Best Nightlife

2022 Winners

Best Dance Club
Best Dive Bar
Best Happy Hour
Best Bar for Hand-Crafted Cocktails
Best Patio Bar
Best Sports Bar
Best Upscale Bar
Best Hotel Bar
Best New Bar/Club
Best LGBTQ Bar
Best Gentlemen’s Club
Best Irish Pub
Best Place to Get a Bloody Mary
Best Place to Get a Margarita
Best Place to Drink Wine
Best Place to Drink Brewed Beer
Best Beer Selection
Best Jazz Club
Best Music Club
Best Place to Play Bar Games
Best Bar (Marigny/Bywater)
Best Bar (French Quarter)
Best Bar (Uptown)
Best Bar (CBD/Warehouse District)
Best Bar (Mid-City)
Best Bar (Metairie)
Best Bar (Westbank)
  1. Gattuso's: 435 Huey P. Long Ave., Gretna, gattusos.net

  2. Old Point Bar: 545 Patterson Rd., Algiers Point, oldpointbarnola.com

  3. Stained Glass Wine House: 201 Huey P Long Ave Suite A., stainedglasswinehouse.com

Best Rooftop Bar
Best Casino
  1. Harrah's: 228 Poydras St., caesars.com

  2. Boomtown: 4132 Peters Rd., boomtownneworleans.com

  3. Treasure Chest: 5050 Williams Blvd., Kenner, treasurechest.com

Best Casino on the Gulf Coast
Best Bike Shop
  1. GNO Cyclery: 1426 S. Carrollton Ave., gnocyclery.com

  2. Bicycle Michael's: 622 Frenchmen St., bicyclemichaels.com

  3. The Bike Shop: 4711 Freret St. #6320, thebikeshopnola.net

Best Men's Clothing
  1. Rubensteins: 102 St. Charles Ave., rubensteinsneworleans.com

  2. Perlis Clothing: Multiple Locations, perlis.com

  3. Fellow: 926 Valmont St. #101, fellowmenswear.com

Best Women's Clothing
  1. Hemline: Multiple Locations, shophemline.com

  2. Trashy Diva: Multiple Locations, trashydiva.com

  3. Chatta Box Boutique: 4114 Veterans Memorial Blvd., facebook.com/chattaboxmetairie

Best Smoke Shop
  1. Ra Shop: Multiple Locations, rashop.us

  2. The Herb Import Company: Multiple Locations, herbimport.com

  3. The Mushroom: 1037 Broadway St., mushroomneworleans.com

Best Adult Novelty Store
  1. Mr. Binky's Boutique: 107 Chartres St., mrbinkys.com

  2. Hustler Hollywood: 111 Bourbon St., hustlerhollywoodstores.com

  3. Dynamo: 2001 St Claude Ave., dynamotoys.com

Best Costume Shop
  1. Nikki's French Quarter Halloween Store: 107 Chartres St. B, facebook.com/NikkisFrenchQuarterHalloweenStore

  2. Uptown Costume & Dance: 4326 Magazine St., facebook.com/uptowncostumeanddancewear

  3. Funky Monkey: 3127 Magazine St., funkymonkeynola.com

Best Record Shop
  1. The Mushroom: 1037 Broadway St., themushroomnola.com

  2. Peaches Records: 4318 Magazine St., peachesrecordsandtapes.com

  3. Louisiana Music Factory: 421 Frenchmen St., louisianamusicfactory.com

Best Supermarket
  1. Rouses: Multiple Locations, rouses.com

  2. Langenstein's: Multiple Locations, langensteins.com

  3. Whole Foods: Multiple Locations, wholefoodsmarket.com
Best Place to Buy Wine/Liquor
  1. Martin Wine Cellar: Multiple Locations, martinwine.com

  2. Total Wine & More: 3780 Veterans Memorial Blvd., totalwine.com

  3. Rouses: Multiple Locations, rouses.com

Best Tattoo/Piercing Parlor
  1. Aart Accent Tattoos: 1041 N. Rampart St., facebook.com/Aartaccent504

  2. Downtown Tattoo: 501 Frenchmen St., downtowntattoosnola.com

  3. Tattoo A Go-Go: 4421 Magazine St., tattooagogo.com

Best Athletic Club
  1. New Orleans Jewish Community Center (JCC): Multiple Locations, nojcc.org

