Cooter Brown’s Tavern and Oyster Bar

September 21, 2008
If you are visiting the Big Easy, consider this place it’s convenient to get to and the beer selection may be the best in the city. Take the trolley ($1) from the French Quarter up St Charles St to the river bend area stop (the conductor will let you know), then it’s a half block walk. Local, laid back, time tested atmosphere that’s popular on game days. If you want food, you order from next door and take it into the bar area (separate owners, but they thrive on each other). It’s a large menu, dominated by subs and sandwiches, and everything we had was very good. Beer selection was the best available and limited only by lack of more creative distributorship. You will find Chimay and Franziskaner among the Abita and Dixie. Then an unrushed ride back into diversity of the Vieux Carre.

April 5, 2008
Around the corner from the last stop on the St. Charles line. Dive college sports bar atmosphere, with short order food/sandwiches. Sticky tables and a loud atmosphere with many TVs. Decent beer selection, however, with many Belgian and other imports, along with a decent selection of craft micros. Worth a stop if you’re on that side of town.

January 12, 2008
In town for the 2008 BCS game Sorry to say MY BUCKEYES did not win. This palace has a great selection of brews. There is a lot on tap and a great selections of bottles. The food was GREAT. The killer rings a must have. I had the Cooter Philly that is now called the LOOTER. maybe some thing to do with the storm that hit a few years ago??? O YA.

December 3, 2006
A sentimental favorite of mine. I first went here during college road trips to Mardi Gras. Best oysters in town when you consider the price. Great beer selection with fun stuff on tap. An easy ride on the street car through the Garden District from the convention center. The head collection is getting impressive- it’s now a must see.

March 15, 2006
First off, lowest points for ambience for two reasons- It was cold as fuck inside, despite it being a very mild evening outside and it is a sorta strange version of your normal beer dedicated bar. I froze my ass of in there. Service gets medium marks because there is no table service; you get everything form the bar. They were freindly enough, but I wanted a damn waitress. Excellent slection though and seemed to be well maintained.

August 18, 2005
They probably have the best beer selection in New Orleans. Great selection of domestic and imported beers. They have pool tables and many flat screen tv’s to watch sports on. Alway packed on sundays during football season. Their food is top notch bar food, and they have a decent size menu. Probably have some of the best bar food in the city.