Markey’s Bar

The best neighborhood bar in a city filled with almost nothing but great neighborhood bars. (It’s my neighborhood bar so I may be a wee bit biased, but hey, this is my review, right?) Fantastic bartenders and strong cheap drinks. What more are you looking for?

My neighborhood pub! Friendly staff, not smoky because of the big doors that open up to the street and super clean.
Every time I go it’s full of friendly Bywater faces. They have lost of TVs and I hear it gets pretty packed for the Saints games.
They have food that over time has been getting better my favorites are the wings which I usually enjoy with a nice pint of cider.
And if you’re in the mood for a jukebox they have one full of great music.

I’m actually getting ready to go watch football at markeys now. This is a great spot to watch football or just go have some great drinks. Never tried the food but friends tell me it’s good bar fare

Looking for a dive bar with a chill atmosphere, cheap drinks, and cheap delicious bar food? Look no further!
We come here every time we visit Nola. It’s a no frills type of joint where you can come as you are and get your drank on! Bartenders are always friendly and the drinks are always strong.
Food wise, the tacos are simple, yet filling and tasty. Queso is great, chips could use a little less salt but overall a good choice. You MUST order the bacon wrapped hot dog. To die for! With brown mustard and cheddar, you can’t go wrong. It comes with red cherry peppers, sauerkraut, and relish if you’re into that.
A must when you’re in the Bywater!

This is a cool spot. There are a lot of nice and friendly people here and it was easy to find space at the bar.
The reason for this review is the awesome juke box. I was in the mood to play an «old fashioned» juke box (that means not an internet jukebox) and a friend suggested this place. The juke is pretty inexpensive and has a lot of good songs on it. I chose to play a lot of Louis Prima because it was just that kind of night.
A regular here mentioned to me that this is the place to be for Saints games, so I will have to come back and check the place out when the season starts.

Took me 15 minutes to get a beer. I sat at the bar, the locals I was sitting right next to had new beers placed in front of them before their old beer was even finished. I was basically ignored. Worst service ever.
In a nut shell if you’re a local patron and tip good, you’ll get great service. If not go somewhere else! Lots of other really cool bars in New Orleans.
You want old school neighborhood dive bar with cheap drinks, fantastic service, really nice bar tenders, and friendly locals (what I thought Markey’s was going to be), go to Harry’s Corner, that place rocks (and so does their a/​c unlike Markey’s, it was hot in there and I had no beer)!

This is the best neighborhood bar I’ve ever been to. Local people and cheap drinks! Roy (owner) is most friendly and always inviting. Food, drink, and friends– what’s better than that! And the bartenders are always spot on.

Every time I come to Markeys I leave drunk. No easy task considering I generally stick to Miller Lite drafts which, considering the tolerance I have built up, are mostly like water. The bartenders are knowledgable in how to make drinks and classic rocks ballads, also country. Despite back issues, Girth continues to mix exquisite drinks and greatly supported me me through the death of my grandmother. The gap between drinks is almost non existant when Renea is working. Murial is a Pope. Kelly rocks harder than Billy Idol. Catherine conquors douchebags. My friends cause a shitshow every time we are in there yet we are tolerated through simple benevolence.
Not lying, drinking there is a thrill only slightly less than Tracy Porters pick 6 in the Super Bowl.
Anyway, great bar. Yall go. Tip. Look, tip.

Markey’s bar is one of those places I wish were in my neighborhood. Lots of locals, a real pub/​bar atmosphere and lots of good taps and pub grub.
Along with our brews we had the blackened shrimp tacos (very yummy) and my partner had the roast beef poboy. Not as juicy for my taste, but really good none the less.
We were lucky to sit at the bar, it really adds to the ambiance of a craft beer tasting adventure, as it did ours.
The only downside to the place was there were no beer menus and over 30 beer taps, most of which you couldn’t read in the dimly lit bar area. So, for that we probably missed tasting some beers we’d have like to have tried but oh, well, other than that it was good!

The best bar in Nola without a doubt. Has everything. history, good people, good food and in the best area in the city. Ninth wards the best ward.

This is 5 star dive bar in New Orleans. There are many of those and I prefer those over the fru fru places. The beer is cold, the shots are shotty, the bartenders are beautiful, and the patrons are solid. Can’t wait to go back with my friend Troy. Or without him. Prefer with.him.

This is a good basic bar with a dedicated local following. It is like stepping back into the New Orleans of old as the place is actually in good repair while still having a vintage feel (so yes hipsters love to come here and attempt to absorb all the vintage they can). The crowd is like many other NOLA neighborhood bars with a mix of young, old, dirty, clean, blue collar, white collar and just plain weird. The prices are decent and they have good TVs for game days. They have some bar grub and often will have crawfish during the season. The parking can be a bit challenging sometimes as this area often seems to get crowded as there are several other attractions in the area. My main complaint with this joint is that it can get too smokey for my tolerance. Overall a decent place to hang out and enjoy some drinks among interesting folks.

I dropped in Markey’s Bar for a late night beer & burger. Talk about a smoke-​filled room. I did not really enjoy the burger & fries so much because of the immense amount of smoke emanating from a bar filled with smokers. Markey’s Bar has a great selection of beers on tap but I was unable to stay for more than one because I was developing a headache from inhaling so much second hand smoke. I’ll probably be back but I’ll certainly be mindful of the adverse conditions.

