Great beer, live music, and a deep list of premium spirits make this storefront bar a hipster destination (it's an outpost of the New York City joint, after all). Most evenings, half of the dark cypress space is sealed off until bands take the tiny rear stage. For a fish-eye view of passing street traffic, jockey for a front booth by the aquariumlike wraparound windows.
Open daily; hours vary.
The sister club of d.b.a. New York, the New Orleans edition mixes local music talent with the occasional touring act, adds an impressive list of beer and lets it ride inside a dark wood, intimate setting. Regulars - some talented - like to cut the rug on Sunday evenings, but amateurs can take free swing dance lessons from Amy and Chance at 4:30 p.m. It's a great place for music lovers who can't...
Good spirits of the liquid and atmospheric varieties draw beer lovers and professionals to this agreeable, upscale Marigny watering hole.:
The Scene The Big Apple meets the Big Easy. The original d.b.a. was born in New York City in the early 1990s, and is still one of the most popular pubs in the famed East Village; this Faubourg Marigny outpost opened in June 2000…