New Orleans, LADive Bars

A tiny late-night neighborhood dive off Oak Street, open every night of the year and strung with retro Christmas lights year-round. Gambit readers voted it the city's dive bar of choice in 2025, and the cramped, dimly lit room is a Carrollton institution for regulars who want a drink after midnight.

A Mid-City fixture that Gambit readers voted both the city's dive bar and neighborhood bar of choice in the same 2025 poll. The unpretentious room draws a loyal crowd for stiff pours and easy conversation, splitting the difference between a corner bar and a genuine dive with equal comfort.

A 24-hour Magazine Street institution famous for cheap drinks and an anything-goes atmosphere at any hour. Gambit readers voted it among the city's dive and late-night favorites in 2025, and the Uptown corner keeps its doors open around the clock for a crowd that never quite thins out.

A venerable St. Claude Avenue dive in the Bywater with a long, storied history and a decades-old, cluttered look that regulars guard fiercely. Gambit's 100-plus bar guide counts it among the city's essential rooms, and the space still hosts late nights that feel unchanged by the years.

Open 24 hours just off Bourbon Street, this is a rare genuine dive amid the French Quarter's tourist bars, with an international beer list and a full run of bar food. Gambit's 100-plus bar guide counts it among the city's essential rooms for a drink at any hour.