Carousel Bar at the Monteleone Hotel, New Orleans

The Carousel at the Monteleone Hotel - New Orleans, Louisiana

One of my favorite bars in New Orleans. The decor has changed a lot, unfortunately, but the round bar still rotates! And the cocktails are excellent. I recommend the Vieux Carré, invented at the Monteleone Hotel in 1938 by Walter Bergeron.

Monteleone Hotel
214 Royal Street  New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 523-3341
Open daily, 7 days a week from 11:00am – 1:00am

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Postcard Panorama

An early postcard of the Bali Hai on Shelter Island in San Diego, which opened in 1953 as the hut, and became the Bali Hai in 1955. Still open and recently remodeled in a good way - more true to this look than the 1990s tropical remodel was. Click on the photo to see without the moire effect.