If you need proof that a whiskey bar can hide a serious kitchen in its back pocket, Barrel Proof on…read moreMagazine Street will make the case, and it will make it with a roast beef sandwich. The food comes from rotating pop-up kitchens that operate out of the back. The night we went it was Matchbook Kitchen, an Asian fusion menu from Justin Bruhl, who grew up in Massachusetts and cooked in Boston for years, and then moved to New Orleans, where he worked at Compère Lapin and Maypop before starting his pop-up here. Matchbook runs Saturday through Monday, and a Sunday night turned out to be a very good time to find it. A whiskey bar with a rotating kitchen is a slightly improbable idea on paper. The place is built around its bottles, and a guest kitchen that changes could easily mean an afterthought. This did not feel like one, and Magazine Street is not short on places to eat, so a bar has to give you a reason. We both ordered the Szechuan roast beef dip, $14 apiece. The bread was soft, the beef was tender, and the cheese was melted just enough to hold things together without turning the sandwich into a casserole. All of it was cooked right, and nothing about the construction was showy, which let the jus take the lead. But the dip is the whole point of a dip, and the Szechuan hot pot jus is where this sandwich earns its keep. It has real depth, and it carries the tingling numbness that people promise when they talk about Szechuan hot pot and that most restaurants never deliver. Anyone who has been promised numbness by a menu and felt nothing will understand why this mattered. Here it arrives on schedule, and as promised. The jus was exceptional on its own. Once the sandwich went into it, the whole thing got better in a way I did not see coming. We added an order of smashed potatoes, about $4, which came with a dipping sauce I believe was some kind of aioli. I cannot tell you what was in it, because we ignored it and dragged the potatoes through the hot pot jus instead. That is not a knock on the aioli. it's a measure of how good the jus was, and for about $4, the potatoes were the cheapest way I could think of to carry more of it to my mouth. The sandwiches were a perfect size, neither too big nor too small, and everything reached us in under ten minutes. At $14 for the sandwich and about $4 for the potatoes, the bill never gave me a reason to look up from the food. You order from a counter at the back of the bar, just outside the kitchen, then claim a stool. We sat at the bar on a Sunday night, a little before dinner time, with a steady crowd drifting in. It was not a rush, but it never thinned out either, which seems like the pace a bar like this is built for. A projector at one end of the bar was showing a sporting event early on. Later the screen rolled up and the music took over, a steady rotation of AM gold, Motown, and disco, which is the correct soundtrack for a dim room full of whiskey. The room is dark, but never in an oppressive or off-putting way. The focal point is the whiskey itself, and there is so much of it that the bar keeps its catalog on an iPad. The bartenders are extremely friendly, and I want that word in capital letters. They took the time to answer a stream of questions from other customers about different whiskeys at different price points. My wife started with a margarita, which was good, and it is a margarita, so there is only so much room to mess it up. After dinner she wanted dessert but didn't want to go anywhere else, so she asked if they could make something dessert adjacent. They asked her a few questions and built her a chocolate espresso martini. That is the detail I keep returning to. Asking a bar for dessert and getting an actual conversation about what you like, followed by a drink made for you, is hospitality you cannot fake with a training manual. As for myself, I don't drink, and Barrel Proof has mocktails on offer, which matters when you are a non-drinker at a bar that has a staggering wall of whiskey on display. I had the mocktail old fashioned, which was quite good. Non-alcoholic whiskey drinks are hard, and this was as respectable a mocktail old fashioned as I have had anywhere else. I would go back in a heartbeat, and I would be happy to do it without a drop of alcohol in my glass. Picture me at the bar with a mocktail, a book, and a couple of friendly bartenders to talk to, waiting on a roast beef dip. The place works whether or not you drink, and I would take a stool on a Sunday and stay awhile. If you are in the neighborhood on a Saturday, Sunday, or Monday, order the Szechuan roast beef dip, add the smashed potatoes, and save plenty of jus for dunking. Matchbook is a pop-up, so check that it is running before you go. Between the sandwiches, the potatoes, and three very different drinks, nothing on our end of the bar let us down.

