Studying the oeuvre of Milanese architect and designer Paolo Buffa (1903–1970) is generally a lesson in sophisticated, inventive classicism. Whether he was producing furnishings for a swish ski-resort ...

Anthony Buffa is a private equity investor who got behind on his promissory note to First Third Bank and stipulated to judgment against him in the amount of $180,000. First Third Bank then sold the ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Buffa’s Lounge on Esplanade Avenue indicated in a grateful social media post Saturday (July 8) that its demise has been forestalled by an outpouring of financial support over the ...

Buffa’s Bar and Restaurant, the beloved institution that hosted countless musicians and performers since 1939, has announced it will close this week. Tucked away at the edge of the Quarter on ...

Monday was supposed to be the swan song for Buffa’s Lounge, the last hurrah, the final curtain. But that’s changed. Thanks to an outpouring of support, the iconic saloon on the border of the Marigny ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — A popular restaurant and bar that has been around for decades in the Marigny is on the brink of closing. Buffa’s bar and restaurant first opened on Esplanade Avenue in 1939. Since ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The owners of a fixture along esplanade avenue say they may have to close the bar and restaurant’s doors. Buffa’s has been catering to late-night crowds and day drinkers since ...

Vincent Buffa was raised in the French Quarter and opened his namesake restaurant and lounge at the corner of Burgundy Street and Esplanade Avenue in December 1939. The building was vacant at the time ...

NEW ORLEANS — Buffa's Bar and Restaurant, the iconic saloon on Esplanade Ave., has been serving food and beer with live music for 84 years. Facing the threat of closing, owners of the restaurant, ...

At the crisp age of 68, Richard Buffa still carries the raw spark plug energy of a guy in his 30’s. Amid my initial refusal to incorporate a good deed drop off into our evening of driving around ...

Antonino Salvatore Buffa (Tony) passed away April 29th, 2022 after a long illness. Tony was born in Palermo, Sicily in 1951. He came to the United States when he was 24 years old. After moving to ...