10 Best Thrift Shops in NOLA
Resale has gone mainstream as the latest way to shop and save. Thrifting promotes circular fashion and sustainability, which helps the environment and your pockets. If you're looking to start thrifting for the first time, there is no better city to be in than New Orleans.
Vintage boutiques, consignment stores, and thrift shops can be found all over the city, but we've made it easy to narrow it down with this top 10 list of must-shop thrift stores in the Crescent City.
1. Out of The Closet - New Orleans
2900 Magazine St., (504) 208-4100
outofthecloset.org/locations/new-orleans-thrift-store
Out of the Closet New Orleans offers a wide variety of vintage and contemporary clothes, shoes, and furniture. Founded in California in 1990 to raise awareness and funds for the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Out of The Closet Thrift has established locations across the country where thrifting meets a great cause. 96 cents of every dollar still goes toward the AIDS Healthcare Foundation and HIV prevention and treatment.
2. Bridge House Thrift Store
Multiple Locations
Bridge House Thrift Store offers a charming selection of clothing, shoes, jewelry, china, and furniture. With two locations in New Orleans and Metairie, Bridge House has supported people in active recovery from substance abuse issues for 65 years and counting. Bridge House and Grace House are able to provide resources to men and women respectively through their thrift store, in addition to cash donations and their used car lot.
3. The Encore Shop
7841 Maple St., (504) 861-9028
Offering a selection of upscale and designer women's clothing finds, The Encore Shop is an elevated consignment store with pieces for your office day to day or a night out in downtown. Each sale supports the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, which has been dedicated to keeping music alive in New Orleans. The shop has been owned and operated by Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra volunteers for 40 years and is just down the street from Tulane University and Loyola New Orleans.
4. Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Louisiana
Multiple Locations
Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Louisiana has three locations across the Greater New Orleans area. Goodwill still stands as a tried and true location for all of your thrifting needs and has positively impacted communities across the United States for decades with their cycle of good mantra. Goodwill offers a little bit of everything and is the ideal place to start your thrifting journey.
5. Junk's Above
4626 D'Hemecourt St., (504) 952-5865
If you love trinkets and what some may consider junk, they've got it at Junk's Above. Located in Mid-City, this thrift store specializes in all things random. They have all types of kitchen ware, records, art, toys, and everything else in between on their shelves. Junk's Above also operates on a strict "wood, glass, porcelain" policy, meaning that any furniture or other trinkets are made from 100% quality material that lasts.
6. Red, White, and Blue Thrift Store
Multiple Locations
Red, White, and Blue Thrift Store has been keeping sustainability and community at the forefront of its business since 1965. This national chain carries clothing, shoes, kitchen items, furniture, small appliances, and more. They have two locations in the Greater New Orleans area for you to grab your new favorite finds.
7. Swap Boutique
3822 Magazine St., (504) 304-6025
This boutique is catered to the fashion conscious who still want to shop on a budget. Swap Boutique is a contemporary consignment store that sells designer clothing, shoes, purses, and jewelry for women. They have three locations in Louisiana and Florida, including their New Orleans store front, and also give customers the option to shop their selection of luxury brands online.
8. YEP Thrift Works
1626B Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 702-8070
youthempowermentproject.org/thriftworks
YEP Thrift Works is one of the many projects pioneered by the Youth Empowerment Project here in New Orleans. Thrift Works employs New Orleans youth, giving them sales and inventory experience, and donates funds back into programs that pour into the community. They offer a variety of men and women's clothing, costumes, accessories, toys, and more.
9. Full Court Classics
509 Dumaine St.
Full Court is a streetwear playground for those who like a combination of vintage and name brand clothing in their rotation. They have a curated selection of t-shirts, bumbags, hats, and other miscellaneous items that scream "cool kid." Bringing edgy aesthetics of contemporary fashion to the forefront, Full Court is a full experience in itself.
10. Glue Clothing Exchange
8206 Oak St., (504) 939-5865
instagram.com/glue_new_orleans
A thrift store and a guitar exchange? Say less. For 20 years, Glue Clothing Exchange has been dedicated to both the fashion forward and musicians looking to practice their craft sustainably. Glue offers a wide selection of clothing for men and women, and guitars available for sale or trade.
