*New Orleans CBD*

Circle Bar
1032 St. Charles Ave. , New Orleans, LA
(504) 588-2616

Located at Lee Circle, the Circle Bar is small and usually fairly cramped. It hosts unique local bands and is home to a slew of protective regulars. If you can get a seat it’s fun to chill out and people watch.


Ditcharo's
640 Carondelet St. , New Orleans, LA
(504) 529-7102

 

Ernst Cafe
600 S. Peters St. , New Orleans, LA
(504) 525-8544

A popular hangout for the after work crowd, you can munch snacks and mingle at this fairly laid back haunt.


Handsome Willy's
218 S Robertson St. , New Orleans, LA
(504) 525-0377

This CBD bar is an anomoly in NOLA. This bar is situated next to the downtown medical schools in a building which functioned as a brothel as recently as 2005. Now it's the best and one of the only places in the city to hear djs spin great music on a nightly basis. Stiff drinks, good snacks, a beautiful courtyard, and...yes...they even have a ping pong table make this one serious diamond in the rough.

Harrah's Ice Bar
8 Canal St. , New Orleans, LA
(504) 533-6000

Lucy's Retired Surfer's Bar & Restaurant
701 Tchoupitoulas St. , New Orleans, LA
(504) 523-8995

Super fun drink selection. Think trinkets, like plastic sharks that spew “blood” into some type of sweet blue, very alcoholic, concoction. Think pineapple glasses. But be careful, Lucy’s morphs into a singles meat market during crowded after-work happy hours.

Mermaid Lounge - NO LONGER IN BUSINESS
1100 Constance Street, New Orleans, LA
(504) 524-4747 

Almost exclusively a live music venue, the Mermaid caters to offbeat bands and a few local faves. The crowd is mostly made up of the friends and family members of the bands performing.

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The Rusty Nail
1100 Constance St. , New Orleans, LA
(504) 525-5515

The Rusty Nail opened in the old location of the Mermaid Lounge after a short and unsuccessful stint as a corporate rental party spot. Great local musical lineup every Wed, Thurs, Fri, and Sat. Older New Orleans Crowd

Ugly Dog Saloon

401 Andrew Higgins Dr. , New Orleans, LA
(504) 569-8459

Vic's Kangaroo Cafe
636 Tchoupitoulas St. , New Orleans, LA
(504) 524-4329

A happy hour fave among the downtown work set. Mostly twenty-something nine to fivers and neighborhood regulars. Very chill later night CBD hangout.


Whiskey Blue at the W Hotel
333 Poydras St. , New Orleans, LA
(504) 525-9444

Swanky and dark. Dress nicely and mingle with businessmen and upscale hotel guests.