The Carousel Bar & Lounge is a speakeasy in French Quarter, New Orleans.
Editorially verified May 20, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Stools at the carousel itself rarely free up; arrive at 16:00 if you want one. The Vieux Carre cocktail was invented here in 1937.
Guided tour · 3 hours
Savor a full dinner at 3 of New Orleans' best restaurants in the Audubon area on a guided evening food tour. Enjoy a cocktail at the cozy St. Joe bar before diving int...
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Savor the tastes of New Orleans on a flavorful journey through the French Quarter. Immerse yourself in local culture with unique food tastings and expertly crafted cocktails.
Guided tour · 3 hours
Rethink the drink with a tour of the vibrant French Quarter cocktail scene and a guide who will help you experience the neighborhood like a local!
Address: 214 Royal Street, New Orleans, LA 70130
Café Lafitte in Exile at Bourbon and Dumaine has run continuously since 1933, the bar that opened after Café Lafitte was evicted from 941 Bourbon.
TipOpen 24 hours. The Sunday Napoleon House drag brunch carries on across the bar; Tea Dance Sunday afternoons are the institutional draw.
Bourbon Pub & Parade at Bourbon and St Ann is the corner gay bar with the open-balcony downstairs pub and the upstairs Parade dance floor, drag and DJ shows.
TipDownstairs open 12:00 onwards; the Parade dance floor opens at 21:00 weekends. Cover for some weekend nights, none for the pub.
Oz on Bourbon Street, opened in 1993 across from Bourbon Pub, runs the big-floor gay dance club with dancers on the platforms, a drag cast and a long balcony.
TipOpen seven nights, 12:00-04:00 Thursday to Sunday. Drag shows nightly; weekend cover charged at the door.
Café Lafitte in Exile at Bourbon and Dumaine has run continuously since 1933, the bar that opened after Café Lafitte was evicted from 941 Bourbon.
TipOpen 24 hours. The Sunday Napoleon House drag brunch carries on across the bar; Tea Dance Sunday afternoons are the institutional draw.
Bourbon Pub & Parade at Bourbon and St Ann is the corner gay bar with the open-balcony downstairs pub and the upstairs Parade dance floor, drag and DJ shows.
TipDownstairs open 12:00 onwards; the Parade dance floor opens at 21:00 weekends. Cover for some weekend nights, none for the pub.
Oz on Bourbon Street, opened in 1993 across from Bourbon Pub, runs the big-floor gay dance club with dancers on the platforms, a drag cast and a long balcony.
TipOpen seven nights, 12:00-04:00 Thursday to Sunday. Drag shows nightly; weekend cover charged at the door.
The Phoenix on Elysian Fields opened in 1983 as the leather, bear and Levi command bar of the Marigny, with the upstairs Eagle running its own dress-coded.
TipOpen 24 hours, no cover. Upstairs Eagle closed Mondays. The Levi-Leather Lords of Leather host regular fetish nights.
Bacchanal Wine in Bywater runs an outdoor backyard with nightly live jazz, a wine and cheese deli inside the cottage and Mediterranean small plates plated.
TipMusic seven days a week. Pick a bottle from the shop, take it to the back patio. Weekend brunch sets start around 12:00.
Three Muses on Frenchmen pairs a small-plates kitchen with a low-volume music room, where Linnzi Zaorski and the Sam Doores rotate through the corner stage.
TipReserve a table via the venue site; the bar walks in. Music starts around 19:00 with no cover, the room enforces quiet listening.
