Most bizarre stop on our bead run but we had a blast and found some very unusual items.

This store is unique in every way, the prices are super high but it’s 24 hour giving you an option to get that one thing you’re missing when you decide to bake brownies or make spaghetti at 4 in the morning. It’s huge and there’s a large selection of oddities, I’ve found many random things I didn’t know I needed and discovered favorites that I haven’t found anywhere else. The staff are often not the friendliest but they’re working overnight so I’m not too critical. It’s great to have a late night option and it’s a fun store to shop.

I thought about giving three because all of the stuff is overwhelming, but the employee did offer to help me find anything on my way in the door. This place also gets points for being “one of a kind” and, obviously a supported member of the neighborhood. I like having this as my store for the next few months, although i doubt I’ll really see EVERYTHING that they have stuffed into this space.

Great little neighborhood grocery store. Plenty of vegan options!

This place is a lot of things. Theres an entire upstairs with all kinds of fun costume supplies for sale. Just be very cautious buying any groceries -- checking expiration dates, etc...but even that isnt a guarantee of product quality and this has been the experience of myself and several friends. They are really cool about returns and refunds though! I just stopped thinking of this place as a supermarket years ago.

Funky supermarket with a wide selection of food from around the world as well as your carnival supplies.

I love this place. Always a stop when Im in New Orleans! Good place to get souvenirs, snacks, and groceries! They also have a laundromat.

One of the BEST Hood Marts in Nola.. This place was a big part of post Katrina rebuild, they fed us while we cleaned the Bywater. Slices of pizza were great 7 years ago. Currently still a ton of coolers full of hundreds of drink items, groceries. Also full of random housewares and food you might need in a pinch.

Went a week after Ida. Empty of people and almost empty with stock. Will go again for sure !

This is a great place! But what kind of place is it, really? Its listed as a supermarket, but its much, much more. It’s a combination of places, a new-wave fusion kind of place. Its a grocery store/coffee shop/deli/pizza place/dry goods store/costume shop/artisans center/tourist trap ... and also a major local landmark in a neighborhood of local landmarks. Favorites include: wood-fired pizza, large and with thin crusts, made until about 4 am. Deli case entries include lasagna, jambalaya, shepherds pie, mac-and-cheese, beef stroganoff, vegetable curry… and lots of lovely dessert choices, too. There’s a lovely write-up online that tells the story: “Whats in Store: Mardi Gras Zone” by Sarah Ravits (in The Advocate, Mar. 6, 2017)

Great place. Well stocked with a wide variety of items. Bywaters answer to Walmart

Just go to this weird supermarket and experience it yourself. The upper level iis and adventure and theres a piano up there if you feel like playing a tune. Strange but good selection of products. Of I need convenience store type things, or just a few items, this is simply the most fun place to go.

A realy weird but interesting super market

Great selection, good prices, Friendly staff & great the only place around that’s open late!

BDs would have merited 5 stars if Daddy had actually been onsite...

One of the few places open 24/7 in the Marigny/Bywater area. They have an eclectic variety of groceries, household goods, clothes and party supplies. The new addition of frozen daquiris is heaven sent in NOLAs hell season! Upstairs is trippy even to the sober, so go check it out when not! Haha Enjoy & maybe youll see me bent down in the broken bins aisle 😈

Love this place. Been going since before Katrina. Thankful for Benny and all who work there. Great people, great space.

I used to shop in this store regularly when I lived in the marigny shortly after it opened. Without being in the direct vicinity anymore, I had forgotten the place existed until my ride stopped there when I needed to buy something to drink. For a moment, despite instantly recalling the place, the specifics of the arrangement of the place escaped me completely. A pleasant engaging young guy named Kevin who was manning the register laughed and immediately reacquainted me with the surprising tangenital path of the aisle I needed. No way id have gravitated in the right direction without him! Thanks so much again Kevin, I was glad to stop by a old neighborhood haunt and even more so not to blunder around. :)

Great grocery store awesome deli if you have a couple extra bucks kicking around. If you have a specific list of things to get this may not be the place for you. Friendly staff and oddly eclectic variety of items to pick from. Its not organized in a very intuitive way but thats part of its charm. Its a great place, I love it.

Always a good spot to get something good to eat.

Great market with a great deli

Been going here for years. Have been acquainted with the owner and others who’ve worked there. The current guy who works the cash register is rude and ridiculous. I asked for a lighter and because I called it a certain thing he refused to sell me the lighter. Will never come again. I’ve brought at least 20+ friends here to shop over the years, no longer doing so

Very helpful staff and a great resource in the area

Walking into this store is like having a weird dream where your brain is trying to create a space thats between a cute bistro and walmart. it just gets weirder the further you walk in. Great place to grab donuts for breakfast.

