Small shops

When it comes to shopping, it pays to venture into that local independent store you've been eyeing. You know, the one with artisan goods, locally sourced coffee and curated clothing collections. Whether the shop be centered around plants or food, one thing remains true – shopping small is the best way to support your neighborhood and community. Not all these stores may be in your backyard but these 33 independent shops are worth traveling for. Their curators and creators bring quality…

party space design has created a simple white construction for common room cafe in bangkok.

Completed in 2018 in Taipei, Taiwan. Images by Hey! Cheese. The Western District of Taipei, Taiwan, has a history of over 300 years. This is a region where young generations congregate. The geographical...

From Edinburgh to Montreal these 2019 Best Coffee Shops serve delicious coffee, tasty treats and have stunning shopfronts and interiors too.

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Andreas Petropoulos has designed Daily Dose, a small takeaway coffee bar in the city of Kalamata, Greece, that features a white, black and wood interior.

Make Me Mango experiments with all kinds of desserts to keep you hooked on mangos and chilled during mango off-season.

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Photographers James and Karla Murray have made it their mission to document the small businesses of NYC before Chase branches and frozen yogurt shops inevitably

In Shimokitzawa I found this beautiful little senbei shop, Tamaiya (玉井屋) just at the start of the North Exit shopping street, Ichibangai. There are quite a few of these old rice-cracker shops left …