Where "Friends" would hang if they wanted to really perk up.

The Scene
Razzoo is ground zero for flocks of 20- and 30-somethings looking for a rousing good time in the French Quarter. Crowds pour in from the street day and night--this bar is one of the first to fill and last to empty as Bourbon Street ebbs and flows. There's nothing mellow about this establishment, which attracts beaded tourists and revved-up locals with high energy and a touch of rowdiness. The wild herd onto the dance floor to move to karaoke until 9:30pm, then one of two house cover bands until close.

The Draw
Three bars offer a full menu of typical well and call drinks, as well as specialty concoctions like hurricanes, at tourist prices. Groups gather around the flaming fountain or the beer tubs in the back patio to gain a little more personal space. Human traffic jams, which are not always unappealing, in the club's front