Meyer The Hatter

Paul Meyer helped me select the perfect hat for summer. He was informative and patient. As a fourth generation hat salesman, he knows his hats!

Very friendly and helpful service. They only want to see you leave with a hat you love. You will surely find a hat here. The selection is impressive and at all price points. Many affordable options. We will definitely come back again.

Meyers great grandfather worked as a hatter in the early 20^th century. He started this shop from scratch and over 100 years later they are still making ugly mugs like me look like a million bucks. Amazing selection, authentic quality, and southern charm for days.

I’m new to hats and simply don’t know how to wear them. But I’ve always loved hats.
Walked in and I was shown a small selection given my small head. OK, no jokes please. LOL
I love my hat. It has an inner drawstring so it’s adjustable.
Other hats I could have selected required some padding. I wanted the flexibility which narrowed my selection considerably.
They have a wide selection of men’s hats. I would recommend them for their advice and quality.

I’m not a hat person, but I went into Meyer the Hatter on St. Charles Ave a couple of times with my boyfriend who is. The guy who helped him was very friendly and talked to him about quality. There were many hat try-​ons when we went. Nice selection of hats in stock, but you can also place online orders through their website (which our dude was telling us). It’s a great, old-​school hat shop. It’s been around since 1894. Check it out if you are in New Orleans.

Found this place on a friends recommendation. Arrived to find a fun old time hat shop with a large selection to choose from. We are hat people. I was helped by Sam, a third generation hat man. Very helpful and bought a great Bailey hat.

Great service! The sale guy was super helpful, and knew everything about every hat. Walked into browse, husband left with two hats!

For seriously obsessive hat people, (or for those who are first timers), this is THE place to go. An incredible selection of everything from boaters to bowlers, to flat caps to fedoras to top hats from Panamas to cowboy. THIS PLACE ROCKS!!! Incredible variety, solid customer service — the folks who work here (or own the place) know their merchandise and how to fit you. Good variety of sizes, manufacturers and styles from both the US and around the world. ThE best hat place I have ever visited in my entire life.

Family run business since lat 1800s and I mean family. They are all there. Mike rocks. he knows what hat style fits your face and body. Gr at quality, prices and selections. I wish they were located back home.

Sooooo fun! Old school feel with great customer service. I got an awesome hat for a great price! Go and check it out, even if you don’t buy a hat it’ll be worth the experience.

This place is hands down the best hat store and maybe retail experience I’ve had. I went to buy a particular hat for my boyfriend. He had one from here that he lost. As I walked in, I’m immediately greeted. The sales person never left my side, even though he had lots of inventory to unpack and I was searching through my phone for a photo to show him! He was patient, new the hat immediately. Helped me guess the correct size and gave me a gift box. It took 10 minutes or less. Great job Meyer the hatter!

Nice folks and big selection! A group of friends and I wandered into this old timey hat shop a few days ago. There were definitely some serious shoppers there, but the staff humored us as we jokingly tried on hats and gave us more to try on. Upon hearing that we were from out of town, one of the guys even gave us general New Orleans recommendations.

Very professional hat store. Many celebrates have bought hat here. My bf got one for me lol

Last minute shopping for a hat for race day on Thanksgiving. A friend suggested I go here to pick out something. He said it would be less expensive as Goorin and better quality. Which it was! Within in two minutes of walking in the door I found the perfect hat to go with my coat. The staff member that helped me was extremely nice and patient with me while I tried to figure things out.
I will undoubtedly be coming back here next time myself or anyone else I know needs a hat.

Custom hats. Many celebrities have visited. Check out the wall! This is a hat shop with style. The owner is full of personality, and it was joy talking to him. Nothing spectacular, but it’s place where celebrities go to get hats, and so can you!

