Royal Street Window Shopping

Enjoy a French Quarter Walk

     The French Quarter is home to Royal Street, one of the oldest streets in the city, dating back to the French Colonial era. Presently, Royal Street is known for its shops, galleries, and stately hotels. The street is even barricaded intermittently throughout the week for tourists and inhabitants alike to enjoy the wonders if this it.

     Royal Street is home to an array of quaint boutiques and art galleries. Some of its unique shops range from locally owned jewelry stores, to vintage clothing, to quirky novelty gifts.

Royal Street is located one block over from Bourbon Street which serves as a concise location for classic New Orleans clubs and bars. Bourbon Street is known for its laissez faire attitude and exuberance. In contrast, as Royal Street is a calmer, cultural counterpart with its assortment of diverse architecture styles and consistent live music. But luckily, you’ll be entertained by street performers on both iconic New Orleans avenues.

Royal Street also possesses more day-to-day establishments, as well, such as grocery stores, coffee shops, and even a laundromat; therefore, the residents of the French Quarter know Royal Street to be a convenient one-stop-shop for all the needs of daily life while also a proper dose of classic New Orleans culture.