2 0 1 7 FA L L B A R G U I D E
Vessel
3835 Iberville St., (504) 603-2775; www.vesselnola.com; @vesselNola RESTAURANT BAR
Set in a historic repurposed church, Vessel serves regionally inspired modern American cuisine, plus traditional, modern and forgotten cocktails. While dinner is its primary focus, the restaurant recently added a Sunday brunch menu. Open daily. Full restaurant menu. Happy hour 4 p.m.-6 p.m. and 10 p.m.-close daily.
Wit’s Inn Bar & Pizza Kitchen
141 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-1600; www.witsinn.com; @WitsInnNOLA NEIGHBORHOOD BAR
The Mid-City staple offers drink specials on weekdays. Popular drinks include Monsoons, Bahama Mamas and Long Island Iced Teas. Snag a $5 10-inch pizza on Thursday and watch a game on one of the 19 TVs, play board games or video poker, or jam with the jukebox. Open daily. Full restaurant menu. Happy hour opening-7 p.m. daily.
» NEW ORLEANS EAST Royal Brewery New Orleans
7366 Townsend Place, Building B, (504) 415-8444; www.royalbrewerynola.com; @royal_brewery BEER PUB
This New Orleans East
microbrewery offers five craft beers, including the Culicidae Ale, an American pale ale fermented with British ale yeast with a light to medium body and a dry finish, and a house made ginger ale. Tap room open Thu.-Sun..
» RIVERBEND/ CARROLLTON/ UNIVERSITY AREA Ale on Oak
8124 Oak St., (504) 3246558; www.aleonoak.com; @AleonOak BEER PUB
Monday is Flight Night, featuring four different beers for $8. There’s a large outdoor patio at the dog-friendly pub, which specializes in draft beer but also turns out contemporary cocktails like a cucumber Collins. The food menu includes wings, poutine fries with cheddar curds and beer gravy, fried pickles and sandwiches. Open daily. Food available. Happy hour 5 p.m.-7 p.m. Mon.Thu., 4 p.m.-7 p.m. Fri.
Batture
632 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 592-7771; www.facebook.com/ thebatture RESTAURANT BAR
This two-story traditional seafood restaurant has seating on its balcony overlooking the streetcar line. Specialty drinks include the Cajun Nooner, combining Svedka Clementine Vodka, satsuma liqueur and sweet tea, and the Street Car, with Calypso spiced rum, satsuma liqueur and lemon. Happy hour is 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. Open daily. Full restaurant menu.
The Boot Bar and Grill
1039 Broadway St., (504) 866-9008; www.thebootnola.com; @thebootnola COLLEGE BAR
By day, The Boot is a casual spot for a cold pitcher of beer and snacks. By night, it’s packed with partying college students. Broadway Pizza serves pizza, burgers, salads and wraps. Open daily. Food available.
Bourree
1510 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 510-4040; www.bourreenola.com; @BourreeNola DAIQUIRI BAR
Nathanial Zimet combined two local favorites — wings and frozen daiquiris — at this counter service eatery. The daiquiris focus on local fruits and ingredients like Old New Orleans Rum. There’s even a gin-and-tonic daiquiri. In addition to wings, there are meat pies, pork crackling and spicy boiled peanuts. Open Wed.-Mon. Food available.
Bruno’s Tavern
7538 Maple St., (504) 8617615; www.brunostavern. com; @brunostavern COLLEGE BAR
A steady crowd of college kids and chill after-work professionals gather at this long-standing institution for gimmicks-free good times. There are a pool table and dart board for the quasi-athletically inclined, and a menu of burgers, specialty fries, sandwiches and salads. Open daily. Full restaurant menu. Happy hour 5 p.m.7 p.m. Mon.-Fri.
Carrollton Station 8140 Willow St., (504)
865-9190; www.carrolltonstation.com
Happy hour 2 p.m.-7 p.m. Mon.-Fri.
NEIGHBORHOOD BAR
The Carrollton-area favorite keeps neighbors coming back with its frosted schooners filled with a fleet of beers on tap, a large back patio, nightly beer specials and weekly events like a long-running Wednesday night open-mic comedy show and Thursday night trivia. Open daily. Food available.
