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on stage in bikinis or topless. There sometimes is a cover charge or drink minimum. Open daily. Smoking: yes. 416 Bourbon St., 525-0999
ShoBar
Music at this dance club is powered by DJs, and the dancers on the stage wear bikinis or are topless. There’s a one-drink minimum and a full bar. Open daily. Smoking: yes. 632 Bourbon St., 528-8780
Starlight By The Park
Situated across from Armstrong Park, this gay music/dance club draws a diverse crowd who orders craft cocktails from celebrity bartenders. There’s a drag show on Friday, and the Jaded Jade Revue takes the stage at midnight Saturday. Bring-yourown-meat starts at 6 p.m. Sunday in the courtyard, and Starlight supplies the sides. DJs and a jukebox provide music, and the bar is open around the clock Friday through Sunday. Open daily. Smoking: yes. 834 N. Rampart St., 561-8939; www.starlightbythepark.com
Stiletto’s
Sylvain
A mishmash of Old Worldambience (a courtyard and colonial-inspired decor nod to the French Quarter location’s history) and newschool culinary trends (craft cocktails and unorthodox menu pairings, like Veuve Clicquot and hand-cut fries, abound) have created quite a buzz for this new bar and bistro. A full menu of classic American entrees with Italian, French and Southern twists is available. Open daily. Smoking: no. 625 Chartres St., 265-8123; www.sylvainnola.com
Tango’s Lounge
Wednesday is karaoke (8 p.m.) and Tuesday is ladies night. There’s a 62-inch TV for watching sports, a jukebox, free Wi-Fi and video poker. Chow on free red beans and rice on Monday and free food during Saints games (there’s a gas grill in the courtyard). Open noon daily. Smoking: yes. Happy hour 2 p.m.-6 p.m. and midnight-closing (usually
Temptations
Housed in a 19th-century mansion, this gentlemen’s club has a plush parlor, topless dancers and rooms off a courtyard for private dances. DJs provide the music, there’s a pool table and a full bar to quench your thirst. Open daily. Smoking: yes. 327 Bourbon St., 525-4470
9357; www.bayoubeergarden.com
RuSTy NAIL donates
Bayou Park Bar
$1 from each mixed drink to a charity during Thursday’s “Cocktail for a Cause.”
This music club features mostly local live music nightly, as well as DJs and a rocking jukebox. There’s a large selection of vodkas and bourbons, and happy hour (5 p.m. to 8 p.m.) features $1.50 beer and $2.50 cocktails. New Orleans cuisine is available, as well as darts, pool tables, video poker, a large projector TV and plasma TV with satellite sports. Open: daily. Smoking: yes. Free Wi-Fi. 542 S. Jefferson Davis Pkwy., no phone; www.myspace.com/bayouparkbar
Three Legged Dog
Serious sports fans appreciate the 12-foot TV, and there’s a 52-inch high-definition Golden Tee for gamers. You can get two-for-one drinks all day to get you warmed up for trivia games, darts and video poker. Burgers, smoked ribs and brisket, tacos and more are available. Open daily. Smoking: yes. Free Wi-Fi. 400 Burgundy St., 412-8335
Tropical Isle
Watch the foot traffic on Bourbon Street from the Top of the Trop second-floor bar and balcony or play trivia games, pool, foosball, air hockey or a basketball machine. Sports are shown on TV, or listen to live music all afternoon every day. Specialty drinks include the Hand Grenade, Shark Attack, Horny Gator and Tropical Itch. Open daily. Smoking: yes. Happy hour noon-8 p.m. daily. 721 Bourbon St., 529-4109; www.tropicalisle.com
Tropical Isle Bayou Club
This music club features live zydeco music every night, starting at 5 p.m. MondayThursday and 1 p.m. FridaySunday. Check out specialty drinks like the Shark Attack, Horny Gator and Tropical Itch. Open daily. Smoking: yes. Happy hour 4 p.m.-8 p.m. daily. 610 Bourbon St., 529-1702; www.tropicalisle.com
Tropical Isle Original
Live music starts early here — 1 p.m. daily — and continues until closing. The bar invites song requests via a pneumatic tube like a bank drive-up window. There also are sports broadcasts and trivia games to pass a good time. Open daily. Smoking: yes. Happy hour 4 p.m.-8 p.m. daily. 600 Bourbon St., 5291702; www.tropicalisle.com
Turtle Bay Food & Spirits
Brick walls inside give this bar across from the French Market a comfortable ambience, appropriate for watching Saints, LSU, NBA and NHL matchups on the highdefinition TVs. There are 25
Beach Corner Bar & Grill
beers on tap and a courtyard for visiting with friends. Sate your hunger with ribeye steak, a cochon de lait po-boy, pizza, burgers and more. Open daily. Smoking: yes. Happy hour 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Fri. 1119 Decatur St., 586-0563; www.turtlebayneworleans.com
Lakeview The Basin Irish Pub
This neighborhood bar offers trivia games, darts, a pool table, video poker, a jukebox and TVs for watching sports. Mix-and-match domestic beer is five for $10 during the day and five for $12.50 at night. On game days, there’s free food and $9 domestic beer buckets. Open daily. Smoking: yes. Dog friendly. 152 W. Harrison Ave., 309-6887
Homedale Inn
Established in 1937, this neighborhood bar focuses on locals, with a well-stocked jukebox and sports screenings. There are also trivia games (Wednesday), steak night (Thursday), darts and video poker. Guinness and Abita Amber drafts and shots are the most-ordered drinks. Open daily. Smoking: yes. Happy hour noon-7 p.m. 618 Homedale St., 488-5519
