"Remember when holiday shopping was fun? When you would spend a Saturday wandering Hawthorne or Alberta or Williams or NW 23rd, sniffing candles and flipping through clothing racks? Remember the thrill of discovering the perfect gift for a parent or friend, some book or album or tchotchke that summons a dusty old memory, an inside joke? This year, close the laptop, turn off your phone, and let yourself meander through one of these little Portland shops. You might find more than the ultimate stocking stuffer."
""Recovering" food writer Jim Dixon opened his specialty food store as a shop for his import business, Real Good Foods, having fallen in love with olive oil on a trip to Italy with his wife. In 2024, Dixon moved it from NE Couch Street to a historic building at 3402 SE Division St. Wander the narrow aisles of imported pasta and small-producer vinegars and snag a mortadella and burrata sandwich while you do your edible holiday shopping."
"Homey in a wonderfully creaky way, this shop ( 3059 NE Glisan St) feels like it's full of a friend's personal treasures. The name refers to its three parts: Ceramics artist Martina Thornhill curates a mix of candles, linens, and other home goods alongside her pottery. Her husband, book dealer Drew Steadham, maintains a rotating stock of used and new titles, ranging from photography monographs to a section labeled "Rad Politics.""
Holiday shopping can be rediscovered by wandering Portland neighborhoods and browsing small independent shops. Real Good Foods offers imported pasta, small-producer vinegars, olive oils for tasting, and a mortadella and burrata sandwich; the shop relocated to 3402 SE Division St in 2024. Kerns at 3059 NE Glisan St combines Martina Thornhill's ceramics and home goods, Drew Steadham's rotating used and new book selection including photography monographs and a "Rad Politics" section, and Tony Remple's eclectic vinyl and cassette offerings and archival releases. These shops provide tactile, serendipitous gift options and food-focused treats for holiday shoppers.
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