Stumbled along a PSA being filmed.

Wow. This place has very unique items. They also have som good late night food. Also a wonderful place to grab a nice hot plate lunch and take on a picnic.

Very interesting corner shop

This place is amazing.

It is an interesting mix and mash of products with some good prices. VERY good fresh deli and awesome free samples! The staff was friendly and the store was very New Orleans.

Unique 24 hour shopping, for food, beverage and so much more.

They are truly 24/7 with only one day a year they close for rest. Theyve been only getting better and better! Being one of only a handful of places in the neighborhood that actually have a pretty good range of produce. I had to do some last minute grocery shopping on christmas day and they helped me in a pinch. Even though they do have tourist things available they also have an amazing deli and fresh baked goods. I adore them!

Get you a slice of dough town pizza!

This is a wonderful supermarket with almost anything you can think of. They have a very impressive selection of goods, and their deli serves an excellent pizza.

I love Mardi Gras Zone. They usually have everything I need and everything I didnt know I needed. Not to mention the staff is great! Ive never had a bad experience here. The only thing is that this place can be kind of pricey depending on what you get. I do recommend it to anyone who might be looking for some beads for a Mardi Gras celebration. Awesome store!

They got what you need.

Pretty good grocery store to get supplies if you’re staying local. We got most of our vacation snacks here: water, chips, cookies etc. They have a pretty huge selection of drinks, some microwaveables, chips and whatnot. I did grab a bag of expired chips and they were gross and stale, but I didn’t realize it until I got back to where I was staying, so be cautious of that... and I’m sure they wouldn’t taken care of it but it wasn’t worth it to trip back for a bag of chips (lol). They also have a hot deli area with a small selection of sandwiches and whatnot.

Such an AWESOME experience! Amazing, friendly, helpful staff. Good fresh food and eclectic mix of things to choose from. Definitely will be going back.

Awesome place!! So many funky things, do check prices though because some things are expensive but love this place overall!! 😄

The owners and team that run this store do such a good job. Always good food, beer and liquor selection is very broad, always stocked throughout the entire store, never wait too long to checkout, always friendly people working, I could go on and on about how great this place is. Im in there several times a week.

Some stuff was a little old but this store has a good selection of food and household items. I kinda couldnt help loving it because its a funky store with lots of things you wouldnt expect like vegan and natural products.

I like the products that they offer and its a very unique store. But the prices are so high...the employees dont seem to be very happy and when I found out from a friend how much they get paid I see why. The only discounts I saw were on a shelf full of random expired products. So expensive products but the staff and customers are treated cheaply. For a community that desperately needs an affordable grocery this one unfortunately isnt it but I have a feeling it could be if the wealth was spread around better. The Co-op is also expensive but at least their employees are happy, paid well and have much better people skills and personal hygiene!

Actually Today because of covid Id give it about 2 and a 1/2. Prior to that I would given it 4 and a 1/2 stars it was open 24 hours A-day. Now they close at 1am.

They have things in there that you cant find other places and good service and courteous

They have everything you might need for a zombie apocalypse, minus the weapons. This place is crazy! Costumes, imported trinkets and Mardi gras throws, food like a grocery store would have from all over the world, also a deli, fresh brick oven pizzas 24-7. Best place to walk into for a drink and a snack at any time then back to ratting the streets. Always cool characters hanging out to talk to as well.

Amazing variety of juices and energy drinks. Open 24/7. Nice people. Good food. Great option that has replaced the wretched gas station on Claiborne and Elysian as my go-to at night when I want to grab food and drink and am not up for Buffas or something like that.

I work at Mardi Gras Zone in the deli and I love it. I make a daily hot line, cold case salads, desserts, and more! It’s very much a niche market with American and international items that I love to cook with. I bought everything I needed for Mardi Gras upstairs and I also buy own groceries from MGZ. I highly recommend MGZ and I must say, the food is amazing! 😉

Pizza by the slice 24 hours, and anything you need to make your temporary stay more welcoming

One of my favorite 24hr places around. Everyone is very friendly and laid back. They also have tons of vegan options

MGZ saved Thanksgiving! Friendly staff and delicious food made my holiday meal amazing. It was a seriously good Thanksgiving feast. Also their sandwiches are huge and tasty and the pizza is great

Cool atmosphere & helpful cashier

Terrific eclectic grocery store. It was odd how many things i found familiar and new.

