Betty's Bar & Bistro

Betty's took over the corner of Burgundy and St. Peter that French Quarter regulars knew for years as the 700 Club, and it kept the soul of the place while adding something the gay strip always lacked: genuinely good food. It works as a neighborhood bar first, with bartenders who learn your name, and a bistro second, serving comfort plates late into the night when everywhere else has surrendered to pizza slices. A quieter, friendlier counterpoint to the Bourbon Street megabars two blocks away, and an easy first stop before a Fruit Loop crawl.