Key Takeaways New Orleans breweries span neighborhoods including Lower Garden District, Marigny, Bywater, Mid-City, Uptown, and Irish Channel. Featured breweries include NOLA Brewing Company with New York-style pizza, Urban South with family-friendly facilities, and Parleaux Beer Lab. Faubourg Brewing Company is the oldest operating brewery in New Orleans, founded in 1907 and reopened after Hurricane Katrina. New Orleans is known for many things: Bourbon Street, Mardi Gras, world-renowned cocktails, Creole cuisine, and the French Quarter. Looking for great beer usually isn’t...

Key Takeaways Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop Bar operates from building built between 1722-1732, oldest structure in New Orleans and oldest bar in country, privateer brothers Jean and Pierre Lafitte used property as smuggling base 1772-1791. Carousel Bar & Lounge inside Hotel Monteleone features city’s only revolving bar with 25 seats, created vieux carré cocktail, offers live jazz music Wednesday through Saturday. Sazerac Bar in Roosevelt Hotel named best hotel bar in United States by USAToday polls 2019-2021, best in Americas by CNN Travel, serves Sazerac cocktail...