新奧爾良（New Orleans）是一個充滿寶藏、令人驚喜的城市，孟買俱樂部尤其配得上這個特點。它具有地下酒吧的元素，俱樂部有經(jīng)典的雞尾酒，現(xiàn)場音樂，親密的氛圍和適合抽雪茄的花園庭院。類似這樣的抽茄區(qū)曾經(jīng)在新奧爾良很常見，但是慢慢的都關(guān)閉了，一個接著一個，從阿爾諾（Arnaud’s）到麗思卡爾頓（Ritz-Carlton）。近期，孟買俱樂部先后兩次停業(yè)。

說孟買俱樂部是當?shù)刈罟爬系木銟凡恳稽c都不過分。20多年來，這里一直是歷史悠久的康帝王子酒店（Prince Conti Hotel）的所在地，一家高檔的法國精品酒店。但是這里曾經(jīng)作為雞尾酒吧的時間要更長，從英國進口的百年木制吧臺已經(jīng)在這里呆了60多年了。和酒店的名字相匹配，酒店里是帶有殖民地色彩的大英帝國的主題。店里有很多綠色和深棕色的皮革沙發(fā)、家具，還鑲嵌了黃銅釘頭。在這里還有優(yōu)雅的高背吧凳、落地鐘、燭臺、古董瓷器、書柜、地球儀，以及整體美觀雅致的會所綠洲。你可以從喧囂活力的城市中來到這里休息一下，從50多款精致的雞尾酒酒單里點上一款飲品，然后忘卻外面的世界。

和這種氛圍搭配的飲品有一長串，單一麥芽蘇格蘭威士忌、波特酒、波旁威士忌以及在新奧爾良市最廣泛的特色馬提尼酒。這個地方主要是雞尾酒吧，有很多搖酒器和水晶玻璃杯。你會發(fā)現(xiàn)很多當?shù)夭?#xff0c;比如當?shù)刂陌滋m地牛奶潘趣。這里作為晚餐后的第二站很受歡迎。就位于法國區(qū)的中心地帶，交通便利。距離新奧爾朗很多著名的大飯店咫尺之遙，幾個街區(qū)之外就是著名的典藏廳（Preservation Hall）的夜間現(xiàn)場音樂表演。你可以在這里用餐，菜單是英式美食以及當?shù)氐拿牢丁１热缭谀鞲鐬巢东@的魚，薯條，啤酒拌碎蟹，香腸。有一些粉絲聲稱他們家的芝士漢堡是全城最好的。

最近25年來，孟買俱樂部一直發(fā)展壯大。幾年前，它更換了管理層和員工隊伍。后來因為新冠病毒疫情而關(guān)閉。后來又因為8月份颶風艾達而停業(yè)。去年秋季才恢復(fù)營業(yè)，并推出新的雪茄計劃。目前在法國區(qū)，孟買俱樂部是唯一一家提供全方位服務(wù)的雪茄休息室，俱樂部還有一間高端零售店。俱樂部還增加了一套茄房，里面擺放著洛基帕特爾雪茄。

俱樂部的露天庭院擺放著八張桌子，你可以在這里享受雪茄，俱樂部提供全套的食物和雞尾酒服務(wù)。每周六晚上還有現(xiàn)場爵士樂表演。當?shù)刂母枋职⒛嗡埂なゼs翰（r Anais St. John ）是俱樂部的常客。演出三個小時，晚上8點到11點。在氛圍、飲品、雪茄和爵士樂的陪伴下，孟買俱樂部的時間仿佛被凍結(jié)，你回到了黃金時代。

孟買俱樂部

康帝街830號

新奧爾良，路易斯安納州70112

(504) 577-2237

https://bombayclubneworleans.com/?

周四到周日開放時間：下午4點到凌晨12點

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New Orleans is a city full of surprise hidden gems, but the Bombay Club is especially worthy of this title. It has elements of a speakeasy, the kind of place that even locals might forget about, then happily remember and return to for classic cocktails, live music, an intimate atmosphere and the cigar-friendly garden courtyard. Smoking enclaves much like this one were once New Orleans’ mainstays, but one after another, from Arnaud’s to the Ritz-Carlton, all the top courtyards that long welcomed cigars have dried up. Not here. The Bombay Club has recently doubled down on smoking.

To call the Bombay Club venerable is an understatement, as it has anchored the historic Prince Conti Hotel, an upscale French Quarter boutique property, for more than two decades. But it has been a cocktail spot here for much longer, and the century old wooden bar, imported from England, has been in its current location for 60 years. Fitting its name, there is a Colonial British Empire theme, with lots of green and dark brown leather furniture with brass nail heads, including elegant high-backed bar stools, a grandfather clock, candelabras, antique China, bookcases, globes and an overall aesthetic of an elegant clubhouse oasis. It is the kind of place you visit to take a break from the hustle and bustle of the vibrant city, order a drink from the menu of 50-plus elaborate cocktails, and then forget about the outside world.

Fitting the ambiance is a long list of single malt Scotches, Ports, Bourbons and what claims to be the most extensive specialty Martini list in the city. The place is primarily a cocktail bar, with lots of shakers and heavy cut crystal glasses, so you’ll find an emphasis on local specialties such as the Sazerac, French 75, Pimm’s Cup, and New Orleans’ famous Brandy Milk Punch. It is especially popular as an after-dinner stop, and conveniently located in the heart of the French Quarter within a short walk of many of the city’s most famous grand restaurants and less than four blocks from the famed nightly live music shows at historic Preservation Hall. But you can certainly eat here, and the food menu is an eclectic hybrid of British gastropub and local flavors, such as fish and chips made with local Gulf catch or beer battered crab and chorizo beignets. Some fans claim the house cheeseburger is the best in the city.?

The Bombay Club has been going strong here for nearly a quarter century. It underwent a management and staff change a few years back, then closed for the pandemic, again for Hurricane Ida in August, and finally reopened fully last fall, complete with a new cigar program. In partnership with Cuban Creations, the French Quarter’s only full-service cigar lounge and high-end retail shop, the Bombay Club added a new Tubeaux humidor system stocked with offerings from Rocky Patel.?

Cigars can be enjoyed here at the eight tables in the open-air courtyard, which features full food and cocktail service. There’s also live Jazz every Saturday night, and acclaimed local singer Anais St. John is a Bombay Club regular, doing a three-hour set from 8 to 11 pm. Between the atmosphere, the drinks, the smokes and the Jazz, a visit to the Bombay Club is like being frozen in time—sometime during a Golden Age.

Bombay Club

830 Conti Street

New Orleans, LA 70112

(504) 577-2237

https://bombayclubneworleans.com/?

Open Thursday through Sunday: 4 p.m. to 12 a.m.