Top rated Cocktail bars in New Orleans, United States to elevate your visit (Updated May, 2024)

Top rated Cocktail bars in New Orleans

Experience the best that New Orleans has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 119 places from Cocktail bar category.

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Happy Raptor Distilling, LLC

Distillery

👍👍 The new guy (bartender?) Jack, is awesome! We took the distillery tour with him and he was so knowledgeable and friendly. I really enjoyed seeing the fermentation site of course because I’m a science nerd. The variety of rum was so awesome! We had to get the banana’s foster rum for home. Great place...

4.90 (406 reviews) (~4.08 km from centre)

Valentina the Bar

Cocktail bar

👍👍 Valentina … the essence of Venus. Delicious cocktails and food. Staff is super friendly and professional. Amazed by the decor, ambience, and lay out. 10/10 recommend

4.90 (63 reviews) (~7.11 km from centre)

Dovetail Bar: Cocktails & Coffee

Coffee shop

👍👍 Agnus Agnus Agnus!!!! We left with a little heart from New Orleans because of this beautiful soul who treated us with such kindness and care! And the Cocktails!!!! We’re absolutely amazing!!!!!! New and adventurous! The vibe and decore was right on point super cute and photogenic.

$ $$$

4.80 (96 reviews) (~2.2 km from centre)

Atchafalaya

Restaurant

Creative Louisiana fare, drinks & brunch Bloody Mary bar in a high-ceilinged space lined with art.

$$$ $

4.70 (2.4K reviews) (~6.15 km from centre)

Mahogany Jazz Hall

Jazz club

Moody jazz club featuring live music, cocktails & absinthe amid vintage-style surroundings.

4.70 (1K reviews) (~2.72 km from centre)

Bar Tonique

Cocktail bar

Revered bar for craft cocktails with housemade ingredients in a cozy, brick space with a fireplace.

$$ $$

4.70 (976 reviews) (~1.93 km from centre)

21st Amendment Bar at La Louisiane

Cocktail bar

Prohibition-inspired haunt inside a historic 1881 building, featuring inventive craft cocktails.

$$ $$

4.70 (673 reviews) (~2.56 km from centre)

Felipes's Mexican Taqueria

Mexican restaurant

Made-to-order Mexican food & Latin cocktails whipped up in a casual counter-serve eatery.

$ $$$

4.70 (249 reviews) (~6.52 km from centre)

Loa Bar

Cocktail bar

Seasonal handcrafted cocktails in a warm & sophisticated space at the International House Hotel.

$$ $$

4.70 (171 reviews) (~2.89 km from centre)

The Polo Club

Lounge

Posh hotel lounge with dark-wood touches has upscale bar fare, cocktails & more than 600 wines.

4.70 (110 reviews) (~3.12 km from centre)

22nd Street Bar

Cocktail bar

$ $$$

4.70 (101 reviews) (~7.9 km from centre)

Voodoo Chicken & Daiquiris

Chicken restaurant

🫤 Probably one of the worst chicken experiences I’ve ever had in my life! The “cooked” chicken was old and cold…heavily greasy.. not sure what the other reviewers were on but it’s pretty pathetic to say the least. At least here, I’m giving everyone a fair warning before they spend their hard earned mo...

4.70 (97 reviews) (~2.4 km from centre)

Blue Ruin Speakeasy

Cocktail bar

👍 Great little “Speakeasy” niche bar offers delicious craft cocktails and cool surroundings. They offer parking, plenty of tv’s, & surprisingly ample areas to hangout both indoors and out! Each drink is unique… A rare Metaire find!

4.70 (72 reviews) (~7.61 km from centre)