Kawaii NOLA

Totoro and costumes. What more is there to be said? The owner is the sweetest and there is a wonderful selection of various collectibles, toys, and gifts.
We were visiting New Orleans with the goal of discovering Magazine St and this store was recommended by another locally owned shop. We weren’t disappointed at all!

Adorable shop. Located on Magazine Street, this place has an aura of sophistication and style with such a lovely historic building.
Here, you can find a variety of official character goods catering to the kawaii lifestyle, including but not limited to Rilakkuma, Choo Choo cat, Hello Kitty, and more. They also carry stationary, animé gashapon figurines, Studio Ghibli plushes, and other pop culture goods. In the good ol’ USA, it’s really quite difficult to find such places outside of NYC and California, especially in the South, so it’s definitely a relief to have! At conventions, vendors carrying similar items tend to overcharge, but I find the prices here to be quite reasonable.
There are also kigurumi and selections of Japanese street fashion in the back of the store. As a parent, I also appreciate the baby onesies in stock as well! If you’re looking for a cute/​unique for someone (or yourself!!!), I definitely recommend coming here. Lastly, Kanako is a sweetheart, and very personable to chat with.

Fantastic! We visited from out of town and were recommended this shop for all things cute and unique. As someone who loves all things hello kitty, totoro, and sailormoon, I was in heaven. We were lucky to meet the owner of the shop who was very friendly and helpful. Where else could you buy a totoro keychain, corgi socks, and milk tea snacks? Definitely a must if you’re in the area!

Everything is as adorable as you’d expect. The shopkeeper was really friendly and sweet too. If you’re into Hello Kitty they have a ton of stuff!

If you like cute stuff for any and all occasions this is the place to go. The owner is the nicest, cutest lady. She is also a very talented buyer because you will want everything in this store. I bought the most amazing sunglasses here that I have ever owned. It took me months to lose them, I was very careful. And when I finally did I was very very sad. This is my go to store for gifts for babies, kids, teens, and old people like me. If you like fancy eyelashes and multicolored wigs for costuming, try here. Also stuffed animals of the best varieties. And onesies for adults. Seriously. My only regret is that the clothes don’t come large enough for fluffy people. But I guess our society doesn’t find fluffy people «kawaii.»

So adorable! The owner is very friendly and I even got to meet her awesome newborn assistant.
The stock is supercute (as expected) and I bought a great tshirt for the youngest niece. I think all my nieces age 7 to 28 would love this store. There is a lot of room to move around and there were even costume pieces for purchase in the 2^nd room.
Definitely the place to stop for Hello Kitty and other Japanese lines

Oh lawd. I could spend all the money here. Hello kitty? Check. Studio Ghibli merch? Check. Green tea kit kats? Check. Plenty of impossibly cute things. Yessssssss!
Basically this store has all the things that I’d order from Japan without the insane prices and international shipping costs.
All the Totoros! I need them!
The store owner is super friendly (and her daughter mai is SUPER CUTE!) and she’s a Ghibli fan! Squee!
They also vend at Japan Fest. Just saying.
Mommy notes: Stairs up into shop, lots of super cute things, shop is a little tight — leave stroller in the car.

Super cute store.
I forgot to ask when I visited, but I hope they have gift certificates… I know a few people who would want to buy EVERYTHING in the store. My daughter included. We looked around for a while and I bought her a stuffed Hello Kitty. She also wanted every My Little Pony item available.
Surprisingly reasonably prices for a Magazine St store, and a very helpful, friendly employee.

adorable little weeb store. Worth the visit.

This city needs Kawaii Nola! Lots of cute tokidoki items and fun gifts you can’t find locally anywhere else.

I LOVE THIS STORE.
It’s one of my favorite places on earth. The owner is the sweetest lady in the world. She’s extremely personable and genuinely cares that her customers have a good shopping experience. She has tons of cute little parties with relevant items on sale, refreshments and activities, like her Unicorn Party for the New Year. She also does a lot of cool customer reward stuff, like there’s a drawing once a month to win something from the store, she sends customers personalized coupons for their birthdays, and she has a little stamp card reward system that’s pretty neat.
I cannot enter this store without buying something. I’m sad that with my new work schedule I can’t come in as often as I used to because it’s one of the places that I most look forward to going. No matter how bad a day I’m having, I can go in there and find something totally adorable that cheers me right up.
Kawaii NOLA has great wigs, cute costumes and clothes, lots of delicious Japanese candies, and a good selection of adorable knick knacks from unicorn figurines to Hello Kitty stationary to Iron Man flash drives.

Very cute store. Reminds me a bit of the casual street stores in Taiwan. Lots of little cute stuff and costumes. The wigs are fairly cheap too for when if ever I want to throw a wig or drag party.

Very cute store located right on Magazine St. Featuring a small range of cute items ranging from figurines to costumes to various knick knacks. You’ll definitely find something for your sister, daughter, niece, other female family member.
I listed only female people as there is next to nothing that caters for boys here, though the name somewhat implies that. There were some Marvel figurines available but not enough to warrant a male going in to purchase any. It’s definitely catered for younger females.
If you’re in the area, definitely check it out as it’s very cute and you never know, you may just find something that you like!

