If you’ve had a Purple already, try their version of a Hurricane. Be careful: just one can knock you on your ass. Have: A VooDoo Daiquiri, aka a “ Purple.” It’s a local favorite. The building, constructed in the French/Spanish colony during the 18th century, is one of the older surviving structures in New Orleans and has been called the oldest structure in the U.S. Nothing is 'wrong' with Oz per se, it just isn't my scene. Stop 1: Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop (941 Bourbon Street) Jillian’s 3-star review: Oz often boasts the fact that it was voted 'best gay bar' although I find that hard to believe with the superior Bourbon Pub and Good Friends right across the street. So let’s start with a bar crawl theme everyone knows and loves, Sunday Funday. Print out this handy map, and come on, y’all! Some might call this a more “expected” or stereotypical list of bars in the LGBT community, but don’t fret: we’ll take you down the lesser-known gems of New Orleans gay nightlife throughout the series. For the first crawl, we’re hitting up a few of the most frequently visited and well-known establishments by both locals and tourists alike. We use the term lightly as there are several places we frequent that are not specifically “gay”… and that’s what we love about this city.
I will definitely stop in the next time I visit NOLA.This is part one in our series of “gay” bar crawls through NOLA. As the original New Orleans French Quarter gay GLBT bar since 1974, Bourbon Pub Parade is New Orleans largest gay bar for Southern Decadence, Mardi Gras, Halloween and New Years Eve. It really was the most fun I had my entire vacation. They even asked a fortune teller if they could borrow one of his chairs and set him up in it. They found his brother and helped to get him up (he could NOT stand) and called the ambulance, as he likely had alcohol poisoning. It was a good thing those guys were there. Unusual for a Monday night (maybe not on Bourbon Street, lol) a guy came in and literally fell off his stool onto the floor. They made me feel comfortable putting myself out there. It was just so much fun to open up and do something that I wouldn't usually do. My new best buddy sang with me and danced. It was so much fun! They even got me to sing a karaoke song, Lady Gaga's Bad Romance. Oz New Orleans - discoteca gay e bar gay a New Orleans, con grande pista da ballo, DJ, spettacoli di drag, ballerini go-go, eventi settimanali. I can't believe she doesn't have a record deal! All the guys danced with me. The singers were fantastic, and the waitress sang a song. It was a Monday night, and they had karaoke. I kept to my coconut drink, but the guys bought us all a shot called a Green Tea, It was really delicious, not one of those shots that burns all the way down. He had us laughing every time he opened his mouth.
We were all laughing and joking constantly.Īnother bartender came on later. Every weekend, join us for a beer bust social on the patio hosted by one of our affiliated clubs - The Lords of Leather, NOLA Pups and Handlers, Renegade Bears, Knights d’Orleans, Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, or Crescent City Leathermen 5 buy-in for all you can drink draft beer plus 1 per refill. When he came back, he didn't even notice! It was so funny because the bartender even asked him if he liked his sunglasses and he just said yes. The guy sitting beside me left his sunglasses on when he went to the bathroom, so the bartender put them on. They would only let me tip the bartender. This sparked a conversation between us, and I ended up meeting four of the nicest guys in the universe! We talked all evening, and they ended up buying me drinks all night no matter how much I protested.
There were three empty stools to the left of me and an empty one to my right, so I moved down so they could all sit together. I was having fun just sitting there, but then four men came in. I asked for something coconutty and told him to surprise me. They have a upstairs 'Balcony Bar' that is open on the weekends and great for entertaining. The bartender had a great sense of humour and made me a fantastic drink. From Business: Cafe Lafittes is the oldest gay bar in the United States. The bar was decorated for Mardi Gras season, and they were playing great music videos.
My best friends in life have always been gay men. I really wanted to go to Bourbon Pub & Parade when I was planning my vacation, I travelled to Mardi Gras solo, and where is the safest place for a female travelling alone? Definitely a gay bar. Reviewed By AuthorCMelanson - Kitchener, Canada