Ms. Mae's is a kitschy dive on the corner of Magazine St. THIS BAR IS CASH ONLY- so prepare yourself. If I'm not mistaken, there was an ATM onsite. I had the strongest Bloody Mary I've ever had (default comes as a double), so it's definitely a bang for your buck type of place! Note- you can take drinks to-go and walk along Magazine St. while you shop! read more

Ms Mae's - Dive Bars Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

Nope!!! Maybe it was a bad day and we had the wrong bartender. She was not friendly, wanted IDs immediately before I could even get cash since the sign says cash only. We went on a recommendation from a GREAT bartender at the Bulldog, one of our favorites. We turned around and left. Sorry Mae's, maybe some customer service training is needed. Greet customers first in a Saturday afternoon rather than barking out "rules" read more

This is a fav dive bar. Always open always a great time. Indoor, outdoor seating even a courtyard with tvs on back. Cash only plan according. Bartenders are always fun. No food. Just food cheap drinks. read more

A dark dive bar with great well drink prices. Keep in mind this place is cash only! service was pretty good, bar was packed but the barkeep was very attentive and polite! If you're into dive bars, this is a good one for sure. read more

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The choice of draft is great. Drinks nice and strong. Fun pool table time. Air Hockey. A quiet patio with Basketball on. read more

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We were staying neighborhood for a few days and found Ms Mae's when looking for a quick cheap beer. $3 bottles 24/7. We went here more than once when looking for a quick beer or drink. Bartenders were all really nice people. Totally dive bar but when you need a dive bar, this is great. read more

Great Dive Bar with cheap beer and strong drinks. Nothing fancy but a local favorite.

Great prices. Highly recommend not trying to touch the limes. ____________________________

Glad i finally crossed this all-hours Magazine Street mainstay off my Nola bucket list. Make sure to bring cash or an ATM card if you come through. Might want a few disinfectant wipes as well if your sense of adventure is under the weather. And get ready to meet all sorts of locals and tourists at this good times bar! read more

My wife and I decided to grab a drink and we found this place about 4 blocks from our VRBO. True dive bar that's cash only. We loved the atmosphere and the people were super friendly. Prices were great! And the bartender was spot on with everything and she's a hustler! If you want a few drinks at reasonably low prices with no frills but a friendly atmosphere, come here! read more

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Open 24hrs and the drinks are cheap and strong. Ambiance is nice and reat place to meet all walks of life and have a great time. Service is fast 90% of the time depending on the bartender. read more

i've been going to mardi gras for 18 years.. driving from ohio. our usual spot for parades is about 50 yards from ms mae's so.. it's been an obvious place to go get drinks, pee, etc. they hired a bartender about 3 or 4 years ago who has been nothing but incredibly rude and unprofessional every EVERY single time. so i've tried to avoid going there except to go to the bathroom. this year i decided i'd try her again. cause i always try to give people another chance. they were not busy so i figured it'd be an easy in and out... she comes over to me and i ask if they have any shot specials. she quickly says a what they have.. so i say sure i'll take that.. she says "what".. i say, that. i'll have the shot you said. she doesn't explain it was 2 options.. it takes me a second. then i get and i say, ooh.. you mean... and before i can pick one or the other she's lost her mind and points to the guy next to me "NEXT". i call her an asshole and she says something similar to me. and i walk out with no shot. horrible horrible bartender. i've seen her mean to other people too so i know i'm not alone. god i wish they'd just fire her so i could come in and simply order without so much attitude. read more

I love this place. If you are looking for Nola's dive bars. Go here. Beautiful neighborhood. Good vibe. I loved the bartender. He made sure each one of us loved our drinks. Super safe for solo travelers. read more

