Shopping in Raleigh NC

With the holidays getting closer by the day, it is never prematurily . to start catching gift ideas and stocking stuffers in Raleigh. We chatted with Holly Aiken, owner of Holly Aiken - Stitch and one of Raleigh's enthusiastic minds, and she offered us a rundown of the woman favorite spots to stock up on christmas gifts.

Gift Cards Are Available In All Sizes

Gift cards tend to be a winner, especially if they’re for dinner (or two) at one of the favorite restaurants. Holly recommends regional preferences like Capital Club 16, Centro and Stanbury–or choose from over 1, 200 Raleigh area restaurants right here.

Yellow-dog Breads Company

Recognized for their particular traditional hearth breads and Southern-inspired pastries, yellow-dog Bread Company is a basic on N. Person St. They’re throwing things up a notch when it comes to holidays, featuring gingerbread snacks, pumpkin walnut breads, stollen, cranberry apple-pie plus.

Deco Raleigh

Lively, colorful and customer-centered, Deco Raleigh could be the place to buy residents and site visitors alike. They feature above 60 local artisans’ work, including pottery, images, cards, jewellery, textiles and local T-shirts. And don’t worry, they cheerfully endorse self-gifting.

Oak City Cycling Project

A local, independent cycling store in downtown Raleigh, Oak City Cycling Project provides some thing for the bicycle enthusiast (or newbie) inside your life. Go big because of the acquisition of a fresh set of rims, or grab a stocking stuffer like their particular Oak City Patch Pack or Mural Water Bottle.