Aunt Tiki's

I came here every single night for about a week, I stayed at a hotel a few blocks away so it was a consistent stop. Jordan, Justin, Victoria, Heath, Carlo, Jamie, Bo are all amazing individuals. Jordan has the cutest outfits and such a spunk to her it’s contagious in all the best ways. Justin is top dog in charge but man is he good conversation and made us feel safe while it was hectic outside, a genuine pleasure to be around. Victoria is the sweetest pea of a person but also a bad ass! Heath is the man for all talking- he will educate you on things you think you know but in the best way a conversation can go. Carlo is intelligent and knows all New Orleans, while Jamie is a baddie who makes a mean drink with the best jokes. Bo is the handsomest gentlemen here who gives his all to every customer. This place has character, spunk, and decently priced drinks. TIP YOUR BARTNEDERS BECAUSE THEY ARE ALL AMAZING.

5 star dive bar with the best staff you could possibly ask for. Victoria went above and beyond to make us out of towners feel welcome and comfortable. We stopped by for at least one drink every day of our stay, just because she made us feel so welcome the first night in town. It’s definitely a locals punk rock bar, but that was exactly what we were looking for! Highly recommend if you want to rub elbows with real NoLa locals.

It's a punk rock dive bar. The bartenders were kind and chatty. Drink prices are cheap and the stereo doesn't play crap. Anyway, if you love and support your local dive bars, this one is for you.

The bartenders are way to hot! I can't focus on my drinks. It's not fair. And they care about my hydration. It's despicable

This is in my top ten “dive” bars!! Went there every day/night on my last visit to NOLA just to make sure. This is a very local bar. Sit back, find your place to fit in. Go in with an open mind and respect the locals. You could easily get in trouble being rude. There is a varied cast of characters throughout the day and gets more varied as the night goes on. We befriended one lady that lived in a bus and she took us to some places we would have NEVER found on our own. Had so much fun while we were there. Will always go when there.

Wanna sample a relaxed old New Orleans bar? Then come here¡

Punk Rock Dive Bar. Tiki is a bit of a buried aesthetic, you won't get blender drinks here but they're lovely people and reasonably priced drinks. Cash Only.

This place! Music. People. The good vibes. Gritty dive bar w all the charm. Avoid the tourist traps, this bar is it.

One of my most favorite drinking spots in the FQ. Great bartenders and really fun locals. Lots of visitors have a great time here but don't come with attitude and then get surprised when the staff or the patrons don't put up with you. Great snack options in the vending machine as well as smokes. Both machines take cards but the bar is cash only, there is an ATM for convenience. Oddities and fun decor make it a cozy place to be. Would recommend to anyone that doesn't suck :)

Odd little shotgun style dive bar on Decatur, near Hex. It's not a tiki bar, not at all. I called it the not-at-all-tiki-bar-tiki-bar. It's dark, dank, smells like wet concrete. The bathrooms are not for the faint of heart. It's also cash only. Interesting bar tender and locals. Friendly to out-of-towners. They charge $2 for a glass of tap water.

If there is a divier dive bar then let me know. They're open 24/7?!? Whaaaat. You MIGHT come across a local but you'll definitely come across tourists. It is CASH ONLY. There's an ATM inside so don't worry. But if you like dive bars, this is right up your alley. Idk if smoking is allowed inside but it's a good time.

Coming from a state with strict drinking laws, the biggest thing I wanted to do in New Orleans was drink in a cool bar until the sun came up. This was THE SPOT for that. We were able to find nearby street parking but if it was a busier time of day, I can see parking being a hassle and I'd probably Uber in that case. We came in at 4am on a Thursday and the bar seats were almost full with friendly, colorful people. The bartender was a really friendly guy and made delicious drinks. I ordered an old fashioned but I guess I underestimated how divey this place actually was because I didn't expect it to be a served in a tiny plastic cup but it was. It was still a damn good old fashioned, the bartender did the best he could with his resources and it was well balanced and strong. The prices were really good but be forewarned: it is cash only, you should make sure you have some cash to avoid the $4 service fee from the ATM. There's a nice little nook in the back where you can sit back on some old church pews, kick your feet up and relax. Its not too loud and they played cool songs I had never heard before. The other patrons were nice and talkative, we felt very welcome and at home despite being tourists. I would highly recommend this spot

Absolute ripoff, from England originally but I'm local, lived here for 18 years, went to the bar for a beer, $6 for a reg beer when everyone else is paying $3. Be careful.