McNulty’s Bitter End
Irish coffee, Irish Car Bombs, Guinness beer and Stella drafts are the defining drinks at this neighborhood bar, which has live music occasionally. A jukebox, trivia games, a dart board, pool table, video poker, free Wi-Fi and TVs showing sports provide entertainment. The bar soon will open a
kitchen serving Memphis-style barbecue. Open Mon.-Sat. Smoking: yes. 5129 Canal Blvd., 324-3642
The Steak Knife Restaurant & Bar
A popular restaurant and local gathering place, The Steak Knife has a front bar with 18 chairs and white cloth-draped tables to accommodate another 40. Try the signature brandy Alexander freeze to get a start on dessert. The restaurant’s full menu of appetizers, steaks and seafood is available at the bar. Open Mon.-Sat. Smoking: patio only. 888 Harrison Ave., 488-8981 or 488-3229; www.steakkniferestaurant.com
Studio A
Located in the back of The Steak Knife Restaurant, this music club features live jazz, rock ’n’ roll, ’60s music and more on Friday nights, including Luther Kent, Mo’ Jelly and Matt Johnson. Sip on a cocktail and dance, or watch sports on TV. Open Fri. Smoking: patio only. Video poker, free Wi-Fi. 888 Harrison Ave., 488-3229 or 488-8981; www.steakkniferestaurant.com
Zachary’s By the Lake
Watch your favorite sporting event while you toss back a couple of cold ones at this restaurant bar, or enjoy your libations on one of two patios. The restaurant’s full menu of American and seafood dishes is available. Ladies’ Afternoon Delight features monthly drink specials from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday. Open daily. Smoking: patio only. 7224 Pontchartrain Blvd., 872-9832; www.zacharysbythelake.com
Mid-City 12-Mile Limit
This new bar, opened in late October, is named for the 12-mile offshore boundary beyond which alcohol could be served during Prohibition. Founder T. Cole Newton mixes craft cocktails, such as the namesake Twelve Mile Limit featuring rum and pomegranate, at dive bar prices. The neighborhood joint also is home to Shortall’s Barbecue. Open Tue.-Sun. Smoking: yes. Dog friendly. 500 S. Telemachus, no phone
Banks Street Bar & Grill
There’s never a cover charge for the nightly music shows by Walter “Wolfman” Washington, Bryan Lee, Gravity A and others. Chow on free red beans and rice on Monday, free BLTs on Wednesday and free barbecue on Sunday. Happy hour from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays offers domestic beers for $1.50. There’s also free Wi-Fi, a pool table, sports on TV and video poker. Open daily. Smoking: yes. Dog friendly. 4401 Banks St., www.banksstreetbar.com
Bayou Beer Garden
The selection of craft and imported beers is large, and beer bucket specials are available all the time. The tropical outdoor deck and patio are favorite spots for visiting over a cool brew. Regulars come by to watch sports on TV or play trivia games, darts, pool or video poker. There is live music on some weekends, and daily specials are available. Open daily. Smoking: yes. Free Wi-Fi. Dog friendly. 326 N. Jefferson Davis Pkwy., 302-
This quintessential neighborhood bar has beer bucket specials during all Saints, LSU and Tulane games and free red beans and rice during Monday Night Football. There is a menu of grilled chicken, tuna steaks and appetizers from lunch until late into the night. Great burger. Open daily. Smoking: yes. Happy hour 11 a.m.-7 p.m. daily. 4905 Canal St., 488-7357
The Bulldog Mid-City
Like its Uptown sibling, this Bulldog offers a larger variety of draft and bottled beer than seems possible for one building to hold, from standard domestics to exotic microbrews. Sporting events pull in big crowds, and the lush beer garden is dog friendly. Keep your decorated Bulldog pint glasses on Wednesdays. Open daily. Smoking: yes. Happy hour 2 p.m.-7 p.m. Mon.Fri. 5135 Canal Blvd., 488-4191; www.draftfreak.com
Chickie Wah Wah
Zydeco dance lessons begin at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, and there’s live music Monday through Saturday. The kitchen is open when live music plays, and the menu includes highend bar food prepared fresh with local ingredients. Get $1 off drinks during Saints games. Take a break on the covered patio. Open daily. Smoking: patio only. Happy hour 4 p.m.-7 p.m. Mon.-Thu. Free Wi-Fi. 2828 Canal St., 304-4714; www.chickiewahwah.com
Chocolate Bar
DJs spin the tunes and a sharpdressed crowd turns up on the weekends at this sleekly appointed club near the corner of Tulane and Broad. Friday’s happy hour stretches from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. with two-forone drinks and a free buffet to get you through to dinner. Open Fri.-Sat. Smoking: yes. 540 S. Broad St., 827-4717 page 35
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A neon stiletto marks the spot for this adult entertainment dance club with music provided by DJs. Topless dancers are the main attraction, and there are Champagne rooms in the courtyard, as well as a wine loft and VIP suites. Open 7 p.m. daily. Smoking: yes. Video poker. 325 Bourbon St., 527-0825; www.myspace.com/stilettos_cabaret325
4 a.m.) Mon.-Fri. 1000 Bienville St., 523-4111
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