This little boutique on Magazine Street is so stinking cute! I was driving down Magazine when I saw the adorable storefront sign and I just knew I had to park and go in.
I was immediately greeted by the sweet owner and started to browse around in the girly heaven. There are so many unique and cool items. Lots of Hello Kitty stuff, super cool shirts, adorable little felt woodland creatures, candy and so much more. Cute, cute, cute! The shop owner was really helpful without being overbearing and just as cute as the merchandise in her store.
I was able to purchase some great gifts for the little girls in my life and I’m not even embarrassed to admit something for myself. What?!
What can I say? I’m a girly girl and still a kid at heart.
Please go see this place for yourself! It’s awesome.

Amazing for gifts, accessories, and to make you smile! This boutique is run by a super friendly staff that clearly loves sharing the culture of cute and helping customers. Every gift that I have purchased from here has been a huge success, from cute ninja shirts and Hello Kitty bento boxes to unicorn horns and teddy bear necklaces. I also treated myself to a smart aleck tee and some unique accessories. I also love that there is a selection of items made by local vendors. I follow them on Instagram and Facebook since I live out of town, so I never miss out on a must-​have item.

Kawaii Nola is my dream store — if I were to open my own place, it would be exactly like this. There’s a lot of great Hello Kitty stuff, but it’s way better than the typical Sanrio store. She seems to hand pick Hello Kitty stuff vs just carrying the current lines — for HK addicts like me, past season is often a good thing. I found several things that I’ve wanted for a while but never got around to buying. There even were several items like the HK Japan LA men’s neck and bow ties that I had never seen before.
But this store is about so much more than just Hello Kitty and her friends. It’s full of random cool accessories, clothes, animé related stuff, cosplay, even unique baby stuff. She seems to do a lot of sourcing from local Nola artists too, so you’ll find some unique cute things.
Everything was reasonably priced, but I still ended up spending about $ 150 and I love everything I got. Really wish we had a store like this in Vegas. They constantly have fun events and promos, so it’s more like she’s trying to build a community vs just a solid customer base. Their website doesn’t have an online store, but add them on Instagram to see the fun new things they get in stock. Constant updates, and they take orders via email.

Kawaii loosely translates to «cute» and looking among all of the items here, it was easy to see what inspired this shop’s name.
This is such a fantastic gift shop. Kids will love it here, as there are all kinds of «Hello Kitty» themed things as well as figurines and toys. I think adult collectors would appreciate this place. They have really cute t shirts and costumes and they also sell wigs.
They have super cute things that I haven’t seen at other stores, so if you are looking for unusual little collectibles, this is the place for you!

I came the first day and got instantly greeted by the sweetly professional owner and her sister– it was the perfect birthday! I picked up some cute tops and decoden nails, then returned with my fiancé and got a hat as well! Everytime I’ve found something I NEED and Kanako, the owner, even special order my kigurumi for me!
My go-​to place for nail art and office supplies, plus whenever I need a spring in my step. Best store ever!!!

I’m visiting from MD and my friend was taking me on a tour of Magazine Street when I saw the sign for this shop. After she made some crazy moves to park the car, I was just so ridiculously excited. I have loved kawaii stuff since I was a child and have never outgrown it. This store is exactly what I would love to exist in MD, but it doesn’t.
Everything is just so cute and perfect with plenty of Sanrio goods and even MORE stuff that still fits in the whole ‘kawaii’ scene.
The smallest details are adorable — the t-​shirts are rolled and wrapped with pink ribbon! Everything is well organized. The owners were actually there and they were so sweet and helpful and you can definitely tell they are into this stuff, too! I did not feel strange at all as a 25 year old deciding on which Hello Kitty case to get for my phone. I will definitely be heading back before my trip is over to stock up on some stuff before I head home. I’m slightly sad that their grand opening is happening after I’m gone but I’ll get over it…

To say that my fiancé is obsessed with all things kawaii is an understatement. I think her deepest darkest wish is to magically transform into an adorable Japanese school girl. So when a shop opened, catering to all things adorable and Japanese, I knew that she would be their best customer.
Their first day open, she bolted over there the minute she got out of work and went on a spree. She took me back the next day and bought even more stuff.
Her haul? Some really adorable tops (my favorite is one with seashells over the boob area and it says I’m really a mermaid), two sets of really awesome decoden nail art, some tattoo tights, a hat with surprisingly subtle cat ears, and (yay!) an awesome free gift because she actually filled up one of their punch cards within two days of them being open. The deal is you get a stamp everytime you spend over $ 20, and at the end you get a free gift. Our free gift ended up being a Momiji doll worth ~$ 19. Not a bad deal there!
The woman that owns the shop has her husband and older sister helping out, and everyone is so nice and willing to chat endlessly. You can tell that everyone is genuinely thrilled to be there. What’s more, they really transformed the space. We were told that they painted the whole house themselves, and they did a great job.
I can definitely tell you that there is nowhere else in New Orleans like Kawaii NOLA. They are an official Sanrio retailer if you’re into Hello Kitty and friends, but they also have a great selection of toys, books, jewelry, some badass sunglasses, some BEAUTIFUL wigs, and even lolita wear! There is even cute stuff for mini humans aka kids.
My one wish? DOG CLOTHES. Pleaaaaaase, Kawaii NOLA, my chiweenie needs some cute doggie wear!
Anyway, it’s definitely worth checking out even if you think that you might not necessarily be in their demographic. There really is something for most people here.