Must-see shopping in The USA

  • Jade Chocolates

    San Francisco

    SF-born chocolatier Mindy Fong hits the sweet spot between East and West with only-in-SF treats like passion-fruit caramels, Thai-curry hot chocolate and…

  • Baggu

    The Mission, Dogpatch & Potrero Hill

    Plastic bags are banned in San Francisco, which is a perfect excuse to stock up on SF designer Baggu's reusable Ripstop nylon totes in bright colors and…

  • Omnivore

    San Francisco

    Salivate over signed cookbooks by chef-legend Alice Waters and signed first editions of Berkeley chef Samin Nosrat's Salt Fat Acid Heat, and stay for…

  • Capitol Hill Books

    Washington, DC

    A trove of secondhand awesomeness, this shop has so many books that staff have to double-stack them on the shelves. Categories are, er, unconventional,…

  • Third Man Records

    Detroit

    Local boy Jack White opened Third Man, and it's a super-fun browse. The store sells records (of course), turntables, T-shirts and other gear, but the…

  • Lahaina Arts Society

    Lahaina

    Representing more than 55 island artists, this nonprofit collective runs two galleries in the Old Lahaina Courthouse. The Banyan Tree Gallery is on the…

  • Amour Vert

    The Haight & Hayes Valley

    Looking smart comes easily with effortless wardrobe essentials that casually blend style, comfort, and sustainability. Wear your heart on your sleeve with…

  • Honolulu Museum of Art Shop

    Honolulu

    The shop at the Honolulu Museum of Art provides an opportunity to purchase superb Hawaiian artworks and crafts. On offer are publications, stationery,…

  • Art in the Age

    Philadelphia

    Designed as a boutique homage to the cocktail, this spot is both a home-bar supply store and tasting room. Settle down at its bar for a tasting ($7 or $10…

  • Relove

    San Francisco

    'More style, less waste' is the credo here, and this dream walk-in-closet of vintage and indie fashion delivers – recent scores include handwoven…

  • Bulletin

    SoHo & Chinatown

    With beginnings as an online magazine from which readers could shop, Bulletin is now a brick-and-mortar wholesale marketplace decked with pink neon lights…

  • Stag & Manor

    San Francisco

    Dashingly handsome decor from indie design boutique Stag & Manor lets you take the Castro home. Macrame wall hangings give your pad California creds,…

  • Galeria Melissa

    SoHo & Chinatown

    This Brazilian designer specializes in downpour-friendly plastic footwear. Recyclable, sustainable, stylish – women's and kids' shoes run the gamut from…

  • Uncle Bobbie's Coffee & Books

    Philadelphia

    Temple University professor Marc Lamont Hill is the owner and passionate force behind this ace cafe and bookstore specializing in black writers and…

  • Paloma

    The Haight & Hayes Valley

    Like ransacking a poet's attic, this SF maker collective yields evocative, imaginative handmade finds. You might discover hand-patched indigo scarves,…

  • Resurrection

    SoHo & Chinatown

    Resurrection gives new life to cutting-edge designs from past decades. Striking, mint-condition pieces cover the eras of mod, glam-rock and new-wave…

  • MAC

    The Haight & Hayes Valley

    'Modern Appealing Clothing' is what this store promises – and it delivers for men and women alike, with streamlined chic from Engineered Garments, graphic…

  • Shane Confectionery

    Philadelphia

    Since 1863 this wonderfully old-school candy shop has been making sweet treats, including buttercreams and slabs, from antique molds. With the shop…

  • Garrett Popcorn

    Chicago

    People form long lines outside this store on the Mag Mile. Granted, the caramel corn is heavenly and the cheese popcorn decadent, but is it worth waiting…

  • Tigerlily Perfumery

    The Mission, Dogpatch & Potrero Hill

    If you want to bottle San Francisco and take it home with you, you've come to the right place. Tigerlily stocks an intoxicating variety of local perfumers…

