3129 1/2 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA
323-661-2600
This neighborhood store loves itself some Atwater Village. In addition to (Heart) Atwater Village t-shirts, you'll find all sorts of yummy gifts from stationery products (cards, moleskine journals) to hardbound art anthologies to fortune telling fish.
2818 Rowena Ave., Silverlake, CA
323-644-0268
Self-described as a store for “ethical witchcraft”, Cauldron specializes in selling items for magical living and is the place to go for wood and crystal wands, ritual tools, items pertaining to tarot, rume, ogham, and astrology. Besides providing the tools to practice magic, the friendly staff...
5283 E Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
323-869-8881
7522 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA
323-851-7223
From Anime-style Simpsons figurines to back issues of the Punisher to graphic novels drawn by serious young men, Meltdown doubtless has it. Nifty t-shirts, too.
3760 Centinela Ave., Los Angeles, CA
310-398-2113
This Japanese supermarket is a food mecca for those in the know. On weekend afternoons, the lanes are buzzing with attendants hyping food samples amidst the rice and sake and udon—think, Costco but with curry rice rather than bagel bites. Along with a big produce section, a fish counter and a...
21515 Western Ave., Torrance, CA
310-782-0335
This Japanese supermarket is a food mecca for those in the know. On weekend afternoons, the lanes are buzzing with attendants hyping food samples amidst the rice and sake and udon—think, Costco but with curry rice rather than bagel bites. Along with a big produce section, a fish counter and a...
1407 Ocean Front Walk, Venice, CA
310-399-2360
This bookstore is right smack on the Boardwalk, but you'll have to make your way through the throng of sandal-ed diners at the Sidewalk Cafe to get inside. Don't worry, it's worth the effort. Great titles by a selection of authors from usual suspects like John Grisham to lesser known (but arguably...
1924 Hillhurst Ave., Los Angeles, CA
323-665-7322
The owners of White Lotus Inc. are both members of the Brotherhood and Sisterhood of Light, an organization dedicated to transformation through spiritual empowerment, healing, and education. Besides selling spiritually-inspired gifts like candles, crystals, statues, jewelry, and incense, White...
3203 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA
213-434-9271
This Atwater vintage store sells jewelry, handbags, clothes clothes and more clothes. Also, be careful not to run afoul of all the lovely vintage shoes underfoot.
N. Las Palmas Ave., Los Angleles, CA
323-280-2293
All of the digging and searching is well worth it once you find something great.