Independent shops and Gifts
- Filtered by:
- Independent shops
- Gifts
The LIST CardHitlistedOnline bookingScotch Beef Club- Budget
BYOBLate diningOutdoor diningChild friendlyStudent friendly- Wi-Fi
- Video
Pre-theatre menu
Sorted by place / most viewed / distance. Showing 25, 50, 100 per page.
Eero and Riley
7 Easter Road,
Edinburgh,
EH7 5PH
Friendly, brilliantly-priced (most items well under £20) shop with a tangible sense of humour, stocking homeware, gifts and jewellery. We love the Invisible Bookshelves, the astroturf-inspired toothbrush holder, and the fact that these things sit…
Present
18 St Mary's Street,
Edinburgh,
EH1 1SU
Quirky homewares, one-off jewellery items, camp and kitsch artwork, and presents for pets.
Enchantment
57 Cockburn Street,
Edinburgh,
EH1 1BS
Dark, incense-scented fairy cavern full of statuettes of imps, pixies and assorted gnomes. Run by a woman so ethereal she might well be a fairy herself.
Designshop UK
116 Causewayside,
Edinburgh,
EH9 1PU
Brilliant, dedicated, er, design shop for the most fabulously stylish households around. Design Shop UK is run by knowledgeable and trend-aware staff, and stocks thoroughly contemporary and progressive pieces by the likes of Phillippe Starck, Missoni…
Underground Solu'shn
9 Cockburn Street,
Edinburgh,
EH1 1BP
Keeping Cockburn Street's bass a-thumping, this hip wee store peddles electronica to most of the city's serious DJs. Also great on off-beat gifts. For DJs. That's okay. DJs need gifts too.
Joe
3 Greyfriars Place,
Edinburgh,
EH1 2QQ
The long-running store formerly known as Joe Cool has supervised many a teenage ear piercing, but it's equally good for quirky homeware, excellent off-beat jewellery, and witty cards.
The Black Mausoleum
19 Candlemaker Row,
Edinburgh,
EH1 2QG
The Black Mausoleum sells all sorts of creepy stuff. In this dark dungeon on the site of the old Witchcraft shop in Candlemaker Row (reputed to be the inspiration for Diagon Alley in Harry Potter) you will find obscure hand crafted presents, discount…
The Creepy Wee Shop in the Graveyard
26B Candlemaker Row,
Edinburgh,
EH1 2QG
The creepiest wee place in Edinburgh in the graveyard of a former funeral bothy, famous for being haunted. Greyfriars Graveyards hosts this wacky emporium of ghostly souvenirs. Equally formidable to its sister store The Black Mausoleum.
Royal Mile Whiskies
379 High Street,
Edinburgh,
EH1 1PW
If you like a wee nip, specialist malt whisky retailers, Royal Mile Whiskies, should have you spoiled for choice. The diminutive shop, established in 1991 and joined by a London branch in 2002 can lay claim to having over 1000 malt whiskies and bourbons…
Mr Wood's Fossils
5 Cowgatehead, Grassmarket,
Edinburgh,
EH1 1JY
Anyone for fossilised shrimp? Grab yourself a tiny bit of history with a fossil or two from Edinburgh's only purveyor of (you guessed it) fossils, and minerals, established in 1987 by the world-famous fossil hunter Stan Wood. A huge selection of…
The Black Box Boutique
98 West Bow, Grassmarket,
Edinburgh,
EH1 2HH
Black Box is an independent design boutique based in the heart of the buzzing Grassmarket, Edinburgh, showcasing Britain’s most exceptionally curious jewellery, textiles, ceramics, illustration and more!
The boutique is also home to an in-house…
The Cadies & Witchery Tours
84 West Bow (Victoria Street),
Edinburgh,
EH1 2HH
A unique ghostly gift shop located in the heart of Edinburgh's Old Town. As well as selling a variety of skulls, witches, dragons and magical fairies, the shop also serves as a booking office for ghostly walking tours that have been a major attraction…
Demijohn
32 Victoria Street,
Edinburgh,
EH1 2JW
For those not in the know, a demijohn is a large bulbous glass bottle used to store liquids and it's the method of choice for Edinburgh's liquid deli of the same name. The bottles line the shelves, waiting to decant fluids from extra virgin olive oil to…
Red Door Gallery
42 Victoria Street,
Edinburgh,
EH1 2JW
The best place to pick up artisan jewellery, prints, paintings, sculpture and completely individual greetings cards, all by local artists. Regularly changing exhibitions, lovely, friendly staff and a great selection of funky old lomo cameras if you're…
Swish
22–24 Victoria Street,
Edinburgh,
EH1 2JW
Street-edge fashion for big and little kids over two floors and two shopfronts. Ladieswear labels include Gsus, Religion and Putsch, and they're great for retro handbags and manbags, as well as skate-cool trainers and gifts. Cheap it ain't, but you pay…
A Ha Ha Ha
99 West Bow,
Edinburgh,
EH1 2JP
Long-running joke shop that has become something of a local landmark thanks to the gigantic funny nose and specs suspended over the Victoria Street Shop front.
