Bourbon Street

Surrounded by building facades designed to resemble the Southern Gothic elegance of New Orleans, Bourbon Street is like two bars rolled into one. The inside "neighborhood pub" bar has an old-style brass and oak bar, pleather bar stools and a jazz club ambiance that almost beckons you to light up a cigar. Save it for the courtyard, with its extensive patio and covered-stable setup overlooked by soaring balconies and ... you guessed it, two more bars. Billed as a neighborhood piano/jazz bar, Bourbon Street's claim to notoriety is regular singing guest Janice Edwards, whose Billie Holiday-meets-Aretha Franklin approach to each tune garners multiple ovations every Thursday and Sunday. To keep the crowds coming, Bourbon Street packs the rest of its week with an equally impressive lineup. Tuesdays boast one of the city's best karaoke competitions, with themes ranging from "female teen idols" to "songs I never want to hear again." On Wednesdays and Saturdays, the inside bar is packed with bin