Chais Delachaise
7708 Maple St., (504) 510-4509; www.chaisdelachaise.com WINE BAR
A sister establishment to the longtime St. Charles Avenue wine bar, Chais Delachaise takes a similar approach to wine and gourmet small plates. There are many wines available by the glass as well as a menu of original cocktails. The Froze is frozen rose, creme de peche and lemon. CoolHand Luke is made with gin, cucumber, lime and ginger. There are daily $5 glasses of wine. Open daily. Full restaurant menu. Happy hour 3 p.m.6 p.m. daily, 10 a.m.-noon Fri.-Sat.
Cooter Brown’s Tavern
509 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 866-9104; www.cooterbrowns.com; @cooterbrowns504 BEER PUB
Cooter Brown’s has long been known for its extensive beer list (400, 82 of them on tap) and serving brews very chilled. There’s outdoor seating or stay inside and play darts, pool or video poker. Oysters, po-boys, burgers and pub food are available. Open daily. Food available.
DTB
8201 Oak St., Suite 1, (504) 518-6889; www.dbtnola.com CRAFT COCKTAILS
The new kid on the hip Oak Street stretch, DTB (Down the Bayou) evokes a rustic Cajun charm amid Uptown refinement, with seating along a corrugated-tin bar topped with white quartz. Cocktail director Lu Brow designs original drinks such as Dude’s Delight: vodka, coffee liqueur, Luxardo Sambuca, whole milk and cold coffee. Open daily. Full restaurant menu. Happy hour 3 p.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Fri.
La Casita Taqueria
8400 Oak St., (504) 8269913; www.eatlacasita.com; @LaCasitaNola RESTAURANT BAR
The Mexican restaurant serves specialty margaritas by the glass or pitcher, mojitos, sangria and beer. The Oak Street Art Market sets up at La Casita Tuesday (6 p.m.-11 p.m.) and Sunday (11 a.m.-5 p.m.), and margaritas are twofor-one from 7 p.m. until closing on Wednesday. Open daily. Full restaurant menu. Happy hour 3 p.m.7 p.m. daily, 10 p.m.-closing Tue. and Fri.-Sat.
Madigan’s
800 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 866-9455 NEIGHBORHOOD BAR
Jazz & Heritage Festival posters from the 1970s and later line the walls throughout this neighborhood bar. There’s free red beans and rice on Monday night, and drink specials start at 10 p.m. nightly. Drink menu favorites
include the bloody mary, spicy strawberry margarita and Moscow mule. Beef for burgers is ground fresh in house, and there are wings, salmon and hamburger steak available. Open daily. Full restaurant menu. Happy hour 4 p.m.7 p.m. daily.
Maple Leaf Bar
8316 Oak St., (504) 8956763; www.mapleleafbar. com; @MapleLeafNOLA MUSIC CLUB
Open since 1974, the Maple Leaf stages live funk, rock, jazz and jam band shows every night, including a standing date with Rebirth Brass Band on Tuesdays. Sundays feature the longest continuously running poetry reading series in the country. Open daily. No food.
Redd’s Uptilly Tavern
7601 Maple St., (504) 3011605; www.facebook.com/ reddsuptillytavern NEIGHBORHOOD BAR
The neighborhood bar hosts a pub quiz, has free wifi, darts, pool, sports on TV and video poker. Open daily. No food. Happy hour 3 p.m.-8 p.m. Mon.-Fri.
Rock ’n’ Bowl
3016 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 861-1700; www.rocknbowl.com, @rock_n_bowl MUSIC CLUB
The bowling alley hosts live music Wednesday through Saturday, including Thursday night’s long-running zydeco showcase. Open Mon.-Sat.. Food available.
Snake and Jake’s Christmas Club Lounge
7612 Oak St., (504) 8612802; www.snakeand-
G A M B I T > B E S T O F N E WO R L E A N S . C O M > N OV E M B E R 1 4 > 2 0 1 7
PAGE 47
is served. Open daily. Food available. Happy hour 5 p.m.-7 p.m. and midnight-closing Mon.-Fri., 3 p.m.-5 p.m. Sat.-Sun.
49