Cane & Table

New Orleans, Louisiana

Neal Bodenheimer, Kirk Estopinal, and Alfredo Nogueira opened this Cuban-meets-Cajun proto-tiki bar on Lower Decatur in 2012, and Bon Appétit immediately named it among the five best new cocktail bars in America. The program channels the Caribbean-to-Crescent City pipeline through cocktails and food that treat the tropics as a neighbour rather than an export. Food & Wine, The New York Times, and a steady local following confirm that Cane & Table's position at the French Quarter's Marigny border serves both tourists and neighborhood regulars with equal conviction.