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We were dining next door at Casamento's for dinner. And if you aren't familiar, you have to wait in line before opening just to get in for the first seating. So we decided to get there early, find parking and grab a drink. Ms Mae's is perfect for that and apparently well known for that. So we get there and park about a block away. We were there at 4:30ish. So the bar wasn't that crowded. The inside is like a very typical New Orleans neighborhood bar. Kind of dark, a lot of locals, video poker machines and a pool table. We noticed right away that they are cash only. But fortunately they have an ATM without crippling fees. So we got some cash, got some beers and went to go sit out on the patio. Bartender was friendly enough and the bar itself served the exact purpose we needed it to. Not sure I will travel out of my way to go here. But I have a bookmark in my head now that visiting there early is the way to go. read more

It was really divey a decade ago, but only mildly divey now. The bathroom situation has improved and the bar area is a lot cleaner. Drinks are cheap and basic. It's mainly beer and cocktails that require minimal pours. Back in the day, we could spend hours here. Now, it's a good spot to re-live the good old days for an hour before you realize you're too old for this ish and Uber it home. read more

I'm only giving this business 2 stars because the inside was cute! My friends and I (7 of us) came here at around midnight to hang out and drink, maybe play some games! We had full intention of staying for hours! To start the night off one of our friends went to the bar and bought lemon drop shots for all of us! Him (just like the rest of us) would have been buying for the duration of us being there but he had decided not to open a tab at that moment.... We all go to take the shot and they quiet literally taste like mouthwash mixed with the strongest liquor you can think of, they were so BAD and not what ANY of us were expecting. The friend then went back up to the bar to order something else, I glanced over to see the bartender shaking her head with attitude as she is talking! Our friend heads back to let us know that she says she is not going to serve him anymore drinks as he didn't tip her anything with the first drinks. I do know that a bartender can choose to do so, but in a situation like ours we could have waited until the end to tip, or my friend could have decided to tip at the end of his transaction for all of the drinks he bought but wasn't even given the chance. Her attitude and demeanor was so rude! We are all in our 20's and got the vibe that we were definitely being treated like outsiders. We were not causing a stink, or acting inappropriate and before getting there were extremely excited to have it be our hang out spot for the night. This spot is cute and quiet but we walked out directly after this exchange feeling extremely disrespected! The red headed bartender that was working last night is unprofessional based on the way she treated my friends and I! read more

Stopped in here after dinner around the corner after Casamentos. It was a great little hole in the wall dive bar type atmosphere. Jessa the bartender was so sweet. We only wished this was closer to our hotel so we could have gone back easier while we were in town. read more

Your classic New Orleans dive bar open 24 hours. Cash only. Dirty bathrooms, sticky bar stools, pretty sure they might still have a cigarette machine.... What more do you need from your local New Orleans dive bar? read more

One of the BEST BARS in New Orleans, and by extension, the world. They have $1 drinks, 24 hours a day. Let that sink in. This means that EVERY hour you are in Ms. Mae's is the happiest of hours. -Oh, you want a bourbon and coke at 10:30 am, because you want to celebrate finishing your psychology final? That'll be $1. -What's that? You want one more gin and tonic at 6 am, because you think your girlfriend is cheating on you, and you're determined to vomit on her mid-coitus*? A double? $2 please. As reported by the news, Ms. Mae's Bar had been open until recently for 11 YEARS STRAIGHT. According to my calculations, that is 96,360 happy hours in a row. Sadly, this impressive streak was broken by a little storm you may have heard about...and although "the bar stayed open during Hurricane Katrina," eventually "owner Mae Brigham decided to shut down Tuesday at 1 a.m. "Everybody was just worn out," she said. But Brigham reopened about 9 a.m. later that morning." You can't keep a good bar down. Just to give you a little insight into the type of patrons Ms. Mae's attracts (and New Orleans residents in general): Last September, a three-alarm fire broke out in the bar. The Times Picayune reported that "Fire officials say they had some resistance from bar patrons who were reluctant to evacuate because they were WATCHING THE SAINTS GAME." That's dedication. _________ *Who are you to judge me? read more

