Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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MAGAZINE STREET: FROM CHIC TO
CHEAP
BOUNDARIES:
Magazine St., Louisiana Ave., State St.
DISTANCE:
2 miles
PARKING:
Metered parking on Magazine; free in the neighborhood, but check signs for
time limits.
PUBLIC TRANSIT:
RTA Bus #11 (Magazine). For $3 you can buy a Jazzy Pass, which lets you
take unlimited bus rides in a single day.
In a city brimming with cool streets, from funky Frenchmen Street in Faubourg Marigny to
ritzy Royal Street in the French Quarter, none may be cooler than Magazine Street, a
6-mile stretch that runs from Audubon Park to the Central Business District.
Magazine has it all, from high-end boutiques to secondhand stores, from po'boy joints to
fine-dining bistros, and from sports bars to music clubs. There are yoga studios, art galler-
ies, and antiques stores, not to mention day spas, coffeehouses, and dessert cafés.
Two Mardi Gras parades—Muses and Thoth—roll on portions of Magazine, as does the
Irish Channel St. Patrick's Day Parade. Other events on Magazine include Art for Arts'
Sake, a gallery-hopping affair signaling the start of the fall arts season. The annual Cham-
pagne Stroll, held the Saturday evening before Mother's Day, gives last-minute shoppers a
chance to buy the perfect gift for Mom.
Magazine follows the length of the Mississippi River crescent and takes in such neighbor-
hoods as Uptown, the Garden District, the Irish Channel, the Warehouse District, and
Downtown. Because Magazine is also included in our Lower Garden District and Irish
State Street and Louisiana Avenue in Uptown.
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Begin at the corner of State and Magazine, in front of Reginelli's, a popular
New Orleans pizza chain, and across the street from Noodle & Pie, one of the
city's newest eateries. In the first couple of blocks, you'll pass several other
restaurants, including the upscale-yet-casual Avo and Bistro Daisy, housed in
a quaint yellow cottage. Avo, which opens in the spring of 2015, will specialize
in Italian cuisine; Bistro Daisy serves French food with a Southern twist.
