French Quarter Drinking Companion, The
Hot spots and cool cocktails fill the pages of this essential guide to the best drinking neighborhood in America, the French Quarter of New Orleans. From sophisticated saloons to dilapidated dives, this book is your accomplice to swizzling and strolling through the city that Prohibition forgot. With wisdom born from years of enthusiastic imbibing, the Tipplers, three longtime friends and New Orleans writers, cover what you're wearing, hearing, spending, and-of course-drinking. To-go cup in hand, follow the Tipplers to iconic bars, such as Pat O'Brien's, Napoleon House, and Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop, as well as watering holes as diverse as Irvin Mayfield's Jazz Playhouse, Aunt Tiki's, One Eyed Jacks, Port of Call, and Napoleon's Itch. Explore Bourbon Street music clubs, LGBT taprooms, highbrow bars, and hipster hangouts, with the Tipplers as your guides. Each pub is profiled like you've never seen before, with in-the-moment anecdotes that move beyond ordinary handbooks to capture the flavor of each establishment and its colorful patrons. Grab a go-cup, tap the admiral, and tipple while you tour the bars of the New Orleans French Quarter!