You don’t have to limit shopping local to Small Business Saturday! We have some incredibly talented individuals throughout the Rochester area operating their own boutiques, confectioneries, novelty and hand-crafted gift shops.
As you’re out exploring the city and surrounding villages, stop by these wonderful businesses. Shop Rochester and make a big impact in our community all year long!
This is an ever-changing list! Please let us know if you have a favorite local, family-owned, or small business in the comments below, or contact us directly.
Rochester
- Aaron’s Alley
- Abode
- Anderson Alley Artists
- Andy’s Candies
- Archimage
- Arena’s
- The Artful Gardener
- Craft Company No.6
- The Creator’s Hands
- Eastman Museum
- F. Olivers
- Gods N Gladiators
- Hedonist Artisan Chocolates
- Hipocampo Children’s Books
- A Horse with Wings improbable beautiful things
- Hungerford Artisans
- Laughing Gull Chocolates
- The Library Store
- Little Button Craft
- Mood Makers
- Memorial Art Gallery
- More Fire Glass Studio
- Parkleigh
- Record Archive
- Rochester Museum and Science Center
- Rochester Public Market
- Shop Peppermint
- Small World Books
- Stever’s Candy
- Statement
- Transit Apparel
- useless objects
- Warehouse 127
Brighton
Brockport
Chili
Fairport
Gates
Greece
Hamlin
Henrietta
Irondequoit
Pittsford
- Cocoa Bean Shoppe
- A Different Point of View
- Finger Lakes Coffee Roasters
- One World Goods
- Powers Farm Market
Webster
Wheatland
Genesee Valley
Western New York
- Everything Elmwood
- Downtown Browsery
- Fowler’s Chocolates
- Lakeview Village Shoppes
- Marilla Country Store
- Oliver’s Candies
- Thin Ice
- Vidler’s 5 & 10
Finger Lakes Region
- The Dog Eared Book
- Flint Creek Soap Company
- Handwork, Ithaca’s Artisan Cooperative
- L W Emporium Co-op
- MacKenzie-Childs
- MacKenzie’s Marketplace
- The Olde Country Store and More – 1849
- Original Candy Kitchen
- Skaneateles Artisans
- Sweet Expressions
- The Windmill Farm and Craft Market
- Artisan’s Loft
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- 3rd ROC Custom
- Crazy Dog T-Shirts
- Dave Pollot, Repurposed & Enhanced Thrift Art Parodies
- Fahsye
- KW Photography & Designs
- May and Birch
- Merry Skyer
- ROC The City with Hope
- ROCART Studio
- Owl Post Lettering
- Wanamaker Designs
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Where are your favorite places to shop local?
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