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Stonegate is the city's main shopping street. Winding down from the Minster toward the river, it's lined with a mix of unique shops and boutiques. The Shambles is another prime shopping area, with an eclectic mix of shops geared toward locals and tourists, while Petergate, which has mostly chain stores, is best for practical shopping.
With five showrooms on three floors of a Georgian town house, this antiques mecca sells furniture, jewelry, ceramics, coins, vintage fashion, Lalique glass, militaria, and collectibles—Roman, Georgian, Victorian, Edwardian, Art Deco, and more—from more than 120 dealers, who display their wares in "cabinets."
This bookshop in a Georgian town house is on a street formerly known as Bookland Lane, a location that has been associated with bookselling since 1580. It sells secondhand and antiquarian books as well as new children's books, illustrated editions, old maps, and prints, largely of Yorkshire in general and York in particular.
