Molly's at the Market ★ 4.4
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French QuarterDaily 10:00-03:00.
Molly's at the Market on Decatur is the journalist and bartender pub at the river end of the Quarter, open 10:00-03:00 with a frozen Irish coffee that rivals.
TipThe bar runs until 03:00 every night. Order the frozen Irish coffee at the counter; the front window seats people-watch the Decatur foot traffic.
Saturn Bar ★ 4.3
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BywaterMon-Thu 16:00-00:00, Fri 16:00-01:00, Sat 14:00-01:00, Sun 14:00-00:00.
Saturn Bar on St Claude in Bywater is the cluttered velvet-painting dive with a tin ceiling, cheap beer and a back room that runs DJs, brass.
TipCash bar, no card minimum. Saturday's Mod Dance Party runs from 22:00; the front bar opens at 16:00 weekdays.
Pal's Lounge ★ 4.3
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Mid CityDaily 15:00-03:00.
Pal's Lounge in Mid-City is the pin-up themed neighbourhood dive on Rendon, around since 2002 in a building that's been a bar since the 1920s.
TipOpen 15:00-03:00 every day. Play the jukebox; the back patio is dog friendly and runs popup pizza most weekends.
Twelve Mile Limit ★ 4.4
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Mid CityDaily 17:00-02:00.
Twelve Mile Limit on Telemachus runs a Mid-City corner dive where the cocktails come out at proper craft level, the back room hosts trivia and karaoke.
TipTrivia Tuesdays from 20:00; food pop-ups posted on Instagram. Cash and card; the Telemachus side patio is the quieter seat.
Kajun's Pub ★ 4.1
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Marigny / St ClaudeMon-Thu 16:00-02:00, Fri 16:00-03:00, Sat 12:00-03:00, Sun 12:00-02:00.
Kajun's Pub on St Claude runs karaoke open to close every day of the week, a state-of-the-art light and sound rig, and a back patio that bleeds.
TipKaraoke from open until close. Friday and Saturday run to 03:00; cash bar, no cover, 21+ after 20:00.
Vaughan's Lounge ★ 4.3
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BywaterDaily 12:00-02:00.
Vaughan's Lounge sits on a Bywater residential corner, a 60-year neighbourhood dive that ran Kermit Ruffins' Thursday residency for two decades and still.
TipSide-door buzzer entry. Thursday brass sets start around 20:30 with a second set near 23:00; free red beans and rice on Thursday nights.