The James Room
Venue Brief
Auburn Avenue cocktail lounge in Old Fourth Ward with tufted banquettes, live performances and an enforced dress code, drawing a grown, dressed-up weekend crowd.
Venue Details
- Vibe
- Chic/LuxuryDate NightLive MusicUpbeat
- Age guide
- 25-45
- Dress code
- Smart Casual
- Cuisine
- AmericanFinger Food
- Demographic
- Young ProfessionalsCouplesLocals
- Music genre
- R&BJazz
- Price
- $$$$
- Open season
- Year-round
- Clientele
- LocalsAmerican
- Offerings
- Table Service
- Open times
- Mon ClosedTue 5 PM – 12 AMWed 5 PM – 1 AMThu 5 PM – 1 AMFri 5 PM – 2 AM BestSat 5 PM – 2 AM BusySun 5 – 10 PM
- Vibe score
- 6.7 / 10
Address
Contact
About The James Room
Crystal pendant lamps, dark tufted booths and a glowing back bar set a supper-club tone on Auburn Avenue, while a pastry case by the entrance points to its coffee-bar side. From 5 p.m. it runs as a cocktail lounge with sidewalk seating, live performances and music guests describe as grown and sexy. Signature drinks such as the Pornstar Bubblebath with champagne foam and the Southern Belle lead the menu, and the collard green and spinach dip is the snack everyone mentions, followed by charcuterie and crab cakes. A dress code applies, unevenly by some accounts, and open-toed sandals have been turned away. Hours are 5 p.m. to midnight on Tuesday, until 1 a.m. Wednesday and Thursday and 2 a.m. on Friday and Saturday, with an earlier Sunday close and Monday off. Packed nights slow the drinks and seating can get reshuffled, which explains a middling 3.9 on Google, and checks carry an automatic gratuity.