Ms Mae's - Dive Bars Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

UPDATE: ok I've lived here awhile and hung out at Ms. Maes...alot. Great bartenders. Everybody is friendly. Open 24 hrs. Locals and tourists, really cool people. Pretty cool. On Magazine. Don't let the divey look outside fool you. Ok, it's kinda divey, but cool divey. Cheap drinks, good selection. There's pool tables here. Lotta locals. CASH ONLY!! If you're on this side of town, check it out. read more

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Had a pleasant night at Ms Maes. It was quite crowded but what do you expect from a bar on a Friday night. Because of this it was hard to get a space at the bar to order drinks but the drinks were good and cheap so you can't really have any complaints! The back patio was also a nice escape if you wanted somewhere a little quieter or a place to smoke. Also had a pool table (busy) and an air hockey table (not busy). read more

I don't often try new dive bars, but when I do, it always helps to have a witty bartender looking out for you, making sure you're introduced to the regulars, and mixing drinks strong enough to ensure you'll in fact be a regular soon enough. Glad I tried this bar out on one of Levi's shifts! Highly recommend. read more

Yes, it is truly in every sense of what you would think of and describe as a dive bar, but it's a nice dive bar. It has really cheap drinks, and they have quite a large selection of craft beers, so it's a nice dive bar. Add to the mix mostly locals, slot machines, and a couple pool tables, it's a nice dive bar, so go ahead, stop in and have a couple cold drinks for dirt cheap. This place is a New Orleans institution. read more

Excellent dive bar. Cheap, cheap, cheap! Open 24 hours! You can get 2 beers on tap for 6 bucks... Good beers! Or top shelf cocktails for 4 bucks a pop... Good juke box, air hockey, pool table Great place to have a pop or three before going to see a show at Tipitinas.. Win, Win, Win... read more

Ms Mae's - Dive Bars Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

Lemme start by saying that I don't do this. I don't write Yelp reviews. I feel like 99.99% of the time written reviews aren't necessary and nobody reads 'em. But this place changed my mind. Anyway. So, Ms Maes? Yeah, maybe try somewhere else. Look, I get it. I like a "good" dive bar as much as the next guy. But no matter the price of the drinks, this place is a shithole by any standard. So lemme set the scene for you. Myself and two friends are in town for St. Patty's Day weekend. We find "the cheapest bar in New Orleans." Sweet. Or not. Lemme walk you through my visit. Let's start with the bathrooms. Dear GOD, the bathrooms. Just opening the door is enough to cripple the strongest of men. If by some miracle you're able to break through this forcefield of stank and even enter this piss dungeon, it instantly becomes a test of your lung strength. Can you hold your breath long enough to do your business and survive? Honestly, I doubt it. You're gonna vomit, let's be real. I'm really not exaggerating here. It's that bad. If you MUST use the bathroom, for the love of God, don't touch anything. Next, and my favorite part, the lovely staff at Ms Maes! Now I said before that me and my buddies were in town for St Patty's Day. This bar exists for the sole purpose of getting everyone drunk in whatever the most effective way possible. Naturally, I order a round of Car Bombs. Not so naturally, the bartender looks at me like I have three heads and says, "uhhh, okay, give me a second." I, politely, said to take her time, and that I wasn't in a rush. She returns after a few minutes and says: "okay you still want those car bombs? I gave ya a second to think about that decision." I replied, "Yeah, I think I do." Then she turns to the rest of the bar (by that I mean, the whole 5 dudes who were there, and friends of hers, if you can believe that) and says, "okay well everyone is going to have to WAIT on the drinks because THIS GUY wants FUCKING CAR BOMBS!" She then proceeds to (finally) start making this St Patty's Day classic that every self-respecting bartender in New Orleans should know and be prepared to make any time Guinness is on tap, but I digress. She starts making the drinks, but you know what she doesn't do? Stop complaining. This is a dive bar, not Dick's Last Resort where you can practice your washed up comedy routine. Gimme my frickin drink. While pouring the Guinness she says, and I QUOTE: "Look, clearly you don't know, but ordering car bombs when it's this busy at a dive bar is just a real pain in the ass. And I know y'all are gonna make a huge ass mess in my bar. I mean, I am working for tips, so like, I don't wanna be a total cunt, so I'm not gonna charge what the other bartenders would charge. I'll charge you $6 instead of $10. Believe me, I'm the nice bartender here, the other ones are grumpy old men." She gives me the drinks and moves to the next person and says, "what do you want? And DON'T ASK for a car bomb." Whew. Well, okay fair enough... Except that... 1. It wasn't busy. This isn't a difficult drink by any standard. AND, you're using plastic cups, you don't even have to clean any extra glassware. Or anything at all, ever. Which leads me to... 2. A mess? In this bar? Am I in the twilight zone? Have you seen this place? Those bathrooms are basically a portal to hell. I couldn't even wager a guess the last time those were cleaned. At this point, you'd probably need Holy Water directly from the Vatican to even get started in there. That part MUST have been a joke. 3. Yeah, you are working for tips, so maybe you should stop bitching and just make the drink. Because whatever tip you were expecting, is dwindling by the minute. 4. Grumpy old men, you say? The nice bartender? Hm. Anyway. All that to say that this was absolutely the worst interaction I've had with ANY bartender. Anywhere. Ever. It even made other customers uncomfortable. I won't be supporting Ms Maes at any time in the future and I encourage everyone to do the same. Spend a couple extra bucks literally ANYWHERE else. Oh. By the way. I think I forgot to mention the bathrooms. They are rancid. Stay away my dudes. read more

