116 Best Places to Shop in New Orleans, Louisiana

Owners Terry and Sylvia Weidert create a variety of chic, Art Deco–inspired designs in 14- and 18-karat gold and platinum.

Along with selling bikes and accessories, this community-oriented shop rents bikes and offers reasonably priced repairs. Bikes come with locks and safety reflectors, and part of rental proceeds go toward a nonprofit for affordable housing. Bikes are first come, first served and there are no reservations.

New and used books focus on local history, the arts, modern fiction, and out-of-print works, including a fine selection of antiquarian books and obscure titles.

Fragments of wrought iron work and other architectural details form the inspiration for many of Mark Derby's beautiful pottery pieces, from mugs and vases to handmade Victorian reproduction tiles. His clocks and plaques, fashioned from reproductions of New Orleans's historic Art Deco water-meter covers, have earned cult popularity, and his reproductions of letter tiles found on Crescent City street corners can be spotted all over town.

This 8,000-square-foot retail wonderland is filled with unique and funky furniture, light fixtures, salvaged items, and art. On weekends, more art fills the space, when local vendors host an art market in the courtyard. The complex is also home to a jewelry shop, Hex Witch shop, and the studio of Epaul Julien, who paints surreal and colorful scenes of the city and its heroes onto salvaged wood and housing materials.

This eclectic record shop is among a stretch of local and mostly Black-owned businesses on Bayou Road that are well worth checking out. The shop carries new and used records and has an especially large collection of reggae and international LPs. A guest DJ often spins a set on Saturday afternoons.

This high-end resale shop on a busy section of Maple Street supports the local Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra by selling previously owned designer clothes, from casual to formal wear, as well as shoes, handbags, and jewelry. The shop also sells consignment items.

Old-school music lovers flock to this colorful storefront that carries a curated selection of standards, rare finds, and new releases. Friendly staff will ship your vinyl home for a small fee. There's a variety of genres, and the local artists' section is especially well-stocked.

The aroma of candy cooking will draw you into this sweets shop, established in 1900. You'll find a variety of pralines, pecan logs, and New Orleans's own Cuccia Chocolates, as well as coffee and gift baskets.

This charming shop is packed with both fine and affordable wines, as well as select gourmet ciders and beers. For a $2 corkage fee, imbibers can enjoy purchases at a curtained window alcove or sidewalk bistro table. The shop provides glasses and sells fresh bread and cheese selections from Bellegarde Bakery and St. James Cheese Company. Free wine tastings are usually held on Wednesdays from 6 to 8 pm.

It's all about the Crescent City in this small shop filled with New Orleans–theme items, including glassware adorned with pewter fleurs-de-lis, affordable jewelry that boasts local icons, stationery, tiles, clocks, ceramics, framed crosses, charms, bottle stoppers, frames, candles, cookbooks, and more. This is a great place to pick up upscale souvenirs and gifts.

One of the largest collections of European crystal and bronze chandeliers in the country glitters over gilded mirrors, 18th- and 19th-century hand-carved marble mantels, French and Continental furniture, porcelain, and objets d'art in this shop, which originally opened in 1947 and is run by the second and third generations of its founding family.

If you're up for a bit of shopping in between music shows and dinners out, this bohemian night market, filled with handmade jewelry, crafts, and other treasures, is right in the thick of the action on Frenchmen Street.

A boutique in the lobby of the Ace Hotel features local and small designers of hip, unique menswear. Small gifts and accessories from other local shops are also available. Next door, the Marfa-born Freda boutique sells boho women's clothes.

Popular with local college students, this clothing exchange mixes new, used, and vintage apparel for men and women with hipster T-shirts, handmade costumes, and lots of quirky accessories—all at affordable prices.

Racks are filled with a mix of natural fabrics and stylish but comfortable clothing that stay on trend. The combination makes this shop a favorite stop for fashion-conscious mature women as well as college students looking for skirts, jeans, shorts, dresses, blouses, casual shoes, handbags, and jewelry.

