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Hey, Germantown neighbors! This guide is all about making your holiday shopping easier, more meaningful, and a whole lot more local. Below, you’ll find incredible businesses right here in our community, offering everything from unique gifts and delicious eats to self-care treats, art, and fun classes. Think of it as your one-stop guide to supporting Germantown businesses this season—and beyond.

Earn rewards for shopping locally!
Shop at Germantown businesses from Nov. 30, 2024 – Jan. 10, 2025 and redeem your receipts for Germantown swag at our office:
📍 5320 Germantown Ave, Phila PA 19144
⏰ Monday-Friday, 9 AM – 5 PM*
* Note: Our office will be closed from 12/24-1/2.

How it works:
🧾 1 Receipt: Germantown stickers
🧾🧾 2 Receipts: Stickers + Germantown tote bag
🧾🧾🧾 3+ Receipts: Stickers + tote + embroidered Germantown baseball hat

Rules:
– Receipts must be from Germantown businesses and dated between Nov. 30 – Jan. 10, 2025.
– Redeem rewards only once per person.
– Swag is available while supplies last—come early!
– All receipts must be physical or digital copies you can show us.

SHOPPING

Averys Store

A premium candle shop crafting handmade, non-toxic, dessert-inspired candles made with essential oils.

Hours: Tues-Sat 10am-7pm

  • 6321 Germantown Avenue
  • (215) 821-7379
  • Instagram: @averysstore

Bargain Thrift Center

A Germantown favorite since 1985, Bargain Thrift offers unique, affordable finds for every style and need. From vintage clothing and collectibles to household essentials and one-of-a-kind decor, you’ll discover hidden treasures with every visit.

Hours: Mon 12-5pm; Tue 10am-5pm; Wed-Fri 10am-6pm; Sat 10am-5pm

  • 5261 Germantown Ave
  • (215) 849-3225

Gaffney Fabrics

Gaffney Fabrics has offered sewers and crafters in the Philadelphia Area quality fabrics at or below wholesale prices since 1978!

Hours: Mon-Wed 9am-5pm; Thu & Fri 9am-6pm; Sat 9am-5pm; Sun 12pm-5pm

Specials: Holiday Fabric Sale – ALL Fabrics on SALE.

  • 5401 Germantown Ave
  • (215) 849-8180

Perfectly Flawless

A boutique blending luxury, sophistication, and edginess in women’s apparel. More than a fashion brand, it’s a platform for empowerment, encouraging self-love and challenging beauty norms through ready-to-wear designs. Established in Germantown in 2014.

Hours: Tue-Sat 11am-6pm

Specials: Buy one, Get 50% OFF any item (in story only) ONLY ON Friday from 12p-2p. Now until December 31st!

Uptown Classic

Home goods and self-care items with a focus on supporting Black-owned and women-owned businesses. Uptown Classic reflects the eclectic, authentic spirit of Philly’s Uptown.

The Art Is In The Hat

A boutique specializing in one-of-a-kind custom hats designed by Jan Matthews. Jan combines fashion and artistry to create pieces for graduations, tea parties, and more. Beyond hats, the boutique offers handbags, statement jewelry, men’s accessories, and space for other small businesses to grow.

Hours: Wed-Sat 10am-5pm

Specials: 15-20% discount

Margo Creative Designs

Holistic jewelry & healthy lifestyle items to help you feel and look your best. Offering crystals, aromatherapy items, jewelry, accessories, handmade skincare, and apparel, the brand focuses on healing and elevating your energy with thoughtful, high-vibration products.

Hours: Wed-Sat 11am-5pm

Aaliyah’s Beautique

A vibrant and friendly personal shopping boutique in the heart of Germantown, offering colorful jewelry, handbags, clothing, and more.

Hours: Thu-Sat 12-7pm plus Christmas Eve

Specials: 11/22-12/24, 25% off total purchase plus free gift *while supplies last

Uncle Bobbie’s Coffee & Books

A cozy, independent coffee shop and bookstore founded by Marc Lamont Hill in 2017. Alongside a curated book selection, the shop offers high-quality coffee, food, apparel, and children’s games.