  2. New Orleans Athletic Club: 222 N Rampart St., neworleansathleticclub.com

  3. Ochsner Fitness Center: Multiple Locations, ochsnerfitness.com

Best Boutique Fitness Studio
  1. Pure Barre: Multiple Locations, purebarre.com

  2. Orange Theory: Multiple Locations, orangetheory.com

  3. Barre3: Multiple Locations, barre3.com

Best Golf Course
  1. Bayou Oaks at City Park (South Course): 1051 Filmore Ave., cityparkgolf.com

  2. Audubon Park Golf Course: 6500 Magazine St., audubonnatureinstitute.org/golf

  3. English Turn: 1 Clubhouse Dr., englishturn.com

Best Bead Store
  1. Mardi Gras Spot - Plush Appeal: 2811 Toulouse St., mardigrasspot.com

  2. Beads by the Dozen: 333 Edwards Ave., beadsbythedozen.com

  3. TJ's Carnival & Mardi Gras Supplies: 28 Fairfield Ave., tjcarnival.com

Best Bank
  1. Hancock Whitney: Multiple Locations, hancockwhitney.com

  2. First American Bank and Trust: Multiple Locations, fabt.com

  3. Fidelity Bank: Multiple Locations, bankwithfidelity.com

Best Bridal Shop
  1. Town and Country: 1514 St. Charles Ave., townandcountrybridal.com

  2. The Bridal Boutique by MaeMe: 3331 Severn Ave. #102, maemebridal.com

  3. Wedding Belles: 3632 Magazine St., weddingbellesnola.com

Best Car Dealership
  1. Lamarque Auto Ford: 3099 - 3101 Williams Blvd., Kenner, lamarque.com

  2. Ray Brandt Auto Group: Multiple Locations, raybrandtauto.com

  3. Premier Automotive: Multiple Locations, premierautomotive.com

Best Jewelry Store
  1. Aucoin Hart Jewelers: 1525 Metairie Rd., aucoinhart.com

  2. Mignon Faget: Multiple Locations, mignonfaget.com

  3. Boudreaux's: Multiple Locations, boudreauxsjewelers.com

Best Pet Store
  1. Jefferson Feed: Multiple Locations, jeffersonfeed.com

  2. Petcetera: 3205 Magazine St, petceteranola.com

  3. Southern Paws: 633 Toulouse St., shopsouthernpaws.com

Best Pet Services
  1. Pawlins: 3501 River Rd., Jefferson, pawlins.com

  2. Petcetera: 3205 Magazine St., petceteranola.com

  3. Zeus' Place: Multiple Locations, zeusplace.com

Best Wedding Venue
  1. Balcony Ballroom: 4738 Utica St., Metairie, balconyballroom.com

  2. Marche': 914 N. Peters St., marcheneworleans.com/events/weddings

  3. The Chicory, 610 S. Peters St., chicoryvenue.com

Best Kids Spot
  1. Audubon Zoo: 6500 Magazine St., audubonnatureinstitute.org/zoo

  2. Louisiana Children's Museum: 15 Henry Thomas Dr., lcm.org

  3. Audubon Aquarium: 1 Canal St., audubonnatureinstitute.org/aquarium

Best Eyeglass Shop
  1. Art & Eyes: 3708 Magazine St., artandeyesneworleansla.com

  2. Warby Parker: 3964 Magazine St., warbyparker.com

  3. Krewe: Multiple Locations, krewe.com

Best Spa
  1. Woodhouse Day Spa: Multiple Locations, neworleans.woodhousespas.com

  2. Earthsavers: Multiple Locations, earthsaversonline.com

  3. Spa Isbell: 1245 Magazine St., spaisbell.com

Best Thrift Store
  1. Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Louisiana: Multiple Locations, goodwillno.org

  2. Swamp Rags Vintage: 533 St Louis St., swamprags.com

  3. Bridge House Thrift Store: Multiple Locations, bridgehouse.org

Best New Restaurant
  1. Neyow's XL: 3336 Bienville St., neyows.com

  2. Le Chat Noir: 715 St.Charles Ave., lechatnoirnola.com

  3. Bijou Restaurant & Bar: 1014 N Rampart St., bijouneworleans.com

Best Daily Specials
  1. Katie's: 3701 Iberville Street., katiesinmidcity.com

  2. Mandina's Restaurant: 3800 Canal St., mandinasrestaurant.com

  3. Joey K's: 3001 Magazine Street., joeyksrestaurant.com

Best Restaurant (French Quarter)
Best Restaurant (Marigny/Bywater)
  1. Paladar 511: 511 Marigny St., paladar511.com

