233 Best Places to Shop in Florida, USA

Since 1926 Fausto's has been the spot to catch up on the week's gossip and to chill out in summer—it has groceries, organic foods, marvelous wines, a sushi chef on duty 8 am–3 pm, and box lunches and dinners-by-the-pound to go. There are two locations you can shop at in Key West (the other is at 1105 White Street) plus an online store.

Swing by Filch’s Emporium of Confiscated Goods (stocked with items taken from misbehaving Hogwarts students) for school regalia plus authentic prop replicas like Death Eater masks.

This small shopping district less than a mile southwest of Downtown has new- and vintage-clothing boutiques, shoe stores, and antiques shops. It also has a growing selection of inventive and offbeat eateries and bars, not to mention some of the city's most colorful characters.

Viking wannabes go crazy for the soft toy spears and shields. The plush seals are sweet for tots, and you can find Norwegian pewter, leather goods, and colorful woolen sweaters and knit caps, along with a wide variety of character goods from the hit movie Frozen. The shop's larger-than-life troll is always ready for a selfie.

Just east of downtown, more than 900 vendors sell new and used goods Friday through Sunday 9–5. Its music hall hosts live entertainment.

This nonprofit gives 125 artisans from throughout the state a chance to exhibit glassware, jewelry, furniture, and more. (Imagine a vivid coral reef seascape made entirely out of yarn. Stuff like that.) Here you can also book a walking tour of Downtown St. Pete's colorful murals. The gallery is open seven days into the late afternoon but stays open late for the famed Second Saturday Art Walk.

With more than 250 stores and 1.7 million square feet of shopping, this mall is large enough to vacation in (even easier since there's a 511-room hotel attached). Its location between the airport and International Drive makes it an easy stop for incoming and departing tourists hunting for a bargain. Exclusive shops include American Girl, the Crayola Experiences, and M&M World. Anchor stores include JC Penney, Dillard's, and Macy's, and dining is equally impressive, with two dozen restaurants and eateries. Stroller and wheelchair rentals are available, as are concierge services and currency exchange.

After 13 years on South Beach, this hip vintage clothing store moved to the up-and-coming MiMo District in Miami's Upper East Side. This resale boutique is where Miami hipsters flock for the latest arrival of used clothing. Glam designer pieces from the 1980s fly out at a premium price, but vintage camisoles and Levi's corduroys are still a resale deal. You'll find supercool art, furniture, luggage, and collectibles throughout the boutique. And be sure to look up—the eclectic lanterns are also for sale.

Colorful, bold prints befitting Miami feature heavily in the men's and women's clothing at this bright, independently owned boutique. Books, stationery, and locally made art and accessories also serve as perfect mementos of Florida.

Expect high style and eye-catching garments at this boutique. The studio-like setting matches the highly edited collection of fashionista favorites (previous brands have included Bec & Bridge, Sam&Lavi, IRO, and For Love & Lemons). Co-owner Cheryl Herger also designs her own private-label line especially for frankie. Skirts and dresses with interesting silhouettes, uniquely cut tops, and swimwear almost too good for just the pool are interspersed with easy-chic basics.

This studio-shop gives you the chance to watch designer Flavie Furst or her pupils at work—and then purchase their fine, handcrafted, gold, gold-filled, and silver jewelry. The other half of this space is the Ronald Furst bespoke handbag store, selling unique bags, purses, and sacks.

Fort Lauderdale's most sophisticated mall is just west of the Intracoastal Waterway. The split-level emporium comprises Apple, H&M, Macy's, and dozens of specialty shops. You can chow down at the Capital Grille, P. F. Chang's China Bistro, or Seasons 52—or sip cocktails at Blue Martini. The mall itself is open Monday through Saturday 11–9, Sunday noon–6. The stand-alone restaurants and bars are open later.

Just north of Las Olas Boulevard on Route A1A, this shopping gallery is attached to the mammoth Marriott's BeachPlace Towers' time-share property. Retail spaces are occupied by touristy shops that sell everything from sarongs to alligator heads, chain restaurants like Hooters, bars serving frozen drinks, and a supersize CVS pharmacy, which sells everything you need for the beach.

