Must-see shopping in The USA

  • DALLAS, TX - MARCH 09:  General view of atmosphere during the FENDI Dallas Highland Park Village Boutique Inauguration on March 9, 2017 in Dallas, Texas.  (Photo by Rick Kern/Getty Images for FENDI)

    Highland Park Village

    Dallas

    For an eye-rolling, gasp-inducing and credit-card-maxing experience, head to the Highland Park Village shopping center in upper-crust Highland Park,…

  • Glossier Flagship

    SoHo & Chinatown

    Initially an online beauty retailer, Glossier (franco-phonetically pronounced glo-see-eh) now beckons fans to its brick-and-mortar flagship, where the…

  • Yvonne La Fleur

    New Orleans

    They don’t make them like this anymore – neither the clothes, millinery, lingerie nor Yvonne herself, a businesswoman who has outfitted generations of…

  • Adobe Books & Backroom Gallery

    The Mission, Dogpatch & Potrero Hill

    Wall-to-wall inspiration – just-released fiction, limited-edition art books, rare cookbooks, well-thumbed poetry – plus zine-launch parties, comedy nights…

  • Recchiuti at theLab

    The Mission, Dogpatch & Potrero Hill

    Star chocolatier Michael Recchiuti sells confections at the Ferry Building but invents them in Dogpatch – taste his latest concoctions here first. Go for…

  • Tattered Cover Bookstore

    Denver

    There are plenty of places to curl up with a book in Denver’s beloved independent bookstore. Bursting with new and used books, it has a good stock of…

  • Apothecarium

    San Francisco

    What's that alluring frosted-glass emporium – the lovechild of an Apple Store and Victorian lingerie boutique? Just as you suspected: it's America's best…

  • Bound Together Anarchist Book Collective

    The Haight & Hayes Valley

    Since 1976 this volunteer-run, nonprofit anarchist bookstore has kept free thinkers supplied with organic-permaculture manuals, prison literature, and…

  • Amoeba Music

    The Haight & Hayes Valley

    Enticements are hardly necessary to lure the masses to the West Coast's most eclectic collection of new and used music and video, but Amoeba offers…

  • Planet 13

    Las Vegas

    File this under only-in-Vegas: this self-described 'cannabis superstore and entertainment complex' is an emporium the size of several city blocks devoted…

  • Yellowfish Trading Company

    Hanalei

    This irresistibly upbeat gallery offers a mix of true vintage and vintage-inspired art, handicrafts, books and much more. It’s the vintage stuff that’s…

  • Havaiki

    Hanalei

    Tucked at the back of the Hanalei Center and flagged by fascinating outdoor displays, this wonderful shop sells superb handcrafted Polynesian and Oceanic…

  • Community Thrift

    The Mission, Dogpatch & Potrero Hill

    When local collectors and retailers have too much of a good thing, they donate it to nonprofit Community Thrift, where proceeds go to 200-plus local…

  • Park Life

    San Francisco

    The Swiss Army knife of hip SF emporiums, Park Life is design store, indie publisher and art gallery rolled into one. Browse among presents too clever to…

  • House of Strut

    Savannah

    Our favorite vintage shop in town occupies the sprawling 1st floor of an old Victorian home, where each room is thoughtfully curated with unique, hand…

  • Big Island Candies

    Hilo

    Once a mom-and-pop shop, this wildly successful confectioner is now a full-fledged destination. In an immaculate showroom-factory, enjoy generous samples,…

  • Criminal Records

    Atlanta

    This throwback record store is stacked wall to wall with a library's worth of new pop, soul, jazz and metal, on CD or vinyl. It has a fun music-related…

  • Peaches Records & Tapes

    New Orleans

    Peaches has been around since 1975, doing the holy work of promoting, cataloging and marketing the best in local New Orleans music. Once in the French…

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    Needles & Pens

    The Mission, Dogpatch & Potrero Hill

    This scrappy zine shop/how-to source/art gallery/publisher delivers inspiration to create your own artworks, zines and repurposed fashion statements. Nab…