Still love this place. Walked in with a sandwich from Verdi Mardi and asked if I could eat it there. Of course I was welcomed! Not much has changed...fixed the broken window but now glass in the door is shattered. Cash only but cheap prices.

Poor tourists, getting angry because it's not a tiki bar. As others have mentioned, it's a clever play on the fact that it's adjacent to an antique place. Back before my time, it was a place called Jewel's Tavern. (An fyi to tourists - they didn't actually have jewels there.) It's a cool, low-key hangout with about ... I'd guess 75 -80% locals the times I've been there. It's a great dive, though by no means the diviest in the city. I had a blast last year watching KdV and krewedelusion go down the street. Or maybe it was year before last ...? I'm not sure. I've slept and drank since then.

open 24/7 cash only cheap prices love the decor & good music

Stopped into Aunt Tiki's for a quick beer on Saturday night. A dive bar with a metal feel, it draws in a unique crowd for cheap drinks. Quality: A solid dive bar, but the music selection was not my favorite. It is definitely a vibe for some, just not for me. Can't complain too much about the cheap drinks. Quantity: Cheap drinks, standard pours. Value: $4-$8 for a Beer. Cash only bar. Ambiance: Aunt Tiki's is a dive bar with a metal feel to it located in the French Quarter. It has some tiki decor, but I would not classify it as such. The playlist and the horror focus made it feel like a punk, metal, or biker bar. They have a few seats around the bar, an area in the front that looks like it is made for live music or a DJ, and a small room with seats in the back. Crowd: Small crowd on Saturday night, lots of regulars. Service: Laid back and efficient bartender. Parking: A few street spots out front.

Dive bars don't get better than this... and they have an old school barber chair. It's open 24 hours, on a cool stretch of dive bars.

One of our favorite places when we come here every halloween. We met Fox the bartender and Corrine, and they are wonderful!

Yeah, this place is just ok. Bring cash and leave your expectations of Tiki bar at the door -- not even leave them down the block. We showed up on a Saturday expecting a tiki place, it's a dive bar. Like proper dive. We were surprised but we came to drink so whatever. We saw this happen to three other groups in the span of two hours. We also saw one bartender begin to get frustrated people were confused it's a dive. Like, helllo you guys are named Aunt Tiki. We got chatting and it turns out it's a place on their next door neighbour, an antique store. WOMP WOMP. Craig G. is right, this place would be at home in the East Village, and probably would have a better time. A lot of tourist stop by and are confused to be at a real bar instead of the gimmicky stuff on Bourbon. If you're looking for a respite from grenades and daiquiris this place is the right way to go. That being said, I wouldn't go out of my way for it.

I saw this place when I first got in to town, and was craving a tiki cocktail the entire time. Unfortunately, when I did go, they don't serve Tiki drinks! Who the hell names their bar Tiki bar if it's not a Tiki bar?

This place definitely makes stirring drinks at a good price. I tried to get an Old Fashioned (not), a Vieux Carre! (nope) and finally a Jack and Coke (yep). It was strong and only $6.00. They only take cash but they do have an ATM.

Aunt Tiki's would be right at home in the East Village: awesome jukebox, friendly bartenders (head there when Cat is working), offbeat decor, and potent drinks for incredibly cheap. Away from the crowds and attitude of Bourbon Street, you won't find hand grenades or hurricane glasses: stick to the basics, settle in for some good drinks and good conversation, and idle the evening away.

