Seattle · independent only
What does your neighborhood sell?
Everything Seattle’s independent shops, restaurants and services offer, searchable in one place. Every “buy” link goes straight to the shop’s own store. No chains, ever.
Try toys near 98107, a plumber, Thai food, or a gift under $50.
Some of them are run by nonprofits, and buying there funds the work. See the ones we have checked.
Neighborhoods
Shop where you live
49 Seattle neighborhoods, 6,014 independently owned places.
592 independent businesses listed
510 independent businesses listed
412 independent businesses listed
298 independent businesses listed
228 independent businesses listed
225 independent businesses listed
215 independent businesses listed
196 independent businesses listed
191 independent businesses listed
182 independent businesses listed
181 independent businesses listed
170 independent businesses listed
Shops
Independent shops
22 kinds of shop, 240,925 items available. See all shops →
233 shops · 38,567 items available
214 shops · 48,742 items available
209 shops · 2,800 items available
199 shops · 5,093 items available
158 shops · 51,756 items available
65 shops · 2,203 items available
62 shops · 206 items available
58 shops · 17,799 items available
Eat & drink
Places to eat and drink
6 kinds of place, 10,942 items available. See all eat & drink →
1,373 places · 3,376 items available
636 places · 4,973 items available
483 places · 1,440 items available
261 places · 102 items available
Services
Local services
8 kinds of business, 9,717 items available. See all services →
621 businesses · 5,077 items available
177 businesses · 623 items available
95 businesses · 300 items available
92 businesses
Available when we last checked
Straight from Seattle’s independents
Tricks People Sarcastic Birthday Greeting Card
Sundried Tomato, Mozzarella on Croissant
Why it matters
Good for the whole neighborhood
Every place here is independently owned. When you buy from one, your money pays the people who run it and the people they hire, and a good share of it goes back into the local economy. It helps the places that give a street its character stay in business, and that’s good for everyone, you included.
Independent retailers returned 47.7% of their revenue to the local economy, as local wages, owners’ profits, local purchases and donations, in surveys of independent businesses in U.S. communities by Civic Economics with the American Booksellers Association (the Indie Impact Study Series). Civic Economics’ analysis of four national chains put theirs at 13.6%. Not specific to Seattle.