The Carousel Bar & Lounge

Classy spot for a cocktail . If you're down for a weekend, make time to sit at the revolving bar (14 mins round trip!) and just chill for a bit. 10x classier crowd than what you'll find on Bourbon St.

We enjoyed the Fleur de Lis and Pimm's Cup No. 1. The bartender , Neil, is an absolute pleasure and quickly becoming a celebrity as he was recently featured on Travel Channel 's Booze Traveler TV show.

As seen on the Booze Traveler, this place has strong and incredible cocktails . Classier than Anything next door on Bourbon street. Come take a spin on the ride!

Competition for a seat at the carousel can be fierce, but it's worth it for the novelty. The drinks are great, and the Vieux Carré (invented here) and Sazerac (a NOLA classic) are popular choices.

Best New Orleans cocktails we had while in town ! If you want to try an authentic Pimms Cup or Sazerac , this is the place to go to! Try the Peychauds Aperitivo during a hot day!

Nice place for a fancy cocktail in the French Quarter. Try their Signature Cocktail : the Vieux Carre . Made with Bulleit Rye Whiskey , Hennessy, Sweet Vermouth , Benedictine, Angostura & bitters .

The whole carousel decor is definitely really cool and fun to look at... but it's simply a rotating floor/bar with expensive (but strong and rich) specialty cocktails !!

Great ambiance at the Hotel Monteome. Usually always packed with tourists so grab a seat the revolving bar . Jazz music is usually played live at night.

The spinning bar is a fun unique experience. Cocktails are good and authentic , must wait to get a seat at the carousel it is always usually busy, better to go not during peak hours.

The atmosphere is very cheerful with live music EVERYNIGHT. And beautiful martinis selection. Do plan to spend a few bucks at this hotel bar . Did I mention that the bar is an actual rotating Carousel.

Get one of the 25 seats at the rotating carousel bar and order the Fleur de Lis. Be patient, or chat up a person at the end of their cocktail and ask politely to take the seat once they're finished!

Great bar bites ! Just what we needed to hit the spot before a late dinner . Drinks were great - Hurricane was excellent! Fun to sit in a beautiful place and relax with a cold drink.

Great bar due to the novelty of the carousel and the drinks are well made, though it can hard to find a seat early evening depending on the day.

a gorgeous bar with fabulous cocktails . the fleur de los was my favorite, and it’s also a great spot for a sazerac .

The famous Carousel Bar . Get a classic cocktail like an Old Fashioned , Sazerac or Vieux Carre and sit at the rotating bar . The crawfish and crab beignet appetizer is delicious.

Hands down my favorite bar to visit every time I go to New Orleans. My favorite drink is the goody. Very tropical drink . If you can, sit down at the bar that rotates.

Spot a drunk person standing on the rotating carousel around the bar . Position yourself so they bump into you without trying. Make them buy you a Sazerac as an apology. Success.

If you can get a seat - it is a lot of fun! Definitely a must do in NOLA. Great cocktails . Stay for one drink

he Carousel Bar specializes in a rye whiskey Sazerac or an antebellum version made with Pierre Ferrand 1840 Cognac and absinthe . Read more

Travis the bartender is a real professional. Made a perfect Ramos Gin Fizz and Pimms Cup....with style and panache . Recommended.

Cool atmosphere. The revolving carousel will make you feel you've been drinking hard. First-come-first-served basis may create competition for seats. Go for the French 007 and everything will be OK

Have a seat at the rotating bar and grab a bourbon drink. Takes a second to adjust but super fun. Bartenders can talk bourbon all day.

Fantastic unique experience. The rotating bar is full so expect to wait for someone to get up. The place is bigger with a second bar and a live band .

Really cool place, ordered a drink at the other bar and waited until a seat was available at the revolving one to become available, great time!

Fleur de lis and French 007 cocktails . People constantly coming and going so there's a decent chance of getting a seat!

Don't be scared off by the fact it is a hotel bar . Fun for everyone and awesome drinks.

Great music & great bourbon ! Hop on the carousel, if you can. Seats are hard to come by. Fun place

Bar makes a full rotation in about 15 minutes. Sit on for a spin and check out their liquor collection! They can make just about anything! Ps they have Pisco !

One of my favorite NOLA spots. A true classic and beautiful place. Get a seat at the spinning carousel while you can - they go quickly!

Nice hotel with a quirky rotating bar . Good quality cocktails with an apparently famous and well-renowned cocktail bartender (not Tom Cruise ).

There is seating in other places, but let's be honest: you're here for the Carousel. Order a cocktail (I suggest a Sazerac , you're in NOLA) and chat with the bartenders .

Do yourself a favor and visit it during the day and mid-week. It's much quieter and less touristy . Anything you get will be expertly mixed, but all the old fashioned drinks are delish.

My favorite bar in New Orleans. Great Sazeracs . Same bartenders for years. Great service.

COOL NICHE BAR . NOT MANY SEATS AND PEOPLE LINGER TOO LONG BUT NICE TO SAY I'VE BEEN THERE. THE BAR TEAM IS MESMERIZING TRYING TOI WORK IN THAT SMALL SPACE

Fun bar ! Might be hard to find a seat. Best alone or only 2 people. Drinks are great!

Fun bar for a pinky up drink, but still with some live music vibes. Bar tenders aren’t the fastest but aye, it’s the big easy

You don't have to sit in one of the seats at the revolving bar but you should try a French 75 and their invention, the Vieux Carre cocktail .

Start your night here with a nicer cocktail and crowd before you devolve into a Bourbon Street Monster.

Get a barstool if you can. Order a Vieux Carré and while the world is spinning around you, imagine what this place was like when the drink was invented here in 1938.

The bar bites are amazing. Seafood beignets and the jambalaya , crawfish pie and file gumbo trio are out of this world.

Love the bar . Had to wait a few minutes to get a seat but so worth it! Bartenders are nice and good at their job

The bar spins . And not in the “I’ve had a few too many it’s spinning way.” A little hokey, but a trip or two around is worth it when you taste the tender’s first drink. Best bet? A Ramos gin fizz .

Sit at the bar long enough to watch the bartenders hop over the bar . Enjoy the great drinks along the way, and you might not be able to walk straight once the twirling stops.

Grab a vieux carre , fleur-de-lis or any of their other classic cocktails , you really can't go wrong here.

Classy clientele, a nice break from the Bourbon St. madness. They make a great Sazerac !

Belly up to the spinning carousel bar and order a fancy cocktail , preferably something with dramamine.

Hands down the coolest bar I've ever spun around. It is a real, revolving carousel and it is so cool!

Gets packed leading up to the weekend but drinking on a bar that slowly rotates is always fun to say to friends.

I am a gin addict and the Gin Fizz was great- not too sweet, strong, or weak. Ambience is great even though it looks stuffy from the outside.

Vieux Carré is a must. Since they invented the damn thing, they clearly know what they're doing!