2021 Best Stationery Shops features 10 of our favorite stationery stores around the world. Independent shops in London, Brighton and Bath, UK; New Jersey, Washington DC, Portland and New York and Berlin, Germany.
Unique pens and pencils, paper goods, stickers, stamps, clips, erasers and all manner of novelty notions. Stationery stores are some of our favorite kinds of shops to browse, as there is always so much to discover and delight.
In the U.K. this year’s best stationery shops include Papersmiths, with shops in London and Brighton, award-winning Meticulous Ink in Bath, fan favorite, Present & Correct and Choosing Keeping in London.
Stateside, New York’s Niconeco Zakkaya in the East Village, and Yoseka Stationery in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Montclair’s Parcel in New Jersey is a veritable treasure trove of stationery and ephemera. We are delighted that Appointed, maker of handsome paper products has opened a store in Washington DC.
Founded in 2002, Little Otsu in Portland, is named for for an antiquated Japanese word meaning strange. And a newcomer this year, Luiban in Berlin.
There are so many amazing stationery shops around the world. We’d love to know your favorites! Share via the link below. And stay tuned – after four years of “Best Shops” campaigns we are going to be sharing roundups from all four years!
YOSEKA STATIONERY
63 West Street, Brooklyn
A stationery shop that brings the world of fun and colorful Asian stationery and writing tools to New Yorkers.
PAPERSMITHS
21 Sydney Street
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Stationery and paper goods, alongside goods to inspire and tools to create. Read more
PARCEL
608 Bloomfield Ave, Montclair, NJ
An enchanting stationery shop honoring the lost arts and trades of paper and related crafts. It’s possible to spend hours browsing Parcel’s beautiful, eclectic assortment of unique papers, packaging and crafting materials, and one-of-a-kind vintage and handmade objects. read more
LITTLE OTSU
3225 SE Division Street, Portland, OR
Named for an antiquated Japanese word meaning strange; quaint; stylish; chic; spicy; witty; tasty – depending on context, Little Otsu features stationery goods made in the USA, Europe, and Japan.
APPOINTED
1500 Okie St NE, Washington, DC
Longtime fans of Appointed, we’re delighted that they recently opened a brick & mortar shop to showcase their American-made stationery wares.
METICULOUS INK
134 Walcot Street, Bath, U.K.
Award-winning stationery shop with two original Heidelberg printing presses. Meticulous ink offers letterpress stationery & paper goods, bespoke design and print services, personalised pencils and calligraphy kits.
CHOOSING KEEPING
21 Tower St, West End, London
Specialist stationery shop that promotes a considered and careful choice of purchases that will cherished for years – hence the name, Choosing Keeping.
NICONECO ZAKKAYA
263 E 10th Street, New York, NY
Founded on Etsy in 2015, Niconeco Zakkaya opened it’s East Village shop in 2019. This pretty shop is filled with delightful stationery goods and gifts from Japan.
PRESENT & CORRECT
23 Arlington Way, Clerkenwell, London
Graphic design influenced stationery shop selling iconic and retro items from Europe and beyond. read more
LUIBAN
Rosa-Luxemburg-Straße 28, 10178 Berlin, Germany
Located in the center of Berlin, a speciality shop to explore the world of writing and accompanying tools.
