With uber-cool fashion, accessories & trinkets, the lower-level shop’s walls are decked out with Takashi Murakami prints, & shoppers can peruse trendy gear items such as shades, lighters & tees. Read more.
They’ll hook you up with a vintage camera or something newer that looks retro-chic, helping you to snap some photos that won’t just get buried in a hard drive. Read more.
Local poet Larry Sawyer has booked one of the best free poetry series in the Midwest here for years, and in Myopic’s new third-floor space, the readings are even sunnier.
Reckless Records is a diggers’ paradise, where music geeks can flip through thick stacks of booklets to find used and out-of-print discs.
Joe Lauer and Jena Frey’s boutique carries cute, uniquely cut garments, shoes and accessories with a touch of mod (think Grandma meets the Beatles) for men and women.
Anybody who says it's expensive to eat organic has never been to Stanley's. This market is crazy cheap—typical finds include a pound of organic carrots for a buck.
A record store with plenty of soul, stocking world, hip-hop and funk from every era.
Attire for men and women, like button-up vests and taffeta party dresses, range between $20 and $200, respectively, while furniture pieces such as Heywood-Wakefield chairs go for up to $1,200.
Take any Japanophile nerd in your life to this Lincoln Park toy shop and they can thank you for it later.
The well-edited selection is not to be missed, and includes many vendors and products not always available to Chicago shoppers.
Just off the Pink Line, the store specializes in clothing and accessories from the 1940s to ’80s ($10 and up), as well as travel bags ($14–$30) and vintage luggage ($18–$24).
While in Andersonville, Julie Fernstrom discovered a vacant neighbor space where she’s now opened Brimfield. Named after her favorite plaid, the store is “Ralph Lauren meets a Paris flea market."
The market specializes in all things mission, Art Deco, midcentury and mod. Furniture and art is the main focus upstairs, while downstairs you’ll find a variety of lighting, jewelry and more.
A robot-centric specialty toy store that claims to be "good and good for you!" on its website is worth visiting Oak Park.
Uncle Fun is a one-of-a-kind toy store that has been established for over two decades. This whimsical shop features one of the widest selections of vintage finds, knick knacks and hilarious oddities.
A quirky science & army surplus shop, American Science & Surplus has it all. From Russian-made microscopes to 1950s Geiger counters, it stocks loads of educational science kits, games & toys for kids.