A great place to hang out!!!Open 24hr, Drinks are affordable recently Renovated I'm loving the vibes here very chill and relaxing Atmosphere read more

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Meh. I think that because we weren't locals we didn't get any attention...Like service wise. At one point I thought some one had thrown something at us, but Senior Chief pointed out that, No, the ceiling was crumbling down on us. Ooookkkay. I guess that's better?..? It's a cute little divey place. I needed a shot and a beer after my shitty meal at La Petite Grocery, so it fulfilled that need. But I wouldn't go out of my way to go here. There are way too many divey places to grab a shot and a beer that will welcome new comers. Especially dressed up ones. Ready to spend some money. Psssh. Whateva. Bye. Ms. Mae! read more

Ms Mae's - Dive Bars Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

Would rate it 0 stars if I could. Went there to watch the super bowl and they turned it off because there were too many people there. Said it "wasn't a sports bar." The majority of people only went in there to use their bathroom during one of the parades. read more

This is the best bar, possibly of all time. It's open 24/7. It's considerably cheep. It is the embodiment of everything I love in a bar. The bartenders are tough because when you're a bar that never closes your customers can sometimes be fools. I admire that. It's cash only. Just go with it. They have a process and it works. Don't act like a crazy fool or you'll be kicked out, like you should. They have great selections on drive like also carrying the old cheap beers like Schlitz, Dixie, and Highlife. I've sat next to indie rockers like Win Butler of Arcade Fire and Benjamin Booker in this bar. Just chillin like anyone would. I've sat in there until sunrise. I've been day drinking, and watched the pickup basketball games across the street. Magazine Street is the good life. read more

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Fantastic dive bar, cheap drinks and a bartender who is a former Chicagoan. What more do you need? GO HERE. Oh, but don't really ask for Tiki drinks, it's a divey dive. In other words, my kinda place. read more

The club isn't worth it, but these tacos!!!!!! Oh my goodness. It's so worth the wait. They start making tacos about 12 at night and it's so worth the wait. It was a line at 11:30 waiting for these tacos. I got the fish tacos and steak nachos. The steak is so awesome. Heather is so friendly. Only reason I'm giving it a 4 and not a five is because the club isn't worth your time. BUT THESE TACOS!!!!!! read more

Great prices. Probably not the best dive in the city, but certainly in the conversation. Bar tenders are no nonsense.

Great little neighborhood bar. Sports on the TVs and of course nice outside seating. Great place to watch the world go by!