Located in the Garden District, Barrel Proof is a whiskey & cocktail bar with over 500 brands of…read morewhiskeys from around the world (some over 100 proof) in addition to spirits & craft beer. The place is bigger than it appears. Inside is reminiscent of an old-school whiskey saloon with windowless rooms, dim lighting, polished wood, & taxidermy scattered throughout. There is plenty of seating inside as well as an outdoor patio area. You can bring pizza from St. Pizza up the street or order from the daily pop-up food vendor inside. I met up with some friends here. Country music filled the air. Now, I ain't a fan of country music but folks were dancing and having a good ole time - I couldn't help but get into the vibe. The place was packed but the bartenders kept their cool and were as sweet as pie. The locals were super friendly too. The singer of a popular rock band was hanging out. He's a regular here and a cool dude. I had a Blackberry Cobbler made with Jack Daniels Blackberry. My, it was tasty. I'd love to come back here and watch a Saints game with the locals. They also have an annual Christmas Pop-up (Miracle on Magazine) with festive drinks that I'd like to check out. *Street Parking

I've had this quaint small bar bookmarked for months and finally stopped in because I had an actual…read morereal live Englishman as a houseguest and wanted to get his take. He was gobsmacked with it's accuracy, the flower baskets, the couch...which is killing me that I can't remember what he called that cozy area, the beers. It was a lovely night so we all sat outside and enjoyed watching the world go by. My friends were pleased with the beer selection. We were all pleased with the prices. Definitely a spot to go get some authentic British flair to your drinking.

What a cool spot! I…read morehad passed this place a few times on my way to Delachaise and always wondered what it was like. It looked small and cozy, so I was eager to check it out. I walked in and I felt welcome immediately. The bar was filled with local "regulars", and although the place is pretty small, I had no issues finding a seat on the side away from the bar itself. They have a few beers on tap and I'm sure more in bottles. I just stuck to getting Bass on tap. My only real complaint was that the place was a bit smoky, because it's small, but if you stay a little while it really isn't that bad.

Fun little spot! Small nothing too crazy; but decent drinks…read more We had our bartender Ren and she was cool! Didn't order food

Very "'mid". Has a sign out front - "Best bar food in New Orleans". They are so far from earning…read morethat title. Grilled chicken sandwich had an anorexic chicken breast. "Mediocre" is a generous way to describe their food. Good beer selection and nice tree-shaded courtyard to enjoy a bevy with friends which could include a dog. I would recommend eating at Mahoney's (1 block away) or Joey K's (3 blocks away) for high quality, high volume food and then go to Bulldog for beers.

While in New Orleans in March, stopped in for a drink after the 5 minute ferry ride from New…read moreOrleans and before walking around the charming area with cute houses and a beautiful waterfront park/walk path area. This is a typical, small, old English/Irish type pub that has been there a very long time (don't remember specific history). The bartender, a native of the area, was pleasant and accommodating. It wasn't hot when we were there, but would be a great place for a break from the heat when visiting. If I recall, the ferry runs every 15-30 minutes, so it is an easy, quick transfer from one place to thenithe

Algiers Point is a small quiet enclave, but if you want to mingle, meet locals and have some local…read morecooked food, this is the spot. Decent selections of beers and spirits and a nice place to kick back watch a game, throw some arrows. They have a unique front entrance and the inside feels authentically British. Recommend stopping by for a pint, you will not have to walk far from the ferry.

