High Road Craft Ice Cream & Sorbet
2241 Perimeter Park Dr, Chamblee, GA, 30341
678-701-7623
Among the scores of flavors that Keith Schroeder and his colleagues have dreamed up, we’re partial to the High Road ice creams and sorbets designed to seduce the Southern palate.
Website: http://www.highroadcraft.com/
Category: Best of Atlanta 2013, Food, Shopping
ReStore
519 Memorial Drive, Atlanta, GA, 30312
404-525-2114
Homeowners on a budget often head to Grant Park’s Habitat for Humanity store, full of dismantled house parts and closeout furnishings at cut-rate prices.
Website: http://www.atlantahabitat.org/restore
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Grant Park
Category: Best of Atlanta 2013, Housewares, Shopping, Vintage & Resale Shops
3 Peas in a Pod Produce
4450 Atlanta Highway, Loganville, Snellville, GA, 30052
678-232-6087
Open daily year-round, the family-owned business stocks a mix of produce sourced from Loganville gardens and trucked in from the state farmers market.
Website: https://www.facebook.com/Threepeasinapodproduce
Category: Best of Atlanta 2013, Food, Shopping
Westside Market Antiques & Interiors
1530 Ellsworth Industrial Boulevard, Atlanta, GA, 30318
404-941-3466
Midcentury furniture, industrial lighting, and trendy pillows join fashion and jewelry—a vintage alligator purse and handmade dresses, for instance—in this catchall shopping experience.
Website: http://westsidemarketatl.com
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Westside / Home Park
Category: Antiques, Best of Atlanta 2013, Home & Garden, Shopping
Ansley Eye Care
1544 Piedmont Avenue, Suite 320, Atlanta, GA, 30324
404-888-9444
Accessible display racks make it easy to browse a selection that includes specialty lines like Barton Perreira and ProDesign: Denmark, and the staff members are friendly but not overbearing.
Website: http://ansleyeyecare.com
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Midtown
Category: Best of Atlanta 2013, Eyewear, Shopping
Labels Resale Boutique
3202 Paces Ferry Place, Atlanta, GA, 30305
404-841-8444
If the highest goal of a consignment boutique is to put the unaffordable within reach, then Labels delivers handily.
Website: http://labelsrb.com
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Buckhead
Category: Best of Atlanta 2013, Clothing, Clothing Accessories, Men's Clothing, Shoes, Shopping, Vintage & Resale Shops, Women's Clothing
Little Shop of Stories
133 East Court Square, Decatur, GA, 30030
404-373-6300
Decatur is the literary center of the metro area, and in the center of Decatur, at the edge of the square, is a place that assures the children are every bit as well-read as the adults.
Website: http://littleshopofstories.com/
Category: Best of Atlanta 2013, Books and Magazines, Shopping
Home Decorators Collection
7691 North Point Parkway, Alpharetta, GA, 30022
770-998-7083
The spacious brick-and-mortar store near North Point Mall narrows down the website’s inventory to the most popular items and lets customers sit in chairs or inspect finishes in person.
Website: http://homedecorators.com/
Category: Best of Atlanta 2013, Home & Garden, Housewares, Shopping
Publix Georgia Marathon Health & Fitness Expo
285 Andrew Young International Boulevard, Atlanta, GA, 30313
So you want new running shoes, cycling shorts, a chiropractic evaluation, fizzy hydration tablets, yoga pants, some tape for that bum ankle, or a high-performance tutu so you’ll stand out during your next 5K?
Website: http://georgiamarathon.com
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Downtown
Category: Athletic Clothing, Best of Atlanta 2013, Shopping
Atlanta Made
1187 Howell Mill Road, Atlanta, GA, 30318
855-285-6233
Why didn’t someone think of this before? Gather products from more than fifty of the city’s talented artisans together under one roof.
Website: http://atlantamade.us/
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Westside / Home Park
Category: Best of Atlanta 2013, Gifts, Housewares, Shopping
The Beehive
1250 Caroline Street, Atlanta, GA, 30307
404-581-9261
Taking a class at this indie Edgewood boutique is like gathering around the dining room table with your best girlfriends, trading jokes and sipping wine as you handcraft accessories.
Website: http://thebeehiveatl.com/
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Edgewood
Category: Best of Atlanta 2013, Children's Clothing, Gifts, Jewelry, Shopping
Bean Head Toys
3497 Northside Parkway, Sandy Springs, GA, 30327
404-373-6300
With a focus on educational books, games, and kits from companies like Playmobil and Thomas & Friends, the aisles of this Sandy Springs store are strewn with building sets and dolls.
Website: http://beanheadtoysonline.com/
Category: Best of Atlanta 2013, Shopping, Toy Stores
Kayce Hughes
1100 Howell Mill Road, Suite A-03, Atlanta, GA, 30318
404-815-0111
Kayce Hughes knows how to dress kids—after all, she has seven of them, and her late aunt was Lilly Pulitzer.
Website: http://kaycehughes.com
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Westside / Home Park
Category: Best of Atlanta 2013, Children's Clothing, Shopping, Women's Clothing
Young Blood Boutique
636 North Highland Avenue, Atlanta, GA, 30306
404-254-4127
At this Poncey-Highland gem—the retail offspring of Young Blood Gallery—you will find handcrafted greeting cards, Atlanta-centric items (illustrations, photography, maps), modern jewelry, and more.
Website: http://www.youngbloodboutique.com/
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Poncey-Highland
Category: Best of Atlanta 2013, Gifts, Shopping
Bella Bag
650 Miami Circle, Atlanta, GA, 30324
877-623-5522
The bread-and-butter of this luxury bag retailer is online at shopbellabag.com. But the founder, Cassandra Connors, lives in Atlanta and has a brick-and-mortar showroom on Miami Circle open Monday through Saturday.
Website: http://bellabag.com/
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Buckhead
Category: Best of Atlanta 2013, Clothing Accessories, Shopping
Worthmore Jewelers
500-L-3 Amsterdam Avenue, (two locations), Atlanta, GA, 30306
404-892-8294
Industry mags often rank it among the nation’s best jewelry stores, and in 2013, Worthmore celebrated its twentieth year at its Midtown location in Amsterdam Walk.
Website: http://worthmorejewelers.com/
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Midtown
Category: Best of Atlanta 2013, Jewelry, Shopping
Marietta Square
4 Depot Street, Marietta, GA, 30060
770-429-1115
Downtown Marietta has long had its draw. But a few new businesses have turned the square into an even livelier destination.
Website: http://www.mariettasquare.com
Category: Antiques, Art Galleries, Best of Atlanta 2013, Clothing Accessories, Gifts, Shopping, Shopping Centers & Malls, Wine Stores
Flatz
314-A Pharr Road, Atlanta, GA, 30305
404-963-1668
Part of us thinks heels are the devil, which is why we fell for this new store on Pharr Road.
Website: http://flatzshoes.com/
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Buckhead
Category: Best of Atlanta 2013, Shoes, Shopping