Bar Guide 2012
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SportS bar Shamrock’s 16,000 square feet are home to 23 pool tables and five ping-pong tables, plus skee-ball, arcade games and more. there’s a full bar and a kitchen that serves burgers and gumbo. open daily. Smoking allowed. Full restaurant menu. Happy hour 3 p.m.-6 p.m. daily.
Swirl Wine 3143 Ponce de Leon St., (504) 304-0635; www.swirlinthecity.com Wine bar the wines in this eclectic, dogfriendly neighborhood wine shop come from around the world. Swirl has more than 30 wines by the glass and a list of 250 bottles for sale. open Mon.-Sat. no smoking. Limited menu available. Happy hour 4 p.m.-6 p.m. Sat.
Twelve Mile Limit 500 S. Telemachus, (504) 4888114; www.facebook.com/twelve.mile.limit neigHborHood bar dog-friendly and with free food on Monday nights, this neighborly dive also offers free Wi-Fi, a jukebox and pool table. there’s barbecue tue.Sat., brunch Sat.-Sun. and pizza Sun. night. open daily. Smoking allowed on patio. Happy hour 5 p.m.-7 p.m. Mon.-Fri.
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RIveRbend/ CaRRoLLTon/ UnIveRSITy aRea The boot 1039 Broadway St., (504) 8669008; www.thebootneworleans.com CoLLege bar this college bar features a 50-cent night on tuesday, with 50-cent well drinks and shots and $1 domestic beers. Hump day happy hour consists of triple-shot mixed drinks. pizza, burgers and cheese fries are available. open daily. Smoking allowed. bar food. Happy hour 4 p.m.-close Wed., 4 p.m-10 p.m. Fri.
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Cooter brown’s 509 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 8669104; www.cooterbrowns.com SportS bar take a trip with the global array of beers available at this old-school joint, where sports watching and oyster shucking dominate the fall. trivia night is Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. open daily. Smoking allowed. Full restaurant menu. Happy hour 5 p.m.-close tue.
Kakkoii Japanese bistreaux 7537 Maple St., (504) 570-6440; www.kakkoii-nola.com reStaUrant bar pair sushi rolls with hot or cold sake, house wines or draft beers. Specials include two-for-one sake on tuesday, $2 well drinks Wednesday and $1 sake bombs for women on thursday. open tue.-Sun. no smoking. Full restaurant menu. Happy hour 5 p.m.-7 p.m. tue.-thu.
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Madigan’s bar 800 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 866-9455 bar this riverbend bar is known for its burgers, available from neighboring g.b.’s patio bar & grill. enjoy an afternoon happy hour and play pool in a semi-private back room. open daily. Smoking allowed. Full restaurant menu. Happy hour 4 p.m.-7 p.m. daily.
Maple Leaf bar 8316 Maple St., (504) 866-9359; www.mapleleafbar.com MUSiC CLUb Some serious jams are staged in the pressed-tin confines of the self-described “oldest music club outside the French Quarter,” where you’ll find the rebirth brass band on tuesday and a menu of cocktails including the Southern Whuppin’. open daily. Smoking allowed. no food. Happy hour 3 p.m.-til daily.
Nightly Drink Specials MONDAY Bucket Special TUESDAY $2 Tuesday Domestic Draft & Well, 8pm-12am WEDNESDAY $4 Margaritas, 6pm-12am THURSDAY Ladies Night $1 Domestic, Draft and Well for Ladies
3-6 pm Mon-Fri WEDNESDAY
10 Steak Night
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FRIDAY $2 Imports 8pm-12am; Karaoke 7pm-11pm
oak 8118 Oak St., (504) 302-1485; www.oaknola.com Wine bar this swanky oak Street wine bar houses a vast cellar with an impres-
Happy Hour
SATURDAY College Night $1.50 Dom. Longnecks & $3 Well Drinks, 8pm-12am SUNDAY Game Day 1/2 price Appetizers & Draft Specials During the Game
THURSDAY 7:30pm
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141 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 4861600; www.witsinn.com neigHborHood bar With a menu that includes pizza, calzones and gourmet subs, a tV everywhere you look and a relaxed atmosphere, Wit’s inn is a popular place to grab an after-work drink, get a meal or watch a game. open daily. Smoking allowed. bar food. Happy hour 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Mon.-Fri.
www.brunostavern.com CoLLege bar an Uptown staple since opening in 1934, bruno’s offers a footballfrenzy vibe on Saturday and Sunday, while offering $2 for anything on tuesday and imports on thursday. there’s also an extensive wine list. open daily. Smoking allowed. Full restaurant menu. Happy hour 5 p.m.-7 p.m. Mon.-Fri.
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