Peter Street because of his diminutive stature, often drank with famed lesbian photographer Frances Benjamin Johnston, who upon retiring moved to New Orleans in 1949 and lived a few blocks away in the 1100 block of Bourbon. Listings include Good Friends Bar & Queens Head Pub, Cafe Lafitte in Exile, GIRL : Crush, The Corner Pocket, New Orleans. Whitesell, whom Quarterites called the Leprechaun of St. Dixie’s Bar of Music and the Bourbon House, a popular eatery among gays and lesbians, dominated the corner while not far away Pat O’Brien’s featured a bar “for bachelors.” And next door, behind what would later become Preservation Hall, was fabled French Quarter eccentric Pops Whitesell, who in addition to his “respectable” photography, also photographed virtually nude men for bodybuilder magazines, the gay porn of the time. VOTED ONE OF THE TOP 10 GAY BARS WORLDWIDE Subscribe to our newsletter Upstairs at The Parade Beer Bash Weekends Downstairs in the Pub From Our Instagram. Peter and Bourbon was the trendy, upscale gay locus. After a brief period of relative dormancy, uptown rock gets rolling again tomorrow with the re-opening of Jed's on Oak Street and. After a drug arrest, he broke bond and made for Mexico. Original caption: 'Jed's Bar at 8301 Oak St., Jed Palmer, owner. Burroughs frequented the Alley, although he lived in Algiers. Nearby Exchange Place Alley (along with Cabrini Park on the other end of the Quarter) was a popular cruising area among gay men searching for anonymous assignations. Have feedback on our essential French Quarter bars? Leave a comment or send Eater NOLA an email.
After some three hundred years, drinking rituals run deep.īut here’s a round up of some favorites - some highbrow, others low, and all manner in between. New Orleans, LA 70115 (504) 427-6693 The cozy Uptown gay bar is tiny, but mighty with daily drink specials, welcoming regulars, and entertaining bartenders. Given the choices, paring down a list to only a dozen Vieux Carre spots is harder than it may seem and and no doubt such lists are bound to provoke heated debate among locals and savvy visitors. 1012 N Rampart St New Orleans, LA 70116 Open Daily Friday 12pm-2am Saturday 12PM-2am Sunday 12PM-1AM Monday-thursday 12pm-1am INQUIRE ABOUT A PRIVATE EVEnt Please send us an email with your name, pronouns, event type and desired date, approximate guest count, and any other details youd like to share. Indeed one of the great pleasures of drinking in the Quarter is meandering, go cup in hand, between bars.
At just one square mile, New Orleans’ oldest neighborhood contains a wide spectrum of watering holes, from upper crust establishments, where a sazerac or a French 75 will set you back $14, to dimly lit holes where a plastic cup of dissolution can be had for $3.īut there’s no need to settle on just one type of drinking experience here as French Quarter bars are within walking distance of one another.
No need to even include Bourbon’s many strip and night clubs among the count. Yes, most of the bars in the fabled French Quarter never close, meaning the party runs very late (or starts very early, depending on your perspective). More often than not, youll see customers eager to belly up to the bar. If there’s another American neighborhood with a higher concentration of bars, do tell. Wander past the bars along Bourbon Street on your way to breakfast and youll notice that the doors are flung wide open.