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New Orleans, Louisiana
Bywater restaurant and bar with a saltwater pool club out back.
The Country Club sits in a restored Italianate cottage in the Bywater, working as a restaurant, bar, and outdoor pool club all at once. The kitchen turns out chef-driven Creole-Southern cooking alongside a well-regarded wine and cocktail program, while the back garden opens onto a saltwater pool with its own cabana bar and poolside seating. It's been a gathering point for queer New Orleans for years, equal parts long-lunch destination and afternoon-into-evening hang. The signature draw is the drag brunch held both weekend days, a high-energy show paired with a full sit-down meal (21+). For a traveler, it's the rare spot that works as a daytime pool scene and a dinner reservation in the same visit, and it's worth the short trip downriver from the Quarter to find it.
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