I'm a local New Orleans resident, for the last 6 years or so, and I intend to stay. I work as a…read morebartender. I've been to Fahy's a few times for drinks and pool with local friends in the last year or two. Generally great prices and people. However, I came by last night, Sunday, April 26th, 2026, for pool on my own for the first time as a lone woman, around dusk. The earlier bartender when I arrived was a nice, attentive gentleman I've seen before who knew his stuff and handled things! I warmed up on the pool table, and then played my first pool game with a man who, unfortunately, got very aggressive in his speech with me, suggesting things like "women need to bend to men like good females should on the pool table", accused me of cheating, and then uncomfortably questioned me about dating unrelated men I did not know there who were playing on the second pool table. The hostility disturbed me, but I finished our pool game, in which I lost in fairness, and then he refused to shake hands, be cordial, and continued to cause a scene interpersonally around the tables. I would love for problems to have ended there. But... I left the pool tables concerned after this encounter, while he lingered, and I tried to talk with the new bartender who started the late shift a bit after, a young woman with long dark hair, who started bartending around 8 or 9pm. I tried to tell her, at the edge of the bar alone, as I ordered another drink, that there might be an aggressive man over by the tables, and I just wanted to say that, in my own words to her-- to the bartender in charge, on record PRIVATELY, woman to woman , in case he kept being aggressive with me-- that this might continue to be a problem, and that I hoped he wouldn't keep being weird with me, because I wanted to stay and keep drinking and playing pool with others respectfully. The bartender did not listen to my concern about a what happened with any basic neutrality or professionalism. She cut me off loudly at first, and yelled, "DO YOU WANT ME TO CALL YOU A CAB???" -- with zero awareness, as if I was some dumb drunk tourist lost from Jazz Fest, and despite me being a local resident with my own transportation, and with a bar tab still open. What's worse, at this same time, there was a man sitting at the bar next to me, who was more of a regular at Fahy's than me apparently, who overheard my one-on-one disclosure to the bartender. This second man interjected on my private conversation, and condescendingly accused me of lying as a woman making up a "problems" at "his bar". The bartender uncritically accepted this intrusion on my conversation. She further encouraged more of this "local" customer group to gang up on me, belittle me, and to physically get in my face as a lone woman for attempting to privately complain about unacceptable male behavior, while the bartender claimed, "that's my regulars", suggesting that I was the problem and that I needed to leave. I did not want any further attention from others over the issue, and yet she unprofessionally encouraged other patrons to interact with me when I was concerned. Are bartenders supposed to escalate violent "mob mentality" behavior with their customers to protect one creepy drunk? Is this an appropriate standard for a bar, and as if New Orleans businesses should function as high school popularity contests with a teenage level of maturity while intoxicated? Again, as a bartender and professional myself, I know how to handle and mediate a private complaint, and Fahy's staff this last Sunday night showed the absolute worst way such a situation could have been handled. The bartender in the later hours had absolutely no professionalism nor discretion with my concern for misogynistic behavior that concerned me as a woman, and which I tried to keep private, and in which I wanted to not disturb her bar in general. I really hope other bartenders here don't handle patrons' concerns in such a dangerously dismissive manner. The point is, bars with pool tables will attract problems. It's up to a bar's management if they're capable of being responsible for it and maintaining a respectful culture for all. As a local who used to recommend friends to swing by Fahy's as a rare, relatable, and reliable dive bar in the quarter, I will not do so again. Why would I spend my hard earned money again, or tell others to, in such an unsafe, rude environment? Fahy's needs to get its bartenders and security tight because what I experienced as a female local pool lover and drinker was NOT OKAY.

Very laid back local bar with Guinness on draft. 2 pool tables and 2 dart boards with a few…read moregambling machines.

Great little dive bar located next to The Cambria Hotel. The bartender Michelle was super friendly…read moreand funny. They cater to the hospitality workers in the Warehouse district who get off work late. The bar is open until 6:30 am. The serve 3 things for food: Jambalaya (it was good!) Shepard pie (didn't try it but it looked really hearty and good) and pizza. The sell a shot and a beer to the hospitality workers for $7. On Saturdays they have a crawfish boil - we tried that too and it was excellent. Overall really great dive bar! We will be back on our next trip to NOLA

Not a very busy place, and had a lot of room to sit and eat! Service was fast! The food was decent…read morefor at late night eat! It was only $20 too!! I enjoyed the Shepherd's pie more than the pizza.

This was the first place that fish and chips was actually…read more worth it. I Love this Pub. 10 out of 10 I highly recommend.

It's a dive bar - if you like that vibe, great. I struggled to find a decent, validating piece of…read morethis bar. Yet, it seems quite popular with locals and was fairly full for a Tuesday Trivia Night. I ordered a Pimm's cup since Pimm's was on the shelf - the bartender looked confused and told me they don't have any of the ingredients to make one. I changed my order to a flavored vodka - they don't stock any. I ended up ordering a Vodka & 7, but received a Vodka Soda. Were the drinks cheap? Not so much. Was the service friendly? Not so much. I ordered food hoping this was the redeeming feature of the bar. I ordered a steak sandwich at $18 - the service time was quick but the sandwich didn't have much flavor - it was a dry, difficult to bite through thin steak with not much flavor to speak of. The tater tots were crispy and hot and I loved the Brussel Sprouts; they were doused excessively in the dressing but I liked it. There is a nice patio out back - they had fans in this area which is always appreciated. This bar just didn't have the stock and amenities that many other bars in the area do have . Walk to magazine street for better options.

Lots of indoor and outdoor seating!…read more Yummy $7.50/lb crawfish boil! Fridays during crawfish season, get there before 7:30 or they may sell out!

Came in the night of Wednesday, May 6th and sincerely have never experienced a more rude bartender…read more It was to the point where customers sitting next to me were commenting on it. No point in coming here to experience that when the staff at Oak were awesome.