The Lucky Los Angeles Store Directory

Toby Burke Hemingway's art and design shop carries a terrific selection of letterpress cards, photos and neat, gifty products like Yuen'to's portable balloon speakers.

3208 W. Sunset Blvd., Silver Lake, 323-660-4200, hemingwayandpickett.com

Celeb-obsessed Kitson is a love-it-or-hate-it kind of place, which means naysayers will miss out on some stylish bargains—like the cutest beach bags we found in L.A., for a paltry $28.

115 S. Robertson Blvd., West Hollywood, 310-859-2652, shopkitson.com

Owner Ulrika Krivanek crisscrossed Europe as a diplomat's wife, collecting the vintage treasures here—1930's crystal decanters, gilded bowls, exquisite beaded tops, oil paintings. As design aesthetics go, "moody European" is a niche, but she makes it work.

353 S. La Brea Ave., Hollywood, 323-938-6855, myulrika.com