The Quarter

Downstairs at The Quarter is a lively bar and restaurant serving a yummy food menu of Creole specialties and an ample slate of well-prepared craft cocktails (not surprisingly, New Orleans' signature cocktail, the sazerac — cognac, absinthe, peychaud bitters, and a sugar cube — is the specialty of the house). Upstairs you've got the far more chilled-out "Llama Lounge", with darts, pool, foosball, a slew of vintage arcade and pinball games, comfy couches to relax on, and the only bathrooms in the building. And everywhere you go, the vibe is convivial and classics from the '70s and '80s bump on the jukebox (that is, when the place isn't hosting a live jazz concert).

• nightlife

Address

26 Virginia Pl

Getting there

Metro Bus 11, 25 or 29; Metro Rail: Allen-Medical Campus

Website

thebuffaloquarter.com (opens in a new tab)