It is always a pleasure to visit Local Only Gifts & Goods! They keep this delightful shop of…read morelocally made goods and edibles fully stocked with new items available throughout the year. This visit, I discovered that they carried Divine Purity Incense and ventured to try Cocoa Amber. The Divine Purity brand lip balm has always been a favorite of mine so I knew the scent of the incense would most likely be top quality as well. The scent of the incense was perfect from start to finish. I liked the incense so much that I went back and bought several more scents to try. Can't wait to visit again and see what new items have arrived. Service: The staff are always upbeat and pleasant. They are knowledgeable about every item stocked in the shop and always glad to answer any questions you may have. Value: Prices a relative to most shops selling locally made goods. Though value is similar to other shops...I'm not sure you can beat the experience or people. Tip: To smell the scent of the incense so you find the perfect scents for you, simply tip the closed container upside down and sniff the bottom of the container where excess oils have gathered.

Locals Only Gifts & Goods is a store near the River Walk that features goods from local artists…read more Here you'll find everything from stickers, cards, shirts, treats, water bottles, art, and so much more. Most of the items are Chattanooga themed and make a great souvenir or gift. There is no dedicated parking that we could find but there is some street parking. Do not park in the Walgreens or you may get towed. There is also parking at the nearby park. The staff was friendly and the prices were what you'd expect. Overall, I love this idea and would rather support local artists than some multi million dollar corporation.

What a lovely boutique in downtown Chattanooga. They have a great and fun selection of premium…read morekitchen items, candles, jellies, gifts the selection provides something for everyone and the staff was friendly and helpful. I bought Blackberry Jalapeño Jam can't wait to put that on some homemade sourdough bread

It's Christmas Eve and my sister-in-law, who loves Christmas more than anyone I know, is very sick…read moreand unable to be around family for the holiday. While I had already sent gifts ahead of today, I wanted to send her a little something to cheer her up: enter Sophie's. I've been following Sophie's on Instagram for a long time and have seen the super cute floral gifts they have so decided to order one for local delivery since I live in another state. I placed the order online and within a few minutes I received a call from Sophie's that they had received my order. They let me know that they had sold out of something in the gift I ordered and asked if I would like to swap it for something else, which was fine with me. I really appreciated the transparency and the super quick call. Barely an hour later, I got a text from my brother that the flowers and candle box had already arrived. How is that for amazing customer service?? Shortly after I received a text from my sister-in-law with this pic. Isn't it so cute?! Thank you Sophie's for your amazing customer service and super cute gifts!!

This is one of my favorite shops!! Beautiful home decor, jewelry, candles and all sorts of…read moregifts!!! Love, love , love it. Thanks Tod for awesome customer service!

Discovered this great little shop today. They carry my favorite scents from Votivo and Thymes. I…read morealso found some beautiful bracelets for gifts and a Ginger Cottage Christmas music box, which reminds me of a recent trip to Germany. I don't understand the reviewer who claimed Chrysalis was extremely expensive. The prices are very comparable to other quality gift shops. The owner was very helpful and knowledgeable. I'll definitely be back!

Fun store with really nice staff. They have lots of different types of incense and "hippy clothes…read more". I bought a few pair of earrings and a pack of nag champa. Fun place to visit.

Terrible vibe Very heavy feeling walking in the door. Most…read morethings cheap made in China crap. Go next door beautiful shop kind person. This shop the man behind the counter actually said under his breath you break it you buy it. In a nasty attitude. We had a 7 year old very careful child touching a plastic $2.99 box. Just a terrible shop would never go again

This was probably best souvenir shop I visited in Chattanooga! The prices were reasonable and they…read morehad a lot of items that people would actually want - mostly apparel like t-shirts and sweatshirts, but they also had socks, caps, shot glasses, magnets, kitchen towels, even guitar picks. A previous review did mention that the hours weren't precise. They were supposed to open at 10am when we went but weren't open until around 10:30.

There is a shared parking lot where we walked over to the…read moreshop where we received a pleasant greeting from the woman who was working when while we walked inside who is a great conversationalist who connects with her customers. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There was enough room through each department. I noticed there were more people coming inside. I thought this was one of the nicest shops where the locals and tourists could browse through historical places and attractions that would remind the time that was spent here. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The Hot Chocolatier is AMAZING! I'm from the area, and I just never have been able to get to it…read morebefore closing time. Well, I got to go today. I got the S'mores Hot Chocolate. My husband got the Lavender White Chocolate. Both were PHENOMENAL!!! The BEST hot chocolate I've ever had! Even better than my ex-MIL's!!! So freaking GOOD!! The barista who helped us was so kind and so helpful. We would have never tried anything lavender. The place had a really cool vibe. Get yourself to the Hot Chocolatier, PRONTO!!!