If you're down with dives, you've done dove yourself into the diviest of dives in lower Decatur. Drinks are cheap, Halloween is being celebrated 365 and the people watching is hard to beat. Bathrooms don't lock and a horror show in their own right, so...FYI on that one. It's all about expectations though. So if you know what you're walking into, should be fun enough.

I love this bar for years but this one bartender on tuesdays is prejudice asf. Treats me and other minorities bad. It's 2022 , shouldn't be this way

We stumbled into this place and went back again the next night. It's a great neighborhood dive bar. Eclectic clientele to say the least. Nice bartenders. Bathroom doors don't lock so if you care about such things take a friend to cover for you.

I've been wandering around down here for a bit and wanted to sit down, I saw a sign that made me laugh, the prices for drinks are good and this is certainly a dive bar with a good juke,, its definately a bird's of a feather kind of place.

DIVE BAR LOVE. Great music, cheap drinks, a friendly bartender who was from Chicago. LOVE IT. LOVE. Will be back. Unpretentious and fantastic, in a really pretentious - at times - touristy area. Yeah, and don't ask for a Tiki drink, dumbass. Get a vodka soda and LIKE IT.

Cool vibes local dive bar just a few blocks from Jackson square. I ordered a margarita and it was good. Staff is friendly, but there's no locks on the bathrooms. The vibes are chill and the jukebox has a good random selection. Great place to have a drink before or after dinner.

What can you really say about Aunt Tiki's? It's the diveiest of all the dive bars on lower Decatur. We popped in here on New Year's Eve, of all times, because the crowd was starting to build outside and we needed an escape. This place is pretty no frills: Miller High Life in a bottle, a dirty sofa that you probably don't want to sit on and packed with locals. I had been here before and in my memory it was a lot more dim, but it was nice and bright on the evening that I returned. The crowd here is pretty chill and not as crazy as maybe some other places throughout the Quarter. Just don't forget that you are on lower Decatur, and keep your wits about you, and you'll be fine.

great local bar and amazing bar tenders! Good place to drink for cheap and still be in a convenient area

Don't let them name fool you... like it did me... Don't ask for a Tiki drink or you'll get kicked out! ... You have been warned ... It's not a Tiki bar!!!

This place is a perfect dive bar. While hanging on Frenchmen's st , this is where I came back to buy my beers. The gargoyle on the wall made this feel like home (Portland OR) and I just felt most comfortable here

Holy hell I did not know what we were getting into coming here late on a Sunday but as soon as I saw the girl next to us at the bar making a show of crushing and snorting lines of her peppermint Altoids, I knew we were in the right place. Around the time I noticed the porn playing on the screen at the opposite end of the bar I'd been facing, our bartender took our Radler orders and suggested we upgrade to "Party Radlers", which is a can of Radler split in two with a shot of tequila float. It mostly tasted like Radler to me but had a kick later on. Even though the bar was mostly empty at near midnight on a Sunday, the people there were all super entertaining and friendly and I'd come back any time.

https://youtu.be/akrFGGF6F0c I don't ever write reviews but, this place is not a tiki bar by any means. They don't have tiki drinks. Also, it's 2021 and it's cash only. If they're too stingy to accept credit cards then you can imagine their drinks must taste disgusting. It was pretty slow at the time. I was waiting for about 20 minutes for the bartender to look in my direction but really had to use the restroom. As soon as I went inside the restroom, the bartender was yelling at me from outside the restroom to get out and buy a drink. It was a stressful experience because I kept peacefully saying "okay" and "yes sir" however he continued to yell at me outside the restroom door 8 times. Other customers at the bar were threatening to throw a coconut at my friends head while holding an actual coconut. I came out the restroom and before even attempting to order a drink the bartender began aggressively yelling at me and cursing at me while intensely shaking. I ordered a drink while the bartender was yelling and a second bartender began to join him in publicly berating me. Don't ever go here. It's sketchy and uninviting. My short time at this bar ruined an entire Saturday night. Plenty of other 1 star reviews depict an accurate experience of this place. Unnecessarily angry, spiteful, violent, and a serious waste of time and buzzkill.

