Philly AIDS Thrift
What can’t you get here? A Philadelphia staple, this second-hand shop sells just about everything you can think of, with all the profits benefiting AIDS relief organizations.
Danny’s Midnight Confessions
This sex shop has been a Gayborhood staple for 40 years! Stop by to fill your adult toy needs.
South Street Art Mart
This once pop-up shop is now a permanent outpost on South Street. They’ve got pins, patches, prints and apparel made by a handful of local artists (many queer).
Halloween
Tucked inside a Pine Street rowhome, this little-known jewelry store sports hundreds of intricate displays. Take your time walking through.
Open House
Owned by lesbians Marcie Turney and Valerie Safran, who also own Lolita restaurant across the street and Grocery gourmet market on the corner, Open House stocks the kind of great home, garden and body accoutrements not widely available. They also have a line of baby duds.
Shops at Liberty Place
Right in the heart of Center City, you can get all your shopping in from the national brand you probably have at home.
Rittenhouse Square
Start from the beautiful Rittenhouse Square Park and walk along Walnut street for interesting local shopping and dining.
Philadelphia Italian Market
The oldest and largest working outdoor market in the country. If you love Italian (men and cuisine), you’ll have much to explore up and down 9th Street.
Giovanni’s Room
Now the oldest in the nation. It’s a gay bookstore you could spend hours in (and not in a seedy way). There are interesting books and magazines and you might just find a learned man as well.