Best New Business:
I Want That One
The gay-owned boutique I Want That One opened, appropriately enough, last year during Pride Month, offering customers an array of eclectic gifts and wine.
Proprietor Graham Bond’s shop features framed prints, photographs, home decor, pet items and gag gifts. It also features a curated selection of wines and regular wine-tasting events. I Want That One, 2410 N. Haskell Ave., may just have you saying “I want it all.”
IWantThatOne.net.
— Rich Lopez
Editor’s Choice, Best Shop:
Poets Books
The rise of indie book stores in North Texas is shining through as a sign of hope. Book stores are a convening space for folks with the written word in common. And Poets Books shows its love for — shocker — poetry books.
But it is more than just poetry. A number of novels and nonfiction books line the shelves here, but poetry remains king (queen?).
A proudly progressive store, the Deep Ellum location welcomes customers with its large Pride flag facing the door, and its selection of queer tomes is eclectic and exciting. Poets Books keeps it simple with its well-curated inventory, but it does throw in some surprises with gift items, stickers and cards. Located in Deep Ellum and Bishop Arts. PoetsBooks.com. — Rich Lopez
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Best Shops
Best New Business
I Want That One
2410 N. Haskell Ave.
IWantThatOne.net
214-258-5196
Best Gay Apparel
Skivvies
4001 Cedar Springs Road, Ste. C
SkivviesDallas.MyShopify.com
214-559-4955
Best Eyewear/Optical
Uptown Vision
3710 Rawlins St., Ste. 100
UptownVisionDallas.com
214-953-3937
Best Furniture Store
Gary Riggs Luxury Furniture & Design
1025 N. Stemmons Freeway, Ste. 550
GaryRiggs.design
214-547-1054
Best Thrift Store
Out of the Closet
(Profits benefit AIDS Healthcare Foundation)
3920 Cedar Springs Road
OutOfTheCloset.org
214-559-2173
Best Secondhand Shopping
The Vintage Empire
4418 Maple Ave.
The-Vintage-Empire.com
214-812-9926
Best Auto Dealership
Toyota of Irving
1999 W. Airport Freeway, Irving
ToyotaOfIrving.com
972-891-9926
Best Place to Get Flowers
The Botanical Mix
2000 N. Stemmons Freeway
and
1900 Pacific Ave.
TheBotanicalMix.com
214-546-3162
Best Grocery Store
H-E-B
Various locations
HEB.com
Best Liquor and Wine Selection
Total Wine & More
3810 Congress Ave.
(Other locations available)
Best Adult Shop
Alternatives of New Fine Arts
1720 W. Mockingbird Lane, Ste. B
NewFineArtsAlternatives.com
214-630-7071