The Abbey

Bar · French Quarter

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These Are New Orleans’s Essential Dive Bars

"A true night of debauchery in the Quarter wouldn’t be complete without a stop in the Abbey, especially given its Lower Decatur location (aka where dreams go to die). It’s claim to fame is that they got Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt drunk." - Eater Staff

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1123 Decatur St, New Orleans, LA 70116 Get directions

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