Empire Bar at Broussard’s
Paul Gustings is something of a New Orleans legend, not only for his masterful drink-making skills, but also for his take-no-guff personality. Paul's vision for Empire Bar is both accessible and inspired,…
- story: joanna_h
The Only Bar In New Orleans
Welcome to "About a Bar," a column that explores America's most notable bars and cocktail programs. Nearly ten years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, Nathan Mattise reflects on the…
- story: Nathan Mattise
- illustration: Yoonhwa Jang
Meet Louisiana’s Most Polarizing Bar Snack
Not for the faint of heart, pickled pig lips are a South Louisiana dive bar delicacy with a generations-old ritual. Sarah Baird dishes on loving the gruesome snack and learning…
- story: Sarah Baird
- illustration: Liz Noftle
What a Smoking Ban Means for New Orleans Bars
Following a 2007 ban on smoking in restaurants, Wayne Curtis for The American Scholar reports that New Orleans has finally banned smoking in bars. The law will officially go into effect…
- story: Joanna Harkins
A Drinking Tour of NOLA’s Most Bizarre Bars
Don’t be fooled—the deepest, most compelling bars in New Orleans can’t be found in any pamphlet or viewed during a ghost tour through the French Quarter. These bars represent the…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
The Best Craft Cocktail Bars in New Orleans
New Orleans is—if you ask a local—the birthplace of the cocktail, so the city's sea of alarmingly stellar cocktail joints is more a birthright and less a statistical abnormality. While…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
The Best Dive Bars in New Orleans
While other cities are seeing dive bars relegated to extinction one by one, New Orleans’ favorite (slightly sketchy) neighborhood haunts are going strong, fueled by a steady flow of regulars,…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
The Best Historic Bars in New Orleans
Eavesdrop on any of the walking tour guides in the French Quarter, and there’s a good chance you’ll learn this: The cocktail was invented in New Orleans. There's actually no…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
The Best Live Music Bars in New Orleans
Music is indisputably the heartbeat of New Orleans, but the best bars for live music go so much deeper than brass bands and jazz. Looking for a place to shoot…
- story: Leslie Pariseau