Cocktail Bar · French Quarter · North America's 50 Best Bars 2026 (#6); World's 50 Best Bars 2025 (#44); James Beard Award winner
A restored 1830s Creole cottage with a courtyard in the French Quarter, run by Southern cocktail pioneer Chris Hannah and built around reviving 19th-century New Orleans drinking. The Brandy Crusta — c...
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Cure
Cocktail Bar · Freret · North America's 50 Best Bars 2026 (#21)
Cure took over a converted Freret Street firehouse in 2009 and is widely credited with kicking off New Orleans' craft cocktail movement. Neal Bodenheimer's room keeps its original brick under a wood-p...
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The Joint
Barbecue · Bywater
A Bywater barbecue joint on Mazant Street smoking brisket, pulled pork, ribs, and sausage in a wood-trimmed corner building with a back patio. Plates come with the classic sides, and the order-at-the-...