Hidden bars & speakeasies in New Orleans
Looking for hidden bars & speakeasies in New Orleans? These 9 are the genuinely strange ones — Muriel's Jackson Square (Séance Lounge), The Sazerac House, Beachbum Berry's Latitude 29 and more — each hand-vetted and sourced, not pulled from a top-ten list. Great for an unusual date, a weird afternoon, or showing a visitor the side of New Orleans they'd never find on their own.
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Muriel's Jackson Square (Séance Lounge)
A Creole restaurant on Jackson Square whose upstairs Séance Lounge is tied to Pierre Antoine Lepardi Jourdan,…
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The Sazerac House
A free three-story museum and working micro-distillery at the corner of Canal and Magazine devoted to the his…
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Beachbum Berry's Latitude 29
Tucked into the lobby of the Bienville House Hotel, this is the personal bar of Jeff "Beachbum" Berry, the co…
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Cane & Table
Behind a Decatur Street facade near the quiet lower end of the Quarter, Cane & Table opens into a crumbling-p…
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Jewel of the South
Set in a restored 1830s Creole cottage with a hidden garden courtyard and wood-framed parlour rooms, Jewel is…
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Pirate's Alley Cafe & Olde Absinthe House
Wedged into the narrow flagstone passage of Pirates Alley behind St. Louis Cathedral, this tiny cafe is one o…
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Bar Tonique
On the quiet Rampart Street edge of the Quarter, Tonique is a small brick room with a working fireplace and a…
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Manolito
A Cuban bar named for Manuel "Manolito" Carbajo Aguiar, a beloved bartender from Havana's legendary El Florid…
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Cure
Set in a converted firehouse on Freret Street, well uptown of the tourist core, Cure is widely credited with…