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bistro where you can have a drink custom-made to suit your mood and taste.
For $25, you get a consultation and two drinks, and your special recipe is
stored for future visits.
Several boutiques can be found on this stretch as well, from Jezebel's, which
sells vintage costume jewelry and antique fabrics, to the Bead Shop, which
carries an amazing inventory of beads and beading supplies and has a string-
ing room where you can make your own necklace, bracelet, or earrings. If
you're a beginner, one of the store's beading experts will walk you through
the process.
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Walk to the corner of Magazine and Napoleon. To the right, facing Napoleon,
is the Carol Robinson Gallery, which operates out of a restored 19th-century
house. It features the works of such artists as Mississippi painters Jere Allen
and Robert Malone, sculptor Ron Dale, Japanese painter Masahiro Arai, loc-
al pastel artists Sandra Burshell and Ed Dyer, and abstract painters Bernard
Mattox and Karen Jacobs. Also on display are three-dimensional works, in-
cluding Roddy Capers's blown-glass vases and Michael Yankowski's wooden
altarpieces.
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Cross Napoleon Avenue and continue walking down Magazine. To your right
is Ms. Mae's, a 24-hour dive known for cheap drinks. During the 2013 NFL
football season, it was also a favorite hangout of Saints defensive coordinator
Rob Ryan, who twice bought rounds of drinks for fans in celebration of vic-
tories over the hated Atlanta Falcons and the Dallas Cowboys, the team that
had fired him a year earlier.
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To the left is Lawrence Square, where at almost any time of the day you'll see
a rousing game of basketball; and the Second District headquarters of the
New Orleans Police Department. Next to the police station is St. George's, an
independent Episcopal school founded in 1969.
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Across Magazine and next to Ms. Mae's is the legendary oyster house
Casamento's, established in 1919 by Italian immigrant Joe Casamento. The
place is known as much for its tile decor as it is for its fried-oyster loaves. If
you're in the market for a tutu or tiara, stop in at the Uptown Costume
Shop, which also stocks a bounty of masks, wigs, and feather boas, not to
mention Elvis apparel.
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Walk one block to the corner of Magazine and General Pershing Street. To
the right is the highly rated La Petite Grocery, whose owner and executive
chef, Justin Devillier, was a contestant on Bravo TV's
Top Chef: New Orleans.
