Siberia

I stopped in here last night to see Little Freddie King and I’m bumping them up a star.
The beer selection here is pretty solid, they have food in the back and the patrons were a lot friendlier this time around. A nice group of people even asked us to join them, because they knew the band. We had a really good time watching the band, I had no problem finding a good seat and bars like this is why the smoking ban is a good thing. This bar is really small, so if smoking was still allowed it would be a «no go» for me. Now I can add this cool spot into the regular rotation! Oh, and if you are just in the mood to stop in for food, there are booths in the back so you can sit and eat.
Luke, one of the owners, was super friendly, as he was working behind the bar, and was really attentive and made sure everyone had what they needed, drink wise. I had a good time and I’ll return.

I had been told by multiple people that Siberia was the place to go for rock shows and I stumbled in after hitting Hi Ho. Beers are cheap, mens bathroom is painted up all trippy. There was a crowd of costumed people outside that looked like a Burning Man sort of crowd that got crossed with crusty punks and theater majors– all in all it looked promising.
I had no idea what I would see in terms of music, and we ended up staying for the entire show. Ratty Scurvics Singularity was playing and it was absolutely amazing. One man, shirtless and in clown makeup playing on a keyboard. I can’t describe the music. Gypsy swing 80’s punk vaudeville? I feel that gets it as close as I can, but it’s more than that, better. How this man isn’t famous yet is beyond me. I thought I didn’t love live music, turns out I just don’t like live music in NYC.
Crowd was great, cheap booze, made new friends out front. Go and see something exciting.

Siberia has the perfect name. You don’t think of going there, it seems too far away sometimes, but when you go, you always come back with stories that you are glad you can share with others. Siberia has really come leaps and bounds from it’s beginnings, from expanding it’s real estate internally to making appropriate renovations in the bathroom and always hosting really rad musical events, Siberia is a place you got to go, at least once.
What to see; any local band perform.
What to expect; dancing, standing room only and wet floors. Dancing with beer makes this so.
What to drink; any of the drink specials on the board, mostly geared towards the rum drinkers. Pirates, ahoy!
When to go; early show or late, weekend or hump day, Siberia always offers great entertainment no matter your schedule.

As a genuine Pollack I must attest the food here is authentic and delis. Only place in the big easy. Slavic enthusiasts come one. Come all!

When this place has a band that PACKS the house, it is miserable. Any other time than that, it’s an alright bar. I’m sorry, but that costs at least a star because those are the only times I’m really ever gonna come out here.
I’m glad there are still venues in the city who will pull out all the stops and get a band to play NOLA at ALL COST, but I’m sorry, Siberia is not a big enough venue for some of the shows they put on there. It’s just NOT. The last time Goathwhore played, I actually had to leave 3 songs into the set because I literally could not breathe and I felt like a sardine packed in an unopened tin in the sun. Please, let the bigger bands play bigger venues.
Other than that, though, it is a solid bar. They have decent beers on hand and are fair with their pricing. Parking is difficult, though not as difficult as parking in the quarter itself. You can get away with parking in the residential area behind the bar.
They serve food here, and last time I realized that, I was about 2 seconds away from ordering their braised beef stroganoff because I heard it was phenomenal. I do hope to get back over there soon and check it out.
Like I said, when there’s a big band playing there, it is absolutely miserable. It is literally like packing a couple hundred people in a hallway with the band at one end. There is almost NO hope at getting close to the bar for a drink because of people constantly going in and out, trying to escape the tight crowds and then trying to get back in to see at least some of the show. For smaller bands, it’s not anywhere NEAR as bad and is actually quite pleasant to be up close and personal with the bands.

It’s amazing. And very reasonably priced. And you can watch shows for free while they prep your order? (Lol sorry if you hate loud ass metal. I’m not too much of a fan either but I still kind of like being thrown into the environment temporarily while I wait on a pirogies (think I misspelled that)).
The burgers are great. I like the ruski. Also a great Reuben and the fries are a huge
portion for 2.5. I’m a big fan of the pickled veg too.
Just go, you will be stuffed and happy.

