The Sazerac Bar
The room where the Sazerac belongs, in the hotel where the cocktail was codified.
Jewel of the South
Chris Hannah's cocktail bar that takes the brown-spirits canon seriously without being precious about it.
Arnaud's French 75 Bar
The small, civilized bar inside Arnaud's where the French 75 is not optional.
Carousel Bar
The revolving Hotel Monteleone bar that is famous enough to be annoying and good enough to forgive.
Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop Bar
A candlelit Bourbon Street relic that survives by being stranger than the street around it.
Cure
The Freret Street bar that made modern New Orleans cocktails feel normal rather than imported.
Cane & Table
A Decatur Street rum bar with courtyard weather and Caribbean instincts.
Bar Tonique
The Rampart Street cocktail bar that still behaves like a neighborhood room.
Bacchanal Wine
A Bywater backyard where wine, small plates, and live music make their own weather.
The Columns
The St. Charles Avenue porch drink, improved by the sound of streetcar bells.
Napoleon House
A Chartres Street courtyard where the Pimm's Cup still has its proper climate.
The Elysian Bar
The Marigny hotel bar that turns a former church complex into a soft-lit argument for staying put.
