27 March 2023
Cocktails from Couvant. | Sam Hanna/Couvant
18 hot destinations for classic martinis, rare spirits, and tropical concoctions
Welcome to the cocktail heatmap, a running guide to the newest destinations for classic cocktails, frozen drinks, and rare spirits in New Orleans. Consider this map a guide to the hottest spots for cocktails at the moment, so only places that have opened, undergone a major change, or added something noteworthy recently. Some of these spots are also restaurants, but if they have a strong cocktail menu and a bar where customers can just have drinks, they make the cut.
Check out Eater’s guide to New Orleans’s essential bars for more suggestions on the city’s best watering holes, and to sample a New Orleans-born classic, here’s where to find the most iconic New Orleans cocktails.