Henry’s Uptown Bar

Great neighborhood bar! Great bartender! Drinks are cheap which is always a good thing. They have indoor/​outdoor seating slog magazine street so who could complain.

Henry’s is very much a neighborhood bar and a pretty cool one at that. I joined some new friends there for happy hour on Friday and everyone seemed to know each other, and even the neighborhood dogs were welcome inside.
The happy hour prices were cheap, and even when happy hour ended, I still found the prices to be more than reasonable. It reminded me of the bars I used to frequent in college — minus the college kid crowd. I really appreciated that it is a smoke free bar and enjoyed the tunes flowing from the jukebox. I’d definitely come back. With the parades about to start up, it especially seems like a really good place to hang out pre-​parade too.

Great, laid-​back, cash-​only neighborhood bar. Friendly bartenders, plenty of televisions for gameday, and really inexpensive drinks. It’s the closest bar to my brother’s new apartment, so we hung out for a while on a Sunday afternoon. It’s very easy to see why it’s popular with all its neighbors. Definitely appreciate that it’s non-​smoking, too.

Cash only bar that gets very popular for football games. They are now serving food here and have some decent bar grub burgers and related victuals. Thankfully they have gone non-​smoking and that has certainly improved my experience of this old joint. For such an old school place they have maintained it very well so it doesn’t have the typical grungy grime that most old dives do in NOLA. Generally a nice spot to grab a cheaper drink in a classic NOLA bar. This is yet another of the bars that claims the notoriety of having had Lee Harvey Oswald as a frequent customer.

My favorite corner bar in the city! Great atmosphere, all ages, classic jukebox and most importantly smoke free!!! My boyfriend and I go all the time. Oh and their roast beef po’boy is fantastic!

Visiting Henry’s was a highlight of my trip to New Orleans in 2012. A friend and I stopped in while strolling down Magazine and we had such an awesome time.
This is an old-​school neighborhood bar with friendly bar tenders, regulars, and – perhaps most importantly – cheap drinks! I don’t think we paid less for beer anywhere else in the city.
For a touristy city like New Orleans, Henry’s is about as off the beaten path as you can get. We sat at the bar with a few NOPD cops, a local businessman, and the bar tender was a life-​long resident of the area. I’ve never had a friendlier bar tender in my life and we learned so much about New Orleans from him.
When our older cab driver picked us up to take us back to the French Quarter, he talked about how he would go there as a kid in the 1960s. Henry’s is a treasure and I hope it’s still around in my old age.

They don’t take credit cards so make sure you have cash so you don’t get ripped off by their ATM.

After a few glasses of wine at dinner elsewhere, I got the courage to go inside by myself. I’ve been wanting to check it out since I moved across the street a few weeks ago, but a female going into a bar alone can be uncomfortable. I usually can hear the crowd across the street, but last night was not busy at 10 pm. That was good for me though. The few ppl that were there were middle aged men and seemed accepting of my presence in a respectful way. The bartender was very nice. I would not consider this a dive bar, too clean for that. I’m hoping to make this a venue I can frequent comfortably. Oh, cash only with ATM inside.

Check out the new Grill at Henry’s. The food is great and the people are friendly. The old grill is gone and the new has a new Menu. The poor-​boys are some of the best you will find. Right now they are only serving food in the evening but will start opening for lunch soon. Come in and have some great food and then if you want a drink before you go. Also enjoy the items on the menu while you watch your favorite football game. Great place to eat.

The Grill at Henry’s serves gourmet burgers and other bar fare that is super legit. Tim, the purveyor obviously takes his menu as serious as an artist and it shows in the product. The burgers are outrageous but do not forget the chili cheese fries or Po’Boys made on Leitenheimer bread, NOLA perfection. This is my new game time headquarters.

I love Henry’s neighborhood bar. The hamburgers are good and the people are friendly and welcoming. I wish we could still smoke at the bar, but I guess with all of the new people moving here and complaining we’re turning into California.

Henry’s has big time upgraded in the past few months — it’s now non smoking, there’s a full kitchen, and more picnic tables outside. A good place to sit around in the afternoon and day drink.

I wanted to add my take on this place. If your catching a parade on Magazine, there is NO BETTER place to see it than at or near this bar. First of all, the prices are good, they have some draft and alot of the bottled favorites so I dont have to always worry about packing an ice chest or worry about running out of beer if I do bring one. Just a quick walk here and that problem is solved. No. 2 is about no. 1. For the parades, they are nice enough to put a few port o lets outside! Fantastic. This is not a common sight for New Orleans parades anymore. I think they encourage peeing yourself or getting caught by cops going wee wee by a car.
There is a DJ outside that will strike up a line dance on occasion.
On a non carnival time of year, this is still a cool place to visit, though there isnt another bar reasonably close by like to take the walk, so it is a little out of the way.
I havent tried the food yet but does smell good when I pass by.

