Indie boutiques & books · Sunset Blvd from Hoover St to Sunset Triangle Plaza
Silver Lake & Los Feliz
Sunset Junction and Hillhurst.
Silver Lake's shops run along Sunset Blvd around Sunset Junction, with side clusters on Glendale Blvd, Hoover St and Rowena Ave, while Los Feliz gathers on Hillhurst Ave, Vermont Ave and Hollywood Blvd. Expect small design shops, records, LA-made clothing, independent bookstores and oddball gift shops.
Independents · Records & books · LA-made
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- Where
- Sunset Blvd from Hoover St to Sunset Triangle PlazaIndie boutiques & books
- Right now
- Typical hours
- Parking
- ParkingBoth neighborhoods run on street parking; Discover LA lists street parking for the Silver Lake Farmers' Market at Sunset Triangle Plaza. Los Feliz's shopping blocks are compact and best covered on foot.
Insider guide
Shopping Silver Lake.
The story
Silver Lake and Los Feliz are neighbors, and their shopping is small and independent: design shops, records, LA-made clothing, independent bookstores and oddball gift shops. It suits browsers who like small stores, menswear, design objects and books.
In Silver Lake, the shops run along Sunset Blvd from Hoover St to Sunset Triangle Plaza, with side clusters on Glendale Blvd, N Hoover St and Rowena Ave. In Los Feliz, most shops are on Hillhurst Ave, with a second cluster on Vermont Ave south of Franklin Ave and a few on Hollywood Blvd near Vermont. Los Feliz's blocks are compact and best covered on foot.
What to Expect
On Sunset Blvd, Café Tropical (2900) has sold Cuban pastries since 1975, Buck Mason (3532) carries henleys, jeans and woven shirts, and Maison Louis Marie opened its largest boutique at 3920 in fall 2026, a short walk east of Sunset Junction, with botanical perfumes and candles. Off Sunset, Bar Keeper stocks glassware, bitters and vintage barware; Broome Street General Store runs two shops on Rowena Ave; OK sells Noguchi paper lamps, artist-made jewelry and design books; and Rockaway Records and Silverlake Wine share 2395 Glendale Blvd.
In Los Feliz, Skylight Books is built around a large ficus tree, and its Arts Annex next door at 1814 has graphic novels, comics and local zines. On Hillhurst Ave, Spitfire Girl (1939½) sells candles, ceramics and wooden cards, and Carol Young (1953½) designs and cuts her organic and recycled-fabric clothes in the studio behind the shop. On Hollywood Blvd, Ali Golden (4614) carries California-made women's clothing, and Wacko / Soap Plant (4633) is a curiosity store with what Discover LA calls the largest postcard collection in L.A.
Best Time to Visit
Few shops here post hours, so call ahead. Skylight Books is open daily 10am to 10pm, which makes it a good evening stop. Café Tropical keeps 6:30am to 5pm daily, and Buck Mason opens at 11am on weekdays and 10am on weekends. The Silver Lake Farmers' Market sets up at Sunset Triangle Plaza on Tuesdays from 1:30pm to 7pm and Saturdays from 8am to 1:30pm.
If You Only Have an Hour
Stay in Los Feliz. Start at Skylight Books and its Arts Annex next door, then walk to Wacko / Soap Plant and Ali Golden (4614). Finish on Hillhurst Ave at Spitfire Girl (1939½) and Carol Young (1953½).
Where to Eat
At Sunset Junction, Cafe Stella is a French bistro; order the steak au poivre and the sorbet served inside a frozen lemon. Pine & Crane, a MICHELIN Bib Gourmand a block off Sunset Junction, serves a beef roll in scallion pancake and wonton noodle soup. Josephine does duck-stuffed tortellini and steak frites, Night + Market Song serves larb with a natural wine list, and Kenbey Sushi has omakase and spicy tuna crispy rice. In Los Feliz, Little Dom's is a red-sauce Italian spot with red leather booths.
The directory
16 shops, all in one place.
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Food & drink3 places
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Wine, beer and spirits shop focused on small producers, with plenty of bottles under $20, organic and non-alcoholic options, collectible whiskeys and gift wrapping.
