Readers' Choice 2026
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Best Vintage Store: Fremont Vintage Mall
This article originally appeared in the November/December 2026 issue of Seattle magazine.
Walk down the stairs and you’re entering a Seattle treasure hunt. The multi-vendor shop winds through individually curated spaces packed with vintage clothing, records, furniture, art, jewelry, memorabilia, knickknacks, and collectibles—the kind of place best visited with someone else, because you’re going to need a person to show things to every 30 seconds. There are traces of the city’s grunge and music history, plenty for Seattle’s nerdier side, and the kind of hyper-specific nostalgia that hits when you spot a Garfield Happy Meal toy you haven’t thought about in 30 years. Macklemore even filmed scenes from the “Thrift Shop” music video here, which is exactly right for a place that captures everything that makes secondhand shopping in Seattle fun.
Runner Up: Goodwill
About Readers' Choice 2026
Once a year, we turn the tables and ask our readers about their favorite local spots. The neighborhood café with the best coffee, the restaurant you book for every special occasion, and where you send out-of-town guests for top-tier cocktails. Seattleites have opinions, and they shared them with us. This year, we received more votes than ever before, with some familiar favorites returning and plenty of new names making the list.
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