Entertainment.2C bars.2C and restaurants Bourbon Street

looking northeast iberville street in 2015

largely quiet during day, bourbon street comes alive @ night, particularly during french quarter s many festivals. famous of these annual mardi gras celebration, when streets teem thousands of people. local open container laws allow drinking alcoholic beverages on quarter s streets. popular drinks include hurricane cocktail, resurrection cocktail, hand grenade , profanely named huge-ass beers – large plastic cup of draft beer marketed tourists @ low price.

the heavily visited section of bourbon street upper bourbon street toward canal street, eight-block section of visitor attractions including bars, restaurants, souvenir shops, , strip clubs. in 21st century bourbon street home of new orleans musical legends park, free, outdoor venue live jazz performances, sculptures , other tributes city s legendary music personalities.

most of bars located in central section of bourbon. popular spots include pat o brien s, johnny white s, famous door, spirits on bourbon, channing tatum s saints , sinners, razzoo , cat s meow. marie laveau s house of voodoo located on corner of st. ann street.

the renowned restaurant on bourbon street galatoire s; represents traditional new orleans dining , has dress code. lafitte s blacksmith shop , old absinthe house 2 of many casual eateries.

lower bourbon street (lower being reference downriver, or downstream mississippi river), intersection of st. ann street, caters new orleans thriving gay community, featuring such establishments oz , city s largest gay nightclub, bourbon pub. st. ann street has been referred velvet line or lavender line, edge or approximate boundary of french quarter s gay community. cafe-lafitte-in-exile oldest gay bar in nation. intersection of bourbon , st. ann streets center of labor day weekend event southern decadence, commonly referred gay mardi gras, attracts upwards of 100,000 participants.