Boutiques With Benefits: 10 Places To Shop & Drink (Slideshow)
With online and mobile shopping at an all-time high, brick-and-mortar stores are feeling the pressure to make their shopping experience as worthwhile as possible. Our favorite in-store benefit to crop up on the streets of New York City, LA and San Francisco has to be the in-shop cafe. Whether you'd like an Americano with your surf apparel (Saturdays Surf) or a cold beer with your cable knits (Gant Rugger), you're likely to find a "shopping with benefits" arrangement that will suit your style and quench your thirst.
Saturdays Surf NYC
31 Crosby Street, New York City
Equal parts hip hangout and stylish surf shop, Saturdays serves up a mean espresso alongside their in-house menswear brand. Pick up graphic t-shirts, classic knits and yes, even a surfboard, but be sure to enjoy your cappucino in their backyard before you go.
American Rag
150 S La Brea Avenue, Los Angeles
Bringing together the best of designer and contemporary brands as well as hand-selected vintage finds, American Rag is a legendary boutique for those in the know in Los Angeles and Newport Beach, California. Cafe Midi, located adjacent to American Rag Maison, serves up classic French fare and has plenty of outdoor seating.
Gant Rugger
115 N 6th Street, Brooklyn, New York
Gant Rugger's newest outpost in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn boasts a full, brasserie-inspired kitchen that also serves as the cash register area. Come for the cable knits, stay for the craft brews. The store serves up their signature blend of "sprezzy but messy" menswear with a side of cold beer or hot espresso.
115 N 6th Street, Brooklyn, New York
Gant Rugger's newest outpost in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn boasts a full, brasserie-inspired kitchen that also serves as the cash register area. Come for the cable knits, stay for the craft brews. The store serves up their signature blend of "sprezzy but messy" menswear with a side of cold beer or hot espresso.
Onassis
71 Greene Street, New York City
In the back of this menswear shop in Soho, you'll find an airy, industrial cafe space, perfect for fueling up and taking a breather before braving the neighborhood's bustling streets again.
Acre/SF
301 Union Street, San Francisco
The sister shop to Acrimony, this deli-turned-boutique in San Francisco's North Beach neighborhood offers stylish apparel for men and women from Vena Cava and Gitman Brothers as well as Blue Bottle Coffee.
Pilgrim Surf Supply
68 N 3rd Street, Brooklyn, New York
Pilgrim is where to come if you're really into surfing, or really into scoping out people who are into surfing. The airy shop is merchandised to invite a relaxed, "come in and stay a while" vibe, and with a coffee in hand, you just might. Cool apparel, essential surf gear and a great brew? What more could you ask for.
Club Monaco Flagship
160 5th Avenue, New York City
This impressive outpost of the rapidly-expanding brand is something to behold. The dual-level store is flanked by a Strand bookstore as well as a Toby's Estate coffee outpost and flower shop, too.
Deus Ex Machina
10001 Venice Boulevard, Venice (California)
You might not think that coffee and motorcycles go together, but at the Venice outpost of this surf-meets-cycle mecca, you can have it all—on ice with almond milk if you wish.
Rapha Cycle Club
64 Gansevoort Street, New York City
Rapha has cycling clubs around the world, and it's Meatpacking District spot will fast become a regular hangout for road-riding enthusiasts. You can shop their in-house line of cycling gear and apparel and catch the latest tour on a flat screen while sipping on an Americano.
American Two Shot
135 Grand Street, New York City
This somewhat randomly-placed boutique (between Crosby and Broadway on Grand) serves up a mean espresso as well as a highly-curated assortment of gifts, accessories, womenswear and men's apparel from Timo Weiland, Whit, Shourouk and more.