DC’s Best Shops

Best Antique Furniture [1]: Visitors hoping to carry home a bit of 18th- or 19th-century Washington may find it at Susquehanna [1], known for its fine American and British antique furniture and decorative arts.

Best Shop for Browsing Antique Art [2]: Three stories of art are crammed into a corner row house at L’Enfant Gallery [2] in Georgetown.

Best Museum Shop [3]: One just isn’t enough at The National Gallery of Art [3], with three gift shops dedicated to books, art supplies, children’s toys and games, jewelry, and art-themed accessories.

Best Book Store [4]: The fiercely independent Politics and Prose [4] is more than a bookstore; it’s the premier spot for DC book signings, discourse, and community relations.

Best Flea Market [5]: The Sunday flea market at Eastern Market [5] is hard to beat for jewelry, vinyl LPs, crafts, handmade furniture, and unique gifts at reasonable prices.

Best Tacky, Quirky, and Quixotic Gifts [6]: The supply of gag gifts, amusing greeting cards, candy, cocktail napkins, and games is top-notch at Chocolate Moose [6].

Best Place for the Perfect Bauble [7]: Washington favorite Tiny Jewel Box [7] boasts three floors of coveted designer and vintage jewelry.

Best Store for Kids [8]: The gadget selection at the Spy Museum Store [8] will satisfy amateur sleuths, but the prices often prompt parents to perform a disappearing act.

Best Consignment Shop [9]: The once-loved designer duds of Washington doyennes end up searching for a new owner at Secondi [9].