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The Best Local Shops & Boutiques in Culver City

Cisco Home Culver City showroom with layered sofas, leather chairs, sculptural wood vases, and hanging pendant lights under exposed wood ceilings

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Unique Gems

A curated list of upscale, locally owned boutiques and smaller businesses to check out in Culver City across home decor, fashion, and jewelry.

Clothing

Alandales Men's Clothing
This well-established men’s clothier is known for its tight edit of high-end brands like Bugatchi, Stenströms, Desoto, and Emanuel Berg, alongside impeccably cut Italian suits and polished casual pieces. The inventory leans toward distinctive finds, and also offers tailoring and grooming services.

The Mestizo
This contemporary men and women's fashion brand reimagines Filipino heritage through modern design: tailored barongs, boleros, and statement pieces rooted in cultural craftsmanship. The label has shown collections at events like LA Fashion Week, with mentions Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar. Their Helms Avenue showroom blends thoughtful design with slow-fashion principles and bespoke services.

Teller
This multi-label women’s boutique offers a selective buy of 70+ international designers, many of them carried exclusively in Los Angeles. The edit includes modern and elevated ready-to-wear, shoes, accessories, and eyewear, as well as stunning furniture and design objects. Beautiful interiors showcase the unique selection. Located at Platform.

DISSH
This female-founded Australian womenswear label opened its first U.S. store in 2025. The edit centers on clean, minimal silhouettes in natural fabrications—especially linen, plus cotton and silk—built around mix-and-match sets, easy dresses, and elevated everyday staples in a mostly neutral palette. Located at Platform.

Accessories & Jewelry

Janessa Leoné
This eponymous, LA-based luxury label offers a bespoke collection of sleek and sculptural hats, beautiful knitwear, and refined leather goods. The brand redefines modern luxury through timeless design, sustainable innovation, and a commitment to craftsmanship. Located at Platform.

Catbird Culver City
This Brooklyn-born, independent fine jewelry brand is beloved for its delicate solid-gold jewelry, crafted from 95% recycled gold & recycled diamonds. Popular pieces include their signature welded Forever Bracelets (the original permanent bracelet): understated engagement and wedding rings; cult candles; and refined everyday picks. Located at Platform, their LA outpost is wrapped in "leopard print, emerald green velvet, and candy stripe."

H. Savinar Luggage Co.
This long-established, family-owned luggage retailer has been supplying travelers with brand-name suitcases, briefcases, travel bags, and accessories since 1916, making it one of Los Angeles’s oldest specialty stores. Also offers services like custom monogramming and expert packing advice. Free lot parking is available for customers.

Home Decor

While our focus is on smaller brands and local businesss below, Culver City's Helms Design District also offers a broad selection of superb national retailers that include Rejuvenation, Kohler, Scandinavian Home Designs, Room & Board, and more.

Cisco Home
This Los Angeles–based furniture brand is known for its beautiful, custom-made sofas, sectionals, and beds built with a focus on sustainable materials and American craftsmanship. The showroom centers on upholstery-driven, made-to-order pieces in relaxed, livable forms. Located in the Helms Design District.

The Rug Warehouse
This local rug specialist carries handpicked, high-end rugs across modern, traditional, flatwoven, and runner styles, with an emphasis on one-of-a-kind and hand-knotted pieces. Also offers cleaning, repairs/restoration, appraisals/consignment, and supports interior design and set-decorating trade needs. Located in the Helms Design District.

Rolling Greens Culver City
This large garden center specializes in indoor and outdoor plants, pots, and garden containers, along with a substantial selection of planters, statuary, and home décor. One of the area’s biggest destinations for plants and landscape-scale greenery.

Books & Gifts

Lundeen's
Offers a sweet mix of greeting cards, stationery, candles, books, baby items, small home goods, and well-chosen gifts for all ages. Has an expansive card selection and approachable gift options, plus services like complimentary gift wrapping available.

Village Well Books & Coffee
This independent bookstore and café in Downtown Culver City pairs a well-selected range of fiction, nonfiction, and children’s books with a full coffee program and simple café fare. Also functions as a community hub with occasional events and a relaxed space for browsing, working, or meeting friends.

The Ripped Bodice
This unique bookstore is devoted entirely to romance fiction, with a carefully organized selection that spans contemporary, historical, and LGBTQ+ titles across the genre. It’s one of the only romance-only bookstores in the country and a well-known destination for readers, signings, and author events.

Arcana
Specializes in art, photography, design, architecture, cinema, fashion, and music titles with a deep inventory of new, rare, and collectible books that isn’t fully catalogued online. A destination for visual culture and creative professionals seeking uncommon monographs, exhibition catalogues, and reference works. Located in the Helms Design District.

Baby & Kids

Aldea Home & Baby
This design-forward home and baby boutique specializes in premium nursery furniture, strollers, baby gear, toys, and refined gifts from leading international brands. Especially known for its baby registry program and its focus on well-designed, high-quality essentials for modern families.

Rowdy Sprout
This children’s clothing brand is known for its vintage-washed graphic tees and sweatshirts featuring classic rock bands and pop culture icons. The focus is on soft, everyday pieces with a worn-in feel.

Specialty Foods

Culver City Farmer's Market
This long-running, certified farmers market in downtown Culver City operates every Tuesday and features regional farmers selling fresh produce, fruit, flowers, eggs, and other farm goods. The market also includes a focused mix of prepared food vendors and specialty food producers.

Erewhon
This Los Angeles–based high-end natural foods market is known for its carefully sourced groceries, premium prepared foods, and cult-favorite smoothie bar. Attracts shoppers seeking hard-to-find wellness brands and unusually strict ingredient standards.