Bud Rip's Old 9th Ward Bar

On a new quest to walk to some bars I haven't been to or at least don't recall visiting we checked out Bud's. A great space with friendly service, good lighting, this historic old bar has a wonderful local beer list. One thing i question based on the taste of their tap beers is how often they clean their lines because they weren't tasting quite right. So while I really loved the experience it seems like a little upkeep is needed.

This place is my go to in New Orleans. It is far from a dive bar, but it is an awesome bar in the neighborhood. They often have food pop-ups of all sort, and tonight was no different - a pop-up with delicious pork tamales by Crunchy Munch (pictured).We had just com from hanging out on Frenchmen Street, and wanted to stop for a night cap before heading home.The vibe was wonderful....there was a nice crowd, the DJ was pumping one danceable tube after the other, and the bartenders were doing their usual of greeting every guest at the bar warmly and serving up one delicious cocktail after the other.If you've never been, stop cheating yourself and stop in! You won't be disappointed.

Met up with friends to plan our summer hurricane plans and support our friends with their smashburger pop-up. Kind of dark inside, but clean and uncluttered. Extensive beer choices, though samples of the taps can be requested to narrow your choices! Bathrooms were clean and a cigarette machine is on site. We left around 9 as the evening musical act began loading in. At that point staff started to board up 2 or the 3 entrances/exits to minimize neighborhood sound pollution but even then the decibel level increased significantly. Loud venue late night. For conversation based get together, go early.

Came to Bud Rip's to kick-off a Halloween weekend bar crawl. This bar is the perfect spot kick-off a bar crawl and there's plenty of space inside and out. The staff was super friendly and the drinks were super reasonable. This is a true neighborhood gem and the regulars who make up the bar were all super cool. You can tell this bar has so many great stories and I can't imagine who all has crossed those doors.Y'all have to check out this bar and get ready for a good time!*They were adhering to all COVID-19 related protocols during October 2021.

Historical Old wood Cement floor Smells like the French Quarter But for some of us that's home Tonight they have a DJCumbia music Seating is actually nice and quite available with half booths along the wall Air-conditioning is limited so drink more to cool off Parking can be difficult because it is street parking with lots of one way streets Local neighborhood bar come in and visit

Needs an extra bartender but great ambiance and music. Bonus photo booth in back and some nice dinner places nearby.

It's a cool neighborhood bar in a cool little neighborhood. Bywater.. Decent prices. Nice big bar, with lots of choices. Great place on a Saturday afternoon for a couple of "pops" (lol).It was fun after brunch in the area. I'll go back next time I'm around there.

Cheap drinks and a heavy poor. The decor alone is worthy of a trip to this establishment. Western style doors, disco balls and a diverse crowd of locals makes this place one of my all time favorites. Definitely a local dive you need to experience.

I bought a beer here and it tasted pretty good. The people who were working poured it for me and I paid them money for it and then I drank it in the bar. I liked how they played music so we could listen to music! It was very fun!

According to the signage, Bud Rip's has been around since 1960, but what does a year matter when a place is this timeless. It's Your Neighborhood Bar. You feel like you've been here before countless times, yet know that really, it's only your first time. The moment you cross the threshold but you feel immediately at home and compelled to stay. It may be filled at 10pm with people still there from happy hour. There's no scene. No cool DJ. No craft cocktail list. No taps for that matter, but who cares? The hipsters haven't yet besmirched it with their lousy irony and it's not a faux dive or, for that matter, a real dive. It is just what it is and that's a comfortable, friendly place with a loooong-ass gorgeous old bar for you to sit your ass at, pressed tin surrounding you as well as people having a good time, whether in groups or sitting there alone and chatting with the jovial bartender. I don't even mind the TVs.At one point, we engaged our friendly proprietor in a discussion about the history of the space and the bar, after he determined that I had lost in a competitive game of rock, paper, scissors (I really suck at games. Sue me). He produced an old newspaper article with a photo of the structure across the street and a story... uh I was deep into my cups by then and shamefully admit that I don't recall what that was about but I remember him saying before this bar was Bud Rips in 1960, it was also a bar/pub in the earlier half of the century *and* the bar itself is about 100 years old.That's what I'm talking about. I dig Bud Rip's. I dig it really hard.