We love discovering wonderful independent shops. Every year readers and followers nominate their favorite shops for The Shopkeepers Best Shops list. We discover so many lovely stores via your best shop nominations but unfortunately they cannot all be included on the final list. So we have decided to share a selection of our favorites each week from your best shop nominations.
This week we’re sharing two favorite flower, plant, and coffee shops, in NYC and Stockholm, a vintage shop in Richmond and a homewares store in Chicago. Keep scrolling for the full list.
If you’re wondering what makes a best shop we put together this post to share our process a little more, so click on link to read more.
And still keep sharing your favorite shops – we will do our best to highlight as many as possible! Just follow the link below and find the category that best fits your favorite shop.
CLOSET & BOTTS
37 High St, Lewes, U.K.
A selection of vintage, new and handmade homeware, furniture and clothing.
photo lostncompany
ALDER & CO
107 Thompson Street, New York City
A shop that celebrates the unique and small batch from homewares to accessories, new and vintage.
photo alderandco
CREEL AND GOW
131 E 70th Street, New York City
An extensive range of fascinating and exquisite objects sourced from around the world.
photo natashahusein
PETIT MARCHÉ
Karlavägen 30A, Stockholm
Stockholm’s smallest flower, plant and coffee market
photo petit.marche.sthlm
PLANT SHED
555 Columbus Avenue, 723 Amsterdam Avenue & 1 Prince Street, NYC
Flower, plant and coffee shop with three locations around New York.
photo plantshednyc
HALCYON
117 N Robinson Street, Richmond, VA
Vintage clothing shop established in 1983
photo halcyonvintage
LOGAN MERCANTILE
3505 W Fullerton Avenue, Chicago
Small, local female owned and operated business.
photo loganmercantile
MAZE
26-28 The Mall, Clifton, Bristol
Family-run business since 1985 offering home goods and clothing & accessories.
photo mazeclothingltd
PIDGIN
7811 NY-81, Oak Hill, NY
Antiques and objects in an Upstate NY hamlet. Read more
photo thisispidgin
MERZ APOTHECARY
4716 N Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, IL
Apothecary established in 1875
photo merzapothecary
2021 Nominated Best Shops: week one