This place has sooooo many beautiful plants! I visited here with some friends and found the most…read moregorgeous monstera thai constellation. For the size and the price, this plant was worth it. It is gorgeous! We didn't end up getting it since we were looking for a different indoor plant, but I just really wanted to acknowledge the beauty of the monstera.

Come check out the happiest plants you've ever seen. I mistakenly thought this spot was only for…read moresucculents. Absolutely delicious assortment of indoor plants, which were freshly watered went I visited and smelled like fresh dirt. IYKYK They do have a great selection of succulents as well as other outdoor plants, pots, fresh-bagged dirt, and some super fun Bullwinkle art bits for the garden. Friendly staff, beautiful plants... what more can be said?

OMG. What a gem. A hardware store with everything you could need, laid out in charming, organized…read morefashion. The staff went above and beyond. And I struck up a neighborly conversation with the people in line with me. Support this place. In a world of heartless Home Depot's we need to keep a gem like this alive.

I really want to support local businesses like Cole Hardware. In a world dominated by big-box…read morestores and Amazon, it's great to have an independent hardware store serving the community. Unfortunately, this visit was frustrating. I placed an online order that was estimated to be ready in 15 minutes. I intentionally waited an hour before coming in, but I still had to wait while my order was put together. It honestly would have been faster to walk the aisles myself, grab the item, and pay at the register. What disappointed me even more was the customer service at the front counter. The staff I interacted with came across as dismissive and unfriendly, which made the experience feel less welcoming than I expected. I genuinely want to keep supporting Cole Hardware because local businesses matter. I just hope they can improve the online pickup process and provide a friendlier customer experience. Those two changes would make a big difference and would keep me choosing them over the convenience of Amazon.

This is super cute plant nursery! I loved the layout of it and there are a lot of great options…read more Parking is easy since it's right next to the Village Market. We didn't need any help since we were just looking around. Definitely do recommend people to come visit if you're looking for a plant!

This is a very pretty place to visit but I find the prices are higher here than at most other plant…read morenurseries. But they offer good service and nice quality merchandise. NOTE: The Broadway Terrace Nursery is currently closed due to construction work taking place there and no estimated time for reopening is indicated. A sign at their location directs shoppers to their sister nursery, Yarrow Nursery, on Thornhill Drive in Oakland.

I bought two birthday cards here because I like their greetings and design. Aside from greeting…read morecards, Palm + Perkins has a ton of other items that range from small gifts and home decor to overlooked kitchen utensils (like wine stoppers) and other knick knacks. Considering the small space, the store has a surprisingly large selection of items and it's all well organized. When checking out, the cashier was friendly and rang me up quickly. When I'm looking for a greeting card, gift or needing to stock up on utensils/tools for the house and kitchen, I will come back to Palm + Perkins. Just a thoughtful, gem of a store in the neighborhood.

Stopping by Palm + Perkins is like therapy (this was especially true this holiday season since we…read moredidn't see family or go anywhere). It's really like a candy store for adults - there's something amazing (and made my local makers) in every corner you look! On this most recent visit, I went a couple days after Christmas and stocked up on holiday cards and ornaments for 2021 since all their holiday items were 50% off. The entire store was also 25% off as per their end-of-year sale. They have a fantastic selection of cards, gifts, homewares, jewelry, accessories, and select clothing items. It's the perfect place to treat yourself or others. They're doing a great job limiting people in their store and have hand sanitizer available.

I love a family hardware store that's packed with every imaginable household item as well as…read moretools, painting supplies and even bubble wrap and other stuff. Will you pay more? Yes, compared to a huge box store but you pay for the convenience of having a neighborhood hardware store. I went into the store looking for packing supplies since I was planning to ship some fragile items and wanted to personally box them myself. Kay, the owner, was very helpful and I also enjoyed the interaction between her and her sons who helped her.

Very helpful and will get you to where you need to be whenever you ask. Key copying is cheap and…read morefast. Wide array of stuff for a small place.

