Shannon Little: Great atmosphere and something unique. Get off bourbon and try this place. Warning: They don't have utilities so it gets pretty cold during the winter.
Esquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. Gloomy. Dark. Perfect. It's like stepping back in time when the Nachez Trace ended here and rafts filled the streets. Read more.
The Daily Meal: The oldest continually occupied bar in the U.S., this place was once, according to legend, owned by the pirate Jean Lafitte. The tiny open air bar on Bourbon Street pours them cheap and fast. Read more.
7. Pat O'Brien's
8.1
718 Saint Peter St (at Bourbon St.), New Orleans, LA
Piano Bar · French Quarter · 533 tips and reviews
Erik Rowley: Classic bar, beautiful court yard, excellent food (shrimp and grits), live music, and of course the original Hurricane =)
MTV: Must get a hurricane! - Preston, Real World: New Orleans
Mark Uranza: Dueling piano bars and hurricanes!!!
8. Stanley
7.6
547 Saint Ann St (at Chartres St), New Orleans, LA
American Restaurant · French Quarter · 253 tips and reviews
Mike Chau: Try the Breaux Bridge Benedict - Boudin, smoked ham, American cheese, poached eggs, and creole hollandaise on French bread
Dung Nguyen: Get the Stanley Classic. Besides the usual scrambled eggs, smoked bacon,and whole wheat toast, you get awesome creole breakfast potatoes.
jason duplant: Get the breaux bridge benedict, don't even question it
9. Gumbo Shop
8.3
630 Saint Peter St, New Orleans, LA
Cajun and Creole Restaurant · French Quarter · 228 tips and reviews
Maxim Albuquerque: Get the today's special.... Had the tuna medium, grilled, perfectly done.
Jaimee Hardy: Jambalaya is phenomenal. Try the fresh fruit daquiri you won't regret it.
Stephanie Chase: The complete Creole dinner is amazing -- rice & beans, gumbo, etoufée, bread pudding with whisky sauce.
Zach R: Absinthe is the name of the game along with whiskey. Good service and prices. Spicy popcorn is a great bar snack.
HISTORY: For almost 200 years this bar has been a staple of life in the French Quarter. Visitors can sip their favorite beverages as the sights & sounds of the French Quarter trickle into this comfy tavern.
GourmetLive: Of all the bars lining gaudy Bourbon Street, this may be the only one a local would be caught dead in. Plus, drinks are never wasted, because the law allows you to take them with you wherever you go.
15. Olde N'awlins Cookery
7.0
205 Bourbon St, New Orleans, LA
Cajun and Creole Restaurant · French Quarter · 48 tips and reviews
David Eldridge: Great late night spot, tasty blackened catfish. Bread pudding was one of the best ever. Definitely give this place a try!
Shomari Witherspoon: The gator bites are AWESOME!!
Lewis Walker: I was skeptical cause most eateries on bourbon street are AWFUL, but I was starving & got a shrimp po'boy. Im glad I did, cause it was one of the best I've had in NO. The roumalaude sauce was great!!