For the most part we had a ok experience. A group of friends and I went to dinner here and the food was awesome and very affordable. One of the workers though wouldn’t stop staring at one of the girls in our group and was getting the other workers to check her out which made her uncomfortable.
We had a few drinks (which were pretty good) and were waiting for a show. A lady came up to us (and only us, no one else in the bar) and asked us for the $ 8 cover charge for the show. Then she said that one of the people in our group was going to be $ 12 because she was only 20. It usually wouldn’t be a big deal, but it says nothing about a higher charge for people under 21 on the website and we had already spent quite a bit on food and drinks. So we left instead of staying for the show.
Great place for food and drinks, but honestly in the future I would go here for dinner and then head across the street to Allways for a show.

+ beet burger and cheese burger were both delicious
+ cool vibe with interesting people

I must have gone here three, maybe four times during my last visit to New Orleans. Each time I ordered food and cocktails. Their kitchen is open late, which was very convenient as I was staying at a nearby hotel. The last night I went, I was the only patron walking in ten minutes before the kitchen closed. I asked the pretty lady behind the bar where else I could go for food, as I didn’t want to be the asshole that orders when the kitchen is about to close. She insisted I ask the cooks if they were open. They were extremely friendly, and practically insisted I order without feeling guilty about it. Super appreciated — especially being that I have a background in the service industry. I’m sure I will be there many times during my next visit.

I love Siberia food when I’m in the mood for polish food. It’s always an adventure going there with the expected music and crowd. I never know when I’m gonna when it comes to the music but it’s always an entertaining surprise. I love beets and there are a lot of those when it comes to the food. The meat is killer too. My partner and I go very often. We love the fries. The people working are always nice and fast. Love it

This place is what New Orleans is all about. Best Rueben in the galaxy. Where they work hard and fight harder.
Mean cabbage and a vicious left hook.
I was there the night the barkeep fought the cook.
With a clink and a crash went the bottles and the trash.
The sounds filled New Orleans and the band came to look.
I was there the night the barkeep fought the cook.

This is a fine music club with a great sound system. The handful of times I’ve been here, I’ve seen a variety of acts… its is not merely a metal club like some reviews would label it. I’ve seen country music, gypsy… dudes singing sea shanties. Come to think of it, I don’t think I’ve ever seen a metal band here.
There is great music here for sure and the club has a no bull shit aesthetic and great kitchen in the back. And they can make decent cocktails. I don’t recall the bathroom being disgusting. So it is not a dive.
Great. What’s to complain about?
This club might as well be in Portland, Oregon. Half the customers bore me to tears. I’m sure lots of nice, cool people come here. But there are a lot of frightened people — afraid to get out of their element.
Fuck your scene or whatever you think your scene is. There are working class black bars in this town that have more musical talent working it on a daily basis than you can shake a stick at. Super-​friendly places. Go there. Come back to this place. While all the self-​segregation?
One reviewer here is worried about the drunk white girls making their way home. I don’t even know how to respond to that.

a great dive bar/​live music spot! Totally dirty and rock and roll.

Siberia to me is a metal heads heaven. All the times I have come here was to see rock metal bands. Nice small (but bigger than Twist of Lime) venue to get close to the band and wide enough to spread out. I just cant imagine this place as anything else than rock, but I recently was here for a rap show and it was just as good! I heard there is bounce nights here, now I can visualize it just fine and am now looking forward to going to one.
The location is a strange one. The area is a gentrified locale with a odd mix of bars basically right in the middle of the hood, Of all the times I have been here and the adjoining clubs, I never had a problem with trouble. I worry about all the girls I see outside obviously white girl wasted waiting for a party bus to come pick them up in their glitter mini skirts. In the middle of the hood. But I digress. Back to the bar.
The bar is a long deep one. The back room was recently opened all the time and also has a bar. There is a difference in drinks available from front to back which makes it cool. LIke draft PBR upfront, canned PBR in the back. Also you can see the next act in the back bar in a draped off area getting ready and setting up equipment or just chill with them and buy them a drink.
There is a yummy smelling food service in the middle called Kukhnya. I havent eaten here yet but from all the plates and baskets that go passed my face, it looks and smells awesome.
Usually there is a cover so be ready. Also its one of them things like I mentioned above, if you havent been here, you probably havent been to the nearby places, Hi Ho, Always Lounge, Kajuns Pub, Phoenix Bar and so on. Its a busy beer fun filled area. No worries :-)

