Shop Local: Small businesses mean big choices in downtown Lake Worth Beach
The 10 blocks of downtown Lake Worth Beach’s shopping district embrace diversity with unique finds for everyone on your list, and globe-spanning eateries.
Start at the Tacky Tourist, the latest outlet for iconic shop owner Andy Amoroso’s imagination. From incense, jewelry, clothes, vintage finds and costumes to rubber chickens, the common thread is fun. Even if you don’t know what you’re looking for, you’ll find it here. Move on to Trinkets and Treasures for global gifts, clothes and art for more ideas.
Whether you like to dress up, dress down or just stay cool, Carielle’s Closet at 9 N. K St. spans the spectrum from trendy to high-end and classic consignment. Eclective Boutique at 705 Lake Ave. offerings include Italian linens, pre-owned and menswear as well as art for the home and locally sourced body care.
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The Dancing Elephant book shop calls itself a “metaphysical bookstore” but has classics and collectors’ editions as well.
While your cats and dogs can’t tell you what they want to eat, play with and wear, the expert staff at Paws on the Avenue, 525 Lake Ave., can with stuff for pets and their parents. This store helps the county’s Animal Care and Control find worthy homes for kittens and cats, who can be found in a cozy cage by the front door.
Best hours to shop in downtown Lake Worth Beach
Go after 11 a.m. and before 6 p.m. to catch most of them open.
Best way to get to downtown Lake Worth Beach and where to park
Lake and Lucerne Avenues lie about half a mile east of Interstate 95 and between 6th Avenue South and 10th Avenue North exits. The main streets are lined with parallel parking spaces, but a vacant one can be hard to find. The one-way side streets are a little more open. Also, watch for free public parking lots.
Best food, Lake Worth Beach restaurants
You can travel the world in a few short blocks with choices of Turkish (Sofa at the corner of Dixie Highway and Lake), Thai and Japanese (Oka at 817 Lake Ave. and Hachi at 809 Lake Ave.), Philippine (Kuyo Henry’s Restobar, 720 Lake Ave.), Peruvian (Victoria’s Pisco Lounge, 806 Lake Ave.), French (Vincent's Bistro French Bakery, 516 Lucerne Ave.) and Florida raw bar (Dave’s Last Resort & Raw Bar, 632 Lake). For a coffee break or snack, drop into South Beach Coffee Co. at 600 Lake anytime — it’s open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. during the week, from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturdays and 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sundays.
Amenities for shoppers, kids, seniors
The city's Community Redevelopment Agency's Adirondack Chair Project offers a chance to recline on a chair painted by a local artist. Find one in front of the Tacky Tourist, Paws on the Avenue and in front of the yarn bomb installation Soul Talks with Palms, by local artist Milena Arango at 509 Lake Ave.
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An unpainted wall is hard to find in this art-loving downtown. The Los Panchos Tacos and Tequila bar has closed but the party mood remains just waiting to make you the toast of the town.
Holiday-themed events in downtown Lake Worth Beach
Victorian-garbed carolers will sing you into the holiday spirit and Santa Claus will pay a visit at the city's Christmas tree lighting, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 25 at Cultural Plaza, 414 Lake Ave. Return to the plaza from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 9 when Holidays in Hollywood sets the theme for Lake Worth Beach's holiday parade with floats recalling films of Christmases past.
Giuseppe Sabella is a reporter at The Palm Beach Post, part of the USA TODAY Florida Network. You can reach him at gsabella@pbpost.com. Help support our journalism and subscribe today.
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