Bourbon O - New Orleans

If you want an amazing cocktail, hit up Bourbon 'o ' Bar and hope you get Bex! She made the most amazing cocktails we have had our entire trip service was great. The live music is really enjoyable and the atmosphere is nice. *update: we ended up going back for a second drink. And a third. Never ever did Bex disappoint. Cocktails were fabulous each time. Added bonus: The band in the evening played some of the best music/jazz we heard the entire trip!

Ha !! Seth ! Thanks for the Amazing drinks and presentation!! Love how you shook my drink with the beat of the music.

Granted I stopped by late afternoon versus the witching hour (late night) but this bar was a fresh breath that jumped out at me as a walked down Bourbon Street for the first time during last week 's visit. Most spots seemed 'wilder ' but there was something about here that drew me in immediately. I chuckled at the labeled stools: Lady Gaga was here ...and Queen Latifah and Tiffany Haddish. Cute touch. I love when you can tell the bartenders are seasoned (aka have seen it all) but are not jaded or rude. For working on this crazy street I was surprised by the ones who were behind the bar. From the kind door guy to the bartender who served me (the bald one, loved him). and as a solo patron/tourist, I felt very welcomed and watching them behind the bar I had a great deal of respect. Given crowd was light, ordered the Six Minute-shaken Ramos Gin Fizz because it sounded good, also out of curiosity how it would be prepared. Behold, they have the coolest contraption for that, and yes it took literally 6 minutes. But it was such a tasty cocktail that made other eyes jealous- also love the little details of care like the chilled glass and how he presented it so lovely and took his time. Thanks guys for a great experience and memory.

This is one of the bars that I'd like to return to and try another drink or two. We came later in the afternoon which was nice because it wasn't too crowded. The bartender made a beautiful Pimm's Cup which was so very good. It definitely makes you want to try something else. The bar area looked really nice and if a seat was open there I surely would have chosen that as it is fun to watch the bartenders do their thing and listen to good music at the same time. Definitely make this a stop while on Bourbon Street if you want a cocktail!

This place got it ALL right. From the ambiance, to the live jazz music, to the fun and entertaining bartender (Howard, but I call him Chip to the drink which was a fabulous Old Forester old fashioned. I 'm really not sure how else to explain... it was pretty large inside and that day (I think it was a Monday? it was pretty empty. But I found the live jazz to be fantastic. In fact, all the music I heard over my 5 days in NOLA were amazing. I am highly impressed by the talent on the street and in the bars, I hope all these folks get found out and make it big! Back to the O, though... this bourbon bar had a nice variety of bourbons on the menu and was a nice place to spend a couple hours while I waited on a friend while listening to fantastic music and chatting up the bartender.