Do you want to know how some New Orleanians judge whether or not they will become friends with you? They’ll ask you to join them at the Country Club — a clothing-optional pool bar — and note whether you squirm uncomfortably or take them up on their offer.
The Country Club is a cabana bar, pool, restaurant and lounge, located in a 19th-century mansion. The restaurant/bar is nestled two miles away from the French Quarter in the Bywater, a neighborhood that is currently gentrifying and becoming increasingly popular with the LGBT community and hipsters.