Forget the mall and shop local this holiday season! Check back, as this roundup will be updated!
Stoop Love
Market Floral Studio will spruce up your stoop! Market Floral Studio can create pretty containers of festive greens and flowers to line your front stoop or windows customized for the space and sunlight!
Booze + Blooms
Treat yourself to some fresh flowers at Love Child’s Bloom Bar. Or pick up a bottle of wine or craft cocktail. Book yourself a spot at one of their many workshops!
Home Decor
Deirfiúr Home has home accessories like pillows, artwork, pottery, rugs and unique gift items. Think cool picture frames, books, glassware, candles and cards!
Luxe Home Interiors has everything from small accent furniture to lamps, artwork, rugs and more!
Bloom and Grow
Micro Plant Studio has every kind of plant imaginable and the expertise to guide you to pick up the perfect one for your living room. Stapleton Floral has grab-and-go fresh-cut bouquets for you to surprise someone with!
Cup of Coffee
Just a simple cup of coffee helps our small local coffee shops! Here’s a roundup of our favorite spots to get some in Southie!
It’s called fashion
Habit has plenty of fashionable finds!
Covet has unique consignment finds from vintage gems to classic staples like cashmere! They also have an impressive selection of designer handbags!
Luxe Leisure – a women’s and men’s contemporary fashion boutique have everything from apparel to accessories and more!
Bohdii Boutique features on-trend apparel including dresses, rompers, tops, leggings and more.
The Kids are Alright
Born out of necessity, the concept for Bringing Up Baby is a fashion-forward boutique conveniently located in the heart of the neighborhood that’s warm and welcoming.
Southie Pride
Welcome to the neighborhood’s stop for original Irish imports and custom gifts – Southie’s Own. The store is family-owned and specializes in unique items, including personalized wooden products, Irish emblems, Scally caps, Southie Sweatshirts and T-shirts and more.
Gift-a-Palooza
In Good Company – a new lifestyle and gift shop featuring local, handcrafted and small batch goods on East Broadway.
Neatly Nested is fully stocked with thoughtful gift ideas. From adorable mugs and wine glasses, to serving trays, tea towels, candles and picture frames, Neatly Nested has everything for home decor.
Philip’s Chocolates
Philip’s Chocolates have been around since 1952. They have a wide variety of chocolates that are perfect for mom! Some of our favorites include their “Build Your Own” 15 Piece Turtle Box or their Dark Chocolate Covered Cherries.
Top Shelf Cookies
Top Shelf Cookies features a cookie of the month club!
Wine and Cheese
American Provisions has locally sourced goods and natural wine and plenty of meat and cheese! Social Wines is fully stocked and the wine experts can help you select your new favorite bottle! They have delivery and curbside pick up too!
Join Social Wines Social Club! The ‘Social Club’ is Social Wines’ affectionate name for their client list. When you check out at the register (name and email), they remember all of your purchases. It’s a great way to refresh your memory on wines you’ve tried and helps them make suggestions for other wines based on them. They also require Social Club membership for deliveries and can easily take phone orders by looking up your previous purchases. It’s free and helps Social Wines dial in those recommendations! So stop by, pick up some wine and join the Social Club!
Book a Workout
Southie has so many fitness studios in the neighborhood! Here’s a roundup of workouts to try!
Beauty Treatments to Try
From beauty drips to brows, our neighborhood is morphing into a beauty epicenter! We’ve rounded up some new services to try in the neighborhood!
Food + Drinks
Support our local restaurant scene this weekend by taking a shopping a break for a meal, a cocktail or picking up a gift card!
Get in the spirit
It wouldn’t be the holiday season in Boston without Seaport’s iconic winter experience, Snowport. Returning for the fourth year and serving as the ultimate holiday destination for Bostonians and tourists alike, Snowport will once again feature The Holiday Market at Snowport, created with The Makers Show. The luminous, open-air market, which debuted in 2021, returns in 2022 with over 120 small businesses to shop from, doubling last year’s lineup. Visitors will also find an expanded dining area and enchanting holiday décor throughout. In addition to The Holiday Market, Snowport will offer outdoor iceless curling, large-scale winter games, the Tree Market at Snowport and more! Get more details here!
Visit the Current
The Current in the Seaport has just launched the 10th edition of the wildly popular retail incubator! The Fall-Winter Current lineup includes handcrafted bite-sized cupcakes to jewelry + streetware. Get all the details here!
Did we miss your favorite small business in the neighborhood? Email us at [email protected] and we can add them to the list!
Lower End homeowner since 2005. Mom of three BPS kids. Friend to all except those who don’t clean up after their dogs and/or who put their trash out in kitchen bags (seriously, people, it’s not that hard to use a barrel). Queen of the Nerds (okay that one is only in my dreams).
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