Little Italy, San Diego Shopping Guide

A map some of the coolest independent shops in Little Italy, San Diego.

Architectural Salvage

Design magazines and shows are often full of tables made of old doors, picture frames made of window frames and other vintage items. The only problem is that short of buying a new door and...

Boomerang for Modern

Mid-century modern, that is. Boomerang for Modern does not concern itself with the latest crop of furniture and home accessory designers. Rather, it focuses on the iconic designers that inspired...

Igloo Shop

Reader Suggested: By far one of the coolest (and least pretentious) stores in downtown San Diego. They carry a pretty fresh collection of T-shirts, sweatshirts, handmade prints, and other accessories (such as...

India Ink

India Ink is a one-stop shop for the stationery obsessed. The company specializes in designing custom stationery, whether it be personal stationery, business identity work or invitations. However,...

Mixture

If Mixture could only just move a few extra pieces out of their space and hand us the keys to the place we'd be all set. Situated in an inspiring warehouse loft are dozens of inspired modern...

Niche

Those super-sexy heels, the trés chic bag, that stylish necklace: these are the types of items one can typically find at Niche. The small, charming boutique specializes in accessories and by...

Architectural Salvage

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Design magazines and shows are often full of tables made of old doors, picture frames made of window frames and other vintage items. The only problem is that short of buying a new door and "antiquing" it or searching endlessly at flea markets, it's difficult to translate the look into reality . . . until Architectural Salvage. The store is full of old doors and window frames,...

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Address:
2401 Kettner Boulevard
San Diego CA 92101

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Phone: 1-619-696-1313
Hours: Mon: 11-5 Tue-Sat: 10-6 Sun: 11-5

Tags: architectural salvage, hardware

Boomerang for Modern

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Mid-century modern, that is. Boomerang for Modern does not concern itself with the latest crop of furniture and home accessory designers. Rather, it focuses on the iconic designers that inspired just about every modern designer. Eames to Noguchi to Wegner, the store has loaded with showroom prototypical mid-century modern design. Some of it is new production of well-known designs. More...

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Address:
2475 Kettner Boulevard
San Diego CA 92101

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Phone: 1-619-239-2040
Hours: Mon-Sat: 11:30-6 Sun: Closed

Tags: furniture, mid-century modern, vintage furniture

Igloo Shop

Reader Suggested: By far one of the coolest (and least pretentious) stores in downtown San Diego. They carry a pretty fresh collection of T-shirts, sweatshirts, handmade prints, and other accessories (such as limited-edition skateboards and ping-pong paddles). For the record, I do not own this store–-I'm...

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Address:
640 West Beech Street #1A
San Diego CA 92101

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Phone: 1-619-234-5855

Tags: art, prints, t-shirts

India Ink

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India Ink is a one-stop shop for the stationery obsessed. The company specializes in designing custom stationery, whether it be personal stationery, business identity work or invitations. However, the large space is a nice retail store in its own right. In one corner are sheets of interesting wrapping papers and ribbons while another corner holds journals and albums. There is a whole wall of...

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Address:
1907 Columbia Street
San Diego CA 92101

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Phone: 1-619-233-4203
Hours: Mon-Sat: 10:30-5:30 Sun: Closed

Tags: paper goods

Mixture

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If Mixture could only just move a few extra pieces out of their space and hand us the keys to the place we'd be all set. Situated in an inspiring warehouse loft are dozens of inspired modern furniture pieces and accessories, with an emphasis on European designers and manufacturers. Wood pieces are the most impressive. Dining room tables in European oak, simple sideboards in rich walnut...

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Address:
2210 Kettner Boulevard
San Diego CA 92101

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Phone: 1-619-239-4788 or 1-800-903-1913

Tags: europe, furniture, home accessories, modern

Niche

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Those super-sexy heels, the trés chic bag, that stylish necklace: these are the types of items one can typically find at Niche. The small, charming boutique specializes in accessories and by accessories we don't mean those things you wear with your clothing but rather those items you plan your wardrobe around. The selection is casually displayed in little clusters about the cozy store,...

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Address:
621 West Fir Street
San Diego CA 92101

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Phone: 1-619-615-0782
Hours: Mon-Sat: 11-6 Sun: 12-5

Tags: women's accessories, women's shoes
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