110 Best Places to Shop in Texas, USA

The classiest hardware store in Austin doesn’t just stock a prism of paints and garden gadgets. It’s dedicated to home improvement in all regards. Browse the Waterford china, Simon Pearce dinnerware, and aisles upon aisles of kitchen tools. It’s the go-to place for popular local cookbooks from the Tipsy Texan, Uchi, and Fonda San Miguel and a variety of other locally made art and gifts, like sweetly scented soaps and candles and swoon-worthy leather goods.

The Buck Pottery building hosts its own workshop, where customers can watch as some of the beautiful earthenware is created by the artists. Unique pieces from a number of local artists keep this family-run shop a main attraction.

Since 1948, Burg’s Corner has been peddling peaches from Jimmy Duecker Orchards, alongside a wide range of other fruits, vegetables, and products from local vendors. Stop by for a bowl of homemade peach ice cream topped with fresh peach compote, and snap a photo in front of the “Life Is Peachy” mural. Off-season, there is plenty of other beautiful produce to purchase, as well as a plethora of preserved peach products.

This is not your average Austin clothing boutique. While you may find up-and-coming independent designers when perusing other store’s racks, ByGeorge’s inventory looks like a compilation of the season’s greatest high-fashion runway hits. At its two Austin locations, you’ll be smitten with extravagances like SUNO frocks, Givenchy dresses, and Helmut Lang and Derek Lam tailored trousers. Austin’s all about keeping things weird, but in this shop, chic wins every time.

Ordering custom-designed furniture is a pleasurable experience here at Calamity Jane's, where owner Shawn Beach meticulously conjures up Texas Hill Country decor.

Check out this boutique for casual, contemporary women's clothing that also happens to be reasonably priced.

If you think a supermarket can't be a destination, think again. The only location of the chain in San Antonio (there are nine others in Texas), Central Market is both a foodie heaven and a popular gourmet grocery store in Alamo Heights. Among the many offerings, you'll find scratch-made baked goods, chef-prepared meals, a great wine selection, a fresh seafood counter, and an on-site tortilleria for fresh tortillas. Top off your finds with a fresh flower arrangement from the well-stocked floral center up front. An in-house cooking school provides classes (for a fee) in such areas as afternoon tea, autumn in Italy, sushi and sake party, make and take tamales, wines, and many more. Their very popular Hatch Chile Fest takes place every August. 

This upscale, foodie-friendly offshoot of the giant Texas-based H-E-B supermarket chain is a few years older than its competitor, Whole Foods, down Lamar Boulevard but no less popular (expect big weekend crowds). It's equally serious about the cheeses, wine, beer, meat, and deli products it purveys, but compared to Whole Foods it seems more like a place real people go to shop (rather than gawk). It's a great spot to grab prepared foods on the run or join the weekday lunch crowds at the in-house café, where an outdoor patio pleases kids and where bands play on Friday and Saturday evening. The market is in a shopping center that also houses some chic boutiques and gift shops.

One of the newer additions to downtown Wimberley, this botanical studio entices you to enter with its collection of beautifully curated plants and succulents displayed outside the entrance. Inside, you'll find more rare and unique plants and handmade pottery, plus an array of incense, candles, bath and beauty products, and other lovely items.

This boutique specializes in cute, stylish pieces for women, in various high-quality fabrics across a spectrum of mainly neutral earth tones.

It takes cobblers Colt Miller and Logan Caldbeck four days to make a single pair of their superhip, square-toe, lace-up, South Highland leather boots—which, by the way, come with a 10-month-long waiting list. According to Colt, the 1940s-inspired, Western-flavor boots look better the longer you kick up dust in them. So sashay over to the store that sits catty-corner from Marfa Ballroom, take off your shoes, get measured, pull out your wallet, and think about how great it will be to open a box from Cobra Rock when it finally arrives. In the meantime, watch the artisans at work and buy one of the T-shirts, screen printed by—wait for it—Miller and Caldbeck.

This "Gallery Row" includes a series of important dealers housed in a striking, Arquitectonica-designed postmodern building.

Grab a souvenir T-shirt, bumper sticker, or cap at the downtown mercantile known as Cotton-Eyed Joe's. The aforementioned fanfare comes in a variety of styles and colors, and the shop is open until 9 or 10 pm, even on Sunday.

How to explain a guayabera? Although it is traditionally known as a men's button-down pleated shirt originating in Cuba, it has gained popularity in Puerto Rico, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and here in South Texas where natural fabrics like cotton and linen breathe best in the heat. Designer Caroline Matthews has over 30 years of experience in fitting, designing, and creating custom guayaberas. The process starts with selecting a fabric, then you choose a style, sleeve length, color, and the kind of fit. Each shirt takes at least four to six weeks to complete. The shop does quite a bit of designing for weddings, where smartly tailored guayaberas are more relaxed than tuxedos. The store also carries a selection of ready-made guayaberas and other guayabera-wear, including robes and drawstring pajamas.

Find an impressive collection of fun, unique items at this Main Street vintage emporium, from gumball machines and Coca-Cola coolers to jukeboxes and pinball machines. Plan to spend some time here, discovering hidden treasures and restored gems.

This family-owned retail shop features a curated collection of natural and organic clothes, toys, and products for babies and children.

Green Bull Jewelry has hard-to-find jewelry by Jerry Gowen and other one-of-a-kind pieces.

This rejuvenating shop is filled with light and greenery, all the better to showcase the candles, bath products, herbs, tinctures, teas, crystals, and more they have to offer.

Antiques lovers should duck into Gruene Antique Company, where more than 8,000 square feet of antiques and collectibles await. It's open until 9 pm.

Country-chic fashion is defined at the Haberdashery, where women with a flair for sassy style with unmistakable Western inspiration will find a clothing treasure trove.

Top off your travels to the Capitol City with something to top off your outfit. You might expect to find cowboy hats with wide, folded brims (and you will), but the store also stocks an impressive collection of charming bowlers, caps, and fedoras. The standouts, however, are the floppy, adorned women’s hats that will instantly transport you to the Old South. The staff is super knowledgeable and will help you to get the perfect fit.

This family-owned store specializes in American-made men's and women's casual outdoor clothing and accessories.

Create a stylish, upscale farmhouse look in your own house by shopping the beautifully curated home goods at this aptly named shop, where earth tones and natural materials abound.

Tucked away from Main Street, Jabberwocky offers unique gifts, trendy clothes, and a wide array of linens.

Find a well-curated selection of home goods and accessories at this Main Street shop, from kitchenware and place settings to serving pieces and glassware. 

What started more than a decade ago as a small Austin jewelry outfit has grown to be one of the capital city’s most successful businesses, with stores nationwide. Though owner and designer Kendra Scott does design ready-to-wear pieces, the genius behind her work is a paint-by-numbers approach to jewelry making: she’s fixed the templates, and you get to be the designer. At the Color Bar, select from a rainbow of stones to make endless combinations of custom earrings, bracelets, and necklaces. The flagship store on SoCo is retail therapy and art therapy in one.

This little jewel is a combination market, café, and bakery tucked away on the first floor of Hotel Emma. Browse their eclectic stock of culinary luxuries and upscale staples as well as fresh flowers, freshly prepared food to take out or eat in, Merit coffee, fresh baked goods, and wine and beer. Their menu consists of breakfast and an all-day lunch menu of salads, soup of the day, and cold and warm sandwiches. They also have unique gift items and signature tote bags for both Hotel Emma and Larder.