Great little place. Has everything you can think of. Literally. Vegan or non gluten dieters must see

Love this place. Everything under one roof. Deli, fresh baked pizza, deserts...make groceries, grab a bite. Great people and wonderful owner.

Love this place. Great service, wonderful staff and amazing selection of food and drinks. Delicious spinach lasagna and pizza too.

Say what you will about this places quality, but Ive seen a marked improvement over the year Ive been patronizing it regularly. The produce selection has expanded in recent months - the owner is making a concerted effort to use primarily local produce and bring in more products from small local farms. So far he has (very pricey) free-range eggs, a good seasonal veggie selection, and some local sausages. The prices vary between cheaper than chains on some commonly-found items and higher than Whole Foods on rarities. Overall, the store is well-stocked with a HUGE organic and growing gluten-free selection, and though the owner can be a bit gruff, I can tell that hes trying to make this a truly local business, which I fully support. When he gets local meats in stock and lowers the price of eggs, Ill give him 5 stars!

During a visit to NO we stayed at a house nearby. This store was great for buying coffee, snacks, sandwiches and gifts. Downstairs is food and household items and upstairs are Mardi Gras beads and decorations. The counter staff was friendly. The store is much bigger than it looks from the outside.

This is a little treasure in the neighborhood of Bywater. They had way more selection than I ever anticipated, and I find myself returning over and over again. Really nice and helpful staff. Yummy food!!! Love it!

Open 24 hours and has a really interesting selection of stuff.

Dont judge a book by its cover. The outside looks very bootleg, but the inside is good stuff. Highly recommended

Good late night good. Mardi Gras supplies. Friendly Staff.

Has a surprising amount of products. Probably really good for the people who live near here.

My go to for late night groceries. They have a good selection of specialty items (vegan and international). Its a bit pricey, but worth it late at night.

I love this place. Full supermarket and the best place to get a slice of pizza 24 hours.

Amazing range of products including household stuff, natural foods, snacks, groceries, and grab-and-go foods. Not a fan of the pizza and havent tried the prepared foods up front, but love it for a cold drink (tons of refrigerators) or random grocery item.

Great grocery and restaurant. Hand tossed pizza. Opened 24 hours. Cool one stop shop.

First time shopper this past week... Fantastic selection plus the hot lunch special is great value! We will be back on our next trip to NOLA.

Good 24 hour store. You can get almost anything here. Pizza is good and they now also serve alcohol

DEFINITELY capitalize on having a monopoly in The Marigny neighborhood. Vast selection of various items. Service is something to be desired. Going here is certainly out of necessity or convenience.

I truly wish that zero stars was possible. I have lived in the area for three years now and have given this place multiple chances due to it being very close to where I live.After seeing how expensive everything is (almost insultingly expensive for same things found elsewhere), being chastised by the ignorant gutter-punk employees, and being pursued around the store as I shop as if I was a criminal (after visiting frequently for three years) I have decided to boycott this place and recommend it to no one.

Open all night for many needs. Great deli case, although a bit pricey.

Quaint neighborhood one stop shop open 24/7 great deli and Sandwiches too!

Eccentric Neighborhood Grocery Store located in the Marigny neighborhood. Very few standard national brands, healthy, organic & vegan items are plentiful as well as supplements, pet food, toiletries, etc.This owner also has a farm west of the city and it provides eggs, fresh meats and veggies.House made packaged foods and desserts available, as well as fresh baked pizza, by the slice, local coffee by the cup and frozen Daquris!.

Open Christmas Day! After I found myself driving around for an hour on Christmas Eve, trying to score Contadina tomato paste and mirlitons at one closed business after the next. Just cereal and nondairy milk at home in Algiers...I can ALWAYS depend on Mardi Gras Zone to sustain my nocturnal lifestyle. Ive been shopping here nearly 15 years. THANK YOU!

Excellent selection of foods to meet all dietary needs with an awesome staff!!

Great eclectic selection of prepared and shelf food. Good neighborly vibe.

They have a great selection, from the domestic 2 international as well as natural/organic on personal to grocery items.The people that work behind the counters are very helpful and knowledgeable my only drawback is pricing is rather high.

We live in a food dessert, and this is only 8 blocks from my house, which is the only reason I would ever darken their foor. The neighborhood tales of rotten meat from them are legendary. Day I loved into the hood I bought a ham sandwich with rancid ham. I only ever buy produce or canned food there, nothing prepared in the store. I am acquainted with one deli worker, he uses to rent an apartment from a friend. Ive heard him brag about various things he did to the food of customers he disliked.

