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3009 Magazine St., New Orleans 70115
888-372-2100

Mayan Import Company

Cigar stores are a dime a dozen in New Orleans, dotting the Quarter at seemingly regular intervals. Most of them are fine, but real cigar aficionados should trek uptown to this larger retailer... read more

8211 Oak St., New Orleans 70118
504-866-6654

Eclectic Home

Inside and out, New Orleans is richly endowed with its own sense of style and architecture. Trouble is, this Nola sensibility is of a certain period, and attempts to square it with a more modern lo... read more

624 Pirate Alley, New Orleans 70119
504-524-2940

Faulkner House Books

We don't subscribe to the notion that shopping at independent bookstores is a virtue in and of itself, but roaming this bookstore's tiny aisles, on the first floor of the building where William Fau... read more

8131 Hampson St., New Orleans 70118
504-866-9666

Yvonne La Fleur

La Fleur is one-stop shopping for the ladies. An extensive collection of dresses is augmented by handbags, lingerie, jewelry and other feminine obsessions, though none of the inventory can be consi... read more

518 St. Peter St., New Orleans 70116
504-586-8701

Oh' Susannah

With their unblinking look, dolls are as threatening to some as they are adorable to others. This doll and dollhouse accessory is a Mecca for those into the peculiarly Southern hobby of doll collec... read more

835 Decatur St., New Orleans 70116
504-527-0033

Leather Creations

Thanks to the best slave labor money doesn't have to buy, all sorts of leather goods are available on the cheap at this Decatur Street haunt. Want a biker jacket? It'll set you back only $150 here,... read more

1008 S. Peters St., New Orleans 70116
504-390-2522

French Market

It's an open air market featuring block after block of Mardi Gras paraphernalia, t-shirts, local music CDs, clothing, produce, costume jewelry, spices, hot sauces and much, much else. The booth own... read more

210 Decatur St., New Orleans 70130
504-586-1094

Louisiana Music Factory

The best record store for Louisiana music in New Orleans, Louisiana and the whole freakin' world! If you heard a local artist and wish to memorialize the experience, there's no reason to go any oth... read more

518 Chartres St., New Orleans 70130
504-301-4437

UAL

The secret of every cash-challenged clothes horse in Nola, United Apparel Liquidators features actual designer labels - the occasional gown included, at discounts at around 70 to 90 percent. Sure, ... read more

1214 Decatur St., New Orleans 70116
504-592-0101

G.I. Jane's General Store

For women who are all "guns, ewww," but still want stalkers, robbers, rapists and ex-boyfriends to know they mean business, we give you G.I. Jane's and its extensive collection of Tasers, knives, p... read more

606 Chartles St., New Orleans 70130
504-410-0010

Quarter Past Time

Watches may be going the way of newspapers, but a trip to owner Julian Canosa's collection of antique watches and other timepieces is a quick tutorial in the tragedy of extinction. Virtually every ... read more

429 Royal St., New Orleans 70130
504-529-2288

Vintage 429

Depending on your tolerance for celebrity culture, this place will either make you cum or piss you off. Vintage has autographs of presidents, musicians, actors, writers, athletes and other celebs -... read more

437 Royal St., New Orleans 70130
800-535-1853

James H. Cohen and Sons

An antique store a man might actually enjoy, Cohen primarily stocks antique guns and antique money. Check out the riotous Confederate bank notes, one of which states that the tender isn't backed by... read more

610 Chartres St., New Orleans 70130
504-528-9620

Lucullus

Named after a Roman military man known for throwing huge shindigs, Lucullus specializes in culinary antiques that, while not quite as old as ancient Rome, are still pretty long in th... read more

2026 Magazine St., New Orleans 70130
504-587-9090

Aiden Gill for Men

Never mind that a self-consciously he-man institution specializes in making men's faces as smooth as a baby's ass, this proudly old school barbershop is damn good at what it does. Hot towels, strai... read more

2038 Magazine St., New Orleans 70130
504-568-1020

Winky's

A grab bag of hipster/retro boutique that--surprise!--has plenty of the same stuff you'll find in other hipster/retro boutiques around the country: ironic knick-knacks, lunch boxes, t-shirts, shoes... read more

6070 Magazine St., New Orleans 70118
504-895-8661

Perlis

The leading men's clothing store in New Orleans, this stalwart has been wedging guys into formal and casual threads for seven decades. Particularly popular is its crawfish-logoed line of shirts and... read more