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Twice-weekly market at Sunset Triangle Plaza with California produce plus vendors selling foods such as yogurt and kimchi; street parking only.
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Upscale organic grocery with a hot bar, smoothie counter and bakery-café, plus a separate wine shop next door. Smaller than other branches but laid out to avoid lines.
Books2 places
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Neighborhood bookstore built around a large ficus tree, with mainstream and offbeat titles, a big local zine section, and regular readings and signings.
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Annex next to Skylight Books, open since 2008, with art books, graphic novels and comics, plus staff picks of zines and mini-comics from local artists.
Gifts2 places
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Gift shop for one-off finds: thin wooden cards, candles, jewelry, pillows, ceramics, and wooden trays, journals and flasks.
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Large curiosity and book store with colorful gifts, plushies and prayer candles, its own line of soaps, oils and lotions, and La Luz de Jesus gallery in back.
Fashion2 places
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Women's clothing, home accents and accessories made in California, by a women-owned co-op in Peru and at a fair-trade factory in India.
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Designer's own women's clothing made in Los Angeles from organic and recycled blends, designed and cut in the studio behind the shop.
Menswear1 place
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LA basics label's Silver Lake store, carrying the same range as online and in Venice: henleys, jeans and woven shirts, some made in downtown Los Angeles.
Design1 place
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Small design shop with artist-made jewelry, glassware and tableware, Noguchi paper lamps, design-minded toys, and books on art, architecture and fashion.
Specialty1 place
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Cocktail supply shop open since 2006 with glassware, bar tools, small-batch spirits, bitters, vintage barware and cocktail books, with staff who know the stock.
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Records & music1 place
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Record store running for over 40 years with vinyl, CDs, posters and memorabilia, known for rare Beatles records and autographed pieces.
Coffee1 place
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Cuban café open since 1975 for guava-and-cheese pastries and Cubano sandwiches, also selling its organic, fair-trade Cuban-style espresso beans to take home.
Home1 place
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Two shops on Rowena Ave: the original store-café with coffee and sandwiches, and a newer one with vintage-inspired clothing, furniture, kitchenware and local chocolates.
Beauty1 place
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LA fragrance house's largest boutique, selling botanical perfumes, candles, body care and home objects in a room of arched alcoves and residential-style seating.
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Typical hours
Most shops keep the hours below.
Hours vary by individual store. Always check with specific retailers.
Eat, drink, stay
Between shops, close by.
Top restaurants nearby
All of Eat →- Cafe StellaFrench bistro · French bistro at Sunset Junction in Silver Lake. Order the steak au poivre, frisée salad and the sorbet served inside a frozen lemon.
- Little Dom'sItalian-American · Italian red-sauce restaurant on Hillhurst Ave in Los Feliz with red leather booths. Order the Italian wedding soup, arancini or spaghetti and meatballs.$$
- JosephineFrench · French restaurant on Santa Monica Blvd near Sunset Junction. Order the duck-stuffed tortellini, fried sweetbreads and steak frites; book on Resy.
- Pine & CraneBib GourmandTaiwanese / Chinese · Chinese restaurant on Griffith Park Blvd, a block off Sunset Junction. Order the beef roll in scallion pancake and the wonton noodle soup.
- Night + Market SongThai · Thai restaurant on Sunset Blvd in Silver Lake serving larb and other spicy dishes with a natural wine list. Reservations on Resy.
- Kenbey SushiSushi · Sushi restaurant on Sunset Blvd in Silver Lake. Order the omakase with toro and wagyu, spicy tuna crispy rice or yellowtail jalapeño rolls.
Top hotels nearby
All of Stay →- Hotel
Silver Lake Pool & Inn
54-room Palisociety hotel converted from a 1980s motel, with a raised pool deck and Marco Polo, an Italian restaurant.
4141 Santa Monica Blvd ·
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Getting here
Parking and transit.
- PParkingBoth neighborhoods run on street parking; Discover LA lists street parking for the Silver Lake Farmers' Market at Sunset Triangle Plaza. Los Feliz's shopping blocks are compact and best covered on foot.
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