Snake and Jake's Xmas Club Lounge
New Orleans, LA 70118-5018
Phone: (504) 861-2802
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- Dive Bar 2007, Dive Bar 2006, Dive Bar 2006
- Hours:
- Daily 9pm-9am
Editorial Review for Snake and Jake's Xmas Club Lounge – by Kevin Forest Moreau
In Short
You can celebrate Christmas in July, assuming that your Yuletide rituals include rubbing elbows with drunk college students, neighborhood eccentrics and musicians in a small, dark dive. A giant wreath is the only landmark for first-timers seeking out this oddball-chic destination, dauntingly located on a one-way street in a seedy residential neighborhood near the local universities. Prohibitively dark lighting and a low couch or two combine with diverse music to create an atmosphere that teeters between barfly-hip and sleep-inducing ennui. The crowd is a mix of late-night gadabouts, including scruffy musicians looking for post-gig camaraderie.
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Insider Tips
When to GoCrowds can form early (10pm or so), socializing outside on the sidewalk. The real action, however, comes much later, usually after 2am.
User Reviews for Snake and Jake's Xmas Club Lounge
10/20/2006 Posted by piglet23skidoo
That's what Anthony Bourdain called it in Australian Vogue once, anyway. It's usually dark enough to make anyone look good, if you don't like the music, wait five minutes and it'll change, and an endless supply of United Cabs are only a phone call away. I second the sunglasses and mini raincoat (they won't let me say con dom!) suggestion wholeheartedly. Might want to bring more than one pocket protector, though... wink, wink, nudge, nudge....
Pros: cheap drinks, cheap dates
Cons: cheap drinks, cheap dates
12/19/2002 Posted by ZaneKatsikis
Unfortune as it is, this version is a pale shadow of its mythological self; no jukebox, bright lights (at 3 AM!) and schlocky music...I'm real sad...
Pros: open late, funky neighborhood
Cons: no jukebox, bright lights, bad music choices
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