Twilight French Quarter with jazz clubs and wrought-iron balconies

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Editor's Pick

A French Quarter bar with live music every single night and — this is not a metaphor — a working laundromat in the back, open 24 hours, so you can run a load of wash while a band plays. It is the kind of only-in-New-Orleans premise that would read as a gimmick anywhere else and here just reads as Tuesday. Come late, when the bands hit their stride, order a cheap beer, and let the weirdness accumulate; or come at 4am because you genuinely need clean clothes and a drink in the same trip. The music is the point and the laundry is the punchline.

$Walk-inMusic BarFrench Quarter

Location

501 Esplanade Ave
French Quarter, New Orleans
live musicdivelaundromat24 hours

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Plan Your Visit

Reservations

Walk-in friendly

Service Style

Bar seating

Sit at bar, order from bartender

Insider Intel

Order This

Cheap beer and whatever the band is playing. Come for the music, stay for the weirdness.

Best Time

Late night when the bands hit their stride. Or 4am when you need to do laundry.

Know Before You Go

Yes, there's really a laundromat in back. Yes, you can do laundry while drinking. Open 24 hours.

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