Disguised as Betta Meats on the outside, Earl's Juke Joint is acutally a hip bar that lights up at night.

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Earl's Juke Joint

Top choice in Newtown & the Inner West


Swinging Earl's serves craft beers and killer cocktails to the Newtown hip-erati. It's hidden behind the down-at-heel facade of the Betta Meats butcher's shop it used to be, but once in, you're in downtown New Orleans, with a bar as long as the Mississippi.