Bliss
111a Broughton Street,
Edinburgh,
EH1 3RZ
Great wee gift shop full of unusual presents and homeware. They also stock cult beauty brand Paul & Joe Beaute.
Helios Fountain
7 Grassmarket,
Edinburgh,
EH1 2HY
Aaaah. Wholesome shop stuffed with beads, handmade toys, candles, crystals and more books than you could shake an incense stick at, including magically-illustrated children's books and a selection of complementary therapy reads. Just going in there is…
Owl & Lion
66 West Port,
Edinburgh,
EH1 2LD
Owl & Lion Bindery, owned by Florence-trained bookbinder Isabelle Ting is the first bookbinding establishment to open in the city for decades. Isabelle offers bookbinding classes for all levels, as well as producing her own innovative ranges of…
Paper Tiger
53 Lothian Road,
Edinburgh,
EH1 2DJ
Alongside beautifully-designed wrapping paper and greetings cards, Paper Tiger also stocks the famous Moleskine notebook and a gorgeous selection of unique travellers' journals, address books and photo albums sourced from around the world. Prices range…
One World Shop
St John's Church, Princes Street,
Edinburgh,
EH2 4BJ
Located in the heart of Edinburgh's West End, on the leafy terrace of St John's Church, the shop is ideally situated close to the main shopping areas. With views across Princes Street gardens to Edinburgh Castle, the shop offers a calm alternative to…
Hadeel
58 Shandwick Place, St George's West Church,
Edinburgh,
EH2 4RT
Hadeel is something unique amongst fair trade shops: it's run by Scottish-based charity Palcrafts, and sells everything from silver and mother-of -pearl jewellery, olive oils and soaps, hand-made candles and exquisitely-embroidered clothing, all…
Flux
55 St Bernard Street,
Edinburgh,
EH6 6SL
Cracking little shop in the heart of Leith ? although it sells Scottish crafts, don't think for a second it's the same sort of tartan tat you'd find in the tourist zones. They also come with a splendid all-ethical produce guarantee.
Paper Tiger
6a/8 Stafford Street,
Edinburgh,
EH3 7AU
Alongside beautifully-designed wrapping paper and greetings cards, Paper Tiger also stocks the famous Moleskine notebook and a gorgeous selection of unique travellers' journals, address books and photo albums sourced from around the world. Prices range…
Scoosh
107 Bruntsfield Place,
Edinburgh,
EH10 4EQ
Pinky, frothy, girlie clothes and accessories for Bruntsfield's yummy mummies. Everything from high-fashion wellies to designer reductions, plus a handy wardrobe exchange so you can pick through your neighbours' couture jumble! The staff are…
Urban Igloo
240a Portobello High Street, Portobello,
Edinburgh,
EH15 2AU
Eclectic and exciting home furnishings and art, vintage prints, retro, up-cycled and reinvented curiosities.
White Blossom Paper Boutique
96 Bruntsfield Place,
Edinburgh,
EH10 4ES
White Blossom is a small independent shop stocking a large range of coloured card, beautiful handmade papers and envelopes, Japanese Chiyogami and Thai silk range. This beautiful little boutique in Bruntsfield also has a range of recycled cotton paper…
Coco Chocolate
174 Brunstfield Place,
Edinburgh,
EH10 4ER
Mmmmm. Gorgeous, hand-tempered chocolates made by qualified chocolatier Rebecca Knights-Kerswell in her specialist chocolate kitchen just down the road. Unusual ingredients include sea salt, chilli and lavender ?the dark chocolate hearts filled with…
Kiss the Fish Studios
9 Dean Park Street, Stockbridge,
Edinburgh,
EH4 1JN
Kiss the Fish is both a gift shop with all manner of crafty trinkets and treats on offer, and an arts
and crafts studio holding regular workshops for children and adults alike. As well as open drop-
in sessions every day, the studios run summer…
Context Interiors
79 Morningside Road,
Edinburgh,
EH10 4AY
Jammed full of eclectic interiors pieces, with a special focus on period detail and classic design, this little Morningside homeware specialist is particularl good for light fittings and one-off oddities to hang on your walls. Prices run a broad gamut…
Studio One Furniture
71 & 132 Morningside Road,
Edinburgh,
EH10 4BX
Living room, bedroom and dining furniture in oak, ash, cherry and walnut.
ReMade
147 North High Street, Musselburgh,
Edinburgh,
EH21 6AN
ReMade is a gallery shop, specialising in local sustainable design. Also fairtrade and vintage.