I really dig this bar! Nice bartenders, cool patronage, decent drink prices, and a shuffleboard table? Yes, please! I totally agree with the one reviewer who said this is not a dive bar but a neighborhood bar. Exactly. Come here to have a couple of beers or drinks with your friends and watch the game. Or be extremely competitive over a shuffleboard match causing the entire bar to become involved. You know, what ever your group like to do on their nights out. Recommended for those who are not high maintenance and enjoy just hanging out in the Marigny/​Bywater.

I came in here with a few friends just trying to experience New Orleans and this has been the least accommodating bar I have ever been to. I asked for a drink recommendation and all I got was a «whatever you want.» Girl are you serious? Lindsay, get it together. #NYT0N0LA

Very good neighborhood bar that specializes in beer on tap, baseball, and very good bar food. What is not to like? Its a little bit higher up on the rent scale than Marie’s bar but you can come here and get drunk while having a great time with friends catching a ball game, sucking heads of crawfish, while viewing from the open air seats onto the street the freaks pass by going to swim naked next door. What more can you ask for?

Markey’s is my number two spot for Saints games. The beers aren’t as cheap and the angry football fans aren’t quite as old or drunk as Blatz, but Markey’s is still pretty solid. It’s also slightly less smokey and a littel bit bigger. They’ve also got food and games. Everyone is really friendly, unless you’re a dick.
If Blatz didn’t exist, or was like 8 blocks further away, I’d be at Markey’s a lot more.

Ok, don’t get me wrong. I’m a fan of dive bars. In fact, I only want to go to dive bars. Which is why I found myself at this place. The beer selection is decent, plenty of seats and Direct TV for any sport game you want (which is awesome).
Cons: The kitchen — They have this window in the back. Which at first, I thought I should order at… Take a browse at the menu and here comes along some Modest Mouse hipster cook that ask me if I want anything. Mention that I’m browsing the menu and if he had any recos for me. Gave me this look like jesus christ man why are you talking to me yet he engaged in conversation first. Figure I go with fries to soak up the beer and the cook gets angry because I should of ordered at the bar. Relax hipster, I’m not familiar with your house rules. Go to the bar and mention I would like fries to go. They come out on a plate… wait for the bartender and ask if I can get a to-​go container. Cook is observing this from far, comes out and yells at me for that request. Why the hell is this guy getting so upset? No idea, but I guess asking for a styrofoam container must of hurt his feelings. Maybe its because I’m polluting the planet by use of toxic materials? Maybe he thinks I’m not a local? Maybe he is playing the typical character we all hate in life which is this new-​age gentrified hipster that drinks kombucha while reading Orson Wells on a fixie bike. I’m lost for words. Would give this place 4-​stars but had to knock it down at three because he irritated me so much.

Markey’s has the feel of a small town bar that meets a sports bar. It’s like meatloaf, an old pair of sneakers and those undies with a hole in them that you don’t let anyone else ever see. In other words it’s comfortable.
Everything about the place is loooooong. The building, the bar itself, and the shuffleboard table. They should probably change the name to Maaaarkey’s. This would apease the Yats who already say it that way. The shuffleboard table is so long that they could set up pins at one end and just let people bowl.
Markey’s has about 15 beers on tap and more in bottles. They always have drink specials posted on the chalkboard sign out front. There are currently 8 TV’s and they are getting like 4 more. They have all the sports packages. MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL, you name it. You want to watch an African soccer match between Uganda and the lost Swahili tribe? They probably have that too. If they have it, they’ll turn it on for you with no problem.
They also have decent bar food. The usual wings, tenders, burgers, tacos, nacho type things. The difference is this is the real deal, No frozen crap and the kitchen is open until like 2am every night.
The crowd is usually a mix of peeps. It can be hipsterific to senior citizens and everything in between. The jukebox selection seems to always be right up my alley. Everytime I’m there they are playing Bob Dylan, The Allman Bros, The Stones. etc. I know musically I was born in the wrong era but hey there’s a reason its called Classic Rock.
So stop by ‘Maw-kee’s’, get a beer and enjoy a game and some tunes.

I had heard the tale of a table shuffleboard so long you could chug an Irish Car Bomb, dance the entire DJ Jubilee «Get It Ready» and call your Mom to talk about how the dogs are doing before the puck made it to the opposite side. Alas, Markey’s shuffleboard goes on for days and there’s always enough sand. It puts every shuffleboard table I’ve seen so far in New Orleans to shame.
My krewe and I went here on a lazy Saturday when it was too cloudy to lay by a pool but too nice to play Nintendo on my couch all day. Drink prices are pretty good for this Bywater neighborhood bar. We played a solid 3 hours on the shuffleboard, me losing many a-​time, but all in good fun.
Due to the epic shuffleboard and the bartender putting my ho-​hum bottled Corona into a pint glass, rimming it with salt and squeezing a lime in it (8 x for me and my buddy), they deserve a nice 4 star rating. We also noticed projection screens, so we’ll be back for Saints season for sure!