.Best of Silicon Valley 2024—Shopping

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What’s the best place to buy a book? To put together an outfit? To buy anything, big or small? Metro readers voted, and these businesses are rated the best.

Best Auto Dealer
Gold—Stevens Creek Toyota

Silver (tie)
Audi San Jose
The Ford Store Morgan Hill

Best Bicycle Shop
Gold—Good Karma Bikes, San Jose

Silver—Mike’s Bikes, San Jose
Bronze—Upshift Cycles, San Jose

Best Bookstore—New
Gold—Recycle Bookstore, San Jose

Silver—Books Inc., Multiple Locations
Bronze—Hicklebee’s, San Jose

Best Bookstore-Used
Gold—Recycle Bookstore West

Silver—Recycle Bookstore San Jose
Bronze—Feldman’s Books, Menlo Park

Best Clothing—Men’s
Gold—Black and Brown, San Jose

Silver—Franco Uomo, San Jose
Bronze—San Jose Blue Jeans, San Jose

Best Clothing—Women’s
Gold—Bombshell Boutique, Campbell

Silver—Trudy’s Brides, Campbell
Bronze—Black and Brown, San Jose

Best Comics Store
Gold—Illusive Comics & Games, Santa Clara

Silver—Heroes & Champions, Sunnyvale and Willow Glen
Bronze—Comics Conspiracy, Sunnyvale

Best Erotica Store
Gold—Good Vibrations, Palo Alto

Silver—HUSTLER Hollywood, San Jose
Bronze—Secrets Boutique, San Jose

Best Flea Market
Gold—San Jose Flea Market

Silver—De Anza Flea Market
Bronze—West Wind Flea Market

Best Flower Shop
Gold—Bunches, Los Gatos

Silver—Bloomsters, San Jose
Bronze—Lulu’s House of Flowers, San Jose

Best Garden Center
Gold—SummerWinds Nursery (Campbell, Cupertino and Palo Alto)

Silver—Yamagami’s Garden Center, Cupertino
Bronze—Willow Glen Home & Garden, Willow Glen

Best Grocery Store
Gold—Zanotto’s, San Jose and Sunnyvale

Silver—Lunardi’s, Los Gatos and San Jose
Bronze—Grocery Outlet, multiple locations

Best Hardware Store
Gold—Willow Glen Ace Hardware

Silver—Blossom True Value Hardware
Bronze—Diridon Station Ace Hardware

Best Jewelry Store
Gold—Joe Escobar Diamonds, Campbell

Silver—Vardy’s Jewelers—Cupertino
Bronze—Geoffrey’s Diamonds & Goldsmith, Campbell

Best Lingerie Shop
Gold—Bombshell Boutique, Campbell

Silver—Romantiques, Los Gatos
Silver—Secrets Boutique, San Jose

FAVORITE FASHION This year’s Best Vintage Clothing Store winner is Moon Zooom. Photo by Tarmo Hannula

Best Musical Instrument Store
Gold—The Starving Musician, Santa Clara

Silver—Music Village, San Jose
Bronze—West Valley Music, Mountain View

Best Place to Buy a Fabulous Gift
Gold—Therapy Stores, Campbell and Mountain View

Silver—Redemption, Campbell
Bronze—Domus, Los Gatos

Best Place to Buy From Local Artisans
Gold—Makers Market, San Jose

Silver—Redemption, Campbell
Bronze—Black and Brown, San Jose

Best Record and CD Store
Gold (tie)
Rasputin Music, Campbell
Streetlight Records, San Jose

Bronze—Needle to the Groove, San Jose

Best Retail Art Gallery
Gold (tie)
San Jose Museum of Art
New Museum Los Gatos

Bronze—Aegis Gallery of Fine Art Cooperative, Inc., Saratoga

Best Skate Shop
Gold—Circle-A, San Jose

Silver—Skate Works, Los Altos

Best Thrift Store
Gold—HopeTHRIFT, San Jose

Silver—Savers, San Jose

Best Vintage Clothing Store
Gold—Moon Zooom, San Jose

Silver—Black and Brown, San Jose
Bronze—Anastasia, Campbell

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