  2. N7: 1117 Montegut St., n7nola.com

  3. Bywater American Bistro: 2900 Chartres St., bywateramericanbistro.com

Best Restaurant (CBD/Warehouse District)
  1. Sofia NOLA: 516 Julia St., sofianola.com

  2. Meril: 424 Girod St., emerilsrestaurants.com/meril

  3. Compère Lapin: 535 Tchoupitoulas St., comperelapin.com

Best Restaurant (Mid-City)
  1. Mandina's: 3800 Canal St., mandinasrestaurant.com

  2. Katie's: 3701 Iberville St., katiesinmidcity.com

  3. Venezia: 134 N. Carrollton Ave., venezianeworleans.net

Best Restaurant (Lakeview)
Best Restaurant (Westbank)
  1. Cafe 615 (Home of Da Wabbit): 615 Kepler St., Gretna, cafe615.com

  2. Mosca's: 4137 US-90 West, Westwego, moscasrestaurant.com

  3. Legacy Kitchen Steak + Chop: 91 Westbank Expy. #51, Gretna, legacykitchen.com

Best Restaurant (Metairie)
  1. Boulevard American Bistro: 4241 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, boulevardbistro.com

  2. Drago's: 3232 North Arnoult Rd., Metairie, dragosrestaurant.com

  3. A Tavola: 3413 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, atavo.la

Best Upscale Restaurant
  1. Restaurant August: 301 Tchoupitoulas St., restaurantaugust.com

  2. Commander's Palace: 1403 Washington Ave., commanderspalace.com

  3. Restaurant R'evolution: 777 Bienville St., revolutionnola.com

Best Budget Eats
  1. Melba's Poboys: 1525 Elysian Fields Ave., melbas.com

  2. Dat Dog: Multiple Locations, datdog.com

  3. Felipe's Mexican Taqueria: Multiple Locations, felipestaqueria.com

Best Deli
  1. Stein's Market: 2207 Magazine St., steinsdeli.com

  2. Martin's Wine Cellar: Multiple Locations, martinwine.com

  3. Kosher Cajun NY Deli & Grocery: 3519 Severn Ave., Metairie, koshercajun.com

Best Place to Get a Salad
  1. Green Goddess: 307 Exchange Pl., greengoddessrestaurant.com

  2. St. James Cheese Company: Multiple Locations, stjamescheese.com

  3. The Daily Beet: Multiple Locations, thedailybeetnola.com

Best Restaurant for Dessert
  1. Willa Jean: 611 O'Keefe Ave., willajean.com

  2. Commander's Palace: 1403 Washington Ave., commanderspalace.com

  3. Emeril's: 800 Tchoupitoulas St., emerilsrestaurants.com/emerils-new-orleans

Best Outdoor Dining
Best Romantic Date Spot
  1. Restaurant August: 301 Tchoupitoulas St., restaurantaugust.com

  2. Commander's Palace: 1403 Washington Ave., commanderspalace.com

  3. Gautreau's: 1728 Soniat St., gautreausrestaurant.com

Best Breakfast Spot
  1. The Ruby Slipper Cafe: Multiple Locations, therubyslippercafe.net

  2. Bearcat Café: Multiple Locations, bearcatcafe.com

  3. Surrey's: Multiple Locations, surreysnola.com

Best Brunch Spot
Best Diner
  1. Slim Goodies Diner: 3322 Magazine St., slimgoodiesdiner.com

  2. Camelia Grill: 626 S. Carrollton Ave., facebook.com/pages/CamelliaGrill

  3. Clover Grill: 900 Bourbon St., clovergrill.com

Best Cafe
  1. Caffe! Caffe!: Multiple Locations, caffecaffe.com

  2. The Vintage: 3121 Magazine St., thevintagenola.com

  3. Satsuma Café: Multiple Locations, satsumacafe.com

Best Chinese Restaurant
  1. Blue Giant: 1300 Magazine St., bluegiantnola.com

  2. Five Happiness: 3605 S. Carrollton Ave., facebook.com/5happiness

  3. Dian Xin: 1218 Decatur St., dianxinnola.com

Best Japanese Restaurant
  1. Rock-n-Sake: Multiple Locations, rocknsake.com

  2. Shogun: 2325 Veterans Memorial Blvd., facebook.com/pages/category/Sushi-Restaurants/Shogun-Japanese-Restaurant-and-Steak-House-172093176182090

