Cafe Lafitte In Exile

Bar
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Local Time 10:19 PM | 22:19
New Orleans is
Currently  Rain | 77° F | 25° C
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Updated April 5, 2025

Café Lafitte in Exile boasts they are the "oldest continuously operating gay bar in the United States."

New Orleans,
Louisiana, United States

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Café Lafitte is an incredibly unique and historic landmark in New Orleans’ French Quarter if interested in seeing where the LGBTQ+ community congregated in years past. Nice spot for sipping cocktails, with outdoor seating upstairs and downstairs for great people watching. Crowd is usually fairly mixed and ranges in ages from youngsters to daddies. Open 24/7. Whether you come for the history of New Orleans, people watching or the cocktails, Café Lafitte in Exile will be waiting.

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901 Bourbon Street
New Orleans, Louisiana, 70116
United States

Local number
504 522 8397
Dialing from abroad
+1 504 522 8397

Crowd

  • 18+
  • 21+
  • Bears
  • Bisexual
  • Gay
  • Hetero-friendly
  • Karaoke
  • Lesbian
  • Pool Table
  • Transgender

Music

  • Dance
  • Disco
  • Pop
  • Top 40

Dates & Hours

Sunday
June 14
24 Hours
 
Monday
June 15
24 Hours
 
Tuesday
June 16
24 Hours
 
Wednesday
June 17
24 Hours
Today
Thursday
June 18
24 Hours
 
Friday
June 19
24 Hours
 
Saturday
June 20
24 Hours
 

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