Belltown & Seattle Center
Singles Going Steady – named after an album by British punk pioneers the Buzzcocks – is a niche record store specializing in punk, oi, reggae and ska,…
Must-see shopping in Washington
Seattle
Imagine a brick-and-mortar version of eBay with gear chosen by your ultimate personal shopper. This vintage/used clothes shop is far from being a dumping…
Downtown, Pike Place & Waterfront
Doing a good impersonation of one of the magic shops in Diagon Alley from the Harry Potter books, Tenzing Momo is an old-school natural apothecary with…
Pioneer Square, International District & SoDo
The Seattle area is known for its Pilchuck School of glassblowing art, and this is the city’s oldest glassblowing studio. Stop by to watch the artists in…
Seattle
Uncommon Cottage is a newer addition to Fremont's shopping scene, but one that harks back to the neighborhood's heyday as an offbeat trend setter. There's…
Seattle
As with other dispensaries in the city, you won't want for selection at Hashtag Cannabis. This bright and friendly shop does have a more robust selection…
Ballard & Discovery Park
Come to this location of the popular vintage clothing chain to dig through the chic discarded threads of Ballard's trendsetters. The store is small, but…
Downtown, Pike Place & Waterfront
Since the demise of Borders in 2011 and the relocation of Elliott Bay Book Company to Capitol Hill, Barnes & Noble remains downtown's main book emporium,…
Seattle
Most dispensaries in Seattle have great customer service, but at this low-key West Seattle weed shop everyone is just an extra bit more friendly and…
Pioneer Square, International District & SoDo
Seattle’s first licensed ‘recreational’ weed dispensary opened in July 2014 to long queues. Since then it has been joined by quite a few more stores, but…
Seattle
In an era when video stores appear to have befallen the same fate as the Tyrannosaurus rex, Scarecrow soldiers on. It's the largest video store in the…
Pioneer Square, International District & SoDo
Ganja Goddess is a popular weed dispensary known for its helpful and unpretentious staff and free shuttle service picking and dropping off clients in and…
Northwestern Washington & the San Juan Islands
This feisty little shop sells handmade coffee mugs, letterpress cards, essential oils, pet grooming kits, skincare products and more, all made by local…
Seattle
Twice Sold Tales is a cozy den full of very-well-priced used books, stacked haphazardly along narrow aisles. A book ‘happy hour’ 25% discount kicks in…
Ballard & Discovery Park
Sonic Boom has a slightly less encyclopedic record collection than Bop Street Records across the street, but it does sell concert tickets for local venues…
Seattle
Magus is a great used-book store, the kind of place where you can literally spend hours getting lost in the crooked, narrow aisles on the hunt for that…
Seattle
Looking for a whoopee cushion? Some plastic bugs to scare a friend? How about a Halloween mask or a joke book? You'll find them all at Archie McPhee, a…
Downtown, Pike Place & Waterfront
It’s hard to miss this gigantic cookware store. It’s a chain, but a good one, and it started here in Seattle. The rich supply of cookware, books, gear and…
Seattle
This friendly antique mall wastes no space: there is stuff covering every surface and spilling out of every corner. Not all of it is worth your money, but…
Pioneer Square, International District & SoDo
Something of a record supermarket bivouacked out in SoDo offering CDs and vinyl with an expansive side trade in DVDs (movies mainly). The selection is…
Downtown, Pike Place & Waterfront
This collective of more than 40 years displays zines in español, revolutionary pamphlets, essays by Chomsky and an inherent suspicion of authority. You're…
Downtown, Pike Place & Waterfront
A haven for geeks, kids and, especially, geeky kids, this shop has comics and comic-book–inspired toys, novelty items (hopping nuns etc), costumes and…
Bellingham
This is a real community resource in Fairhaven, with lots of literary activities, to say nothing of being the home of the popular Colophon Cafe.
Seattle
A niche vintage shop that focuses on active-wear clothing that not only evokes nostalgia for sports teams, but also revisits the hip-hop street fashions…
Ballard & Discovery Park
Local art and clothing shop that sometimes combines both in inspired screen-printed T-shirts. It's a great place to check in on the contemporary Seattle…
San Juan Islands
Crow Valley Pottery & Gallery sells everything from jewelry to paintings, but its specialty is hand-painted pottery, all conceived and produced on the…
Seattle
Like an indie record store for bibliophiles, Ophelia's is full of rare, yellowing, story-filled tomes that possess bags more character than electronic…
Seattle
People come from all over town for this huge market. It features fresh fruit and vegetables, arts and crafts, and all kinds of people getting rid of junk.
Downtown, Pike Place & Waterfront
Nordstrom Rack offers closeouts and returns from its parent store across the street. It's a favorite among those with chichi taste and a limited budget.
Queen Anne & Lake Union
Feathered Friends stocks high-end climbing equipment, made-to-order sleeping bags and backcountry ski gear. Products made with down are the specialty.
Spokane
A fantastic bookshop with an excellent travel section, regular author readings and book signings, and lots of magazines, games and gifts.
Belltown & Seattle Center
A beautifully laid-out designer boutique showcasing elegant women's clothing for those with fat wallets (or envious window-shoppers).
Seattle
A vinyl collector's dream come true full of rarities and secondhand bargains stuffed into a diminutive interior.
Ballard & Discovery Park
Seattle's most popular Sunday market is open year-round, rain or shine, every Sunday on Ballard Ave NW.
Bellingham
Late-night vinyl browsing 365 days a year. Plenty of time to search for that rare New Order 12-inch.
Seattle
This is a better-than-average place to stop for locally made gifts and souvenirs.
Seattle
Hidden among the historical and modern architecture of Capitol Hill, Chophouse Row feels like a locals-only secret. This new-in-2016 establishment…
Downtown, Pike Place & Waterfront
Seattle’s best-quality boutique mall feels a bit like the lobby of an upscale hotel – it’s cylindrical, and the total lack of that hectic shopping-mall…
Downtown, Pike Place & Waterfront
This landmark shop on Pier 54 has been around since 1899 – ancient history by Seattle standards. It has changed quite a bit since then and now mostly…
Downtown, Pike Place & Waterfront
This ‘boutique mall’ – also the starting point for the monorail – has an assortment of stores. There are some well-established chains like Nordstrom Rack,…
