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Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop and Bar


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #27 of 292 attractions in New Orleans
Traveler Description: Reported to be the oldest bar in the USA.  Order a T-shirt while you are there, and take a look at the live music. The quality is inconsistent, but... more »
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Attraction type: Bar/club, Historic site
Activities: Drinking
Address: 941 Bourbon Street New Orleans, LA
Tel: 504 523 0066

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5 of 5 stars
MissinNola   7 contributions
Illinois
Sep 24, 2009

My husband and I have been going to New Orleans every year since 2002. We stop in Lafitte's every night we are there. I love their Hurricanes, I haven't had one from another place in NOLA that I like better. We do like the bar better towards the beginning of the week when it isn't so crowded. When we want... more

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2 of 5 stars
newmexican_8   1 contribution
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Jul 22, 2009
0/1 found this review helpful

After hearing about it for years, stopped in late one night during Jazzfest (perhaps not the best weekend). Had always heard of the great historic ambience and the interesting crowd. I was packed with fratboy types, and while they have preserved the old beams, like so many of the bars in the Quarter in recent years they've added big screen... more

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5 of 5 stars
Lilidalla   6 contributions
Schulenburg, Texas
Jul 3, 2009
1/1 found this review helpful

The hurricanes here are fabulous! We've been to New Orleans many times over many years but just recenlty discovered Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop (due to TA reports). Its hurricanes are far superior to Pat O'Brien's (and we've always liked theirs!). And the ambience is a step way back in time. more

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1 of 5 stars
justtravelinthru   6 contributions
Jacksonville, FL
May 22, 2009
0/2 found this review helpful

Went there with my husband on our last evening in New Orleans. Walking in, the bar looks old, dark and spooky - definitely a place you could see a pirate hiding out! Asked the bartender if we could sit anywhere, she told me yes, they have table service. Great. 5 minutes go by, and another couple sits near us. The... more

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5 of 5 stars
caseyerau   9 contributions
cincinnati
Feb 22, 2009
2/3 found this review helpful

Lafittes Blacksmith Shop and Bar is a really cool place towards the end of Bourbon st. I went during Mardi Gras, so it was pretty packed and they had the jukebox blaring. I think this place would be awesome to visit when things aren't so crazy - it's dark and creepy inside, and at night they have a piano player... more

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5 of 5 stars
Bob-Ken   3 contributions
London
Nov 25, 2008
3/3 found this review helpful

This bar is the oldest bar in the USA. It is small, dark (and very cold when i was there) but it has more atmosphere then any other bar i've been in. You can imagine the pirates drinking there years ago! If you just want a simple bar with atmosphere and some background gather-round-the-piano music, then try this bar out.... more

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5 of 5 stars
Aerowing   457 contributions
Monee,IL
Oct 17, 2008
2/2 found this review helpful

Whenever in New Orleans we always stop at Lafitte's Blacksmith shop. The whole place was lit with candles only which was great. Lots of history, suppose to be the oldest bar in New Orleans. We sat at the piano bar listening to some great music. It's a ways down from the busy, crowded area of Bourbon street but an easy... more

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5 of 5 stars
dimshaman   1 contribution
Albany, NY
Aug 30, 2008
1/2 found this review helpful

In 1980 while touring in Camelot with Richard Burton, danser Byarne Buchtrap took me to Lafitte's. At that time you knocked and an imposing man cracked the door and asked "Whata ya want?" Byarne smiled at him and said "We came for the piano bar". He let us in and led us to a room behind the tiny bar. In... more

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5 of 5 stars
Starbuck2454360   3 contributions
NC
Aug 18, 2008
1/2 found this review helpful

My husband and I went here on our last night in NOLA and it was worth it! If you go, definitely get the Voodoo daiquiri. It is THE only place to get them in town, and anywhere! Make sure you get it in a souvenir Lafitte's cup, then you don't have to spend $15.00 on a tshirt. If you like... more

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5 of 5 stars
wsupunchy   9 contributions
Chanhassen, MN
Jul 1, 2008
2/2 found this review helpful

My old college roomate, who is at Tulane Law, told me we have to go to Lafitte's for a drink. He told me that they serve a beverage much more potneted than a hurricane of hand grenade. It is called a Purple. He said many of his classmates go down to the quarter order one or two of these to... more

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Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop and Bar Address

941 Bourbon Street, New Orleans, LA
Tel: 504 523 0066