Gold Mine Saloon

The Gold Mine Saloon is a drinking establishment in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana.

[1] The saloon is known for creating its signature Flaming Dr. Pepper cocktail in the 1980s[2][3] and vintage video games (e.g., the 1982 Popeye).

[4][5][6] The patronage has been described as an avant-garde and artistic crowd.

[1][7] The establishment hosts the 17 Poets Literary and Performance Series.

[8][9] The operator, Dave Brinks (son of the bar's owner, Barbara Bear),[10] is the author of the post-Hurricane Katrina poem cycle The Caveat Onus.