Guests masqueraded as their favorite "exiles" in homage to displaced peoples around the world. The re-opening after the loss of the original property was a grand fete. Caplinger moved the establishment to its current location at the corner of Bourbon and Dumaine, renaming it "Cafe Lafitte in Exile." The bar was an art gallery and haunt for artists and writers, notably Tennessee Williams and Truman Capote, who were regulars. The Café Lafitte in Exile is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It claims to be the oldest continuously operating gay bar in the United States (along with White Horse Inn in Oakland, California which has also operated since. Its history is reported in the book In Exile: The History and Lore Surrounding New Orleans Gay Culture and Its Oldest Gay Bar by Frank Perez and Jeffrey Palmquist. The entire lot was sold at auction in 1953, as Caplinger never procured an official deed to the property. Oz New Orleanss Official Foursquare Venue Page New Orleans Premier Gay Dance Club and the GAA Dance Club & Show Bar of the Year. In 2018, the bar was awarded a Gay Travel Award for Best Gay Bar by Gay. Caplinger reinvigorated the space into a home away from home for bohemians, artists, and alternative bon vivants of the French Quarter. Ang 24/7 tavern na ito ay nagsisilbi sa LGBT+ community ng lungsod mula pa noong 1953, na ginagawa itong staple sa New Orleans gay scene. Cafe Lafitte's proprietor, Roger "Tom" Caplinger, founded the establishment at the site of today's Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop (941 Bourbon Street) when the building was derelict and abandoned. Cafe Lafitte in Exile 901 Bourbon St, New Orleans, USA, LA 70116 mapa Sikat na gay bar sa Bourbon Street at isa sa mga pinakalumang gay bar sa US.
Originally named Cafe Lafitte, the bar began as a quiet, humble haven for a stigmatized, clandestine community. Since its founding in 1933, the infamous Cafe Lafitte in Exile has proudly served New Orleans' LGBT community.