St. Louis shops in restored brick: Cherokee Street's antique row, Maplewood's maker studios, and the Delmar Loop's independent record and book stores. Soulard Market has traded produce since 1779, and City Foundry stacks local vendors under a steel foundry roof.
Operating since 1779 and the oldest market west of the Mississippi, this open-air arcade runs Wed–Sat with roughly 90 stalls of produce, spices, cured meats and Missouri honey. Saturday 7am–5pm is the full house; entry is free and produce runs $2–6 a basket.
A 1920s Century Electric foundry converted into a food hall and retail hall on Forest Park Avenue. The Foundry hosts local shops alongside 20-plus food stalls; browse then eat, with most vendor plates $12–18 and shop goods from $15.
Cherokee Street's hometown apparel shop run by twin brothers Jeff and Randy Vines, screen-printing St. Louis neighborhood tees, hoodies and Gateway Arch graphics on site. Tees run $28–34, hoodies $55–70; open daily except Monday.
A dense stretch of antique and vintage dealers between Jefferson and Nebraska, trading in mid-century furniture, industrial salvage, glassware and estate lots. Shops keep short afternoon hours; smalls start around $10 and furniture runs $150 up.
The Delmar Loop's independent record store since 1979, stocking new and used LPs, soul, blues and local St. Louis pressings across two floors. Used bins start near $5, new releases $25–35, and in-store artist sets happen most months.
A compact independent bookshop on Delmar with strong Midwest fiction, art and small-press sections plus a curated St. Louis history shelf. Staff handwrite shelf-talkers; paperbacks $16–20, hardcovers $28–35, and they order anything in two days.
A walkable stretch of independent retailers west of the city — leather goods, ceramics studios, home textiles and design shops in former storefronts. Most open 11am–6pm Tue–Sat; handmade goods start around $20 and studio ceramics run $35–90.
A St. Louis chocolate house with French roots dating to the 1600s and local production since 1927, known for molasses puffs, caramels and gift boxes. Boxed assortments run $22–45 and make the most portable local gift in the city.
The metro's largest enclosed mall in Richmond Heights with roughly 130 stores across three levels, anchored by Nordstrom, Macy's and Dillard's. Open 10am–8pm Mon–Sat, 11am–6pm Sunday; parking is free in the attached garages.
St. Louis's historic Italian neighborhood, where Volpi Foods and neighborhood groceries sell cured salami, imported olive oil and Provel cheese — the local processed cheese found nowhere else. Vacuum-packed salami travels well at $14–28.
A nonprofit craft centre in Grand Center with a retail gallery of juried work by regional makers — ceramics, glass, jewellery and fibre. Prices span $30 for small vessels to $400 for gallery pieces, with proceeds going back to the artists.
The 1904 brick tap room downtown sells its own bottled beer, glassware and branded goods from the on-site shop — a St. Louis brewing souvenir that isn't Budweiser. Six-packs run $10–14, glassware $8–18, open until late.