  3. Mikimoto: 3301 S. Carrollton Ave., mikimotosushi.com

Best Thai Restaurant
  1. Cho Thai: 3218 Magazine St., chothairestaurant.com

  2. Sukho Thai: Multiple locations, sukhothai-nola.com

  3. Banana Blossom: 500 9th St., 504bananablossom.com

Best Vietnamese Restaurant
  1. Pho Bang: Multiple Locations, phobangnola.com/

  2. Lilly's Cafe: 1813 Magazine St., facebook.com/LillysCafe

  3. Mint Modern Vietnamese: 5100 Freret St.

Best BBQ Restaurant
  1. Blue Oak BBQ: 900 N. Carrollton Ave., blueoakbbq.com

  2. Central City BBQ: 1201 S. Rampart St., centralcitybbq.com

  3. Ugly Dog Saloon: 401 Andrew Higgins Blvd., theuglydogsaloon.com/

Best Italian Restaurant
  1. Vincent's: Multiple Locations, vincentsitaliancuisine.com

  2. Venezia: 134 N. Carrollton Ave., venezianeworleans.net

  3. A Tavola: 3413 Veterans Memorial Blvd., atavo.la

Best Cajun Restaurant
  1. Cochon: 930 Tchoupitoulas St. Suite A, cochonrestaurant.com

  2. Mulate's: 201 Julia St., mulates.com

  3. Trenasse: 444 St Charles Ave., trenasse.com

Best African Restaurant
  1. Bennachin: 1212 Royal St., bennachinrestaurant.com

  2. Cafe Abyssinia: 3511 Magazine St., cafeabyssinianola.com

  3. Addis Nola: 422 S. Broad Ave., addisnola.com

Best Indian Restaurant
  1. Saffron: 4128 Magazine St., saffronnola.com

  2. Nirvana Indian Cuisine: 4308 Magazine St., insidenirvana.com

  3. Mantra Indian Cuisine: 3116 S I-10 Service Rd W E., mantracuisine.net

Best Middle Eastern Restaurant
  1. Lebanon's Café: 1500 S. Carrollton Ave., lebanonscafe.com

  2. Shaya: 4213 Magazine St., shayarestaurant.com

  3. Tal's Hummus: 4800 Magazine St., ordertalsonline.com

Best Mexican Restaurant
  1. El Gato Negro: Multiple Locations, elgatonegronola.com

  2. Juan's Flying Burrito: Multiple Locations, juansflyingburrito.com

  3. Carreta's Grill: Multiple Locations, carretasgrillrestaurant.com

Best French Restaurant
  1. Café Degas: 3127 Esplanade Ave., cafedegas.com

  2. La Crêpe Nanou: 1410 Robert St., lacrepenanou.com

  3. La Petit Grocery: 4238 Magazine St., lapetitegrocery.com

Best Seafood Restaurant
  1. Felix's Restaurant & Oyster Bar: Multiple Locations, felixs.com

  2. Acme Oyster House: Multiple Locations, acmeoyster.com

  3. Deanie's Seafood: Multiple Locations, deanies.com

Best Restaurant for Boiled Seafood
  1. The Galley Seafood Restaurant: 2535 Metairie Rd., Metairie, facebook.com/The-Galley-Seafood-Restaurant

  2. Bon Temps Boulet's Seafood: 4701 Airline Hwy., bontempsboulets.com

  3. Bevi Seafood Co.: 236 N. Carrollton Ave., beviseafoodco.com

Best Steakhouse
  1. Crescent City Steakhouse: 1001 N. Broad St., crescentcitysteaks.com

  2. Desi Vega: 628 St. Charles Ave., desivegasteaks.com

  3. The Steakhouse at Harrah's New Orleans: 228 Poydras St., caesars.com

Best Creole Restaurant
  1. Neyow's Creole Café: 3332 Bienville St., neyows.com

  2. Dooky Chase's Restaurant: 2301 Orleans Ave., dookychaserestaurant.com

  3. Creole House Restaurant & Oyster Bar: 509 Canal St., creolehouserestaurant.com

Best Bar Food
  1. Ernst Café: 600 S. Peters St., ernstcafe.com

  2. Buffa's Bar & Restaurant: 1001 Esplanade Ave., buffasrestaurant.com

  3. Down the Hatch: 1921 Sophie Wright Pl., downthehatchnola.com/

Best Coffee Shop
  1. PJ's Coffee: Multiple Locations, pjscoffee.com

  2. French Truck Coffee: Multiple Locations, frenchtruckcoffee.com

  3. CC's Coffee House: Multiple Locations, ccscoffee.com

Best Vegetarian Menu
  1. Carmo: 527 Julia St., cafecarmo.com

  2. The Daily Beet: Multiple Locations, thedailybeetnola.com

  3. Bearcat Café: Multiple Locations, bearcatcafe.com

Best Roast Beef Po-Boy
  1. Tracey's Original Irish Channel Bar: 2604 Magazine St., traceysnola.com

