Ballard’s not all beer, fish, and Nordic nostalgia: The historic neighborhood on Salmon Bay also happens to be one of Seattle’s best shopping districts. Several of the city’s standout boutiques, jewelry shops, and vintage furniture purveyors make their home here.
So do a modern Scandinavian design store, a shop stocked with Rainier beer nostalgia gear, and a Filson outpost inspired by its fishing village predecessors. Old habits die hard, after all.
One of Ballard’s best gift shops—a windowed storefront stocked with Hydro Flasks, art prints, and actually cool PNW paraphernalia—also houses one of the city’s best options for framing on a budget. In addition
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