Avoid this "bar" at all costs. We were harrassed by a malnourished male bartender who felt it necessary to throw a literal tantrum because I had to use the restroom before buying a drink. If youre a fan of verbal abuse, piss covered bathroom and a tiki bar that doesn't serve tiki drinks this bar might be for you. Unfortunately, we only left with good story about "ruining a bartenders life" for using the bathroom.

Got to New Orleans WAY too early and tried to find a cozy bar to drink in (which apparently is not common around 8:30 am on a Sunday) and was told by a local to go to Aunt Tiki's. Our bartender was AWESOME. Not only were they open bu she made us the most amazing BLOODY MARY. Game changer. SHANNON!!! Hope you get her!

Dive, not in a good way. Way too many fruit flies. Smells like B.O. Not sure what we drank.

Best dive bar ever and that is mainly to do with Billy the bartender! Friendly, outgoing and fun! And he makes a fantastic Margarita. Definitely stop in for a libation while you're striking the French market area!

Don't let the reviews fool you. If you ask nicely they will make you a tiki drink overflowing with snakes!

Mellow. Calm. Dark. Friendly bartender. It sure beats the bourbon street junk. Cash only. Been here 10 minutes and love this place.

A solid choice for a basic drink in the French Quarter. Don't go expecting to order a fancy frou-frou cocktail and you'll be fine. The bartenders are speedy and personable. The decor is minimal. The jukebox is great. The bathrooms are usually clean-ish and stocked. I hadn't been in several years, but then I was wandering with Betty from Cali and we ran into Joi & her krewe AND we were right by Aunt Tiki's so it was fate, right? The company of course makes anyplace better or worse. And with these friends, it was all the fun.

Another Bar with a couch review. After the KDV parade, I went on a lengthy bar tour. Aunt Tiki's was one of the spots I tried earlier in the night. I had never been, but I liked it. There is a long bar with stools as you walk in. There is also an area with at least one couch against the wall. I love bars with couches. I can't explain it, I just do. This couch was small and possibly more of a love seat, but two people could comfortably sit. Bartenders were friendly, and service was prompt. Since I have a rule about drinking expensive beer in a dive bar, we stuck with PBR. It was cheap, cold and plentiful. This isn't the area of town I normally frequent, but next time I do, I will keep this place on my list.

This place was a trip & when I mentioned having been there to another local bartender the next day she said " Wow, you're lucky you didn't get roofied." 24 hour dive bar - check Halloween type decor, all year round - check Lady with a giant Dr. Seuss tattoo on her neck - check Guy tripping on on something, making weird gestures at the bar at 8 am - check Now, granted, I don't have allot of room to talk as I was in there at 8 am-ish when the last bar had closed at 7am, but wow were people in there loaded! From what I gather, at that time of day, locals who worked the previous night shift end up in here to top off the night, so 7am to them, is our 1 am, which makes the loaded crowd more plausible. Drinks were cheap and heavy and the patrons were amusing, to say the least.

As others have said this is a true dive bar. It is more of punk bar with a little tiki thrown in for the décor. They are listed as a tiki bar, but there are no tiki drinks. We felt a little misled by the name. We were the only people in the place at 9:15 on a Friday. The bartender was nice enough and did pour a petty stiff drink. A little too stiff for my taste. There was not much going on and it was really not our type of place, so we took our drinks and left. The prices were good for NOLA and we would stop in again for a to go drink if in the area. But it is not the kind of place we would go to to hang out at.

