Such fun products you won’t find on every corner. This should be your go-to spot for gifts. I no longer live in Louisiana but that doesn’t stop my gift giving brilliance because Dirty Coast has Fast shipping & Great packaging. They don’t sleep on any details.
November 2023
Memorable gift store that sells unique souvenirs for the area. The store is really well designed, clean, and welcoming, which makes for a fun and exciting shopping experience.
September 2023
Such a fun place! Unique and on point too. Humorous gifts/shirts. Top tier cookbooks for Cajun and Creole/NOLA locals. Love the artifacts and the cool jewelry. Appreciate that many items support local needs and communities. I’ve been to three of the stores each is a little different but all are high quality.
Locally owned and operated gift shop. Specializing in insider, funny and cultural references via t-shirts designs, postcards, hats, socks, koozies, books and gifts for kids. Be a New Orleanian, wherever you are with one of our products. Free stickers for every customer since 2005.
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Parking: Street
Price Range: Average
BE A NEW ORLEANIAN. WHEREVER YOU ARE. read the ubiquitous bumper sticker in the years after Hurricane Katrina. It was a simple, direct, and on-target message-the sort that's been perfected by this T-shirt shop, with stores uptown on Magazine Street and in the French Quarter on Royal Street. Among the things that make these garments stand out is that they're often seen on locals-perhaps more than on tourists. Inside jokes are favored, such as shirts declaring NEUTRAL GROUND SIDE or SIDEWALK SIDE (which is how people describe where they're standing during a parade). Another shows the more useful cardinal directions given by residents in a city that has a challenging relation with north and south: RIVER. LAKE. UPTOWN. DOWNTOWN.
