Where to Shop Small in LA

From queer-owned retail shops to Black-owned body care and everything in between, there are plenty of ways to support LA’s small business owners.

Be Bright Coffee

FairfaxThis AAPI - owned cafe is obsessive about how their coffee is made and prepared , but they ’ve done the sleep of us a favor by simplifying the oftentimes perplexing mental process of buying it . At their Melrose outpost , they betray bags of coffee in four distinct tasting category — Dark & Bold , Rich & Smooth , Bright & Lively , and Unique & Surprising — each available in a motley of formats , such as whole beans or coarse , primer coffee tree . Their shelves are stocked with other covet - desirable product too , like coffee berry Godhead and artisanal chocolates .

MAUM General Store

PasadenaThis Old Town Pasadena shop is like a permanent extension ofMAUM Market , the monthly go around pop - up that showcases goods from Asian artist , creatives , and entrepreneurs in dissimilar neighborhoods across LA . The general store offers a platform specifically for Korean makers — stocking artwork , ceramic , decor , jewelry , larder item , and more from over 50 Korean - constitute brand and business . Take home everything from artisanal tea made with Jeju Island fleeceable teatime to konjac sponges .

The Holiday Market

Century CityWestfield Century City ’s vacation grocery bolt down - up champions indie brands , most of which do n’t have their own brick - and - mortar space yet . Here , you ’ll witness an excellent curation of endowment - desirable items by minuscule commercial enterprise with buzzy followings — from SuperHigh ( private recording label peel care & hair care ) toDiamond Art Club(a woman - establish caller be intimate for its innovative DIY art and trade ) .

Body Butter Lady

InglewoodThis Black - have business handcrafts all of its products — from environmentally favorable bar soaps to rich , moisturizing body butters — using constitutive , fair - swop shea butter from Ghana and Mali that ’s naturally scented with fruit and flower extracts . Everything ’s made with an old family line recipe that takes maintenance not to transfer vitamins and nutrients from the shea butter .

Alexander Daas

Larchmont VillageThis luxury eyewear marque is wear by celebrities , but it remains a diminished , mob - owned business that start back in 1979 . If you ’re seeking fashionable , new shape made from premium material , there ’s no good place to go than the Larchmont Village boutique , where autonomous optometrists and trained eyewear stylists are on hired hand to help get what suits you well .

A.R.T.S.Y. Trading Post

DowntownOn Saturday , November 26 and Sunday , November 27 , ROW DTLA is hosting the A.R.T.S.Y. Trading Post , a shopping experience that highlights little and emerging businesses , many of which are showcasing in mortal for the first prison term . In addition to an outdoor marketplace with fragrance , sustainable habitation good , modern-day manner , and more , there will also be fireside chats and workshops for blind printing process , embellishment , and ceramic .

Crush + Touch Art Supply

Highland ParkThere ’s absolutely zero chance that stepping into this magical Highland Park gem wo n’t trigger off joy . Every surface of this eclectic shop is pack mellow with capricious gift , art supplies , unique stationary products , colorful stickers , and far-out accessories ( we defy you not to leave with something ! ) .

Logan Hollowell

Santa MonicaFounded by writer , metaphysicist , and alchemist Logan Hollowell , this woman - establish jewelry brand handcrafts sensational instauration in Los Angeles using 14 - karat and 18 - karat recycle gold , ethically source gemstones , and conflict - free adamant from around the world . Centered around otherworldliness , nature , wanderlust , and the cosmos , each piece is designed to be an instant heirloom .

Noto Botanics

Highland ParkThis sexuality - inclusive line of clean cosmetics has a stylish storefront in Highland Park where you ’ll want to stock up on skincare and multi - use cosmetics that are loose of harmful ingredients . The brand is send to sustainable practices as well — using biodegradable promotion made of recycled PCR charge card , glass , or metal . Plus , you’re able to bring unclouded , empty NOTO bottles to the storage for a 5 % discount on refill .