Its a grocery store with pizza and deli, but we came for the BEADS... turns out they have warehouses full of Mardi Gras stuff and they even play host to some floats, Anyways the point being is the place is a complex and is much larger then it appears at first. Good luck and Happy Mardi Gras!

Employees here are basically amazing, the food selection is good, the deli selection is great (most of the time), theyve got WiFi and hot coffee....Its my favorite market of all time....did I mention they have fresh pizza, too?

Wish I would have went in sooner, awesome place

Walked in the door very nicely lit compared to other shops in the area. Walked in looking for nic nacs and ended up buying more than that. They have a good selectionof local hot sauces that would cause me to make a special trip back for just that item again!

Good late night food. I love the pizza by the slice. Nice little neighborhood grocery store. No alcohol though.

Its kind of a strange place, but it has the best selection of any 24 hour market in the area.

Very nice neighborhood store, great pizza, and deli counter with prepared foods ready to take home, heat and eat. Love this place...

This store is very unassuming from the outside, but is an amazing adventure once you go inside!

I love this place. Its open 24 hours and has many options.

No one should miss a chance to visit Mardi Gras Zone. Look past the non-descript exterior and come inside for vegan meat substitutes, Cajun eggs and sausage, huge bottles of Topo Chico and whatever else you either knew or didn’t know you needed. Before you leave go upstairs. Don’t forget to go upstairs. It’s very important. Only closed on high holy days I believe. 5 stars for selection, culture, character and contribution to the community. No wine to speak of, but beer and liquor can be had.

Good place to get odds and ends food, pop, beer paper products and small tools etc... Just a little spendy. Owner is really nice.

If you know what youre going for and dont mind the frequent issues such as finding bug infestations in the dry food you purchase or brain dead staff members, this place is as OK as any gas station for a last minute pick up. If it wasnt for the owner being so cool (and strangely nonchalant) about returns for the buggy food, I would give less stars.On the bright side, if your kid needs an ant farm for a science project, grab a bag of weevil infested pasta instead. Clear packaging to watch the weevils work and a bargain at $2.59! Kosher? No problem, beetle infested Matzo is also on hand! Im sure there are vegan options as well but is it really vegan if weevils are crawling around your gluten free quinoa rotini?Also, the rules seem to shift here like our coastline. Some days you can buy a beer to take home, other days you have to let them pour it there. The other days seem to fall on holidays... 😏 mm hmm.

Great variety of foods. A little pricey, but its open 24 hours.

Mildly expensive, Attempts at Holistic Foods. Accepts EBT for Fresh Oven Fired Pizza. But open 24/7.

We purchased a bunch of pricey groceries here and found about half to be completely inedible. The butter was nearly a month (!) out of date and had gone completely rancid. The flour was full of weevils. Make a purchase here at your own risk.

Awesome spot do get groceries also deli items salads and sandwiches pizza too

The best place to get anything organic, fair-trade or eco-friendly east of Canal street - and at any time of day or night! I would be in love with this store except they are pricey. An earlier reviewer was right - theyre expensive like NYC bodegas, but have a really intriguing large selection of imports and hard-to-find things like Ezekiel Bread or PG Tips (best British tea ever). Very little produce to speak of (some local, none organic), but good enough to pick up the odd bunch of kale or ginger root at 3am. They have cleaning supplies, kitchenware (biodegradable plastic bags!), a small beauty/soap/shampoo section, a tiny pet area, and just odd, useful stuff like incense holders and lamp oil. The first two times I was there I missed the Mardi Gras and camping sections upstairs entirely.I moved from San Francisco and Im having to adjust from the splendid selections of Rainbow and Trader Joes. This place helps fill the gaps. Whole Foods is actually (slightly) cheaper, but too far away and not a local business to boot.

Your Go-to store in the Marigny! Great grab and go food and all the wares you need to keep rolling.

Ok. The stuff in Mardi Zone is expensive. And its not organic or super healthy its just overpriced. The produce looks and tastes old . I ended up buying buttermilk drops that came from another place (2 for $1.00). There was one plain and one red velvet. They tasted decent and were actually cheap. But they were the size of donut holes. Not the nice size drops from a place like Winks or the one on St. Bernard and Broad behind the Churchs near St. Augustine School.

Cool use of the space! Good selection. Great service.

Lady was very rude about me not having a mask on my face and told me not to come back with out it..!!!!!

Nicely stocked small grocery with pizza, sweets, and pre made foods.

Good people and u can find almost anything you want