Really fun hang out, amazing hours, and cool staff. It is CASH ONLY, so bring money or use the ATM inside. I always enjoy the bartenders and the drinks are extremely reasonable! I like to sit outside on nice weather days or play games inside. Also, they have a really cool Prince themed bathroom and I always single Purple Rain to myself while I use it LOL read more

I got a recommendation from a coworker to check this place out and was expecting a good time. My first interaction I had inside was when I asked the bartender to make a certain cocktail and he stated that he has never heard of that drink in particular. After I politely communicated to him what the contents were of the drink, he rudely responded, "That's not going to work here, so you're going to have to order something else." After his response, I just ordered a beer to go. There were a few other patrons next to me who witnessed, and honestly I was embarrassed. The bar wasn't busy at all and I still can't figure out why I received poor service. What I do know is that I will not be going back and putting this at the bottom of my "recommended places to go" list. read more

I have never had a bad time at Ms Mae's. It is open 24 hours, so I find it is a great place to hang out in the morning and get an amazing and strong Bloody Mary. My friends and I love the bartenders and always have fun. It is definitely a no frills dive bar and they only take cash. They are also right on the Mardi Gras route. I love taking visitors to Ms Mae's for a Bloody Mary and starting a NOLA day off early. read more

It's alright! It's a. Cheap. b Full of charactaz and c. Open 24 hours. For all of the above, I'd possible come back, but most likely c. cuz I'm more of a fan of the environment at Buddha Belly across the street (what? they have this side patio... and washing machines!) Gotta give props to Ms Mae's for "always being there," even during a hurricane. It's not especially my scene - I'm pretty sure there isn't a decent wine on the list, let's put it that way... Definitely a place to just get a cheap a$$ drink late at night. read more

I'm going to be cranky & "get off my lawn"-ish..but I miss the old Ms Mae's location (where St. Joe's) is now. Yeah, it's 24/7 and the drinks are cheap. But I don't know th vibe is just off for me. However this bar affords AWESOME people watching, especially if you're headed someplace super early on a Saturday or Sunday morning and you're watching the drunks spilling out on to the sidewalk. read more

I hate Ms Mae's and I love Ms Mae's. I love the cheap drinks and some of the characters this place attracts but I hate the thick smoke produced by the nasty chain smokers that are attracted to this watering hole like moths to a flame. Ms Mae's is also a very popular place for folks to get boozed up prior to shows at Tipitina's. This place never closes so saying it is open 24 hours isn't really accurate as it is eternally open. This is the place to seek when all others have called it quits. So after you stumble into the bright and horrid sunlight when Snake'n Jakes kicks you out at dawn many of your fellow revelers will be heading to the eternal dankness of this high shrine to all things dive bar and boozed up. They have several pool tables and other games to entertain the patrons as if the sheer ambiance of the cheapest booze anywhere isn't enough. A fantastic place and a purgatory where you have no choice but to burn through the bargain booze that will cause such joy now and such hangover pain later. They only take cash here and be prepared for anything as they have survived fire, hurricanes, car crashes through the front door and they still just keep going and going even with no ice and hot beer. If a nuclear holocaust happened the two definite survivors in New Orleans would be the cockroaches and Ms Mae's. read more

Ms. Mae's was one of my recent stops on my epic quest to try every decent bar in the city. Located on the corner of Magazine and Napoleon, people have been trying to get me to go here for ages. While not a place I would probably frequent, Ms Mae's was A-OK. I am always a bit surprised when I find a divey bar in a ritzy area. Ms. Mae's is one of those places. I guess I figured that someone would have tried fancying the place up a bit by now, but that is a good thing. I like a bar that stays true to its roots. On the night I visited the bar was fairly dead. Maybe it was too early, but I expected more people on a Friday night. The vibe is classic New Orleans dive bar. It did have more lights than I am accustomed to in a dive bar, but that just encouraged me to drink better beer. I stayed for a couple of drinks and then moved on. I would be willing to try this bar again, but maybe I should save it for the ultra late nights when few bars are still open. read more