Hours: Mon 8am-2pm; Tue-Sun 10am-5pm

Concept Studio Artisan Boutique

A lifestyle business combining spa services with a boutique featuring artisan-made jewelry, art, fashion, and home decor. It offers a unique shopping experience where art and beauty come together to elevate the client experience. Indulge in makeup and spa treatments while discovering one-of-a-kind treasures.

Hours: Black Friday 10am-6pm; Xmas Eve 10am-5pm; New Years Eve 10am-7pm; New Years Day 12pm-5pm

Specials: Pick your sale percentage on one item this festive season. Bring a shopping friend and receive a free gift for each $100 service for purchase.

A Gift 4 You!

Unique handcrafted items like custom wedding brooms, t-shirts, and crochet accessories, celebrating the African-American tradition of Jumping the Broom and the values of resilience and heritage. With brooms made in Southern Africa and customized in the U.S., each piece is a meaningful, one-of-a-kind gift, alongside handmade jewelry, stationery, and textiles.

Specials: Black Friday Sale!

  • Online only
  • (215) 530-0077

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BEAUCOUP HOODOO
Bookstore + Botanica
📍 6147 Germantown Ave.
🔗 beaucouphoodoo.com

Germantown Bike Supply
Commuter, family, cargo & mountain bikes.
📍5901 Wayne Ave Unit 3
🔗 germantown.bike

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SELF-CARE SERVICES

Male-focused skincare services and grooming products designed to make self-care accessible for men. Founded by beauty industry veteran Kiki, the studio features facials, beard treatments, and products to promote healthy, confident grooming.

Hours: Wed-Fri 10am-7pm; Sat & Sun 10am-3pm

5-star beauty and wellness services, including customized facials, body treatments, waxing, lashes, makeup, and yoni steaming. Explore our collection of natural hair growth products, luxury perfume oils, scented candles, and handmade accessories to enhance your self-care routine.

Hours: Mon-Wed 11am-3pm; Thu-Sat 11am–6pm

Male day spa and lounge offering massages, facials, barbering, manicures, and pedicures in a welcoming, masculine atmosphere.

Hours: 10-6:30pm

Specials: We have special pricing Wednesdays Free Hot Chocolate on Small Business Saturday

  • 6325 Germantown Ave
  • (215) 844-2619
  • Instagram @misterrelaxation

Altus Massage
📍 6122 Greene St
🔗 altusmassage.com

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HEALTH & WELLNESS

A community wellness space, botanica, and apothecary offering handcrafted herbal products, spiritual tools, and workshops, including herbal baths, blends, Florida water, and crystals.

Hours: Mon, Wed, Fri 11am-5pm; Sat & Sun 1-5pm

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FOOD + DRINK

A family-owned bakery offering homemade gourmet cupcakes, cakes, and creative treats.

Hours: Wed-Fri 11am-5pm, Sat 9am-3pm

Award-winning craft brewery

Hours: Mon-Thu 4-11pm; Fri 3pm-12am; Sat 1pm-12am; Sun 1-10pm

  • 137 Berkley St. Philadelphia, PA 19144
  • (267) 748-2495
  • Instagram: @atticbrewing

A full-service BYOB restaurant blending Asian and Hawaiian flavors with fresh, scratch-made dishes.

Hours: Mon – Fri 8am-8pm; Sat 9am-8pm; Sun 9am-3pm

Specials: 11/30 10% off dine in all day 9am-8pm

  • 322 West Chelten Ave.
  • (215) 804-8449
  • @dasgoodcafephilly

Roadhouse-style BBQ delivering classics like ribs, chicken, pork, and brisket, along with homemade sauces and sides.

Hours: Mon & Tue 3pm-9pm; Wed 11am-9pm; Thu- Sat 11am-10pm; Sun 11am-9pm

Artisanal bean-to-bar chocolates made from ethically sourced organic cocoa beans.

