Bud Rip’s Old 9th Ward Bar

I have never in my life had such terrible service. The bartender is the absolute worst. She all but refused to serve me. After skipping me several times she finally asked for my ID. After pouring my drinks, I let her know she forgot a shot and she snatched all the drinks back and said she didn’t have time plus som expletives. Yeah I would never patronize this bar again.

This place has a 20s speakeasy vibe. I wish I could rate it a 5, but there’s strong stale smoke odor, and people smoke right outside the frequently open windows. Also, the ridiculous racist history is deplorable, but there are new owners now. I like the local regulars — the location is far enough from the tourists that you can relax. Prices are decent, and they have oysters and crawfish on the weekends. Also, dog friendly! Great staff, especially the bouncers.

This is a nifty little neighborhood bar with friendly staff, cool customers and a pretty good draft beer selection.
A friend of mine lives right across the street from this place, so we have found ourselves here a couple of times. Don’t be fooled by the outside– once you are inside the bar space is really big, complete with a long bar and booths and tables against the wall.
As I said, there is a nice little draft beer selection– they have brews from Lagunitas, Great Raft and Gnarly Barley on tap, so you won’t be stuck drinking just Miller High Life all night. They have a wide section for the pool tables, if that’s your thing and the few times I have been here, the music has been pretty good and has ranged from jazz to rock, depending on the night.

If the Old Wild West had a bar with electricity and sprawling libation choices it would be an everlasting watering hole of buzzy dreamers. Perhaps a realm where parade, nor daylight, nor heat, nor cold could interfere with a shot & your beer. Salvation would be handed down to all who pass through the door’s threshold in the form of sweet sweet whiskey. Ladies & Gents this place does exist, in the name of Bud Rip’s.

Great neighborhood dive bar. Incredibly unassuming: I drove by it four times before finding it, as it truly does not mean to draw attention to itself. Plenty of parking nearby, fun bartenders, plenty of bottled beer options, and bingo on Wednesday nights, apparently!
Reasonable prices, and plenty of space for big groups!

i can dig it

For my 1400^th review I want to highlight this great neighborhood dive bar; so before I begin let’s be clear that I don’t want you complaining/​progressive/​whiny/​PC/​reformer etc. carpetbaggers looking to over regulate and redefine my city reading this review and invading this space so just stop now… Yeah I’m talking to you so If you don’t like go cups, ²⁴⁄₇ bar hours or music leave now!
This is probably my favorite bar in the Bywater as its still an authentic New Orleans bar without any pretentious hipster crap like a lot of the other area bars and restaurants are transforming into. The drink prices are reasonable and haven’t upsurged insanely like some of the «gentrification» businesses catering mainly to tourists that also love to rip off recent transplant locals. I’m fine with fixing things up and making them nice but not at the expense of losing our local culture along with having to pay insanely inflated prices.
Tip: Quick equation to determine if you’re paying fair price. When one beer costs nearly as much as an entire six pack of that beer that’s insanely inflated and a total rip off place!

I live in the neighborhood — and this is my main bar. Good mix of people and less likely to be packed than Markey’s (although I also have great love for Markey’s). To be clear, the bar DOES have patrons of all colors; ignore the Brooklynites — sorry you two kids got carded, but that’s just the way it goes sometimes. Come back when you’re older.

The people who work here on the one and only night I ever went (or will go) are small, mean, rude jerks. I’ve been in bars all over the world and have never experienced such unwarranted, aggressive idiocy. Also, apparently the have a great reputation for being super racists, too, so that’s fun. There was a really cute dog, though. Give your money to bars in New Orleans who have more character and kindness.

Stay away from this bar! They rudely turned away my girlfriend who showed them an official state ID and when I tried to explain, the «bouncer» threw me out. There are many more bars in New Orleans that deserve your money than this one.

This is the best bar in NOLA, wait scratch that. This is the best bar in the world!
Fun, great vibe, cheap drinks and no posers.

Classic New Orleans neighborhood bar. I have to respectfully disagree with the previous reviewer on who is welcome in it. I’m black, and by my count, four of the six people in here (as I write) are black too. On Saturday evening.
I have always been made to feel welcome here, especially by the bartenders. It’s also a great place to come before eating at Pizza Delicious, down Piety a couple of blocks. Lots of Fats on the jukebox!
One oddity. lady bartender told me they couldn’t run my «debit card» as a credit card, which is simply not true. It is from an online-​only bank, and that does confuse a lot of New Orleanians. even at McDonald’s they do a double take!

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.

Try bringing your black friends in there. Didn’t feel welcome at all. Couldn’t believe places like that still existed! Got some feedback from the neighborhood and it’s notorious. Needless to say there are other places in the area with cold beer, minus the attitude. Markey’s is two blocks away and operates within this millennium’s mindset. You’ve been warned…

very fun hangout and great neighborhood.
Excellent bar, prices are reasonable and will vary depending on how the bartender likes you (lol). Great pitchers of beer in kitchen quart containers, but the most interesting thing about this place is the ornate craftsmanship put into the bar (kind of like Mimi’s downstairs bar). Skip all that Jon Taffer corporate bean-​counting nonsense, a bar that creates a following and makes everyone feel comfortable is a success.
you can tell you’re at a great place when the jukebox is run off a bartender’s iphone.
**enjoy the magazine articles posted in the restroom

Update: Bar got sold. Nowhere near as good.
I live dangerously close to this fun bar. We know all the staff and love them all. Hitting up Bud Rip’s for a pitcher of beer and a free game of darts is pretty much our go-​to evening event for a low-​key night.
The clientele is delightfully varied and the bar itself is gorgeous. Pressed tin tile ceiling, a 30′ wooden bar, and the chunky vinyl/​concrete floor give the place a decaying glory look that is both unique and charming. The fact that you have to buzz in most weekday evenings gives it an almost speak-​easy quality.
The one downside of this place is the drink prices. They are totally reasonable, but not as cheap as they were just a couple years ago. Yes, they’re better than Frenchmen or the Quarter, but the days when they served you a frosted goblet of draft beer for a dollar are sadly, recently, and inexplicably gone.
Still, you can’t beat Bud Rip’s when it comes to watching Saints games. Free delicious food and the best rowdy Who Dat crowd in the neighborhood!

This bar has such a nostalgic connection for me, I absolutely love it. Been coming here for years and have a tradition with some of my best friends, we always meet here to get away from family on Christmas Eve, ha! But it’s a great neighborhood bar, good drink prices, fun bartenders, a good jukebox, and always sure to see some familiar faces from the neighborhood.

Great neighborhood place. Cheap drinks, good service. Very cool interior, classic old dive bar ambiance. Definition of New Orleans. Come by during games for free food.

A very old school Bywater dive bar in the true definition of a NOLA neighborhood dive bar. I saw the Super bowl here last year and it was quite the scene. Cold beer, always some local character at the bar holding court, but limited food. Often a free table of food during game days that is supplimented by patrons.