Beach Place has covered parking and usually has plenty of spaces, but you can pinch pennies by using a nearby municipal lot.

Up a wildly painted staircase, this gallery owned by artist Carol Winner (the "C" in the gallery's name) displays and sells one-of-a-kind semiprecious jewelry and mixed-media creations, as well as paintings of local nature scenes.

This is the largest gallery–exhibition space in Key West, and it showcases 37 museum-quality artists. It prides itself on being the leader in the field of representational fine art, painting, sculptures, and reproductions from the Florida Keys and Key West. You can see the love immediately from gallery curator Nancy Frank, who aims to please everyone from the casual buyer to the established collector.

Started in 1904, this downtown shop stocks pricey-but-pretty linens.

Shop for the most stylish handbags by designer Gelareh Mizrahi at her only brick-and-mortar boutique in the world. Browse through Mizrahi's namesake collection of quirky python clutches, shoulder bags, and wallets, sometimes even running into the designer herself.

The oldest private art gallery in Key West represents local and internationally acclaimed artists on an annually changing basis, in media ranging from paintings to art glass.

On the first floor of The Consulate Suites is a collection of antiques and home decor, as well as upscale clothing, toys, and gifts representing the Forgotten Coast.

This town center–style shopping and dining complex is on the area's main thoroughfare, just a hop, skip, and jump from the Sandestin Resort. Chicos, J.Jill, Orvis, and Tommy Bahama are among the national brands represented here. Sunset Shoes and The Zoo Gallery are some of the unique local shops worthy of a visit. Dining options include Another Broken Egg Cafe, Vin'tij Food + Wine, and Emeril's Coastal. In addition, the menu at the state-of-the-art Boulevard 10 movie theater gives the phrase "dinner and a show" a whole new meaning.

This small boutique packs a big punch with today's most coveted women's shoe styles, with the latest from Aquazarra to Chloé to Valentino and Loeffler Randall. Walk around once, then do it again, and you’re sure to find another style urging you to try it on. The boutique's stocked bar eases the pain of pricey purchases.

This retail and dining megacomplex includes a 130,000-square-foot Bass Pro Shops, as well as as a Ron Jon Surf Shop, Target, Costco, Golf Galaxy, and movie theaters.

The focus at this U.K. outpost in the Crown & Crest is tracking down your family name and coat of arms. Take home a copy of your coat of arms for $40–$50. Drop the bigger bucks for a framed, embroidered, or hand-painted version.

Come here for chocolate frogs, every-flavor jelly beans, exploding bonbons, and many other as-seen-in-the-movies treats.

China's sprawling bazaar has a huge selection of tea sets ranging in style from traditional to contemporary, intricately embroidered robes, and fragranced candles that are sure to align your chi. Butterfly hair combs are beautiful, but the hottest items are little Buddha statues, available for less than $10.

Thousands of shoppers swarm to Howard’s Flea Market each weekend seeking all kinds of treasures: antiques and collectibles, books, clothing, jewelry, art, produce, and home goods. The largest flea market in Citrus County, this shopper’s paradise has 800 covered vendors on 55 acres.

Just like an elegant boutique in Milan, this shop sells chic Italian totes, designer handbags, clothing, collectibles, and fragrances by Fendi, Prada, and Bulgari. You'll also find porcelain, crystal, and Murano glass.

Children love this open-air shop for the dolls, plush princess toys, and dress-up costumes. You can drop a small fortune on glass (plastic) slippers and a magical light-up wand—or splash out fully with the coveted Ariel mermaid costume gown. If this location is closed, as it often is during the off-season, head to Mickey's of Hollywood.

In addition to a food court and sit-down restaurants, International Plaza has more than 200 stores that include big-name clothing retailers—from Armani Exchange and Burberry to Abercrombie & Fitch—as well as specialty shops selling everything from handbags to jewelry to home decor. Be sure to wander the open-air Bay Street, which has additional boutiques and 16 full-service restaurants and bars.