  • Online shop
  • (267) 234-7925
  • Instagram: @xoxoabean

Casual bar and grill serving seafood platters, Cajun-spiced dishes, steaks, and cocktails.

Hours: Tue-Sat 2pm-12am

Young American Hard Cider
Cozy tasting room & hand-crafted hard cider
📍 6350 Germantown Ave
🔗 youngamericancider.com

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Hot Clucks
Nashville hot chicken
📍10 W Chelten Ave
🔗 hotclucks.com

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The Nile Cafe
Vegan soul food
📍6008 Germantown Ave
🔗 nilevegancafe.com

Merzbacher’s
Old-school bread bakery
📍4530 Germantown Ave
🔗 merzbachers.com

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Halal Fusion Chinese
📍723 E. Chelten Ave
📸 @halal_fusion

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Ultimo Coffee
📍5901 Wayne Ave
🔗 ultimocoffee.com

Cluck & Gills
📍5729 Germantown Ave
🔗 cluckandgills.com

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Salam Cafe
Middle Eastern and Ethiopian cafe
📍5532 Greene St
🔗 alifamilyrestaurants.com

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ART

Artwear apparel and art prints designed by the founder of the Germantown ArtHaus.

Professional clay studio specializing in custom ceramic tiles, blending artistry with community engagement.

Hours: Mon-Fri 9am-4pm and by appointment

Intricate black-and-white paper cutouts featured on shirts, totes, and prints.

Specials: Holiday cards

NOMAD
@nomad_face

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Olivia Duffy
@port.olivia

Blendini
@masonfromblendini

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Steven Taylor
@ubuntufineart

Oronde Kairi
@orondekairi

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CLASSES, ACTIVITIES + SERVICES

Celebrate with us at Our House Culture Center!  Whether you’re planning a celebration, creative workshop, or community event, our two welcoming spaces are perfect for bringing your vision to life. Book your event today!

📍6376-80 Germantown Ave
📸 @iloveourhouse
📞 267-354-0689

Philadelphia’s first woman of color-owned ceramic studio, using ancestral techniques to create vessels that promote collective healing. The studio offers ceramics and private wheel-throwing sessions.

Events: “Handmade Holidays” series on Thursdays, 12-2pm and Fridays, 6:00-8:00pm. Folks can join for a clay workshop where they get to make their own ceramic artifact for the holidays!

Specials: Pottery available for sale online in December (with pickup option available at the studio)

  • 90 E Church Lane, Phila PA 19144
  • (267) 997-3044
  • Instagram: @iamartifact

Jiu-Jitsu, Muay Thai, and Yoga programs for adults and children, focusing on fitness, mobility, and self-defense.

An inclusive community offering high-quality arts education to students of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds.

Hours: Mon-Thu 10am-9pm; Sat 8:30am-4pm

Specials: Free trial rehearsals for Settlement’s Gleeksman-Kohn Children’s Choir

A creative studio offering paint-and-sip events, therapeutic art sessions, and private parties for all ages.

Specials: Holiday Paint Party Package! Book a private holiday-themed paint party for family, friends, or colleagues and receive 15% off for groups of 10 or more! Perfect for office gatherings or family get-togethers. Promo Code for $5.00 off use ARTVIP

Pay what you can dance studio offering ballet, tap, African, jazz, hip-hop, contemporary, creative movement, acrobatics, and tumbling.

Events: Saturday December 7th, 10-4

Youth-centered performing arts organization offering theatre classes, camps & performances in Northwest Philly.

📍21 W. Washington Lane
📸 @yesandcamp
📞 (215) 278-4264

🕙 Mon-Fri 9am-1pm

Space & Grace Yoga
📍6120 Greene St Unit B
🔗 spaceandgrace.studio

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Yard Out Fit Club
📍6139 Germantown Ave Suite 102
🔗 yardoutfitclub.com

Wissahickon Dance
📍38 E School House Ln
🔗 wissahickondance.com

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KDD Theatre
📍5427 Germantown Ave
🔗 kddtheatre.com

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