Three neighborhoods, one long afternoon. Silver Lake's shops run along Sunset Blvd around Sunset Junction, with side clusters on Glendale Blvd, Hoover St and Rowena Ave. Los Feliz gathers on Hillhurst Ave, Vermont Ave and Hollywood Blvd. Echo Park picks up along Sunset Blvd and Echo Park Ave near the lake. Expect small, owner-run shops rather than chains.
Few of these shops post hours, so call ahead for anything you are making a trip for. Think of this as a list to pick from, grouped by what you are hunting for.
Records
Rockaway Records (2395 Glendale Blvd) has been running for over 40 years, with vinyl, CDs, posters and memorabilia, and is known for rare Beatles records. It shares the address with Silverlake Wine, which focuses on small producers and has plenty of bottles under $20, so you can dig and pick up a bottle in one stop.
In Echo Park, Sick City Records (1381 Sunset Blvd) is a compact strip-mall shop strong in 20th-century alternative and 21st-century indie. It also sells VHS tapes and band shirts, and there is a small barbershop in the back.
Books
Skylight Books (1818 N Vermont Ave) is the anchor of Los Feliz: a neighborhood bookstore built around a large ficus tree, open daily until 10pm, with a big local zine section and regular readings and signings. Next door, the Skylight Books Arts Annex (1814 N Vermont Ave) has art books, graphic novels, comics and mini-comics by local artists.
Echo Park has two more. Stories Books & Cafe (1716 Sunset Blvd) sells new and used books, still buys used ones, and has a back café and patio for readings and comedy nights. A Good Used Book (307 Glendale Blvd), a husband-and-wife shop in Echo Park Village, mixes carefully chosen used titles with some new editions and holds weekend markets with local vendors.
Made in Los Angeles
Carol Young | Undesigned (1953 1/2 Hillhurst Ave) is the designer's own women's clothing, made in LA from organic and recycled blends and cut in the studio behind the shop. Buck Mason (3532 Sunset Blvd) sells henleys, jeans and woven shirts, some made in downtown Los Angeles; it opens at 10am on weekends and 11am on weekdays.
Maison Louis Marie (3920 Sunset Blvd), the LA fragrance house, opened its largest boutique here this fall, with botanical perfumes, candles and body care in a room of arched alcoves. On Hollywood Blvd, Ali Golden (4614 Hollywood Blvd) sells women's clothing and home accents, some made in California. In Echo Park, Shout and About (1547 Echo Park Ave) leans on local and California designers for cards, stationery and small home goods at friendly prices.
Gifts and Oddities
Wacko / Soap Plant (4633 Hollywood Blvd) is the big one: a curiosity and book store with plushies, prayer candles, its own soaps and lotions, and what Discover LA calls the largest postcard collection in L.A. Go through to the back for La Luz de Jesus Gallery. On Hillhurst, Spitfire Girl (1939 1/2 Hillhurst Ave) has thin wooden cards, candles, ceramics and jewelry.
In Silver Lake, OK (1716 Silverlake Blvd) is a small design shop with Noguchi paper lamps, artist-made glassware and art and architecture books. Bar Keeper (614 N Hoover St) sells glassware, bar tools, bitters, vintage barware and small-batch spirits; the staff have tasted everything and will talk you through it. Broome Street General Store (2912 Rowena Ave) has a store-café and a second shop with vintage-inspired clothing, kitchenware and local chocolates.
Echo Park adds two of the most fun stops on this list. Echo Park Time Travel Mart (1714 W Sunset Blvd) is styled as a store for time travelers and is the storefront for the 826LA youth writing nonprofit, which sells books of student work. On the same block, Gingerly Witty (1710 W Sunset Blvd) carries handmade clothing, baby clothes and bath goods by U.S. artists. Corridor (1541 Echo Park Ave), the New York menswear label, opened here in early 2026 in the Canyon Coffee building.
Vintage
Lemon Frog Shop (1202 N Alvarado St) covers the 1950s to the '90s, with prints, platforms, boots and Gucci handbags at many price points. 9 Lives Vintage (2117 Sunset Blvd), open since January 2026, has men's and women's clothing and a rail of 2000s pieces.
Markets and Where to Eat
The Silver Lake Farmers' Market sets up at Sunset Triangle Plaza on Tuesdays from 1:30 to 7pm and Saturdays from 8am to 1:30pm. The Echo Park Farmers' Market runs Fridays from 3 to 7:30pm at Logan St and Sunset Blvd.
Start the day at Café Tropical (2900 Sunset Blvd), a Cuban café open since 1975, with guava-and-cheese pastries and its Cuban-style espresso beans to take home. In Los Feliz, Kismet (4648 Hollywood Blvd) holds a MICHELIN Bib Gourmand for Middle Eastern plates, and Little Dom's (2128 Hillhurst Ave) does red-sauce Italian in leather booths. In Silver Lake, try Cafe Stella (3932 W Sunset Blvd) or Pine & Crane (1521 Griffith Park Blvd). In Echo Park, Guisados (1261 W Sunset Blvd) is the taco stop and Quarter Sheets Pizza (1305 Portia St) bakes pan pizzas to order; expect a wait.
Street Parking and Walking
All three neighborhoods run on street parking, and there are no big garages to plan around. Los Feliz's shopping blocks are compact, so park once near Hillhurst and Vermont and walk; most of its shops are on Hillhurst Ave, with a second cluster on Vermont Ave south of Franklin Ave.
Silver Lake's shops are split between Sunset Junction and side clusters on Glendale Blvd, Hoover St and Rowena Ave; Discover LA lists street parking for the farmers' market at Sunset Triangle Plaza. In Echo Park, there is metered parking near the Friday farmers' market at Logan St and Sunset Blvd; otherwise use the side streets and read the signs.