Tucked inside the historic Dauphine Orleans Hotel, May Baily’s Place offers a cocktail experience steeped in bold history and ghost stories. Once one of the earliest licensed bordellos in New Orleans (its license dates back to 1857).

By day, the space is a plush, boudoir‑inspired lounge with velvet seating, rich reds and golds, crafted cocktails, and live jazz. By night, the subtext of the bar’s origins comes through: think whispered lore of hauntings, an old red‑light district past, and walls that have witnessed many lives.