This is a really cool bar, even if it is a little out of the way.
First of all, I don’t know if I would refer to this bar as a «dive» bar. To me, a dive bar is a different animal entirely, but maybe that’s just me.
This is a nice little neighborhood bar full of friendly people and personable staff. When I first stopped in here, I was surprised to see how big it is on the inside. It’s pretty roomy with plenty of tables and chairs and I can see it being a really good place to watch the game.

It may have taken me a few visits, but I would now classify myself as a fan of Henry’s. In the world of dive bars, it may not be the diveyest, but it should be put into your rotation.
I am a big fan of the dive genre of bar. Something about the cheap prices, friendly bartenders and no pretentious attitude. Henry’s fits that bill nicely, but it may be too classy to be a five star dive.
My first visit to Henry’s was a little confusing. Apparently they are not open 24 hours, and I arrived around closing time. Because of that, I wasn’t able to get the full experience. When I came back earlier a different day, I was able to understand why it is so popular.
The bartender (Erica maybe?) was very friendly. She really did a great job of making me feel welcome. I sat in the main bar area, but there were also several tables where one could sit with a group. I noticed they serve food which I didn’t try, but is a great idea for a dive bar.
If you’re in the uptown area and want a friendly, neighborhood bar, give Henry’s a try.

Henry’s. Oh Henry’s. I may be biased because this bar is so close to my house, but I moved here pretty recently and this bar was exactly what I had in mind when I imagined living on the bar-​laden Magazine St.
Within about 10 minutes of walking in I had met the hilarious bartender, who yelled at the owner to stop whatever he was doing to come over and meet me. Then the owner started telling me the history of the bar, how his great-​grandfather opened it up in 1900 and part of the actual bar that we were sitting at was from that time. Then they started telling me how much fun this place was on Mardi Gras and the bartender bought me a drink.
It was like a huge family — everyone knew everyone else and they were very welcoming to a newcomer like myself. They have a few TV’s inside and always show Saints and LSU games. It is smoking but it wasn’t too bad when I was there (on an early Thursday night). There are a few tables to sit outside and they only take cash but there is an ATM inside.
The jukebox was playing old Hank Williams Jr and Johnny Cash. The clientele included 20-​somethings to 60-​somethings. They do serve food and the hot wings and quesadillas are delicious; they claim they have great burgers but I haven’t tried one yet. It’s a true dive bar but not in that hipster-​y, ‘I go here because it’s a dive bar’ sense. The staff and patrons are friendly and welcoming and aren’t trying to prove anything because they don’t need to. I’ll definitely be a regular here.

We went here for new year’s because most other bars were 1) expensive ($ 40 cover? no thanks), 2) dead, or 3) «uppity.» This place not only had the perfect crowd size and mix, but the staff were efficient, friendly, and were pouring STRONG. I swear my crown and coke was more than 50:50. Loved the LSU decorations. I plan on coming back.

Happened to be walking down Magazine one Friday and popped in for a beer. There was an interesting group drinking outside. Seemed like a fun place.

Henry’s– home of the heavy handed pour. Love this bar: cheap drinks, plastic cups, indoor and outdoor seating and great eclectic Uptown crowd.

«If you lived at Henry’s, you’d be home by now.»
This quote that decorates the wall at this old local uptown tavern describes the atmosphere at Henry’s on any given night. The folks who frequent the bar do seem to live there, with ages ranging from 21 – 92 years old. It’s not uncommon for the multi-​genarational patrons to be intermingled among the bar stools, ranting about whatever sports game is on at the time.
I love this place for their ridiculously cheap drinks (Due to recession, beers went up from $ 1.75 to $ 2) and the local vibe. Come by for the LSU v Tulane wheelbarrow race where the football game’s losing team fans push the winners around the block via a well decorated wheelbarrows (the Tulane fans have some sore backs…).
My favorite dialogue I overheard while there was between a woman in her twenties and an 80 yr old man:
–woman, «Charlie, i need to bring you back to the old folks home before curfew, we have to go right now.»
–old man, «Don’t get me wrong pretty lady, I’d love to go home with you, but we ain’t leavin just yet.»
Gotta love this city.