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Lafitte's
Blacksmith Shop |
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Street: |
941
Bourbon St |
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City: |
New
Orleans, LA 70116 |
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Phone: |
(504)
522-9377 |
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Type: |
Romantic
Bar |
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Atmosphere: |
Piano
music and a nod to history in a cozy setting |
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Website: |
N/A |
HOURS |
DRESS
CODE |
PAYMENT
INFO |
Daily
11am-close |
Casual |
Visa/Amex/Master |
RESERVATION |
PARKING |
PRICES |
N/A |
Street |
$$ |
Perhaps only in New Orleans could a bar exist
that's simultaneously romantic and decadent.
Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop, nestled in the
less-touristy environs of lower Bourbon
Street, is that bar. Whether or not you
believe infamous pirate Jean Lafitte used
this former blacksmith shop as a front
for more nefarious enterprises, the location
is still rich with history. For one thing,
it's the oldest structure in the country
(circa 1772) still doing service as a bar,
and it helps keep that mystique alive with
its conspicuous lack of electricity. Candles
and a fireplace provide the only light.
The bar also numbers playwright Tennessee
Williams and more recently Lenny Kravitz
among its more famous patrons. Besides
these bullet-point features, Lafitte's
boasts a friendly staff, a good mix of
locals and tourists, and relentlessly casual
atmosphere. Keep an eye out for piano standards
on the weekends and potent Everclear-laced
cherries every night.
The Scene
Legend has it that the pirate brothers Jean
and Pierre Lafitte used this location as a
blacksmith shop, which served as a front for
more lucrative, extra-legal pursuits (including
the trafficking of slaves). It's also rumored
to be the oldest building still standing in
the entire Mississippi Valley. Since the '40s,
however, it's served as a watering hole for
locals, tourists and celebrities such as Tennessee
The Draw
Sparsely decorated and lit--just barely--by
candles, Lafitte's is a small, dark and cozy
cavern, a place where many local nightcrawlers
like to wind up an evening of bar hopping.
Traces of its old identity remain, most notably
in the form of the central fireplace. It also
has something of a reputation as a place where
locals lose their inhibitions; many a late-night
hookup has occurred between these historic
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