Detroit
Local boy Jack White opened Third Man, and it's a super-fun browse. The store sells records (of course), turntables, T-shirts and other gear, but the…
Must-see shopping in Michigan
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John K. King Used & Rare Books
Detroit
This cluttered, multistory bookstore is a Detroit landmark sure to delight any bibliophile. Treasures await in the dusty stacks, and exploring the…
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Detroit
Pewabic’s famed tiles, known for their iridescent glazes, grace the Guardian Building and other landmark structures around town. The century-old studio…
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Gold Coast
This hub of the Warehouse District is a one-stop shop for a local experience. Grab a cup of joe and a simple but perfect egg sandwich from BLK/MRKT cafe…
Detroit
Willy Wonka himself might marvel at the imaginative flavor combinations on offer at this locally owned chocolate shop – think cake and buttercream, coffee…
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Detroit
Local artists create stylish products for Pure Detroit that celebrate the city's culture. Pick up handbags made from recycled seatbelts, groovy T-shirts…
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Gold Coast
Grocer’s Daughter works directly with cacao farmers in Ecuador to obtain its chocolate, and it sources its other ingredients from Michigan farms and…
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Michigan
Forgot to buy takeaway beers at your favorite local brewery? Fix the problem here. The shop sells bottles and cans from heaps of Michigan suds makers. You…
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Gold Coast
It's all about #housegoals at this super-stylish housewares boutique, beginning with the dreamy Adirondack chair-lined front deck that beckons in…
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Detroit
Calling all crate-diggers: DJ-owned People's Records is your vinyl Valhalla. Used 45s are the specialty, with heaps of jazz, soul and R&B titles filling…
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Detroit
Perhaps the most well-known Detroit comeback brand, Shinola launched its flagship store here in 2013. Watches, bikes, notebooks and leather products, all…
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Gold Coast
At first glance, this petite shop may seem spare, but surveying the wares it's soon evident that each item has been thoughtfully selected, from minimalist…
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Gold Coast
A real beauty, this Lakeside clothing and home-wares shop is the seasonal idyll of a Chicago-based professor of visual merchandising. Beyond a tidy picket…
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Michigan
This cute-as-a-button, independent bookstore looks like Meg Ryan's shop in the film You've Got Mail. The sunny storefront is relatively small, but it has…
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Gold Coast
It's touristy but a hoot to see all the products: cherry ketchup, cherry-dusted tortillas, cherry butter, cherry wine – you get the point. Most of it…
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Gold Coast
Drier's butcher shop has been around since Civil War days. It's filled with antique grinders and cleavers, as well as the famous smoked meats.
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Gold Coast
Have a look around the town's popular market brimming with veggies, cheeses, breads, antiques, arts and crafts, food trucks and live music.
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Michigan
Vendors have been hawking gorgeous fruit, veggies, baked goods, herbs and flowers here since 1922. There's a vaulted roof over the top, but the market is…
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Gold Coast
There's perhaps no better place in Harbor Country to stock a lakeside picnic than at this bakery, deli and gourmet grocery in one. Pick up some chicken…
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Robinette's Apple Haus & Winery
Michigan
Robinette's is a popular place to buy fresh-made donuts and cider, and maybe a carton of apples or cherries while you're at it. In late summer and autumn,…
