Thrift stores in New Orleans
New Orleans, LA has 19 thrift and charity shops on the map right now. 14 of them are charity shops and 5 are independent second-hand stores, so New Orleans gives you both flavours of thrifting in one trip. Stock turns over fast in all of them, so the shop that had nothing last month might have your thing this week.
This guide covers every thrift store we could verify in and around New Orleans (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Out Of The Closet and Habitat for Humanity ReStore, plus Miss Claudia's Vintage Clothing & Costumes — each with its own personality, which is half the fun. If a shop's missing from New Orleans's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet — the scene is bigger than any single dataset.
The New Orleans thrift lineup
19 mapped within about 40 km:
Out Of The Closet
Charity shop
Out Of The Closet — a charity shop on 2900 Magazine Street. Also worth knowing about Out Of The Closet: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 10:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
2900 Magazine Street
Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-19:00
Phone: +1 504-208-4100
Habitat for Humanity ReStore
Charity shop
Habitat for Humanity ReStore is a charity shop on 2900 Elysian Fields Avenue.
2900 Elysian Fields Avenue
Miss Claudia's Vintage Clothing & Costumes
Second-hand store
Miss Claudia's Vintage Clothing & Costumes — an independent second-hand store, found on 4204 Magazine Street in New Orleans. Also worth knowing about Miss Claudia's Vintage Clothing & Costumes: the map lists its hours as Mo-We 11:00-18:00; Th-Fr 11:00-19:00; Sa 10:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
4204 Magazine Street, New Orleans, 70115
Hours: Mo-We 11:00-18:00; Th-Fr 11:00-19:00; Sa 10:00-18:00
Phone: +1 504-897-6310
Bridge House
Charity shop
Bridge House is a charity shop on 7901 Airline Drive, Metairie.
7901 Airline Drive, Metairie, 70003
Goodwill
Charity shop
Goodwill is a charity shop.
Goodwill
Charity shopRun by Goodwill Industries of North Louisiana
Run by Goodwill Industries of North Louisiana, Goodwill is a charity shop.
Everyday Stuff
Charity shop
Everyday Stuff is a charity shop.
SpayMart
Charity shop
SpayMart — a charity shop. Also worth knowing about SpayMart: it has a website with more detail.
Goodwill
Charity shopRun by Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Louisiana
Goodwill is a charity shop run by Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Louisiana on 205 Orchard Road, River Ridge.
205 Orchard Road, River Ridge, 70123
The Salvation Army
Charity shop
The Salvation Army — a charity shop, found on 100 Jefferson Highway in New Orleans.
100 Jefferson Highway, New Orleans, 70121
Red, White, & Blue Thrift Store
Second-hand store
Red, White, & Blue Thrift Store is an independent second-hand store.
Thrift City USA
Second-hand store
Thrift City USA — an independent second-hand store.
Goodwill
Charity shopRun by Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Louisiana
Run by Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Louisiana, Goodwill is a charity shop, found on 123 Allen Toussaint Boulevard in New Orleans. Also worth knowing about Goodwill: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
123 Allen Toussaint Boulevard, New Orleans, 70124
Phone: +1-504-286-1858
SisterHearts Boutique & Thrift Store
Second-hand store
SisterHearts Boutique & Thrift Store is an independent second-hand store on 7519 West Judge Perez Drive, Arabi. SisterHearts Boutique & Thrift Store also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 10:00-17:00; Su-Mo 09:00-15:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
7519 West Judge Perez Drive, Arabi, 70032-1962
Hours: Tu-Sa 10:00-17:00; Su-Mo 09:00-15:00
Phone: +1-504-345-2276
Goodwill
Charity shop
Goodwill — a charity shop, found on 4329 Veterans Memorial Boulevard in Metairie.
4329 Veterans Memorial Boulevard, Metairie, 70006
Red White & Blue
Charity shop
Red White & Blue is a charity shop on 5728 Jefferson Highway, Jefferson.
5728 Jefferson Highway, Jefferson, 70123
Goodwill
Charity shop
Goodwill is a charity shop.
Goodwill
Charity shopRun by Goodwill Industries of North Louisiana
Run by Goodwill Industries of North Louisiana, Goodwill is a charity shop, found on 4800 Lapalco Boulevard in Marrero.
4800 Lapalco Boulevard, Marrero, 70072
Cajun Village Thrift Store
Second-hand store
Cajun Village Thrift Store — an independent second-hand store, found on 114 Lakewood Drive in Luling. Also worth knowing about Cajun Village Thrift Store: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
114 Lakewood Drive, Luling, 70070
Phone: +1-985-308-0226
What the map tells us about thrifting in New Orleans
3 of the 19 shops list their opening hours, which is unusually helpful for New Orleans — thrift stores are notorious for surprise closures. Still, call ahead if you're making a special trip to New Orleans; volunteer-run shops sometimes close early on quiet days.
5 shops have websites listed, worth a look before you go — some post new arrivals or sale days online.
The New Orleans thrift circuit
Making a day of it in New Orleans? Work this order: Out Of The Closet on 2900 Magazine Street, Habitat for Humanity ReStore on 2900 Elysian Fields Avenue, Miss Claudia's Vintage Clothing & Costumes on 4204 Magazine Street, Bridge House on 7901 Airline Drive, Goodwill, Goodwill, Everyday Stuff, and SpayMart. That's 19 stops, and if you hit them in sequence you won't backtrack. 11 more are listed below.
Thrifting tips for New Orleans
Thrifting in New Orleans goes better with a little prep:
- Shop the wrong season on purpose at Out Of The Closet. Coats are cheapest in spring, fans in autumn. Off-season racks are picked over less and priced to move.
- Try everything on at Habitat for Humanity ReStore. Sizing across decades is chaos. The fitting room — or a brave moment by the mirror — saves you from the almost-right jacket.
- Smell the leather. Real leather smells like leather. If it smells like plastic, it is plastic — price it accordingly.
- Seasonal items go cheapest off-season. Winter coats in April, fans in October. Buy the season ahead and pay half.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around New Orleans — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to for a thrifting run. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new shop in New Orleans can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 19, or a shop we missed entirely? The map is the source of truth here — one OpenStreetMap edit corrects it for everyone.
Prices at New Orleans's thrift stores are set by each shop and change constantly, so we don't list them. As a rough rule, charity shops are the cheapest, independents sit in the middle, and anything labelled vintage costs more everywhere — New Orleans included.
Thrift store listings for New Orleans: 19 mapped from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons contributors; individual photo credits appear in captions. Listing data was last refreshed automatically — verify hours before visiting.