This small store at the Rink boutique shopping center is packed with works of history, fiction, and cookbooks by local, regional, and national authors; it was the first stop on novelist Anne Rice's book tours when she lived in New Orleans. Autographed copies and limited editions of her titles are usually in stock, and the store hosts frequent author events.

You'll find yourself in a good mood after spending just a few minutes in this store surrounded by Gogo Borgerding's brightly colored jewelry designs. Her vibrant cuff bracelets, made of sterling silver and anodized aluminum, are the store's signature pieces. The boutique also carries her sterling-silver necklaces, rings, and other items, as well as works by a few other artists. A quirky blend of kitsch and high-end, the shop also features offbeat items like paint-by-number sets and taxidermy.

A collaboration between local makers, this airy boutique aims to provide ethical and green options for clothing, jewelry, houseware, cosmetics, and more. Choose from specialty glass-jarred candles, where purchase of each scent donates to a specific campaign or relief fund.

More than 50 regional artists display their works in this double-shotgun house in the middle of the French Quarter. You'll find paintings, metalwork mirrors, a vast array of earrings, blown glass, ceramics, wood sculptures, handmade clothing, hats, ironwork, masks, and vignettes in oyster shells.

Locals and visitors alike are drawn to this shop for its two floors of 19th-century paintings, 18th- and 19th-century French and English furniture, large mirrors, bronze sculptures, and chandeliers.

For a wholly pleasant and authentic voodoo experience, head to this family-owned shop on Saint Charles. Stocked with over 200 herbs, Haus of Hoodoo carries blended oils, candles, tinctures, and more, which come with distinct ritual instructions from a Haitian voodoo priestess, Manbo Jessyka. Often recommended is a ritual bath paired with a certain candle. Friendly, knowledgeable team members will walk you through everything, depending on your needs---from spiritual cleanses, to trouble in career and love---and are available for questions once you're home. The shop offers private spiritual workshops and a calendar of annual voodoo ceremonies

Founded by stage and television actor Bryan Batt (he played Salvatore Romano on Mad Men) and his partner, Tom Cianfichi, this jewel box of a shop carries gorgeous home accessories and gifts, including New Orleans–themed toile frames, decorative items, stemware, tableware, accent furniture, frames, and more.

This Mid-City shop, with another location Uptown, carries food items, books, decorations, crafts, shirts, and so much more–all Louisiana themes, and in many cases, made by Louisiana artists.

At this fun little shop, wood becomes art at the hands of craftspeople who carve functional clocks, clipboards, and jewelry boxes, as well as whimsical whirligigs, hand-carved board games, puzzles, kaleidoscopes, and toys, proving that not all playthings need to be plugged in.

Owned by voodoo priestess Sallie Ann Glassman and located inside the New Orleans Healing Center, this mystical shop specializes in voodoo religious supplies (candles, herbs, tinctures, books, incense), as well as Haitian and world art. Glassman also offers crystal-ball readings by appointment, while other staff members do psychic visions and tarot card readings.

Pick up a piece of history in this shop, opened in 1898, which sells many one-of-a-kind antique firearms, swords, and currency, including coins from as early as 319 BC. There are also obsolete bank notes, jewelry made from rare coins, and collectibles such as antique opera glasses.

Popular for its diverse range of denim brands—the store carries more than 100 styles of jeans for men and women—this busy shop also offers a small collection of tops, jackets, and accessories, as well as T-shirts emblazoned with New Orleans slogans and local lingo. There's another branch at  2022 Magazine Street.

The artist Katy Beh's penchant for unusual, finely crafted contemporary jewelry is evident in her delicate and sometimes bold portfolio of pins, bracelets, earrings, rings, and pendants. Each piece originates from her colorful gemstone collection. You can visit her studio by appointment between 11 am and 4 pm daily.

Leave yourself plenty of time to browse the three floors of 18th- and 19th-century French and English furniture, chandeliers, estate jewelry, art, statuary, and other furnishings. The shop, run by the fourth generation of the family that founded it in 1899, is a favorite stop for interior designers.