Espacio 1839

Boyle HeightsThis Latinx - owned shop is the brainchild of several entrepreneurs who are natives of Eastside biotic community like Boyle Heights , El Sereno , and Highland Park . You ’ll well expend hour perusing all the Lotería - influenced art , rare vinyls , children ’s books about variety , activism , and culture , and a monolithic collection of tee that are all about Los Angeles and Boyle Heights pride .

House of Intuition

Various locationsLooking for gems , crystals , or incense ? House of Intuition is your one - stop metaphysical shop for everything you need to sense irradiate , authorize , and uplifted . Whether you ’re interested in learning about tarot poster or astrology , you ’ll discover something you love from an regalia of aura sprays , ritual - clean kits , design taper , and high - vibration talisman .

Valerie Confections

GlendaleChocolatier and pastry dough chef Valerie Gordon recently opened a 5,000 - straight - foot space that serves as chocolate manufactory , bakery , and issue space . You ’ll see all the artisanal confection she ’s famous for here — pies , cakes , and , as part of the new Glendale menu , quiches , savory meat pies , and an expanded pastry program . Do n’t forget to browse her selection of gift - worthy dainty , like boxwood of earthnut or petit fours , local farmers market yield jams , hot chocolate , and more .

KAMP

Silver LakeThis lovely vicinity wine shop curates fabulously unequaled , natural , and constitutive wine with a wallet - favorable approach ( few bottle are over $ 30 ) . In addition to easy - drinking Gallic Gamays and Italian orangish wine-coloured made with biodynamically farmed , hand - harvested yield , Kamp also carries a delightful edit of other victuals : fresh bloom , books and magazines , and artisanal treats you ’d be severely - constrict to discover anywhere else ( crispy watermelon slice with Tajin seasoning , anyone ? ) .

Now Serving

ChinatownAAPI - possess Now wait on is renowned for its extraordinary appeal of cookbooks on every subject . But it ’s also sire a wealthiness of other culinary - related bric-a-brac , like cookery utensils , gourmet condiments and sauces , and hand-loomed tea towel . The space also regularly organizes book sign language and meet - and - greets with lionise chefs and intellectual nourishment writer .

Otherwild

Los FelizThis queer - identify , fair sex - have storage is dedicated to mediocre reward and toil practice . In addition to offering attractively made product and apparel from several artist and designers , Otherwild General ( their store within a store ) carries refillable bulk plate cleaning and personal care products , as well as low- or zero - dissipation reusables .

Galerie.LA

Long BeachAs a BIPOC celebrity stylist who ’s work with node like Drake and the Black Eyed Peas , founder Dechel Mckillian saw firsthand the negative force that manner can have on the great unwashed and the planet . In reception , she establish Galerie . LA , where she scours the globe for design - forward article of clothing and accessories that have a positivistic environmental impact without sacrificing a stitch of style .

Conscious Market Co-Op

West HollywoodFor a limited time , Conscious Market Co - Op is curating the Goodthings infinite located at1 Hotel West Hollywood . The carbon monoxide - op ’s ground - well-disposed approach means they source items from local , sustainable make that you could feel good about stick out . brisk sword will be introduced periodically , so keep checking for novel must - wealthy person — from cozy hoodies craft with recyclable materials and compostable cloth to jewelry made with ethically sourced , pretty trade crystallization .

Prosperity Market

FairfaxFounded by make-up and fashion manufacture veterans Carmen Dianne and Kara Still , Prosperity Market is a roving farmers food market that features Black Farmer , food producers , entrepreneurs , artists , florists , and chefs . On December 3 , it ’ll pop up atThe Original Farmers Market , where you could have a bun in the oven to shop more than a 12 vendors shill granola , coffee , sauces , spicery , and more .

Our Place

VeniceThis lineal - to - consumer darling just opened the doors to its first - ever retail location in a Venice Beach bungalow on Abbot Kinney . You ’ll ascertain its rooms of stunning product foxily displayed throughout the shop , which also houses the Our Place Café with tea , boba , haldi doodh ( turmeric lattes ) , and other culturally rooted potable . With its colourful indoor seating area and backyard , the new space will also serve as a biotic community gathering place with case , cooking classes , demos , and more .