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4 Dive Bars
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3 Dive Bars
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SFG Rating
10
Carrollton
Snake & Jake’s Christmas Club Lounge
Red-tinted dive shanty
SFG Rating
10
Bywater
Vaughan’s Lounge
Faded paint, rusted roof.
SFG Rating
10
Magazine Street
Brothers III Lounge
Canary yellow beckons.
SFG Rating
10
Mayfair Lounge
Hidden New Orleans gem.
SFG Rating
9
Out in the Cold
Buzz in for beer.
SFG Rating
9
French Quarter
Chart Room
French Quarter oasis.
SFG Rating
8
Bywater
Bar Redux
Dive at the end of the world.
SFG Rating
8
French Quarter
Aunt Tiki’s
Everything on every wall.
SFG Rating
8
Igor’s Lounge & Gameroom
Red awning neon palace.
SFG Rating
8
Magazine Street
Le Bon Temps Roule
The perfect New Orleans neighborhood dive bar.
SFG Rating
8
R Bar & Royal Street Inn
Dive bar hotel mashup.
SFG Rating
8
French Quarter
The Abbey
Blot out the sun.
SFG Rating
8
Port of Call
Tiki drinks and hamburgers.
SFG Rating
8
Bywater
BJ’s Lounge
Faded paint, green trim.
SFG Rating
8
French Quarter
Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop
Low lights, smuggler vibes.
SFG Rating
7
Corporation Bar
Cinder block New Orleans dive.
SFG Rating
7
Carrollton
Cooter Brown’s
Riverbend New Orleans classic.
SFG Rating
7
Parasol’s
Po boys and cold beer.
SFG Rating
7
French Quarter
Molly’s at the Market
Beignet-adjacent dive bar.
SFG Rating
7
Bywater
J&J’s Sports Lounge
Updated Bywater corner spot.
SFG Rating
7
Black Penny
Dressed up, renovated dive.
SFG Rating
7
French Quarter
Pirate’s Alley Cafe
Hidden cobblestone dive outpost.
SFG Rating
6
Vic’s Kangaroo Cafe
Australian dive in New Orleans.
SFG Rating
6
Magazine Street
Ms. Mae’s the Club
Renovated in purple.
SFG Rating
6
Carrollton
Redd’s Uptilly Tavern
Brick-laden Tulane dive.
SFG Rating
6
Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant
Less danger these days.
SFG Rating
5
3rd Rock Tavern
May the sun never shine.
Recommended But Not Reviewed Louisiana Dive Bars
We have not had the great pleasure of getting to every possible dive bar (life goals), so inevitably there are great bars that we simply haven't been able to get to yet. The list below includes noteworthy dive bars that by all accounts look amazing but do not have a review associated with them just yet.
Cosimo's
New Orleans, Louisiana
Saturn Bar
New Orleans, Louisiana
The Saint
New Orleans, Louisiana
Toulouse Dive Bar
New Orleans, Louisiana
Verret's Bar & Lounge
New Orleans, Louisiana
The Crown & Anchor
New Orleans, Louisiana
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