New Orleans bars

Kermit Ruffins, one of New Orleans’ most famous musicians, performs at his namesake bar Monday nights when he’s in town. (Jay Gentile/Chicago Tribune )

Chicago Tribune

March 29, 2018 3:29 PM PT

Check out these four offbeat bars in New Orleans, where you can soak up the city’s singular charm and let the good times roll — sometimes until the wee hours of the night.

Igor’s is the city’s original 24-hour bar/laundromat, where patrons can do shots of Jagermeister while waiting for their clothes to dry. (Jay Gentile/Chicago Tribune )

Customers can get in a few games of pool while they do their laundry at Igor’s. (Jay Gentile/Chicago Tribune )

Colorful murals adorn the outside of the New Orleans bar owned by Kermit Ruffins, one of New Orleans’ most famous musicians. (Jay Gentile/Chicago Tribune )

Gene Theriot opened the tiny, bright pink joint across the parking lot from his old-school restaurant Gene’s Po-Boys in 1995. (Jay Gentile/Chicago Tribune )

Eleven machines churn out various flavors of daiquiris at Gene’s, where you get your drink and go. (Jay Gentile/Chicago Tribune )

At Snake and Jake’s, it’s Christmas year-round, closing time is 7 a.m., and those who show up nude may be rewarded with free drinks. (Jay Gentile/Chicago Tribune )