Lifestyle and Special Interests
Shopping
Most neighborhoods are within a 30-minute drive to big box stores like Costco, Apple, Trader Joe's and Whole Foods. If you enjoy local boutique shops you will find them all over the region. The list below outlines major malls, big box stores and shopping pockets with locally owned shops that are fun to explore.
See some of our favorites or scroll down further to see all of the general shopping arranged by location.
EA Favorites
Consignment, Resale, Thrift & Repurpose Shops (clothing and home goods)
Avalon Exchange
From urban streetware to high end couture, in Cleveland Hts. and Ohio City's Hingetown neighborhood
Cleveland Furniture Bank, Middleburg Heights - hit or miss adventures of used furniture, clothing and household items; proceeds used to help…
EA Favorites
Home Furnishings - Locally Owned
Chestnut Hill Home, Chagrin falls - home furnishings and design
Dkor Home, Lyndhurst
Laura of Pembroke, Canton
Leopold’s, Brecksville
MAISON Designs, Avon Lake
Pavilion Home and Floral, Cleveland Hts.
Sedlak’s, Solon
Surroundings Home Decor, Cleveland - contemporary furniture and accessories
Home Furnishings - National Stores
Arhaus, multiple locations - Locally owned. 2nd generation furniture manufacturer and importer
Arhaus Outlet, Brooklyn
Ethan Allen, Lyndhurst, Akron
West Elm, Beachwood
Homesense, Westlake
Pottery Barn, Beachwood
Antique Shops
Michael Rolf Antiques, Ohio City
Mitchell Sotka, Rocky River
Reincarnation, Ohio City
Eastside
Aurora
Aurora Farms Premium Outlets - 70 stores
Barrington Town Center - anchored by Cineplex and Heinen’s Grocery Store, shops at Rts. 306 and 82
Bainbridge
Beachwood/Woodmere
Beachwood Place Mall - 140 shops including Nordstom and Saks Fifth Ave.
La Place at Beachwood Place - adjacent to Beachwood Place. Includes the only Container Store in in the region.
Eton Chagrin Boulevard - anchored by Trader Joes, Barnes & Noble, Apple
Downtown Cleveland
5th Street Arcade - boutique shops and small food court inside Colonial and Euclid Arcades
Tower City Center (aka The Avenue) - shops inside The Terminal Tower on Public Square
Cleveland's University Circle and Little Italy neighborhoods
Little Italy - shops and art galleries along Mayfield Road and Murray Hill
UpTown- shops and restaurants on Euclid Avenue and UpTown Alley between Ford and E. 116th
Cleveland’s Shaker Square neighborhood
Shaker Square - one of the oldest outdoor shopping districts…
Westside
Avon
Avon Commons - anchored by nearby Costco as well as a dozen other big box shops
French Creek District - shops along Detroit Rd. including antique district from high end to mom and pop “junque” shops
Brooklyn
Ridge Park Square - movie theaters, TJ Maxx and other big box stores
Cleveland's Gordon Square neighborhood
Gordon Square - just west of Ohio City, boutique shops clustered near W. 65th and Detroit
78th Street Studios - three floors of art and craft studios in a repurposed old American Greetings building
Cleveland's Ohio City neighborhood
Ohio City - several shopping pockets, West Side Market, Market District at W. 25th and Lorain
Hingetown - at W. 29th and Church, shops, coffee
Lorain Avenue - primarily between W. 40th and W. 80th Streets - thrift and antique shops
Cleveland’s Tremont neighborhood
Steelyard Commons - anchored by Wal-Mart, Target and Home Depot
boutique shopping - independent shops on…
Akron/Canton
Akron
Chapel Hill Mall - indoor mall anchored by JC Penny and wide array of chains
Highland Square neighborhood - anchored by Mustard Seed Market, unique shops and restaurants tucked along Market St. and adjacent roads
Summit Mall - anchored by Macy's, Dillard's and Apple
Boston Heights
Medina
Main Street Medina - downtown, walkable, independent shops and restaurants around a public park and gazebo
EA Favorites
Gift Shops - Locally Owned
Don Drumm Studio, Akron - specializes in metals (aluminum, steel and pewter)
Johnnyville Woods, Cleveland - custom wooden baseball bats
Jubilee! Gifts in the Heights, Cleveland Hts. - wide range of local items, perfect for wedding and hostess gifts
Hedges, Chagrin Falls -…