These Are New Orleans’s Essential Bars

From posh to dissolute, here are New Orleans’s must-visit bars

New Orleans has one of the highest bars per capita in the country — 56 bars per 100,000 humans, at last count. With so many great watering holes, choosing favorites is tough. But it can be done. This list represents a broad sampling of bars: iconic cocktail bars, neighborhood dives, hotel bars, beer bars, Irish pubs, and bars with live music or day drinking. There are simply not enough hours in the day.

Fives is the newest addition to this roundup of essential NOLA bars. They are listed from east to west.