelve Mile Limit ★ 4.3
500 South Telemachus Street, New Orleans, LA 70119
Twelve Mile Limit (Cocktail bar) in New Orleans: The backyard barbecue smoker runs Thursday to Sunday; ask the bar what's plated on the smoker that night.