The vibe was great! Good music. Wide selection of drinks. Meatballs and charcuterie plate was…read moreexcellent!!

Forever one of my favorite happy hours. Espresso martini x2 - one tequila, one mezcal. Both 10/10…read more Service solid as always, with quick bar service and willingness to swap liquors in cocktails. I spilled a drink all over myself and our server was so quick to grab me a towel lmao. Ambiance speaks for itself - classy, yet laidback. Ideal evening!

If you're looking for a dressy or a dress down vibe.. then the library is where you wanna be..!…read moreThis is a place where the Down to earth millennials like to meet.. or just like minded people! There's drinks and vibes all night, they do play up to date music but it can be sorta house. But to me it's fine, I like it! There's street parking of course..mid you want to save the time take a Lyft!

Great place to avoid the loud crowds in New Orleans. The inside really looks like an old study:…read morecomfy leather chairs, dark wood, and walls lined with real books. Very cool bartenders who mix up some of the best craft cocktails I've had in the city. Liquid art, I tell you. Relaxing and quiet vibe, perfect for chilling out over convos with friends. Seriously one of the best places for a perfectly made drink in a cozy space.

Great accidental proximity location! My wife chose my hotel and when I checked in I looked to see…read moreif I had any nearby bookmarks. This place was directly across the street. Dive bar vibe is the feels. String lights, old creaky floors, big bay window, lots of outdoor seats, plenty of bar for us all! Total NOLA vibe! Bartenders were cool. I got a bit inebriated twice here and ate here once. Love that I could just walk back to my swanky hotel. Solid choice, C! Check out Hotel Henrietta if you are nearby. I asked the guy behind the what he recommended. Instantly he said "the mussels". You don't have to say another word, bruh. I had the mussels for my meal, obviously. Wow. They were perfect. The sauce was amazing, not sure what the white shit was, don't partake in that mess. The mussels were expertly cooked and seemed really fresh. The hand cut fries were also really good. I loved this meal and this joint! If I were local, I'd be a regular for sure. Get your ass in here if you can. I would advise getting the mussels. 100% '26 - 95

Nice place to socialize or relax with friends or a book. Outdoor patio seating along the trolly…read moreline. Long bar inside. A couple nice Belgian Ale are on the menu. Chimmay on tap was dry but a Fin Du Monde was available to save the night. Big portion of house mushrooms had some bonus artichoke hearts and peppers in there for a nice surprise. This sport has a retro undisturbed decor and vibe. Bartender was able to make a nice substitute suggestion of a red wine for me also.

Mussels, salmon, crêpes-always great. A New Orleans staple…read more Service is always good. Highly recommend.

A mixed experience at La Crêpe Nanou. The service was great, and the mussels were good, but the…read moreentrées were pretty basic. Also, a martini should be filled to the rim, ours left a little too much room in the glass. The biggest disappointment was the dessert crêpe, which was hard and chewy. It's sad when the dish in the restaurant's name ends up being the worst part of the meal. Great service, but the food left us wanting more.

Our server, Sydney, was a dream! She recommended the brussel sprouts that were incredible! All of…read morethe food was so flavorful and cooked to perfection, I'd especially suggest going during brunch for steak and eggs! The restaurant is very aesthetic and definitely a great place for cute pictures! I want to try to convince my girl group to come back here before we leave town!

Love love loved my dining experience here. A local recommended it, so another friend and I ate here…read morefor lunch before a concert. The food was delicious and reasonably priced for the quality. Service was good too. The hostess even offered to take our pic when we were heading out. We chose to sit outside on the beautiful patio because the weather was nice, but the inside, wow, it is just gorgeous. This is a boutique type hotel with a restaurant that's very unique. GPS had us lost, but really we passed it up and didn't notice that there's a fancy sign in the wrought iron gate. Highly recommend and hope to return!!

Great Uptown neighborhood bar. After not stepping foot in the place for months, I showed up tonight…read morewith some friends and the very friendly bartendress recognized us immediately and wanted to know where the hell we had been! The tourists don't know about this place, and this ain't somewhere to go to see or be seen, and if you're real worried about looking cool you probably need to go somewhere else. Really great service with a smile every time, lots of Cubs stuff on the walls, and they are serious about darts here (I've never been around during a full-on darts game, but they sell all the stuff you could ever possibly need or want for a darts game at this bar). Just a great little neighborhood joint; unpretentious, real, friendly, relaxed.

Sadly Milan Lounge went waaay down and lost their long time location. They have moved to a new…read morelocation on Prytania Street right behind Superior Grill and across from August Moon/Mayfair Lounge. This is known by many as a "cursed location" as so many different businesses have failed here. My recent visit to the new location of Milan Lounge did not give me much confidence that they will survive long. I attempted to order a beer and they ONLY had 5 beers left... All of the 5 remaining beers were light beers and I don't waste my time with those so I had to leave to find my real beer elsewhere. Really sad to to see another long time NOLA institution going down the painful path to becoming another Ain't Dere No More addition... I hope they find a way but most people that know more things than me have little faith it can continue...