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    Mollusk

    San Francisco

    The geodesic-dome tugboat marks the spot where ocean meets art in this surf gallery. Legendary shapers (surfboard makers) create limited-edition boards…

  • Paul's Hat Works

    San Francisco

    Psst…keep this SF style secret under your hat: there is no Paul. Started in 1918 by a Peruvian hatmaker named Napoleon, Paul's has been maintained by…

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    Elliott Bay Book Company

    Seattle

    Seattle's most beloved bookstore offers more than 150,000 titles in a large, airy, wood-beamed space with cozy nooks that can inspire hours of…

  • Bailey's Antiques & Aloha Shirts

    Waikiki

    Unremarkable outside, Bailey’s has the finest aloha-shirt collection on Oʻahu, possibly the world! Racks are crammed with thousands of collector-worthy…

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    Gene's Sausage Shop

    Chicago

    As if the hanging sausages, ripe cheeses and flaky pastries lining the shelves at this European market weren't enough, Gene's also rocks a rooftop summer…

  • Powell's City of Books

    Portland

    Powell's is one of the USA's largest independent bookstores, with a whole city block of new and used titles, and a well-attended series of readings.

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    Santa Fe Farmers Market

    Santa Fe

    Local produce, much of it heirloom and organic, is on sale at this spacious indoor-outdoor market, alongside homemade goodies, inexpensive food, natural…

  • Good Vibrations

    San Francisco

    'Wait, I'm supposed to put that where?' The understanding salespeople in this worker-owned cooperative are used to giving rather explicit instructions, so…

  • Murray's Cheese

    West Village, Chelsea & Meatpacking District

    Founded in 1940 by Spanish Civil War veteran Murray Greenberg, this is one of New York’s best cheese shops. Former owner (now 'advisor') Rob Kaufelt is…

  • Zabar's

    Upper West Side & Central Park

    A bastion of gourmet kosher foodie-ism, this sprawling local market has been a neighborhood fixture since the 1930s. And what a fixture it is! It features…

  • Strand Book Store

    West Village, Chelsea & Meatpacking District

    Beloved and legendary, the iconic Strand embodies downtown NYC's intellectual bona fides – a bibliophile's Oz, where generations of book lovers carrying…

  • REI

    Denver

    The flagship store of this outdoor-equipment super-supplier is an essential stop if you are heading to the mountains or just cruising through Confluence…

  • Bi-Rite

    The Mission, Dogpatch & Potrero Hill

    Diamond counters can't compare to the foodie dazzle of Bi-Rite's sublime wall of local artisan chocolates, treasure boxes of organic fruit and California…

  • Potsalot

    New Orleans

    Owners Alex and Cindy Williams, who have made and sold pottery from their Magazine St shop since 1993, call their exquisite creations functional art…

  • Dancing Lion Chocolate

    New Hampshire

    Chocolate has a pedigree at Dancing Lion, where the passion of master chocolatier Richard Tango-Levy is just as compelling as the chocolates. Tango-Levy…

  • Susan Wheeler Home

    Seattle

    This newer addition to Georgetown's small vintage row manages to find a perfect balance of pleasingly cluttered yet artfully refined. There are shelves…

  • Fancy Tiger Crafts

    Denver

    So you dig crochet and quilting? You knit a mean sweater and have a few too many tattoos? Welcome to Fancy Tiger Crafts, a sophisticated remodel of granny…

  • Square Books

    Mississippi

    Square Books, one of the South's great independent bookstores, is the epicenter of Oxford's lively literary scene and a frequent stop for traveling…

  • Mission Comics & Art

    The Mission, Dogpatch & Potrero Hill

    Heads will roll, fists will fly and furious vengeance will be wreaked inside this mild-mannered shop stocking big-name and indie comics. Staff picks range…

  • Kramerbooks

    Washington, DC

    This flagship independent – which leapt into First Amendment history when it refused to release Monica Lewinsky’s book-buying list to Ken Starr's snoops –…

  • LL Bean Flagship Store

    Midcoast Maine

    A 10ft-tall Bean Boot sits outside the flagship LL Bean store. Although a hundred other stores have joined it in Freeport, the wildly popular LL Bean is…

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