Best Nightlife
Best Dance Club
Ohm Lounge: 601:Tchoupitoulas St.,www.ohm-lounge.com
Republic NOLA: 828 S Peters St., www.republicnola.com
The Metropolitan: 310 Andrew Higgins Blvd., www.themetronola.com
Best Dive Bar
Pal's Lounge: 949 N. Rendon St., palslounge.com
Snake and Jake's Christmas Club Lounge: 7612 Oak St., www.snakeandjakes.com
Ms. Mae's The Club: 4336 Magazine St., www.facebook.com/msmaesNOLA
Best Happy Hour
- Lucy's Retired Surfers Bar & Restaurant: 701 Tchoupitoulas St., lucyssurf.com
- Barcadia: 601 Tchoupitoulas St., barcadianeworleans.com
- Bar Marilou: 544 Carondelet St., barmarilou.com
Best Bar for Hand-Crafted Cocktails
- Bar Tonique: 820 N. Rampart St., bartonique.com
- Cure: 4905 Freret St., curenola.com
- Cane & Table: 1113 Decatur St., caneandtable.com
Best Sports Bar
- Walk-On's: Multiple Locations, www.walk-ons.com
Manning's Sports Bar & Grill: 519 Fulton St., caesars.com/harrahs-new-orleans/restaurants/mannings-sports-bar-and-grill
Cooter Brown's Tavern: 509 S Carrollton Ave., www.cooterbrowns.com
Best Upscale Bar
1. Bar Marilou: 544 Carondelet St., barmarilou.com
2. Cure: 4905 Freret St., curenola.com
3. Arnaud's French 75: 813 Bienville St., arnaudsrestaurant.com
Best Hotel Bar
Columns Hotel: 3811 St. Charles Ave., thecolumns.com
Carousel Bar: Hotel Monteleone, 214 Royal St., hotelmonteleone.com
Sazerac Bar: The Roosevelt Hotel, 130 Roosevelt Way, therooseveltneworleans.com
Best New Bar/Club
5216 Table & Tap: 5216 Veterans Blvd., Metairie, 5216tableandtap.com
- Bar Marilou: 544 Carondelet St., barmarilou.com
- Claret Wine and Cocktail Bar: 1320 Magazine St., claretnola.com
Best LGBT Bar
- Oz: 800 Bourbon St, ozneworleans.com
- Golden Lantern: 1239 Royal St., facebook.com/GoldenLanternBar
- Corner Pocket: 940 St. Louis St., cornerpocket.net
Best Gentlemen’s Club
Penthouse Club: 727 Iberville St., penthouseclubneworleans.com
Rick's Cabaret: 315 Bourbon St., rickscabaretnola.com
Larry Flynt's Hustler Club New Orleans: 225 Bourbon St., neworleanshustlerclub.com
Best Irish Pub
- Finn McCool's Irish Pub: 3701 Banks St, finnmccools.com
- Mick's Irish Pub: 4801 Bienville St., facebook.com/micksirishpubneworleans
- Kerry Irish Pub: 331 Decatur St., facebook.com/Kerry-Irish-Pub
Best Place to Get a Bloody Mary
- Daisy Duke's: Multiple Locations, daisydukesrestaurant.com
- The Ruby Slipper Café: Multiple Locations, therubyslippercafe.com
- Atchafalya Restaurant: 901 Louisiana Ave., atchafalayarestaurant.com
Best Place to Get a Margarita
- El Paso Mexican Grill: Multiple Locations, elpasomexrestaurant.com
- El Gato Negro: Multiple Locations, elgatonegronola.com
- Felipe's Mexican Taqueria: Multiple Locations, felipestaqueria.com
Best Place to Get a Mojito
- St. Joe's Bar: 5535 Magazine St, stjoesbar.com
- The Rum House Carribean Taqueria: 3128 Magazine St., therumhouse.com
- Manolito, 508 Dumaine St., manolitonola.com
Best Place to Drink Wine
- Copper Vine: 1001 Poydras St, coppervinewine.com
- Bacchanal Wine: 600 Poland Ave., bacchanalwine.com
- Orleans Grapevine: 720 Orleans St., orleansgrapevine.com
Best Place to Drink Brewed Beer
- Dixie Brewing Company: 3501 Jourdan Rd., dixiebeer.com
- NOLA Brewing: 3001 Tchoupitoulas St., nola-brewing.square.site
- Abita Brewery: 72011 Holly St., Abita Springs, abita.com
Best Beer Selection
- The Bulldog: Multiple Locations, draftfreak.com
- The Avenue Pub: 1732 St. Charles Ave., theavenuepub.com
- Wrong Iron on the Greenway: 3532 Toulouse St., wrongiron.com
Best Jazz Club
Jazz Playhouse: 300 Bourbon St.
Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro: 626 Frenchmen St., www.snugjazz.com
The Spotted Cat Music Club: 623 Frenchmen St., www.spottedcatmusicclub.com
Best Music Club
House of Blues: 225 Decatur St., houseofblues.com/neworleans
Tipitina's: 501 Napoleon Ave., tipitinas.com
The Fillmore: 6 Canal St., fillmorenola.com
Best Place to Play Bar Games
- Fulton Alley: 600 Fulton St., fultonalley.com
- Shamrock: 4133 S. Carrollton Ave., shamrockparty.com
- Loft 18: 3128 Metairie Rd., Metairie, loft18.com
Best Bar (Marigny/Bywater)
- The Country Club: 634 Louisa St., thecountryclubneworleans.com
- Kajun's Pub: 2256 St. Claude Ave., kajunpub.com
- Carnaval Lounge: 2227 St. Claude Ave., carnavallounge.com
Best Bar (French Quarter)
- Tropical Isle: Multiple Locations, tropicalisle.com
- Pat O' Brien's: 718 St. Peter St.,patobriens.com
- Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop Bar: 941 Bourbon St., lafittesblacksmithshop.com
Best Bar (Uptown)
- Le Bon Temps Roule: 4801 Magazine St., lbtrnola.com
- Cure: 4905 Freret St., curenola.com
- St. Joe's Bar: 5535 Magazine St., stjoesbar.com
Best Bar (CBD/Warehouse District)
- Barcadia: 601 Tchoupitoulas St., barcadianeworleans.com This bar is not only known for its selection of 44 craft beers, but it is also home to some award-winning gourmet burgers, giant Jenga and Connect Four games, seating on the porch, and a whole slew of arcade games.
- Lucy's Retired Surfers Bar & Restaurant: 701 Tchoupitoulas St., lucysretiredsurfers.com
- Ernst Café: 600 S Peters St., ernstcafe.com
Best Bar (Mid-City)
- Wrong Iron on the Greenway: 3532 Toulouse St., wrongiron.com Calling itself "a New Orleans-style beer garden located in the heart of Mid-City along the Lafitte Greenway," Wrong Iron is the perfect spot to grab a beer, a burger, and a bench in their massive outdoor tree-lined courtyard.
- Pal's Lounge: 949 N. Rendon St., facebook.com/PalsLounge
- The Bulldog Mid-City: 5135 Canal St., bulldog-midcity.draftfreak.com
Best Bar (Metairie)
- Winston's Pub: 531 Metairie Rd., winstonspubandpatio.com
- Martine's Lounge: 2347 Metairie Rd., facebook.com/martineslounge
- Shenanigans Kitchen and Cocktails: 4612 Quincy St., ezcater.com
Best Bar (Westbank)
- Gattuso's: 435 Huey P. Long Ave., Gretna, gattusos.net
- Old Point Bar: 545 Patterson Rd., Algiers Point, oldpointbarnola.com
- The Crown & Anchor English Pub: 200 Pelican Ave., Algiers Point, crownandanchor.pub
Best Rooftop Bar
- Alto Rooftop Bar & Pool: Ace Hotel New Orleans, 600 Carondelet St., acehotel.com/neworleans/food-and-drink/alto
- Hot Tin: Pontchartrain Hotel, 2031 St. Charles Ave., hottinbar.com
- Monkey Board: The Troubadour Hotel, 1111 Gravier St., monkeyboardnola.com