  2. Parasol's: 2533 Constance St., facebook.com/ParasolsNOLA

  3. R&O's: 216 Metairie-Hammond Hwy., r-opizza.com

Best Shrimp Po-Boy
  1. Short Stop Poboys: 119 Transcontinental Dr., Metairie, shortstoppoboysno.com

  2. Melba's Poboys: 1525 Elysian Fields Ave., melbas.com

  3. Guy's Po-Boys: 5259 Magazine St, facebook.com/guyspoboysnola

Best Oyster Po-Boy
  1. Parkway Bakery & Tavern: 538 Hagan Ave., parkwaypoorboys.com

  2. Domilise's Po-Boy and Bar: 5240 Annunciation St., domilisespoboys.com

  3. NOLA Poboys: 908 Bourbon St., facebook.com/NolaPoboys/

Best Wings
  1. Bayou Hot Wings: 6221 S. Claiborne Ave., bayouhotwings.com

  2. Hooters: Multiple Locations, hooterslouisiana.com

  3. Chicken & Watermelon: Multiple Locations, boogiebird.com

Best Fried Chicken
  1. Willie Mae's Scotch House: Multiple Locations, williemaesnola.com

  2. The Original Fiorella's Cafe: 5325 Franklin Ave., originalfiorellas.com

  3. Dooky Chase's Restaurant: 2301 Orleans Ave., dookychaserestaurant.com

Best Hamburger
  1. Port of Call: 838 Esplanade Ave., portofcallnola.com

  2. The Company Burger: Multiple Locations, thecompanyburger.com

  3. Bub's Burger: 4413 Banks St., bubsnola.com/

Best Pasta
  1. Venezia: 134 N. Carrollton Ave., venezianeworleans.net

  2. Vincent's: Multiple Locations, vincentsitaliancuisine.com

  3. Impastato's: 3400 16th St. Metairie, impastatos.com

Best Sushi
  1. Mikimoto: 3301 S. Carrollton Ave., mikimotosushi.com

  2. Hana Japanese Restaurant: 8116 Hampson St., hanasushinola.com

  3. Rock-n-Sake: Multiple Locations, rocknsake.com

Best Taco/Burrito
  1. Felipe's Mexican Taqueria: Multiple Locations, felipestaqueria.com

  2. Juan's Flying Burrito: Multiple Locations, juansflyingburrito.com

  3. Rum House: 3128 Magazine St., therumhouse.com

Best Pizza
  1. Reginelli's Pizzeria: Multiple Locations, reginellis.com

  2. Fat Boy Pizza: 2565 Metairie Rd., Metairie, eatfatboyspizza.com

  3. Pizza Domenica: Multiple Locations, pizzadomenica.com

Best Sno-Ball
  1. Hansen's Sno-Bliz: 4801 Tchoupitoulas St., facebook.com/snobliz

  2. Imperial Woodpecker Sno-Balls: 3511 Magazine St., iwsnoballs.com

  3. Pandora's Snowballs: 901 N. Carrollton Ave., facebook.com/PandorasSnowballs/

Best King Cake
  1. Haydel's Bakery: 4037 Jefferson Hwy., haydelsbakery.com

  2. Dong Phuong: 14207 Chef Menteur Hwy., dpbakeshop.com

  3. Manny Randazzo Original King Cakes: 3515 N. Hullen St., Metairie, randazzokingcake.com

Best Art Gallery
  1. Simon of New Orleans: 1028 Jackson Ave., simonofneworleans.com

  2. Becky Fos: 2138 Magazine St., beckyfos.com

  3. Dr. Bob's Folk Art: 3027 Chartres St., drbobart.net

Best Local Artist
  1. Becky Fos: 2138 Magazine St., beckyfos.com

  2. Frenchy: 8328 Oak St., frenchylive.com

  3. Simon of New Orleans: 1028 Jackson Ave., simonofneworleans.com

Best Museum
  1. New Orleans Museum of Art: 1 Collins Diboll Cir., noma.org

  2. The National WWII Museum: 945 Magazine St., nationalww2museum.org

  3. New Orleans Jazz Museum: 400 Esplanade Ave., nolajazzmuseum.org