Aunt Tiki's is your proto-typical dive bar in New Orleans. There's no telling who you might run into at this joint--from college kids, to retirees, to gutter punks, this place has them all (though you might not see them there all at once). Product: Drinks, drinks, and more drinks! This place is pretty cheap, though (of course) it'll be on the low end of quality. Hey, at least they're cold! (3 stars) Service: Usually a single tender behind the bar. There's no rush about the place, but there's no long wait, either. (3 stars) Facilities: A ramshackle old building along the Decatur/North Peters corridor, the building definitely oozes character. Although the name points to it being a "tiki bar", that theme goes as far as the name alone. It's dark and grimy inside, and all the furniture and the bar itself are quite well-worn. There's all sorts of random paraphernalia along the wall. The bathroom is grungy and a bit smelly, but not absolutely disgusting. (2 stars) Overall: Don't be fooled by my rating metric; you definitely want to check this place out, especially if you're slumming for drinks in the FQ. You'll be hard-pressed to find cheaper drinks in the neighborhood, but you get exactly what you pay for. I highly recommend it to locals and tourists alike, just be warned that it is exactly what it is--a true dive bar, one of the last true ones in the city. It's always a fun time in here. (3 stars)

Stopped on our way to another bar for an emergency pee break. Music, vibe, no locks on bathrooms, was right up our ally. Dont come here looking for variety but really cool, great vibe. Yuenglings 4$. Cool decor, nice friendly people. Dont know how busy it gets because we were here at 4pm. Cash only! Full bar!

I'm a dive junkie, and this is probably the most divey bar with the best jukebox I could find in the area. Truth be told, I usually get $2 doubles and bottles of swill all night at my hometown dive because of musician status, so I'm a bit bias. As a NOLA tourist, I couldn't find cheaper beers anywhere other than Aunt Tiki's. Now here's the clincher: this place has some of the coolest bartenders I've ever encountered. The ginger is hilarious. He's like the cousin you've always wanted to meet randomly at a family reunion, and because I've never had a family reunion, that's probably saying a lot. You can talk to strangers here like you've known them for months. I watched a girl get a fresh and super fly haircut in the corner by the entrance at 12-1am on a weekday. They don't discriminate. I watched a guy come in a stretch out on the couch without buying a drink as if he lived there. Did I mention they have the best jukebox? After all the places I visited in the French Quarters, this is the place to which I constantly returned.

I absolutely loved this little dive bar! The bartenders were super friendly and good at their jobs. This bar will now be one we frequent every time we come to NOLA. They had great drink prices and Halloween decorations up in June which makes this bar a winner in my book. I can't wait to go back, have a cold drink and relax.

I thought it was a great place! The bartenders are snarky and hilarious (especially Cap), the music was great and the drinks were cheap. It was so much more interesting than a touristy bar!

Do NOT come here if your looking a TIKI BAR or for a typical New Orleans experience. The folks there are beautiful and gritty most work some service industry job.. Don't ask for drink specials. CASH ONLY. Don't bring any HATE or FOOLISHNESS in and you're good.

I love the atmosphere! The bar tenders and regulars are amazing! Kat was a doll super sweet! She help me celebrate my bday with a shot! The locals were amazing super lively and welcoming! Definitely entertaining experience

A true dive. You would not expect that they make a killer mimosa or bloody mary, but you would be incorrect. Our bartender was PASSIONATE about bloody mary's and made a damn good one (even though I chose a mimosa). This place was great and I would recommend it any time, even at 10am.

We randomly stopped in early on Saturday morning and so glad we did!! We had two bloody Mary's and two bloody Maria's. The bartender was awesome- gave great tops about making sure the bartender not only makes but likes the drink you want. She made our drinks how she likes them- with just the right spice and I wish I saw everything that went it- and they were the best drinks we had all weekend!! Get in here- and have cash.

Very nice staff, cheap drinks, and cool atmosphere. I went here during the day and it was quiet and a really nice break from waking around all day. The bar is covered with entertaining signs and props and I'm really glad we happened in! I can't speak to the night crowd but I definitely would recommend if you're into dives.

This place is a hoot! The bar tender was funny and the patrons were friendly and amazingly fun. Lots of good of all sorts here. Strong drinks!!!! Great prices. Check it out!!!

Best dive bar near bourbon street. We loved the crappy drinks and colorful, drunk bar goers

Just a hole in the wall dive bar we usually end up here at least once on our trips while out walking around....ladies skip the bathroom here! The bartenders are always friendly get the Hospitalla -tiki drink was delicious!! Also bring money cash only bar.