735 Nightclub and Bar
735 Bourbon St., New Orleans, LA 70116 [Map It]
(504) 581-6740
Neighborhood: French Quarter
Description: Dance music for the 2lst Century and beyond.

Beach Club
610 Bourbon St., New Orleans, LA 70116 [Map It]
(504) 529-1728, (800) 475-3649
Neighborhood: French Quarter

Bourbon Pub/Parade
801 Bourbon St., New Orleans, LA 70116 [Map It]
(504) 529-2107
Neighborhood: French Quarter

Bourbon Street Blues Company
441 Bourbon St., New Orleans, LA 70130 [Map It]
(504) 566-1507
Neighborhood: French Quarter
Description: Live music (presumably blues) every night plus a three-for-one Happy Hour from 4 p.m. until 9 p.m., as well as karaoke and a balcony overlooking Bourbon Street.

Café Beignet
311 Bourbon St., New Orleans, LA 70130 [Map It]
(504) 525-2611
Neighborhood: French Quarter

Cafe Lafitte In Exile
901 Bourbon St., New Orleans, LA 70116 [Map It]
(504) 522-8397
Neighborhood: French Quarter
Description: Cafe Lafitte In Exile, the oldest gay bar in the United States, features the best video bar in the Quarter and is a favorite meeting place. Upstairs is a chic and sleek game room with pinball machines, pool tables and Internet access.

Cat's Meow
701 Bourbon St., New Orleans, LA 70116 [Map It]
(504) 523-2788
Neighborhood: French Quarter

Chris Owens Club
500 Bourbon St., New Orleans, LA 70130 [Map It]
(504) 523-6400
Neighborhood: French Quarter
Description: The eternally glamorous Ms. Owens delivers an elegant dose of Las Vegas to Bourbon Street with her Latin Rhythms band commencing at 8:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday with the star herself taking the stage at 10 p.m. Reservations recommended. This is the way floor shows used to be back in the days when women wouldn't leave home without their white gloves and men indulged in the three-martini lunch.

Daiquiri Delite Shop
300 Bourbon St., Royal Sonesta Hotel, New Orleans, LA 70130 [Map It]
(504) 529-2697
Neighborhood: French Quarter

Famous Door (The)
339 Bourbon St., New Orleans, LA 70130 [Map It]
(504) 598-4334
Neighborhood: French Quarter
Description: Long-time Bourbon St. impresario John Wehner presents R&B and show dance bands seven nights a week.

Fat Tuesday
633 Bourbon St., New Orleans, LA 70130 [Map It]
(504) 524-5185
Neighborhood: French Quarter

Fritzel's European Jazz Pub
733 Bourbon St., New Orleans, LA 70116 [Map It]
(504) 561-0432
Neighborhood: French Quarter
Description: Recently under new management, Fritzel's continues to offer fine trad jazz by Jack Maheu and Ryan Burrage weekly, Wednesdays though Sundays. Special musical guests from Europe generally perform as well during Mardi Gras & Jazz Fest.

Funky Pirate
727 Bourbon St., New Orleans, LA 70116 [Map It]
(504) 523-1960, (800) 475-3649
Neighborhood: French Quarter
Description: Long time Bourbon Street hang of Big Al Carson & the Blues Masters, the F.P. features raunchy blues from late afternoon to the wee, wee hours.

Jester Gateway Mardi Gras
200 Bourbon St., New Orleans, LA 70130 [Map It]
(504) 565-5321
Neighborhood: French Quarter

Jester Mardi Gras Daiquiris
619 Bourbon St., New Orleans, LA 70130 [Map It]
(504) 299-1900
Neighborhood: French Quarter

Jester Mardi Gras Daiquiris
401 Bourbon St., New Orleans, LA 70130 [Map It]
(504) 586-8282
Neighborhood: French Quarter

Krazy Korner
640 Bourbon St., New Orleans, LA 70130 [Map It]
(504) 524-3157
Neighborhood: French Quarter
Description: A good place to go nuts: R&B seven nights a week.

Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop
941 Bourbon St., New Orleans, LA 70116 [Map It]
(504) 593-9761
Neighborhood: French Quarter

Maison Bourbon Jazz Club
641 Bourbon St., New Orleans, LA 70130 [Map It]
(504) 522-8818
Neighborhood: French Quarter
Description: This stalwart Bourbon Street Dixieland & traditional jazz club currently features bands led by young jazz lion Jamil Sharif, as well as trad favorites Jamie Wight and Dwayne Burns.

Mystick Den Lounge
340 Bourbon St., New Orleans, LA 70130 [Map It]
(504) 553-2372
Neighborhood: French Quarter
Description: New Orleans specialty drinks and hot libations are served up at this jazzy lobby lounge. Happy hour and patio courtyard service.

Napoleon's Itch
734 Bourbon St., New Orleans, LA 70116 [Map It]
(504) 371-5450
Neighborhood: French Quarter

Old Absinthe House
240 Bourbon St., New Orleans, LA 70130 [Map It]
(504) 523-3181
Neighborhood: French Quarter
Description: For almost 200 years the Old Absinthe House bar has been a staple of life in the French Quarter. Located on the corner of Rue Bourbon and Rue Bienville, the cooper-topped wooden bar captivates patrons as they sip their favorite beverages and the sights and sounds of the French Quarter trickle into this comfy tavern.

Old Opera House
601 Bourbon St., New Orleans, LA 70130 [Map It]
(504) 522-3265
Neighborhood: French Quarter
Description: No opera but plenty of other live, local music seven nights a week.

Oz (The)
800 Bourbon St., , New Orleans, LA 70116 [Map It]
(504) 593-9491
Neighborhood: French Quarter

Papa Joe's Tropical Isle
600 Bourbon St., New Orleans, LA 70130 [Map It]
(504) 529-1728
Neighborhood: French Quarter