Hit or miss on the attractiveness, but fun and great music are guaranteed. Who you’ll meet here: regular joes getting off work or starting their night on the town. Drinks are cheap and strong so load up on your way to Good Friends. The kitchen in the back has an incredible fried catfish sandwich to line the stomach for later. Bartenders are a combo of my favorite things: friendly, in-the-know and heavy handed.
Who you’ll meet here: a mixture of tourists and tourists who like a delicious drink with a side of fun scenery.Ī local favorite with plenty to offer in the way of food, drinks, and music. Also the perfect place to start your night and take some selfies. It is the most upscale place on the list, and not particularly gay, but it is always a visitor favorite.
It is the closest to Canal Street so you can dip your toe in before the full festive submersion. We begin our French Quarter tour at the revolving Carousel Bar. From the bits and pieces I’ve gathered along the way, here is a fool-proof list to have a great That is backed up by far too many men who can show you the receipts. Well, two reasons, really: one, I have planned countless nights I don’t remember for my local and visiting gays, and two I’ve always fancied myself more of a gay man than a lesbian. Why is a lesbian writing a blog about a gay man’s night out on the town?