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Vaughan's Lounge


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #10 of 294 attractions in New Orleans
Traveler Description: Vaughn's Lounge is a funky local Blues and Jazz Club in a New Orleans neighborhood just minutes from the French Quarter, but miles away for improved... more »
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Attraction type: Bar/club
Activities: Nightlife, Drinking
Address: 800 Lesseps St.
Bywater New Orleans, LA 70117
Tel: 504 947 5562

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5 of 5 stars
The_Cottonmouth   16 contributions
Fort Collins, Colorado
Oct 12, 2009
1
person found this review helpful

This place is everything a club in NOLA should be. A cab ride from downtown but 100% worth it. Great people, cheap beer, fantastic music. Kermit Ruffins plays here every Thursday night, and it is not to be missed. Cindy the owner is fantastic and really nice. When we were there about halfway through the show they brought out two... more

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5 of 5 stars
Soulcat   6 contributions
Birmingham, AL
Sep 18, 2009
1
person found this review helpful

I would definitely recommend a cab ride to get to Vaughn's, but if you start from Frenchmen St., it'll be under $10. The Thursday night cover is $10(as of the time of this posting) It's a private club with a "ring buzzer to enter" sign by the door, but once in, you'll soon feel very comfortable. Not only is there... more

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5 of 5 stars
eftyking   2 contributions
Hackensack, NJ
Jul 20, 2009
2
people found this review helpful

Took a taxi out to Vaughan's on Thursday July 16th to hear Kermit Ruffins. Great hole in the wall packed with people of all ages. Very welcoming and drinks are so damn cheap. I saw this one guy go up to the bar and get 4 Buds and 2 bottles of white wine and it was $38.00. Can we say... more

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5 of 5 stars
ericarrie   9 contributions
Danville
Jun 8, 2009
3
people found this review helpful

Took a cab out to Vaughan's to see Kermit Ruffins on 05/28/09... A GREAT SHOW, best music we heard on our trip!!! A club meant for locals, but very warm inside... Lots of fellow travelers with a few locals mixed in... Take a cab for sure and the bar tender will call you one when you are ready to leave....... more

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5 of 5 stars
porcupine150   345 contributions
Fort Worth, Texas
Nov 16, 2006
6
people found this review helpful

We caught a cab and headed deep in the Bywater to see Kermit Ruffins at Vaughan’s Lounge. This place is a house in a neighborhood that only has live music on Thursday’s. We got there about 12:30 AM and they had started serving free red beans and rice. Kermit played till 2 AM. Most of the audience were college kids... more

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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
May 14, 2004

Didn't see this place in many books but it was great - sort of a "where the locals go". Be sure to check if Kermit Ruffins & his BBQ swingers are playing (Thursday nights). Have to take a cab out there (I think $10 if I remember correctly). more

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Vaughan's Lounge Address

800 Lesseps St., Bywater, New Orleans, LA 70117
Tel: 504 947 5562