A group of friends and I went to Siberia for a bounce concert last night. Needless to say — we will not be going back. Of all the places I have been to in New Orleans, this was the absolute worst customer service I have ever experienced. Upon walking into the bar, the bartender was extremely unpleasant to my friends and I. (I.e. Rolling her eyes when asking for a drink, and intentionally walking past us multiple times and glaring at us.) When one asked if she made long island iced teas, she proceeded to ask «is that a real fucking question», then made him 2 and charged him $ 34 (an insane price for a dive bar). When closing my tab out, the bartender was unhappy with the tip I refused to give her, and threw the receipt in my face.
I chose to call the manager tonight to let her know about the incident, in hopes that she would have a discussion with the bartender about appropriate behavior with customers. The manager was entirely dismissive and apathetic about the situation. She proceeded to tell me that she is well aware of who her employees are at Siberia, and began making excuses for her unpleasant bartender. Our conversation ended with her saying (in a sarcastic tone) «Well my dear, I’m sorry you felt that way.“You would think that the manager would have been more responsive to the feedback, considering her employees are those who represent the name of the brand.
As a former waitress, I am well aware that stressful environments can bring out the worst in people, but there is no excuse for the disgusting behavior shown by these employees. To any other employees of Siberia reading this — you should really consider who you hire, because from my interactions, I now have a terrible perception of the dive bar as a whole. I will also continue telling all friends and co-​workers about this horrible experience in hopes that they will never contribute to such a miserable atmosphere.

If words exist to explain the mash up of awesomeness that is Siberia, I have failed to learn them. The pierogis were top notch! I feel as though I’ve been on a tour of Pierogis in the US and I had some excellent ones at Siberia. My friend leaned over (despite having known me & my slow eating habits for more than a dozen years) asking, «You gonna finish that?»
I sure did…
I’m not sure how we ended up there or how we found the place– I’m glad we did. Something about it reminds me of the Athens, GA of 25yrs ago and even parts of Atlanta, GA around then give or take. The place felt incredibly genuine which is not altogether common of late.

This is probably my favorite New Orleans club. It’s a little divey, but it has a great kitchen that serves interesting Eastern European fusion bar food. They have goth events a couple of times a month, and I’ve been here a number of times for shows in other genres of music. There are also fun, themed parties like their annual Star Wars party, and I here they have geek trivia.
There’s also a tamale girl that comes by late into the night who is amazing, and the people behind the bar and the other patrons have always been a little friendlier than I expect (not in a skeezy way).

Beat up, gritty and wonderful. The acoustics and atmosphere are perfect for the music being played. One of my favorite live music venues.
I first saw Sweet Crude here, one of my favourite bands, which greatly adds to my nostalgia for this place.

This is an interesting bar off St. Claude — were many other diverse bars and art galleries are within walking distance. It’s a metal bar with live music, but they pretty much have a full kitchen with Slavic food, but with a handful of vegetarian options. Inneresting!
I like the feel — dark, loud, a little dirty. I haven’t come across a metal bar like this in NOLA yet, so it definitely stands out from the others in my book.
Kitchen is open 5pm-​midnight.
Cover varies, so check their lineup!

I really love Siberia. The exterior (and even interior) can be pretty intimidating and give the impression that it is a hardcore metal/​punk refuge. While it can be classified as such I’ve found it to be one of the most welcoming and friendly place to be in the city. I’ve been here a few times thinking I just came away on an off night, but each time was lots of fun.
It is a bare-​bones bar (this doesn’t fit my definition of «dive») and the acoustics may not lend themselves to a recording session, but what this place lacks in aesthetics it makes up for with warmth and service. It is a large hall with a long bar and small pool area in the back with everything painted black. They cater to a host of different types of music and acts.
There is a decent selection on tap with enough behind the bar to find your palate. If you’re knee deep in a night of drinking nothing quite hits the spot like Polish soul food at in-​bar restaurant, Kukhnya. Great service from the kitchen staff, as well.
I would certainly recommend folks giving this place a shot and chatting up the regulars and/​or bands that are playing here.