Best of Detroit 2010

Women’s clothing store:

Local:

Tender, Birmingham; 248-258-0212, tenderbirmingham.com.

Chain:

Nordstrom; nordstrom.com.

Fitted for a suit:

Chain:

Nordstrom; nordstrom.com.

Local:

Claymore Shop, Birmingham; 248-642-7755, claymoreshop.com.

Women’s evening wear:

Chain:

Nordstrom; nordstrom.com.

Local:

Tender, Birmingham; 248-258-0212, tenderbirmingham.com.

Place to buy jeans:

Caruso Caruso, Birmingham; 248-645-5151, carusocaruso.net.

Shopping place for cutting-edge fashion (two-way tie):

Linda Dresner, Birmingham; 248-642-4999, lindadresner.com.
Tender, Birmingham; 248-258-0212, tenderbirmingham.com.

One-of-a-kind dress:

Tender, Birmingham; 248-258-0212, tenderbirmingham.com.

Shopping for local crafts:

Catching Fireflies, Berkley; 248-336-2030, and Rochester; 258-650-3318, catchingfireflies.com.

Cosmetic counter:

MAC; maccosmetics.com.

Lingerie:

Harp’s Lingerie, Birmingham; 248-642-2555. 

Antiques store:

Oddfellows Antiques, Berkley; 248-399- 6098, oddfellowsantiques.com.

Vintage clothing:

Lost and Found, Royal Oak; 248-548-6154, lostandfoundvintage.com. 

Men’s clothing store:

Chain:

Nordstrom; nordstrom.com.

Local:

Claymore Shop, Birmingham; 248-642-7755, claymoreshop.com.

Shopping for athletic wear:

Lululemon Athletica, Troy; 248-649-6267, lululemon.com.

Bridal:

Roma Sposa Atelier, Birmingham; 248-723-4300, romasposa.com.

Farmers market:

Eastern Market, Detroit; detroiteasternmarket.com.

Gift wrapper:

Local:

Lisa’s Gift Wrappers, Royal Oak; 248-547-9094, lisasgiftwrappers.com. 

Chain:

Macy’s; macys.com.

Gift registry:

Macy’s; macys.com. 

Engagement ring:

Miner’s Den, Royal Oak; 248-585-6950, minersden.com.

Buy a cake:

Holiday Market, Royal Oak; 248-541-1414,
holiday-market.com.

Wine store:

Champane’s Wine Cellar & International Marketplace, Warren; 586-978-9463, champanes.com.

Fine spirits:

Champane’s Wine Cellar & International Marketplace, Warren; 586-978-9463, champanes.com.

Jeweler (two-way tie):

Miner’s Den, Royal Oak; 248-585-6950, minersden.com.
Tapper’s Diamonds and Fine Jewelry;
West Bloomfield Township; 248-932-7700, Novi;
248-465-1800, tappers.com.

Produce market:

Nino Salvaggio International Marketplace, three locations; ninosalvaggio.com.

Buy a bicycle:

American Cycle & Fitness/Trek, six locations; americancycleandfitness.com.

Used vinyl:

Record Time, Roseville; 586-775-1550,
recordtime.com.

Candy shop:

Doc Sweets’ Candy Shop, Clawson; 248-597-1051, docsweets.com.

Children’s clothing :

Love Child, Royal Oak; 248-545-5683.

Lunch while shopping (four-way tie):

California Pizza Kitchen; cpk.com.
J. Alexander’s; jalexanders.com.
Olga’s Kitchen; olgas.com.
Panera Bread; panerabread.com.

Accessories store:

Lolly Ella, West Bloomfield Township; 248-851-3325, lollyella.com.

New book selection:

Book Beat, Oak Park; 248-968-1190, thebookbeat.com.

Used bookstore:

John King, Detroit; 313-961-0622,
rarebooklink.com.

Furniture store:

Art Van; artvan.com

Furnish a baby room:

Babies R US; babiesrus.com.

Detroit-brand car model:

 Ford Mustang.

Detroit-brand automaker:

Ford.

Detroit-brand car division:

 Chevrolet.

Gift shop:

Catching Fireflies, Berkley; 248-336-2030, and Rochester; 248-650-3318, catchingfireflies.com.

Nursery:

English Gardens, seven locations;
englishgardens.com.

Greeting card:

Write Impressions, Royal Oak; 248-541-8921, writeimpressions-mi.com.

Hardware:

Frentz & Sons Hardware, Royal Oak; 248-544-8111, frentzandsons.com. 

Electronics (three-way tie):

Paulson’s Audio & Video,
Farmington Hills; 248-553-4100, paulsonsav.com.
Civic Audio, Utica; 888-314-1896, civicaudio.net.
Hawthorne Home Appliance & Electronics, Birmingham; 248-644-2200, hawthorneonlinestore.com.

Place to buy sports equipment:

Chain:

Dicks Sporting Goods, dickssportinggoods.com.

Local:

Varsity Shop, Birmingham; 248-646-4466, thevarsityshop.com.

Optical:

S.E.E.; seeoptical.com.

Toy store:

Adventure in Toys, Birmingham; 248-646-5550.

Art gallery (three-way tie):

Detroit Artists Market, Midtown Detroit; 313-832-8540, detroitartistsmarket.org.
Robert Kidd Gallery, Birmingham; 248-642-3909, robertkiddgallery.com.
Art Leaders Gallery, West Bloomfield Township; 248-539-0262, artleaders.com.

Shopping district:

Downtown Birmingham, enjoybirmingham.com.

Resale/consignment shop:

Bellocchio Upscale Resale, Royal Oak; 248-541-8025, bellocchioresale.com.

Detroit souvenir:

Down with Detroit Apparel, 313-759-1555, downwithdetroit.com.

Estate jeweler:

Miner’s Den, Royal Oak; 248-585-6950, minersden.com.