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The Sazerac Bar

New Orleans, USA · Historic grand-hotel cocktail bar · North America

The Sazerac Bar occupies a restored room at The Roosevelt, with an African-walnut bar and Paul Ninas murals. Its namesake cocktail and Ramos Gin Fizz anchor a programme of New Orleans classics, seasonal creations, wines and spirits.

Description source · Checked 2026-09-20

Plan Your Visit

130 Roosevelt Way, New Orleans, LA 70130, USA

Style
Historic grand-hotel cocktail barChecked 2026-09-20 · Source
Hours
Sunday–Thursday 11:00–00:00; Friday–Saturday 11:00–01:00.Checked 2026-10-01 · Source
Prices
The hotel’s live Sazerac Bar menu lists the house Sazerac at $22, Coffee House Sazerac at $23 and Cognac Sazerac at $24; a French 75 is $20.Checked 2026-09-28 · Source
Menu
View the venue’s menu ↗Checked 2026-10-01 · Source

Hours and menus can change. Check the venue’s latest details before visiting.

The score & its evidence

Seven signals. One score.

24.9 / 100

The composite combines the seven weighted signals and the published adjustments. The chart shows each signal before weighting.

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Signal / 100Score
Guest ratings
76.4
World's 50 Best
—None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
Top 500 Bars
38.6
Spirited Awards
—None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
Regional Recognition
—None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
Serious press
4.2
Social Vibes
61.6

Weights: Guest ratings 23% · World's 50 Best 12% · Top 500 Bars 10% · Spirited 12% · Regional Recognition 18% · Press 10% · Social Vibes 15%

Missing evidence, confirmed none and evidence outside a scoring window each contribute zero. We do not redistribute their fixed weight to other signals.

Social Vibes

Score read updated:

positive2 mentions· high confidence

Sentiment score

88/ 100

Score context

Roosevelt Hotel art-deco room with Paul Ninas murals, white-coat bartenders, Sazerac and Ramos Gin Fizz. CNT and Eater treat it as the city's official-cocktail chapel; tourist crush, hotel prices and noise are the usual gripes.

Guest score details

What guests like

  • namesake Sazerac
  • Ramos Gin Fizz history
  • Paul Ninas murals
  • white-coat service

What to know

  • hotel pricing
  • crowded and loud
  • tourist-politician mix
Source excerpt
“You can almost sense the history as you walk into the Roosevelt Hotel's signature bar.”

Source: cntraveler.com (linked below)

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Crowd signal

Google 4.6★ across 1,227 reviews.

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Awards

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Regional Recognition

Regional and national lists, local awards and bartender peer picks considered for this room's Regional Recognition score. The strongest result from each program and year scores; assessed guides use the latest accepted dated status once.

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Reviews & press