Great to see this place back to its original vibe--another solid save by Dickie Brennan…read more The menu is extensive, but the real draw is the oyster station. We went late on the final Sunday of Jazz Fest, so it was a bit quieter than expected, which made for a relaxed experience. The standout of the night was the raw oysters--big, classic Louisiana oysters at a very reasonable $2.33 each. We've come to prefer the flavor of smaller New England oysters, but at $3-$3.50 each, these were a great value. For entrées, we had three fish dishes and a veal piccata--the latter was the only miss. Overall, we had a very enjoyable evening. Total for four, including tip, came to about $310. Definitely worth a visit--this is a true New Orleans institution.

I really wanted to love Pascal's Manale. We had heard so many great things about this New Orleans…read morestaple, but unfortunately our experience fell well short of expectations. We did have a late 9:30 reservation, and while I understand we were dining close to closing, if a restaurant accepts the reservation, I still think the same standards should apply. There were definitely some highlights. The crab cake was phenomenal, my crab stuffed fish was delicious, and our server was incredibly kind and gracious throughout the evening. Unfortunately, there were just too many misses to overlook. The meatballs arrived in a chipped dish with a long hair in them. Several of the cocktails were disappointing, and while my fish was great, the vegetables were lukewarm and lacked flavor. The crab pasta was extremely bland and watery with very little noticeable crab meat. The most uncomfortable moment was the chicken Parmesan. Some of the cheese stuck to the server's napkin while he was placing the plate down. He pulled it off the napkin and put it back onto the entrée. My friend tried to eat some of it, but ultimately didn't feel comfortable and left most of it behind. We actually stopped mentioning issues because we felt terrible continuing to complain, especially since our server was so nice. To their credit, they removed the pasta and cocktails from our bill and brought us complimentary desserts. The bread pudding and ice cream were delightful and we genuinely appreciated the gesture. I love the historic, old school character of the restaurant, but there was also a noticeable sour smell throughout the space that took away from the charm. Perhaps we just caught them on a bad night, but for a restaurant with such a longstanding reputation, there were too many shortcomings to ignore. I appreciate the hospitality and their attempts to make things right. I just wish the overall experience had lived up to everything we had heard. I also want to mention that a manager never touched our table. I'm almost certain I saw him multiple times sitting while on his cell phone. As a hospitality professional, this shocked me. With so many glitches I expected an apology or check in for the lapse in service.

The absolute best team - they lead with kindness and considered recommendations…read more I'd recommend this spot for anyone -- local or visitor. Ask for Zoe to make you a cocktail. She has real talent! Good people, delicious food, and fanciful cocktails across the board. A+++

Absolutely love this bar! Just went for my first time the other day, but i'll definitely be back…read more Spinning records and low lighting makes for a really great vibe and date spot. I honestly would probably enjoy coming here by myself as well. The burger and hush puppies are to diee for AND they were serving up my favorite oysters-- murder points. They didn't serve them with crackers, but I also didn't ask for any-- they did have a delicious vinaigrette shallot mixture to put on top though. On top of all that delicious food, Alex provided exceptional service and made some amazing drinks. I tried the fig old-fashioned and I highly recommend. My friend had the gin and tonic, which was also really good and very refreshing. I can't wait to come back, try more tasty foods/drinks, and enjoy the lovely atmosphere.

Went for the welcome drinks of a wedding weekend and it was lovely. Very nice open interior. Very…read moreimpressed with how easily we were able to get drinks at the open bar. The catered food was also delicious.

Felt like a place run by a person who grew up poor (like me) but thinks the menu was how rich…read morepeople eat. The charcuterie board, an appetizer, came out last. When questioned, the runner said "they only have two fryers". I mean, huh? Charcuterie? My smoked chicken sandwich had a burnt bun. Good chicken though. The fries (their specialty) were way over seasoned. Were they potatoes? Idk. The cracklings (charcuterie) were more like chicharonne, but were so salty and mushy I spat them into my napkin. The wine and beers were good. Stay with that. Eat at the other 10 places nearby.

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Very disappointing experience at Pizza Domenica. Our party of three ordered pizza, chicken wings,…read moreand pasta, and the meal had far more misses than hits. For starters, they were out of pepperoni - a pizza restaurant out of pepperoni?? The wings were tasteless and covered in a strange dry rub with a texture that reminded me of wet chalk. They didn't taste fire-roasted at all; they seemed more like they had been baked or microwaved. Service was also frustrating. We ordered a beer, wine, and water, but the water never arrived despite reminding our waiter three times. I eventually had to get it myself. The pasta arrived so late that two of us were already halfway through our meals. Unfortunately, it wasn't worth the wait, it was terrible and couldn't finish it. The bill came to $130, including a 3% administrative fee, which felt particularly insulting after spending $39 on three glasses of overpriced wine. Several staff members, were high and the guys in the kitchen, appeared extremely impaired. The positives: The Calabrese pizza was genuinely good, and our waiter was friendly and pleasant despite the service issues. Unfortunately , one good pizza and a friendly waiter weren't enough to overcome the poor quality food, slow/inconsistent service, and extra fees.