New Orleans
They don’t make them like this anymore – neither the clothes, millinery, lingerie nor Yvonne herself, a businesswoman who has outfitted generations of…
New Orleans
They don’t make them like this anymore – neither the clothes, millinery, lingerie nor Yvonne herself, a businesswoman who has outfitted generations of…
French Quarter
With a massive 30,000-sq-ft showroom, and after a century of doing business, MS Rau ranks among New Orleans’ most venerated dealers of antiques. It’s all…
French Quarter
New Orleans is the most costume-crazy city in the USA, and Fifi Mahony's is the place to go to don a wig. There's a stunning selection of hairpieces here…
New Orleans
Peaches has been around since 1975, doing the holy work of promoting, cataloging and marketing the best in local New Orleans music. Once in the French…
New Orleans
Owners Alex and Cindy Williams, who have made and sold pottery from their Magazine St shop since 1993, call their exquisite creations functional art…
New Orleans
It isn’t really as scandalous as the name suggests, except by Victorian standards. Diva’s specialty is sassy 1940s- and '50s-style cinched, hourglass…
Faubourg Marigny & Bywater
Here’s your first stop if you’re looking for music. The selection of new and used CDs delves deep into the musical culture of New Orleans and Louisiana,…
French Quarter
Get unique crafts, art, antiques and souvenirs at this co-op, which includes an indoor gallery space and a courtyard night market outside. Meet the…
New Orleans
Haven't found the droids you were looking for? Then stop by this self-proclaimed 'geeky' bookstore where books and movies loved by nerds take the…
Tremé-Lafitte
At a time when stores are becoming more and more homogeneous, Kitchen Witch is doing its own thing, selling antique and vintage cookbooks to a dedicated…
French Quarter
Packed nearly floor to ceiling with toys and gifts for the younger set, this bustling shop has just about anything your kids, nieces, nephews or other…
New Orleans
The Ogden boasts a very fine museum store, stuffed with prints, crafts and books that explore the theme of regional art. Start with graphite pencils, move…
French Quarter
Grassy vetiver, bittersweet orange blossoms, spicy ginger – New Orleans’ exotic flora has graciously lent its scents to Hové’s house-made perfumes for…
French Quarter
This dungeon-esque store stocks all kinds of vampire-themed gifts. Come here for books, curses, spells, souvenirs and witty banter with the awesome clerks…
New Orleans
You’ll find wigs in every color at Funky Monkey, which sells vintage attire for club-hopping men and women. This fun-house of frippery is also a good spot…
New Orleans
Local artist Simon Hardeveld has made a name for himself by painting groovy signs that hang like artwork in restaurants all over New Orleans. You’ll…
Faubourg Marigny & Bywater
This emporium is a treasure trove of, well, treasures, if you follow the old adage that one person’s junk is another’s…well, you know. There are found…
New Orleans
Shave and a haircut: 40 bits. Or $40. Apiece. But who’s counting at this suave barbershop, where smartly dressed Prohibition–era mobsters would surely…
New Orleans
This place is so cute – or should that be mignon? Or joli? We haven't taken French in a few years, but we could brush up here – the largest French…
French Quarter
Peeking in the window, you’ll see a battery of ancient copper pots that appear to have generations of dents tinkered out of their bottoms. Owner Patrick…
New Orleans
A nice bag may turn heads, but it'll drop jaws when your friends notice the canvas siding, vintage metal clasps, or exterior made from a repurposed rice…
New Orleans
A giant crawfish, a robot made of wood, jewelry, baskets and candle holders: if you need a funky but finely designed gift, pop in here. The ‘I/O’ in the…
French Quarter Postal Emporium
French Quarter
The wide variety of gifts here ranges from raunchy Bourbon St tropes (gag gifts, wince-worthy quips on T-shirts and mugs) to the genuinely beautiful, such…
Faubourg Marigny & Bywater
How deeply New Orleans is this store? It's named for Ignatious Reilly, protagonist of A Confederacy of Dunces, and located in the Kowalski house from A…
New Orleans
You'd think it was hard enough to be a record shop in this day and age, but along comes Disko Obscura, a record shop specializing in underground disco,…
Faubourg Marigny & Bywater
New Orleans is the kind of town that deserves really cool record shops, and Euclid is happy to oblige. It’s got all the ingredients: racks of rare vinyl,…
French Quarter
The erudite owner of this former residence of author William Faulkner sells rare first editions and new titles in an airy, elegant and charming…
New Orleans
If you’re looking for stylish, one-of-a-kind jewelry – rings, necklaces and cuffs – with a bit of sass, GoGo is a good place to start.
New Orleans
A one-stop emergency shop for anyone caught completely unprepared for Mardi Gras, Halloween or any other occasion that calls for a disguise. It’s an…
New Orleans
This painting-cluttered gallery specializes in regional folk art, especially the works of the late Nilo Lanzas, whose daughter operates the shop. Lanzas…
New Orleans
Actor Bryan Batt of Mad Men fame (he played art director Salvatore Romano) co-owns this elegant, pleasantly eclectic gift and homewares shop. In addition…
French Quarter
If all these drag shows have you feeling like your undergarments (or your life!) need a bit of spicing up, head to this vintage-inspired lingerie store –…
French Quarter
Dirty Coast offers a wide range of T-shirts and other gifts that bring environmental, social, or other local issues to light. Don't expect to find 'I'm…
New Orleans
Want a book about New Orleans history or a coffee-table tome about Mardi Gras? Then stop by this well-stocked indie bookstore inside the Rink mini-mall…
French Quarter
Do not confuse this with a joke shop or a spot for those Groucho Marx nose 'n' glasses. Decades old, this place deals in high-quality masks by local and…
New Orleans
If you need a hand-poured candle that lasts 60 hours, try one of the sweet-smelling Diptyques on sale here. As you soak up that vanilla-scented goodness,…
French Quarter
This old candy shop specializes in that special Creole confection, the praline. If you’ve already tried pralines elsewhere and decided that you don’t care…
French Quarter
Bet you thought Tabasco was either red or green and always hot, right? Guess again: here you'll find Tabasco ketchup, mayonnaise, cookbooks, plenty of…
French Quarter
Step inside and you'll see this is one religious store that’s not bent on snuffing out the party. An altar at the entry includes a serious request that…
French Quarter
A jam-packed little shop of delights for the avid bookworm and collector. The emphasis here is squarely on very old (and sometimes dusty) volumes. You…