Fifi and Ally
51–52 Princes Square, 48 Buchanan Street,
Glasgow,
G1 3JN
Fifi and Ally may have a reputation as a girly cup-cake café but its coffee is strong, rich and memorable and their menu reveals a deep source of local produce and home-made delicacies. The warm chèvre salad with beetroot and butternut squash (one of…
The Glasgow School of Art Shop
11 Dalhousie Street,
Glasgow,
G3 6RQ
Some of the best artisans, makers, crafters and designers in Scottish fashion have come up through this venerable introduction, and it's now helping them pay back their student loans, with a great shop full of homeware and accessories.
Welcome Home
CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street,
Glasgow,
G2 3JD
A beautiful, well-curated collection of books, furniture and jewellery (mostly from local, emerging designers), in new, more central premises at the CCA.
Damselfly and the Queen Bee
380 Great Western Road,
Glasgow,
G4 9HT
Two shops in one; both stuffed full of arty, girly, crafty, gift ideas. As shopping experiences go, it's a little like walking in to a Victorian scrapbook.
Galletly & Tubbs
431 Great Western Road,
Glasgow,
G4 9JA
Interiors, furniture, wall-hangings, vegan handbags, candles and art deco birthday cards. Oh, and jewellery, Christmas decorations, ceramics, soft furnishings and the occasional ashtray shaped like Chairman Mao's head. The fully comprehensive range of…
Felix and Oscar
459 Great Western Road,
Glasgow,
G12 8HH
Eked out inside a beautiful old building by Kelvinbridge, this densely-stocked store is the absolute first stop for trendy WEndies hunting Cath Kidston chintz or Orla Kiely handbags. They also do nice lines in tongue-in-cheek pressies, Alessi…
Eve Boutique
8 Kildrostan Street, Pollokshields,
Glasgow,
G41 4LU
Ladies’ clothing, jewellery, accessories and highly covetable knickers for the Pollokshields girl.
Made With Love at eatiBOUTIQUIE
231 Berkeley Street, Finnieston,
Glasgow,
G3 7HH
A tea and cake shop upfront, and in the back, a tiny store specialising in locally made jewellery and gifts, plus a small selection of vintage bags, shoes and clothes.
Boxwood
388 Byres Rd,
Glasgow,
G12 8AR
Relaxed, rustic charm for stylish houses, with a New England or Scandinavian feel. Inside, you'll find lovely local design, organic babyware and an expert picture framing service.
Papyrus
374 Byres Road,
Glasgow,
G12 8AR
Offbeat gifts, homeware and handbags; grab everything from a punk rock rubber duck to a set of Scots language mugs here. Head downstairs in the Byres Road branch for the Papyrus Cookstore, a well-stocked treasure trove of kitchen accessories and recipe…
I Love Candy
261 Byres Road,
Glasgow,
G12 8TL
Sugar-sweet pink and white 'candy boutique' cashing in on the burgeoning trend for retro sweeties. Glass jars of soor plooms and forgotten classics like Wham Bars and Spanish Golds are supplied to the store by a mysterious local sugarsmith they refer to…
Elements
5–21 Cresswell Lane,
Glasgow,
G12 8AA
Brightly coloured, crammed full of gifts, cards, candles and cutesy, sparkly, proddable 'stuff', Elements is the sort of store that sums up the Cresswell Lane shopping development. Designed for yummy mummies with a sense of humour. Prices range from…
Honey Bea's House
Cresswell Lane Glasgow,
Glasgow,
G12 8AA
Little sister to Kelvinbridge institution Felix and Oscar, and an essential stop for trendy WEndies hunting Cath Kidston chintz or Orla Kiely handbags. They also do nice lines in tongue-in-cheek pressies, Alessi kitchenware, and non-cutesy kids' fashion.
La La Land
De Courcy’s Arcade, Lower floor, Unit 1, Cresswell Lane,
Glasgow,
G12 8AA
Tiny fashion boutique stocking Lazy Oaf clothes, Coveted magazine, and gifts including lace bow necklaces and dress-up Lady Gaga paper dolls.
Butterfly Kisses
8 Skirving Street, Shawlands,
Glasgow,
G41 3AA
Design enthusiasts, take note: it's worth the trip out to the South Side (if you don't already live there) just to check out this sweetly-named boutique's innovative, free-floating, custom-designed interior. Loads of lovely labels (including exclusive…
Cupidus
685 Clarkston Road, Netherlee South Side,
Glasgow,
G44 3SE
Retro-designed gift Southside gem with classy wee mindings for babies, and clothes, gifts and homeware for ladies who like to luxuriate. Prices range from 80p-£80.
52 places.
Sorted by place / most viewed / distance. Showing 25, 50, 100 per page.
