New Orleans is the sort of city where you don't have to sacrifice eating good food, watching your favorite game, or spending quality time with friends to stay home and puppy sit.
We've scoured the city to bring you two dozen places to do as many of those activities as possible, without leaving your dog behind.
*As a rule of thumb, if you've got a well behaved dog, and the bar has outdoor seating, you'll generally be welcome anywhere. Just call in advance to be sure.
The French Quarter
There's a surprising number of bars in the French Quarter where you can watch a game and bring your furry friend, which is very convenient when you've got visitors from out of town who want to stick close to Bourbon Street.
For a chill vibe with pizza, pool, and a dartboard, Cosimo's is a French Quarter go-to. The famous Erin Rose Irish Pub incorporates screens, snacks, and a jukebox with your sports-themed experience. Harry's Corner is where locals hang, where many a tiny pooch has sat on a barstool, as well as Claire's Pour House, and Golden Lantern, though the jello shots there are exclusively for the humans. If you don't want to sacrifice great food, head to MRB Bar & Kitchen, where they've got a surprisingly large courtyard, tons of screens, occasional bubble machines, lots of small plates, vegetarian options, late night snacks, desserts, and coffee. If you've got your heart set on charbroiled oysters, beware that they're popular here and often sell out.
In the CBD
The CBD boasts a lot of fancier restaurants, hotels, and asphalt but it's also home to many dog-friendly digs.
Family-friendly, yummy, and superfans of the pups, Lucy's Retired Surfers Bar & Restaurant is a great choice for Tex-Mex plates, beachy bites, or pescatarian grub. Down the Hatch serves heartier Cajun platters, has a cute outdoor area, a giant rooster, and great drink specials. The Rusty Nail has cocktails galore, trivia, bar games, and a big patio for pups, as well as for humans, too.
Uptown
Many spots Uptown have gardens, patios, or at least street seating, where you can bring your dog, and hopefully catch a game.
Miel Brewery & Taproom is a microbrewery with hard seltzers, beer slushies, and lemonade. They've got a ton of arcade games, so if you're feeling ambitious, bring the whole family. NOLA Brewing Co has a great view of the mighty Mississippi from its roof-deck, and, if things get overwhelming for your dog, Camp Bow Wow is right around the corner. At Snake and Jake's Christmas Club Lounge you can "buy a shot" for the shop dogs; don't worry, it's filled with puppy chow.
Off the Greenway
If you're looking for a leisurely stroll to the pub, these four beer gardens are right off the Mid-City Lafitte Greenway.
Bayou Beer Garden and Wrong Iron on the Greenway, both close to the bayou, have great food, tons of screens, a fun atmosphere, and have hosted many an adoption event. They're really fun for large groups and at Wrong Iron, you can even roast your own s'mores. Further afield, Second Line Brewing is a family-friendly craft beer garden located right where the Greenway ends. Skeeta Hawk Brewing is the newest place to grace our list. They keep limited hours, generally closing at 9 p.m., but will stay open late for a good game. As a bonus, they're next to an A+ bagel joint and across the street from a decent expanse of unplanted greenway where your dogs can run around.
All around town
Not every bar with an animal in its name is animal friendly but these five places definitely are.
The Bulldog, at both its Uptown and Mid-City locations, is Fido-friendly, inside and out. Copper Monkey Bar & Grill welcomes you and your dog with po-boys out on their patio area, where they've got a screen. Dat Dog locations vary on dog-friendliness. Frenchmen Street is a tight squeeze, but their Magazine and Freret Street locations have huge outdoor areas, filled with picnic tables, overhangs, and umbrellas. Flamingo A-Go-Go focuses more on vibes than food but those vibes are funky, fun, and friendly. Three Legged Dog is an old school dive bar, short on ambiance, long on grease and tater tots, and sometimes, exactly what you need.
On the other side of the pond
Over in Algiers, The Crown & Anchor English Pub is known for its generally British vibes and badass Tardis. The pub is dog-friendly, as is the ferry to get there, so it's worth a lovely outing on a sunny day.
Special mention
Lots of Bywater and Marigny places are pup-friendly but Pepp's Pub is the only one that was named after and themed around a dog. Pepper's owners created this venue during the pandemic and, since its creation, it has become filled with polaroid dog portraits. This is the one place where, if a dog is annoying someone, that someone better prepare to go. Dogs rule here.
Extra points go to the pubs that sponsor adoption events—they are the dog friendliest. Volunteers at Mid-City's Take Paws Rescue find fosters and furever homes for their pups at pubs and breweries around town, which include Faubourg Brewing Co., Zony Mash, Second Line Brewing, and Wrong Iron. Look online at takepawsrescue.org or stop in one of the venues for a frosty pint and learn when upcoming adoption events are scheduled.
Did we miss your favorite place to go drink with your pup? Let us know: info@WhereYat.com.
