It’s easy to miss this compact but mighty cocktail bar on N. Rampart Street just steps from the Saenger, in a corner of the Schaeffer Hotel two blocks in from Canal. The historic 1923 building is ...

Dame Helen Mirren herself recommends this joint: A few years ago, she told Kelly Clarkson that Pal’s is the best bar in New Orleans. Enough said. But Bayou St. John neighbors already loved the place, ...