The story
An 1806 grocery building whose absinthe frappé, credited to bartender Cayetano Ferrer, made it famous; Owen Brennan bought it in 1943.
Everything that was here
- 1869–present · still open
Old Absinthe HouseBar
Advertised as the Absinthe House since 1869.
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Nearby history
The Maxime Supper Club
300 Bourbon Street · 15 m away
The Maxime opened at 300 Bourbon on January 13, 1926, during Prohibition, modeled on a Paris-style nightclub.
Chris Owens Club
500 Bourbon Street · 17 m away
Entertainer Chris Owens performed at her Bourbon Street club until the pandemic; after her death in April 2022, Gayle Be
Galatoire's
209 Bourbon Street · 27 m away
Cafe Lafitte in Exile
601 Bourbon Street · 90 m away
Brennan's Restaurant
417 Royal Street · 115 m away
Dauphine Orleans Hotel
415 Dauphine Street · 146 m away
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