Atomic Garden is a cute little gift shop with beautiful knitted items and children's toys. They…read morecarry bedding, bath, and clothing items and give off a low-waste plastic-free organic air. That being said, I found the store to be a bit overflowing (almost hodgepodge) and at the end of the day think I prefer fair trade stores laid out a bit more cleanly like Makers Market or Harmony House.

It's too precious for words! Adorable items, great selection... But holy cow, super expensive. I…read morefelt like everything in there was curated for looks and a certain price point and cost, and not for usefulness. I loved some little glass cups gie tea lights, but at $38 each, no way.

There are lots of gift shops around. They all look like they are supplied by the same vendors. I…read moredon't bother reviewing most of them. So it's not able when a shop stands out because of their selection of things that I might actually buy! Eclecticism! Maison d'Etre is one of those (and there are others on the same street!). I was impressed, and felt certain that they would have goods that changed over time as well. No mere Therapy store here! Best way to know what I'm talking about is to check out all the pictures.

Excellent customer service was on full display today as the store's employees calmly and…read moreprofessionally handled a very difficult customer. Despite offering multiple resolution options, the customer, clearly trying to provoke a confrontation, resorted to name-calling and unreasonable demands. Aside from that incident, the store itself offers a variety of unique items that make great gifts for loved ones, or even a treat for yourself!

I'm a longtime customer and a huge fan of Sobu…read more Their carefully curated inventory is a beautiful blend of exquisite furniture and wares for your home, some of which are their own beautiful designs. Their service is impeccable. They're honestly the nicest people I've ever known. I love everything everything about Sobu.

Love Sobu so much that our friends think we somehow share in the ownership structure ha! We…read moreparticularly love the oak pieces and have had a few for quite a long time but their rug collection is also very nice and we have two. Even though we've moved out of Oakland we still come visit whenever we are in town and regularly order to LA where we currently live. So glad to have discovered this store many years ago when we were living there and I think folks in other cities are missing out if they haven't discovered it too. I can't wait to buy my next piece - we have like 3 that were just waiting on a sale to buy :-)

What a gem of a store. I always love stopping in here, but it wasn't until today that I learned…read moretwo things 1. the store donates a portion of their proceeds to Crisis Support Services of Alameda County and 2. They offer an in-shop 10% discount on plants for teachers, mental health specialists, and social workers! Absolutely Amazing! The store itself is a delight with fun plants including Hoyas (my fave). they also have great gift items including a nice collection of Studio Ghibli items as well as lovely plantable cards and other plant related gifts. The salesperson when we visited yesterday was super friendly and informative. The store is always warm and inviting. Prices seem on point with other similar stores in Oakland. However, have cuttings you can buy at an excellent price. Thanks for being awesome Planterday!

Who would think a small space like this would make such a huge positive impact on your day?…read morePlanterday is my favorite store that I can spend all day. Everything is beautiful here, and they got the coolest studio ghibli items. The love and care that the owners and staff can be felt when you walk around the store. The owners fly back and forth to Japan bringing back all of these delicate items.

Incredible selection of colors, fibers, lengths, weights! They have local brands and brands from…read morearound the world. A comprehensive browse of the offerings would probably take an afternoon. The staff member was friendly and helpful. Outside of yarn and tools, they have a lot of fun knick knacks, purses, handmade items, crafting kits, kid-friendly crafts and toys.

I visited ImagiKnit in San Francisco many years ago and was thoroughly impressed with their huge…read moreyarn selection. Yesterday I visited their new-ish location in Berkeley and once again was impressed. It's a fairly large space (for a yarn shop) and in addition to yarn they offer lots of books, bags, and accessories, including craft items for kids. Their yarn selection doesn't seem to be as large and varied as the one in their SF location, but I could be remembering wrong. The shop was very busy on this Saturday afternoon. It was the end of the 2025 Bay Area Yarn Crawl, so they were offering door prizes and free homemade cookies. My sister won a prize of two skeins of Cascade yarn, a bag, a couple patterns, and a sticker. It was also fun visiting the cute neighboring shops on College Ave. and having lunch across the street at In the Wood. Don't forget to pay for street parking with a credit card; there aren't any signs to let you know it's required.