Oh my, another overlooked gem that I haven’t reviewed yet.
If you need a hat (OK maybe not a befeathered 1890s lady’s confection), this is the ONLY place to go. I know there are national upstarts in town, but you know you want to shop at a locally owned store that is staffed by a multi-​generational family.
My uncle replaces his straw Panama hat here every few years (and invariably tells me the same Panama hat joke). I still have my grandfather’s stetson (with his initials embossed inside) that he wore into the mid 70s. You can buy a safari helmet from them or a kangol or Greek fisherman’s cap… most anything.
My next purchase from them will be a top hat because y’know…I need one of those.
Stalker tip: Follow them on FB to see what celebrity has stopped in.

Had a very nice shopping trip to Meyer the Hatter. The salesman assisting my husband was very knowledgable and accommodating, heading to the back room twice to get hats that he thought my husband would like. There is such a great selection of hats, and all high quality. The Stetson my husband ended up buying was a great price, and the whole experience of shopping at a landmark was fun and a nice break from the heat and crowds. Staff was very friendly. Love the window displays.

Meyer the Hatter is the Real Deal. I stopped in looking for a Panama Hat and in terms of selection, service, and history, these folks who know what they’re doing. There is no substitute. And don’t let the genuine «semi cluttered» retro vibe keep you from coming in. I loved wandering around and trying on a variety of hats, of which many fit my big head. Meyer the Hatter is also on the Internet and Facebook.

As I wrote in my review for Goorin Bros. Hat Shop, there are truly only two quality hat stores in New Orleans: the other being Meyer the Hatter. For the old-​school dandy, Meyer the Hatter is the more preferred shop of choice. Everything about Meyer the Hatter speaks gentlemanly hat shop, from the aura itself to the employees, and to the quality of hats. Where in Goorin Bros. one is surrounded by tourists and hipster couples mocking 1920’s-style hats, the crowd at Meyer the Hatter typically consists of older gentleman in suits and the typical gentlemanly shopper. This is a family-​owned business celebrating its 120^th anniversary, so when it comes to hats, the employees most certainly know what they are talking about.
The quality of hats at Meyer the Hatter are the same, if not better than Goorin Bros., yet they are nearly half the price of the latter shop. I recently purchased a tweed Gatsby at Meyer the Hatter for $ 70– the same hat that sells for $ 130 at Goorin Bros. Not to mention, one will nearly always find their size at Meyer the Hatter. They have tons of hats stacked in boxes with various sizes in the back of the store, compared to Goorin Bros., who only carry what is available for show at the store. I often have a difficult time finding large-​sized hats at Goorin, but there are an abundance of them available at Meyer the Hatter. When I say that all hats are of equal quality to Goorin Bros., I truly mean it. Women’s cloche hats are available too– and at much more of an affordable price.
As if I didn’t adore this store enough, the viewing mirrors are perfect for trying on a newly desired hat. They have multiple angled mirrors, therefore one is able to see the hat in all its glory, at every angle. A historical shop and one of my favorite places to frequent in New Orleans.

Behold: The Real Deal! Meyer The Hatter has been around for decades and they don’t fool around. I’ve long admired this store — window shopping at its Mid Century storefront that really does make you feel like you’ve stepped back in time 50 years. They have every hat that you can imagine from classic bowlers, porkpies and fedoras (SO many varieties/​fabrics/​embellishments) to more modern Kangol caps. They even have good quality top hats as opposed to the more common costumey ones you’ll find around town. As you might suspect, it’s more of a haberdashery (though there are plenty of cloches, straw and felt floppy hats for the gals) and you know what? I don’t at all mind that!
Besides the impressive selection, count on stellar customer service from the moment you cross the threshold. Although we had settled on one particular hat, it was the wrong size, so many other similar options were brought out to us. But… you know how it is when you have your heart set on «the one.» They looked it up on the computer (OK, so it’s not totally olden days in here) and noted that another shipment was expected soon, so they took down our info.
I wish my grandfather were still alive so that I could bring him here! It’s all I could think about when looking at some of the 50s fedoras. Now, I can’t think of better accolades to offer Meyer The Hatter than that.