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
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 - Jewelry, clothing, hostess gifts, miscellaneous
La Bella Vita, Beachwood and Little Italy - home decor and accessories
Luster, Shaker Hts. - Eclectic gifts, home accessories, bath, beauty, games and travel
Mullholland & Sachs, Woodmere - wide range of local items, perfect for wedding and hostess gifts
Root Candle Company Store, Medina - exquisite, classic candles, supplier to high-end stores around the country, also has an outlet
Solari, Rocky River - Italian hand-painted ceramics
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
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 those starting out or starting over with furniture and household items; great place to drop off donations
Miscellanous Barn, Painesville - 28,000 SF barn with antique, modern and vintage furniture, jewelry, etc.
Restore, Habitat for Humanity resale shop - east and west locations, jam packed with furniture, architectural salvage, knick knacks, lighting
Spaces Consignment Shop, Beachwood
Sweet Lorain, Ohio City. Furniture, clothing, household goods, games
Village Discount Outlet, Cuyahoga Falls. Proclaim they are Ohio's best thrift outlet
VNTG Home, Cleveland
Thriftique - run by the National Council of Jewish Women, this shop in Bedford Heights has clothing, furniture, artwork, high end vintage bags, jewelry and couture clothing
RBX - AKA Rebuilders Exchange, started with just architectural salvage, also a treasure hunt for furniture, storage, mirrors, etc.
Antique Shops
Michael Rolf Antiques, Ohio City
Mitchell Sotka, Rocky River
Reincarnation, Ohio City
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
General Shopping Areas Arranged by Location
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 in country, mix of restaurants, services, shops
Larchmere - one block from Shaker Square, mix of restaurants, galleries and antique shops
Cleveland Heights
Cedar/Fairmount - shops and restaurants at the intersection Cedar Rd. and Fairmount Blvd.
Cedar Lee District- restaurants, breweries, shops anchored by an independent movie theater
Coventry Village - Cleveland's answer to Haight Ashbury, 55 shops and restaurants along a funky cool street
Fairmount and Taylor - specialty shops, bakery, restaurants
Severance Town Center - Mayfield and S. Taylor anchored by Home Depot and OfficeMax
Chagrin Falls
Historic downtown Chagrin Falls - shopping district clustered on Main Street
Hudson
First & Main - dozens of independent shops and chains at Rts. 91 & 303 with more shops in historic downtown Hudson
Lyndhurst
Legacy Village - lifestyle center, anchored by Crate & Barrel, Nordstrom Rack, Dick's and restaurants
Macedonia
Macedonia Commons and The Crossings at Golden Link - anchored by Wal-Mart, movie theaters, Target, Lowes
Mayfield Heights
Mayfield Road - several miles of stores and businesses along this main commercial route running thru several suburbs
Golden Gate Plaza- anchored by Fresh Thyme Farmer's Market, JoAnn's, restaurants
Eastgate - at SOM Center Rd, anchored by Old Navy, Target, MicroCenter and a movie theater
Mentor
Great Lakes Mall- indoor mall anchored by Dillard's, JC Penney, Macy's, Sears, H&M
Orange Village
Pinecrest- lifestyle center anchored by Whole Foods, REI and West Elm
Pepper Pike
Landerwood Plaza- at Chagrin Blvd. and Lander Rd. anchored by Heinen's grocery store and independent shops
Shaker Heights
The Van Aken District- lifestyle center at Warrensville Center Rd. and Chagrin Blvd.
Chagrin and Lee - both sides of Chagrin Blvd. anchored by Shaker Hardware and Heinen's grocery
South Euclid
Oakwood Commons - strip mall anchored by Wal-Mart, TJ Maxx
University Heights
Cedar Center - Cedar and Warrensville Center Rds. anchored by Target, Macy's and Whole Foods
Fairmount Circle - Fairmount Blvd. and Warrensville Ctr. Rd. cluster of shops and restaurants near John Carroll University
Green Road kosher shops - clustered near several synagogues, a swath of kosher food shops on S. Green, S. Taylor and Cedar Rds., anchored by Heinen's
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 throughout Tremont on Professor and W. 14th
Elyria
Midway Mall - indoor mall anchored by JC Penny, Best Buy, Dunham's Sports and chain shops
Fairview Park
Westgate Shopping Center - at corner of W. 210th and Center Ridge Rd. anchored by Target, Kohl's, Lowe's
Lakewood
Downtown Lakewood - Detroit Rd. between W. 140th and W. 170th, range of shops including antique stores at western end
Middleburg Heights
Southland Shopping Center - anchored by grocery store and other big box shops clustered near W. 130th and Pearl
Parma
The Shoppes at Parma - Ridge Road and West Ridgewood Dr. anchored by Dick's, Walmart, JC Penny
Rocky River
Beachcliff Market Square - repurposed movie theater complex filled with and surrounded by boutique shops and restaurants
Downtown River - restaurants and boutique shops clustered near Detroit Ave. and Lake Rd.
Strongsville
SouthPark Mall - large indoor mall, movies theaters, department stores, nearby Costco
Westlake
Crocker Park - lifestyle center with movies theaters, residential living, streetscape
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
Marketplace at Boston Heights - Costco, Bass Pro Shop and corporate headquarters for locally owned Arhaus furniture company that includes a flagship showroom that tests new furniture concepts
Canton
Belden Village - large indoor mall, anchored by Macy's, Dillard's, Sears, Best Buy
Montrose
On the borders of Bath, Copley and Fairlawn - shops and restaurants along Rt. 18 at I-77 including The Shops of Fairlawn
North Canton
Belden Park Crossings - big box shops Kohl's, Dick's, Value City Furniture, Petsmart, DSW
Medina
Main Street Medina - downtown, walkable, independent shops and restaurants around a public park and gazebo
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Rocky River Old River Shopping Center courtesy of J.D.S. Properties
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