Nightbloom is a chill new late-night cocktail bar on St. Claude Avenue (adjacent to Galaxie Tacos). Moody with flickering candlelight and simply adorned with calming colors, Nightbloom is pretty and romantic, a classy little haven on a corner in the Bywater neighborhood. In addition to classics like a daiquiri, Negroni, and Old Fashioned, there are specialty drinks like the Miss Vanjie, which combines mezcal, tequila, cilantro, mint, jalapeño, pineapple, lime, agave, and salt; and the Underneath the Purple Rain with lavender-infused gin, Chareau aloe liqueur, Suze, Cocchi Americano, and a lemon twist. It’s open nightly — and playing good tunes — from 5 p.m. to 2 a.m.

Minted is New Orleans’s sexiest new cocktail lounge, located on St. Claude Avenue next to Botanicals NOLA and across the street from St. Roch Market. The upstairs-based bar is gorgeous, with rich-colored velvet furniture set against deep purple walls and a dark marble bar — it looks like a sultry study in a New York City penthouse. The drinks are equally beautiful; extravagant preparations using ingredients like Turning Tables rum, oleo saccharum, and mango nectar. The food is impressive, too, and if it’s a Friday night, you might even catch a burlesque show.

The recently reopened Frenchmen Hotel has a new bar to offer a respite from Frenchmen Street chaos, a tropical, tiki-themed spot that extends to the hotel’s rooftop. Walk through a cool clock-lined carriageway to find a funky backyard bar and sample extravagant drinks like a Parakeet: rum, Velvet Falernum, Le Verger Liqueur, lime, tiki spice syrup, and egg white. There’s also a show-stopping volcano bowl, the Mount Pelee, a few frozen options, and a few intricate non-alcoholic cocktails.

It’s not exactly a rooftop bar, because it’s just inside, but the floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the river sure feel on top of the world. Observatory 11 at the Westin is more than a convention hotel bar, thanks to the swank setting and the live music that gives it a true New Orleans sense of place. It offers one of the very best views in town.

Rosella is making a splash for inventive twists on comfort food like a deliciously vinegar-y, vegan red bean salad served cold, a spicy andouille corn dog, and smoked catfish dip. But the cocktails are worth a visit on their own. Reasonably-priced options include the Purple Drank (named after the famed Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop Bar daiquiri) with vodka, creme de Violette, and Luxardo; and the Mr. Tony, with Flor de Caña, lemon, Curaçao, orgeat, and orange bitters.

Part speakeasy, part Filipino restaurant and witch bar, and part absinthe den — Tatlo offers an abundance of reasons to visit. Milkfish chef Cristina Quackenbush wants to bring back instinctive eating and drinking, with drinks meant to match the diner’s state of being. The Zodiaquiri is inspired by the zodiac season; Aunt Nan’s Old Fashioned is made with local rice whiskey and jackfruit and promises prosperity; and the Florida Water with gin, rose water, lavender, and citrus offers energy healing. But the bar’s absinthe cocktails are the stars of the drinks menu, made with 300-year-old water drips. The Golden Healer includes local Atelier Vie absinthe, ginger, turmeric, and lime for a digestive spiritual bath, while the Spell Breaker intends endings and rebirth via elderflower, pineapple, and calamansi.

This small new Mid-City haunt is from the folks behind High Grace, a year-old bar in the French Quarter. Taking over for Fharmacy, a hugely popular spot for burgers, the Cause and the Cure continues that legacy of top-notch bar food. A satisfying menu of Dominican smashburgers, chopped cheese sandwiches, and Korean-style corndogs complements a succinct list of refreshingly straightforward cocktails, local beers, and a full bar.

The Dew Drop Inn is back in a big way after Curtis Doucette Jr. revived the legendary Central City hotel, music venue, and nightclub earlier this year. The pool, live music stage, and bar are welcoming havens of good vibes, a truly joyful atmosphere in which to sip drinks and enjoy life. Specials abound during happy hour and throughout the week, with DJ nights, pool parties, jazz brunch, and more to round out the offerings.

Maze is New Orleans’s newest spot for nightlife, a sultry Mid-City cocktail lounge complete with VIP tables, bottle service, DJs, and neon wall signs with sayings like “She’s a Maze with no escape.” It had its grand opening in mid-January in the former home of craft cocktail bar Cask, serving extravagant cocktails like an espresso martini with coffee-infused whipped cream, the smoke bubble-topped Ultraviolet, and a Tequila Bloom spritzed with sparkles. Maze is open Sunday through Thursday from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 5 p.m. until 1 a.m.