Who is the oldest gay bar of them all? According to folks in New Orleans, it's Cafe Lafitte in Exile on Bourbon Street. According to his map, all the gay bars were within a 2-3 block radius of each other-how convenient for all the stumbling drunks in the French Quarter! Cafe Lafitte in Exile I have to thank the queer concierge at the Ritz Carlton for pointing me to all the worthwhile gay spots. The queer side of me was itching to ever since I visited with Jono in Summer 2016! But we opted to check out the gay bars around New Orleans instead. The MC announced a second burlesque show happening later that night at a different bar. We could have gone to see more burlesque after the show ended.
