Whether you need to sit next to a cozy fire inside our Avenue Room, or on the grand front gallery watching the St. Charles Avenue streetcars go by, the Victorian Lounge is the perfect gathering place. Our weekly entertainment ranges from traditional jazz to the swift beat of Brazilian samba.

The award winning Victorian Lounge has been recognized by Details Magazine as one of the Top Ten Sexiest Places on Earth. Citysearch.com, has named us Best Romantic Bar and Zagat Nightlife survey is quoted "no better place to sit outside under the moss draped oaks sipping on a cocktail." The Gambit Weekly's "Best of New Orleans" issue has voted The Columns Best Uptown hangout, Best Happy Hour, Best Bloody Mary, and Mike Smith as Best Bartender in New Orleans, and Favorite Place to Stay for Locals. Click here for Zagat Survey 2004 remarks.