I'll start by saying I ordered the white hot chocolate and squirrel cheesecake to go because we…read morewere wandering around town sightseeing. Staff was friendly. There were a lot of options as far as flavors, sizes, toppings, etc. I stuck with a 12 oz white hot chocolate with whipped cream. Now the white hot chocolate was fantastic. It was real white chocolate and it was a nice bit of sweetness. But the cheesecake was unfortunately disappointing. I don't know if it was over baked or over beaten or what but it had a rubbery jello like texture that's not appealing in the mouth when expecting something different. I could only have two bites before giving up on the $9 slice. I'm torn on this review. And this is because I was so excited and hopeful to try the cute hot chocolate place with desserts that I wanted to love it. But was so disappointed with my dessert. The hot chocolate was fantastic and that being their key thing is what I would try again. But I'd probably never reorder a baked dessert from them as they are not necessarily cheap and I wouldn't want to be disappointed when there are other treat options around the area. The space itself is mountainy fun candy cottage vibe. Serves the purpose of having somewhere to enjoy the treats you've ordered inside.

I really enjoyed shopping at this store. About 90% of the store is from Japan is what the sales…read moreassociate told us when we walked in. If you love stationery like I do, you will love this store. Besides stationery, this store has Miffy and Hello Kitty products, tea kettles and teacups, sake cups, chopsticks, ceramics and so much more! The sales associate Emilia was very helpful, knowledgeable and patient with us. She took her time and showed us the fountain pens and tested some out. My friend and I fell in love with the broad nib and Emilia shared what she had in stock. I picked the TWSBI Eco in rose gold nib and picked the Kobe Ink Shinkaichi Gold and my friend picked the TWSBI Eco in purple. They have a great selection of Travelers notebooks and had an olive color which I don't have so of course I got one. Emilia shared the travelers notebooks that just came in from Japan and my friend and I felt like we were kids in a candy store. We were in stationery heaven! We bought so much and there were items I have seen online that I was in the market for so of course I had to have it. Emilia also recommended highlighters and shared the blackwing colored pencils and sharpener with me. I really enjoyed the pen and pencils and trying them out. I tried out every pen they had and the blackwing pencil. If you have never used a blackwing pencil, you are missing out. It is one of the smoothest pencils I have ever written with. I prefer shopping in independent stores over the big box stores anyday. My friend and I were there for two hours and we even went back the next day since I forgot some items. Emilia was there again and helped me with the scissors and even measured it for me since I was flying home. If you are ever in the Chattanooga area, this store is a must visit!

Such a lovely and unique Japanese boutique! This sweet shop is full of Japanese linens, pottery,…read moreceramics, stationery, plushes, handmade jewelry, glass blown figurines, kawaii gifts, candies, and so much more! We were able to find free two hour parking in Renaissance Park and took a short walk over to the store. They were even kind enough to allow our small dog to come inside and shop with us, which was especially appreciated since it had begun to rain outside. The staff were all friendly, helpful, and genuine in their passion for the items they had for sale in store. Some of the highlights for us of the many lovely and quality made items offered for sale were their stationery, beautiful artisan figurines, and the infamous Japanese KITKATS! They carry the most of the unique flavors we've seen to date. They also offer a small bag of various KitKat flavors to try if you didn't want to commit to a whole bag of one particular flavor. We're so happy we've found I Go Tokyo and look forward to another shopping visit!

This place is truly an amazing place to stop and shop unique gifts. My friend and I did a girls…read moretrip and thought we were entering a general store but it was much more. The founder of Ruby Falls granddaughter works at Mountain memories! My friend and I listened to her amazing stories and especially the legendary ones that she was told by her grandparents. I purchased her Finding Ruby Falls book that she wrote. She reminds me of my nana and called her grandma Jeanne. Please support her store. She is an amazing story teller and lovely human! It's a once in a lifetime opportunity and so glad we stopped to talk to her and give her business. I hope to make it back up there soon to see her. She is keeping her families legacy alive and being told to you their stories by her.

Loved stopping in at Mountain Memories and talking to the owner! What a wonderful lady. The history…read morefrom her and the story is definitely worth stopping in to see. We will be back to visit!