Gay Bars & Clubs in New Orleans, Louisiana
The French Quarter and Faubourg Marigny are the twin hearts of New Orleans' LGBTQ+ nightlife, with iconic gay bars, dance clubs, and cabarets — plus queer-friendly spots across the Bywater and Tremé. Explore gay bars, clubs, and venues in New Orleans.
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Bourbon Pub Parade
Bourbon Street's two-level queer nightlife anchor with the Parade dance floor.
French Quarter · $$
Good Friends Bar & Queens Head Pub
Cozy multi-level French Quarter bar known for the frozen Separator.
French Quarter · $$
Oz New Orleans
Two-level Bourbon Street dance club at the corner of St. Ann, since 1993.
French Quarter · $$
Phoenix Bar
Marigny leather-and-bear bar with a cruisy, no-frills upstairs.
Faubourg Marigny · $
Crossing
Laid-back French Quarter dive bar (formerly Double Play).
French Quarter · $
Cafe Lafitte In Exile
One of America's oldest gay bars, on Bourbon Street since 1953.
French Quarter · $$
Golden Lantern
Lower Quarter dive since 1964, home of the Southern Decadence kickoff.
French Quarter · $
The AllWays Lounge & Cabaret
St. Claude burlesque-and-cabaret hall staging several shows a night.
Faubourg Marigny · $$
The Corner Pocket
French Quarter bar known for nightly go-go dancers on the bar.
French Quarter · $
The Country Club
Bywater restaurant and bar with a saltwater pool club out back.
Bywater · $$$
The Four Seasons and Den Patio Bar
Longtime Metairie gay neighborhood bar with an indoor lounge and patio.
Metairie · $
The Friendly Bar
Easygoing Marigny gay dive with a pool table and a front porch.
Faubourg Marigny · $
The Page Bar
Black-owned Rampart Street dive spinning bounce, R&B, and hip-hop.
French Quarter · $
The Silver Fox
Classic French Quarter leather-and-bear dive with a red pool table.
French Quarter · $
QiQi
Cozy Uptown gay bar in the Irish Channel, away from the Quarter.
Irish Channel · $
Bourbon Pride
Bourbon Street LGBTQ+ pride and gift shop, open since 2012.
French Quarter · $$
New Orleans Queer Underground Tour
Two-hour walking tour of the French Quarter's queer history.
French Quarter · $$
Walking With The Gay Ghosts of New Orleans
Ninety-minute French Quarter tour of queer history and gay ghost lore.
French Quarter · $$
Saint John
Cajun cooking and a Sunday drag brunch in the lower Quarter
French Quarter · $$$
Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop Bar
Candlelit piano bar on Bourbon Street in one of the oldest bar buildings in the U.S.
French Quarter · $$
House of Buns
New Orleans, Louisiana
Hotel Monteleone, New Orleans
French Quarter landmark since 1886 with the legendary spinning Carousel Bar
French Quarter · $$$$
The Pelham Hotel
Charming 65-room boutique hotel in the CBD, steps from Canal Street
Central Business District · $$$
Chance in Hell
Playful snowball stand with bold flavors in the Bywater
Bywater · $
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Things to Do in New Orleans
French Quarter Walking Tour: LGBTQ History, Literary History, and Voodoo
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LGBTQ Small Group History Tour of the French Quarter
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Ghosts, Gods, & Gangsters of New Orleans
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Private Luxury New Orleans City Tour by La Vie NOLA – Highlights
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Historic Garden District Walking Tour
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Private French Quarter & Garden District Tour: Walk and Drive Combo
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