  • Artists & Fleas

    Brooklyn: Williamsburg, Greenpoint & Bushwick

    Over 75 purveyors of rough-stone jewelry, scented candles, extra-strength CBD oil and art-print T-shirts assemble at this indoor market, where smooth…

  • Zentner Collection

    Oakland

    The Zenter has been called the Bay Area's 'other Asian art museum,' and while that designation is tongue in cheek, it's not entirely inaccurate either…

  • Golden Gate Fortune Cookies

    North Beach & Chinatown

    Find your fortune at this bakery, where cookies are stamped from vintage presses – just as they were in 1909, when fortune cookies were invented for SF's…

  • Tin Can Mailman

    Honolulu

    If you’re a big fan of vintage tiki wares and 20th-century Hawaiiana books, you’ll fall in love with this little Chinatown vintage collectibles shop…

  • Trashy Diva

    New Orleans

    It isn’t really as scandalous as the name suggests, except by Victorian standards. Diva’s specialty is sassy 1940s- and '50s-style cinched, hourglass…

  • Easy Street Records & Café

    Seattle

    Pearl Jam once played at Easy Street, arguably Seattle's most multifarious record store, and the business continues to sponsor regular events. Inside,…

  • Cindy's Lei Shoppe

    Honolulu

    At this inviting little shop, a Chinatown landmark, you can watch aunties craft flower lei made of orchids, plumeria, twining maile, lantern ʻilima …

  • Tantrum

    The Haight & Hayes Valley

    Overbooked kids and overworked adults deserve a time-out for Tantrum, delightfully stocked with musical otters, wooden ducks on wheels, and a mechanical…

  • Rare Device

    The Haight & Hayes Valley

    Sly San Francisco wit is the rare device that makes this well-curated selection of gifts for all ages so irresistible. Block kits help kids build their…

  • San Francisco Rock Posters & Collectibles

    North Beach & Chinatown

    Are you ready to rock?! Enter this trippy temple to classic rock gods – but leave your lighters at home because these concert posters are valuable. Expect…

  • Open Books

    Chicago

    Buy a used book here and you’re helping to fund this volunteer-based literacy group’s programs, which range from in-school reading help for grade…

  • Hanalei Strings

    Hanalei

    This long-established, always welcoming shop channels two passions: music and knitting. Alongside a wide range of guitars and ukuleles from concert size…

  • Screaming Mimis

    West Village, Chelsea & Meatpacking District

    If you dig vintage, designer and rare threads, or flamboyant costumes, you may just scream, too. This funtastic shop carries an excellent selection of…

  • Isotope

    The Haight & Hayes Valley

    Toilet seats signed by famous cartoonists over the front counter show just how seriously Isotope takes comics. Newbies tentatively flip through superhero…

  • Cliff's Variety

    San Francisco

    None of the hardware maestros at Cliff's will raise an eyebrow if you express a dire need for a jar of rubber nuns, some silver body paint, and a case of…

  • Sui Generis Illa

    The Marina, Fisherman’s Wharf & the Piers

    Sui generis is Latin for 'one of a kind' – which is what you'll find at this high-end designer consignment shop that features recent seasons' looks, one…

  • Keshi

    Santa Fe

    If you don't have the opportunity to visit the Zuni Pueblo, you'll at least want to visit this exquisite gallery. Specializing in Zuni fetishes (tiny…

  • Charlie's Corner

    San Francisco

    For Castro kids, the biggest neighborhood attraction is over the hill at Charlie's Corner, a storybook world where kids are invited to read, draw and sing…

  • Nancy Boy

    The Haight & Hayes Valley

    All you closet pomaders and after-sun balmers: wear those potions with pride, without feeling like the dupe of some cosmetics conglomerate. Clever Nancy…

  • Sunbeam Vintage

    Los Angeles

    Nirvana for fans of mid-century-modern design, Sunbean Vintage stocks an utterly fabulous collection of retro furniture and homewares. Dive in for…

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