It’s no surprise that two of our neighborhood bars on the 1100 block are featured in Gambit’s Top 50 Bars 2009.
Relative newcomer Pravada came in at #29
1113 Decatur St.
http://www.myspace.com/pravdaofnola

The absinthe-minded Lower Decatur bar melds steampunk couture with St. Petersburg gothic, but with more beer than borscht. The social Soviet hideaway could be a high-brow dive [...]