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Amanda's Flowers
Best Bike Shop
Accessories and parts abound for the DIY set and casual shopper, but mountain bikers and commuters alike can rely on service from this corner of the St. Michael’s Village West shopping center.
1632 St. Michael’s Drive, 471-9119
1426 Cerrillos Road, 992-3102
132 E Marcy St., 995-8356
Best Bookstore
Collected Works Bookstore and Coffee House
Store owner Dorothy Massey got a standing ovation at a dinner gathering with hundreds of local writers earlier this year. The downtown mainstay is indispensable to them and readers everywhere.
202 Galisteo St., 988-4226
133 Romero St., 988-3709
DeVargas Center, 157 Paseo de Peralta, 428-0321
Best Car Dealer
The expanded dealership in midtown specializes in sales and service and soon will take up even more space. Somebody there wants to be your friend, we’re pretty sure.
1500 St. Michael’s Drive, 982-1900
7511 Cerrillos Road, 471-7007
6824 Cerrillos Road, 216-3800
Best Children’s Store
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Shoppers who aren’t children soon feel like them, peering into glass cases with miniature mechanical trinkets, sorting through bins of shiny toys and laughing at imaginative whimsical gifts.
120 Don Gaspar Ave., 983-3771
112 W San Francisco St., Ste. 202, 982-9373
DeVargas Center, 185 Paseo de Peralta, 954-4000
Best Cigar Shop
In addition to picking up giant bags of tobacco to roll your own cigs, this store is a hidden gem for gifts. Get games from darts to chess and back, plus flasks, hats, hookahs and a wax air freshener buffet.
1845 Cerrillos Road, 982-3242
328 Sandoval St., 954-1168
Santa Fe Cigar Shop
112 W San Francisco St., 988-5663
Best Consignment
With a great mix of both retail and resale, and designated sections for contemporary styles, Western wear and an attic full of really cool housewares, it’s the perfect block-sized building to get lost in. Just bring your wallet.
320 Aztec St., 989-8886
2570 Camino Entrada, 474-6300
541 W Cordova Road, 780-8975
1225 Cerrillos Road, 988-4775
Best Cowboy Boots/ Western Wear
Row after row and rack after rack of Western wear to send home or sport at the next karaoke night down the block.
320 Aztec St., 989-8886
209 E Marcy St., 989-8110
345 W Manhattan Ave., 984-1256
Best Floral Shop
Owner Carol Rose is not named Amanda, but this flower shop was once owned by a woman of that name. Rose has run it since 2004, moving sweet-smelling smiles across the city and making quick carry-off bouquets.
1610 St. Michael’s Drive, 473-9212
418 Cerrillos Road, 820-0044
1722 St. Michael’s Drive, Ste. H, 982-9731
Best Head Shop
Concrete Jungle
Get your incense, glass pipes and bongs right here from a hometown favorite with a friendly face behind the counter. You don’t even have to call them “water pipes strictly for tobacco use, ma’am” anymore.
126 N Guadalupe St., 820-2888
901 Early St., 310-7917
1434 Cerrillos Road, 982-4202
Best Exterior Home Store
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Forget big-box. It’s time for Big Jo. When you need something for your house or yard, go here first—if they don’t have it, they’ll help you find it.
1311 Siler Road, 473-2255
2820 Cerrillos Road, 471-8539
304 Camino Alire, 988-8011
715 St. Michael’s Drive, 988-9626
Best Interior Home Store
It’s not just for the yard and toolbox! Outfit your home and fix that squeaky screen door while you’re at it. Plus, they’re involved in community causes, so there’s a heart of gold behind all that hardware.
1311 Siler Road, 473-2255
101 W Marcy St., 988-1555
340 Read St., 780-5658
Best Jewelry Store
A team led by designer David Griego adds sparkle to our world since 1972. The corner workshop showroom right on the Plaza has been a Best of Santa Fe repeat winner in this category.
60 E San Francisco St., Ste. 218, 983-4562,
Ortega’s on the Plaza
101 W San Francisco St., 988-1866
2801 Rodeo Road, Ste. B10, 986-1955
Best Mattress Shop
A good night’s sleep really is the best. The sales staff here knows what they’re doing and promises to put you on the mattress you want, when you want it.
1427 Avenida de las Americas, 474-9398
523 Cordova Road, 982-3938
Three locations in Santa Fe
Best Men’s Clothing
Harry’s
The best-selling items at this downtown standard for suits and shirts this season are Merino wool socks by Dion with a skull and crossbone pattern. Little known fact: There’s also a tiny women’s rack at all times.
202 Galisteo St., 988-1959
Corsini
107 W San Francisco St., 820-2300
320 Aztec St., 989-8886
Best Optical Shop
Hey, four-eyes, choose from fancy frames that will make you forget the ones you wore in junior high forever.
444 St. Michael’s Drive 125 W Water St., 954-4442
125 Lincoln Ave., Ste. 114, 988-4444
2947 Rodeo Park Drive E, 983-6613
Best Pet Store
Not only can you get a soft leather leash, a collar with turquoise and silver or some great animal sunglasses, but this pet emporium also has over-the-top gifts like treats packaged in wine bottles: Kitty Cabernet and Mutt Merlot. Sold.
DeVargas Center, 165 Paseo de Peralta, 982-9374
1403 Agua Fría St., 982-5040
507 Cordova Road, 428-0836
Best Shoes
Comfortable, durable, contemporary footwear is moving a half a block away this summer to a brand new space. Whether you’re standing or walking, your feet will thank you.
328 S Guadalupe St., Ste. I (enter on Montezuma Street), 983-3900
125 E Palace Ave., Ste. 125, 982-0924
113 E San Francisco St., 989-7062
Best Specialty Food/ Cooking Store
A paradise for practical kitchens and those who desire the finest products for preparation and presentation. Up your game by taking a cooking class in the back of the store in the neat demonstration kitchen.
DeVargas Center, 181 Paseo de Peralta, 988-3394
130 E Marcy St., 795-7878
125 N Guadalupe St., 983-4511
Best Women’s Clothing
Soft and flowing and cuter than ever. Get Free People, Michael Stars and more at this 30-year-old business that’s still on the edge. Plus they have Frye boots for babies, called Small Fryes.
70 W Marcy St., 982-1399
322 Montezuma Ave., 988-4744
Sign of the Pampered Maiden
123 W Water St., 982-5948
