Garden District Book Shop

Garden District Book Shop GDBS & Chicory House Bar reside inside the historic Rink at corner of Washington & Prytania. 9AM-8PM weekdays. 9AM-7PM weekends.

The Garden District Book Shop resides inside the historic property called the Rink at the corner of Washington Avenue and Prytania Street, in New Orleans' beautiful Garden District. We carry a large collection of regional titles - new and used; design, art and gardening books; fiction and non-fiction; children's; and hundreds of signed first editions and limited editions by many regionally and nationally acclaimed authors. The Rink, was originally built in 1884 as the Crescent City Skating Rink (roller skating), to lure passing tourists during the World's Cotton Centennial Exposition. Since then the building has housed a livery stable, mortuary, grocery store, and gas station.

Look who stopped by The GDBS!! 🤩💕Thank you Abby Jimenez for this lovely surprise, you’ve made our week (and it’s only Mo...
09/14/2026

Look who stopped by The GDBS!! 🤩💕
Thank you Abby Jimenez for this lovely surprise, you’ve made our week (and it’s only Monday)!

09/09/2026

We’re a court of self-imposed bedtime. 👑📚

Call or come by The Garden District Book Shop to pre-order A Court of Splintered Harmony! We’ll be opening early on with coffee ready to help you get a head start before work or after dropping the kids off at school.


The Garden District Book Shop
📍2727 Prytania Street NOLA
📞5048952266

⭐️Need a refresher after all your fun downtown? Come by The GDBS, The Chicory House, & Bar Epilogue for a bite, a drin...
09/04/2026

⭐️Need a refresher after all your fun downtown? Come by The GDBS, The Chicory House, & Bar Epilogue for a bite, a drink, and a book! 🎉
We’re open all weekend including Labor Day Monday 😚

It’s Season and we’re starting off strong with Sacred Heart! To all ASH students, parents, teachers, alumni, and frien...
09/03/2026

It’s Season and we’re starting off strong with Sacred Heart!

To all ASH students, parents, teachers, alumni, and friends: through the month of September let us know you’re a friend of Sacred Heart and a portion of your book sale will go to supporting the school! Go Cardinals!

More school bookfairs to come!

A rhinestone life.“If I’m remembered 100 years from now, I hope it will be not for looks but for books.” - Dolly Parton
08/25/2026

A rhinestone life.

“If I’m remembered 100 years from now, I hope it will be not for looks but for books.” - Dolly Parton

POV: it’s the final week of the Dog Days of Summer and you are attending every event 🦴😎8/25 Book Beddazzling ✨8/26 Punch...
08/25/2026

POV: it’s the final week of the Dog Days of Summer and you are attending every event 🦴😎

8/25 Book Beddazzling ✨
8/26 Punch Drunk Murder Mystery 🃏
8/27 Bar Bingo 🍷
8/28 Free Popcorn with Friends 👯‍♀️
8/29 Bookish Surprise Bookmarks 🔖
8/30 Junk Journal 🌅
8/31 Shifty Shelf 📚

We always feel like cooking from caroline chambers cookbooks! PART TWO!!! “What to Cook When You Don’t Feel Like Cooking...
08/18/2026

We always feel like cooking from caroline chambers cookbooks! PART TWO!!! “What to Cook When You Don’t Feel Like Cooking: Make It Fast” is on our shelves and certified fresh by our team of ~official~ cookbook testers (Barkley & fam) 👩‍🍳📔

08/06/2026

No long faces here, Amy tracked down a copy of the 2022 Animage Manga of

Meet Abby, one of our summer helpers at both the GDBS and TCH. This fall, she’ll be starting her freshman year at Washin...
07/21/2026

Meet Abby, one of our summer helpers at both the GDBS and TCH. This fall, she’ll be starting her freshman year at Washington University in St. Louis! While we’ll miss having her around, we’re excited to see where this next chapter takes her. Now let’s get to know Abby! 📝

Current read?
“Twilight”

Book Recommendation?
“The Alchemist”

Favorite daily task at the GDBS?
“Shelving because I get to see all the cool new books that come in”

Go-to lunch order?
“Grilled cheese with bacon, caramelized onions, and pesto. I highly recommend.”

Go-to drink order?
“Half hibiscus tea and half lemonade”

Favorite part of your job?
“I love seeing the regulars, and I love how local it is. Serving people makes me happy.”

Say hi to Abby next time you’re here!

Address

2727 Prytania Street
New Orleans, LA
70130

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 8pm
Tuesday 9am - 8pm
Wednesday 9am - 8pm
Thursday 9am - 8pm
Friday 9am - 8pm
Saturday 9am - 7pm
Sunday 9am - 7pm

Telephone

+15048952266

Website

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