*Marigny – Warehouse*

One quick note about this page. Marigny and the Warehouse district are NOT next to each other. Marigny is behind the Quarter off of Esplanade and Warehouse is off of the Quarter next the the river.

Circle Bar
1032 St. Charles Ave. , New Orleans, LA
(504) 588-2616

Located at Lee Circle, the Circle Bar is small and usually fairly cramped. It hosts unique local bands and is home to a slew of protective regulars. If you can get a seat it's fun to chill out and people watch.


Ernst Cafe
600 S. Peters Street , New Orleans, LA
(504) 525-8544

A popular hangout for the after work crowd, you can munch snacks and mingle at this fairly laid back haunt.


Lucy's Retired Surfer's Bar & Restaurant
701 Tchoupitoulas Street , New Orleans, LA
(504) 523-8995

Super fun drink selection. Think trinkets, like plastic sharks that spew "blood" into some type of sweet blue, very alcoholic, concoction. Think pineapple glasses. But be careful, Lucy's morphs into a singles meat market during crowded after-work happy hours.

Mermaid Lounge
1100 Constance Street, New Orleans, LA
(504) 524-4747 

Almost exclusively a live music venue, the Mermaid caters to offbeat bands and a few local faves. The crowd is mostly made up of the friends and family members of the bands performing.


Club 360
33rd Floor, World Trade Center 2 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA
(504) 522-9795

This club at the top of the World Trade Center boasts a live DJ and a spinning floor. The whole place rotates 360 degrees while you drink and dance, revealing a great view of downtown New Orleans. The crowd is made up of young club-goers and older businessmen. Dress nice.


Vic's Kangaroo Cafe
636 Tchoupitoulas Street , New Orleans, LA
(504) 524-4329

A happy hour fave among the downtown work set. Mostly twenty-something nine to fivers and neighborhood regulars. Very chill.


Whiskey Blue at the W Hotel
333 Poydras , New Orleans, LA
(504) 525-9444

Swanky and dark. Dress nice and mingle with businessmen and upscale hotel guests.


R Bar
1431 Royal St. , New Orleans, LA
(504) 948-7499

There's a motorcycle over the bar and chalkboards in the bathroom where you can write embarrassing things about your friends and foes. The jukebox is usually seething with the discontented sounds of Lou Reed and various college bands, and the pretentious looking crowd is actually pretty friendly.


El Matador
504 Esplanade Ave., New Orleans, LA
(504) 569-8361

One of the bigger bars on Frenchman the Matador is a fun place to catch loud bands or just hang around in the dimly-lighted space. Legend has it that Vince Vaughn bartends there every once in a while.


Checkpoint Charlie's
501 Esplanade Avenue , New Orleans, LA
(504) 949-7012

Checkpoint Charlie's is in the Igor's family. Open twenty four hours a day, cheese fries, laundry services, and live bands.