PAT O BRIEN’S NEW ORLEANS
The slogan at Pat O’Brien’s is Have fun! It’s an imperative most visitors don’t need to hear. But if you are a local, it’s nice to be reminded that …
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PALACE CAFE BLACK DUCK NEW ORLEANS
If the fourteen years of Prohibition in the United States were a joke, then New Orleans was the punch line. Federal agents dubbed it one of the wettest cities …
The historic Napoleon House with its beautful patina OLD ABSINTHE HOUSE NEW ORLEANS
The Old Absinthe House has been serving New Orleanians booze since 1806. Then, it was a grocery where you could buy wine and liquor. It later became Alex’s Coffee …
NAPOLEON HOUSE NEW ORLEANS
I have given cocktail walking tours in the French Quarter since 2012. On these tours, we pass the Napoleon House. There are two observations people regularly make about the …
MOLLY’S AT THE MARKET NEW ORLEANS
I went to college at Louisiana State University, about an hour from New Orleans. My roommate and I would often make the trek to New Orleans to do a …
LAFITTE’S BLACKSMITH SHOP NEW ORLEANS
Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop contends it is the oldest operating bar in the United States. This may be true. It’s definitely the oldest building in New Orleans operating as a …
KINGFISH NEW ORLEANS
Huey The Kingfish Long was governor of Louisiana from 1928 to 1932, later serving as the state’s U.S. senator and even running for President. He was a populist with …
HERMES BAR NEW ORLEANS
The Hermes Bar is located in Antoine’s, the oldest restaurant in New Orleans and the second oldest restaurant in the United States. Dining at Antoine’s, a posh affair, requires …