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Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
8th Day Distillery runs a bottle shop and cocktail bar at 1125 East Brookside Avenue in Indianapolis, distilling its own rum, gin, and limited-release rye whiskey and bourbon on the premises. The team also collaborates with area breweries on one-off specialty releases poured only at the taproom.
Best for House-distilled rum, gin, and cocktails
Mass Ave / Nora, Indianapolis
Global Gifts is a locally owned nonprofit shop selling fair-trade jewelry, textiles, and home goods sourced directly from artisan cooperatives around the world, with storefronts on Massachusetts Avenue and at 8519 Westfield Boulevard in Indianapolis's Nora neighborhood. Every purchase is structured to support fair wages and safe working conditions for the makers behind it.
Best for Fair-trade gifts and home goods
Global Gifts is a non-profit business, 501c3 certified, that sells fair trade goods from two Indianapolis stores. One stands at 873 Massachusetts Ave. downtown and the other at 8519 Westfield Blvd in Nora. The shelves are filled with handmade items from nearly 40 countries, from jewelry and home goods to toys and food. Artisans are paid upfront for orders, and the shop works only with vendors and groups that take care of the people who make the goods. Artisan groups on the shelves include Ganesh Himal and Global Mamas, with Bunyaad alongside, and brands such as Serrv and Ten Thousand Villages appear among the suppliers. As a member of the Fair Trade Federation the shop frames each purchase as a way to spend shopping dollars so that they empower producers and their communities. Volunteers support a small staff in keeping the stores open and running events, and donations go toward buying inventory from artisan groups so that the makers are paid for their work.
Broad Ripple, Indianapolis
Indy CD & Vinyl moved from Salt Lake City to Broad Ripple Avenue in 2001 and has bought, sold, and traded new and used records, CDs, and turntables from that storefront ever since. Founder Rick Zeigler sold the shop in 2013 to longtime manager Annie Skinner and her husband, and it now holds membership in the Coalition of Independent Music Stores.
Best for New and used vinyl, local music
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Kids Ink stocks picture books, middle-grade fiction, and staff-picked young-adult titles from its storefront at 5619 North Illinois Street in Indianapolis. The shop runs its own storytimes and author events and fulfills online orders through the Bookshop.org affiliate network rather than a corporate warehouse system.
Best for Children's and YA books, staff picks
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Long's Bakery has fried glazed and buttermilk cake donuts in Indianapolis since January 1955, with the same family running the ovens through four generations. A second Southport location opened in 1987, but the original near-west-side storefront still draws lines before dawn on weekends.
Best for Cake donuts, old-school bakery
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Carrie Abbott founded Newfangled Confections in 2012 to make Frittle, a peanut-brittle-meets-fudge candy she invented for a wedding, and the company later absorbed Best Chocolate in Town, folding in the beloved downtown chocolatier's recipes in 2020. The Indianapolis kitchen still hand-dips truffles and bark alongside its original nostalgic candy lines.
Best for Small-batch candy and hand-dipped chocolate
Broad Ripple, Indianapolis
Rusted Moon Outfitters has outfitted Broad Ripple hikers, campers and Monon Trail commuters from its Cornell Avenue storefront since 2002, curating more than 75 outdoor brands rather than pushing a single house label. The shop remains active in the neighborhood and participates in community retail events while also selling its own branded goods online.
Best for Outdoor and trail gear
Mass Ave, Indianapolis
Silver in the City has sold jewelry, housewares, and home decor from its Massachusetts Avenue storefront in downtown Indianapolis for two decades, later adding a second shop in Carmel. The locally owned retailer channels a portion of profits through its Silver Linings Fund to community and charitable causes.
Best for Jewelry, housewares, gifts
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
The Rugged Press is a boutique letterpress print shop and design studio in Indianapolis, printing greeting cards, stationery, and custom invitations one sheet at a time on a restored 1909 Chandler & Price floor press. The LGBTQ+-owned studio grew out of its founders' letterpress classes into a full design practice built on more than 15 years of combined graphic-design experience.
Best for Letterpress stationery and custom prints
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Tinker Coffee Co. roasts its beans in Indianapolis and pours them at its own cafes while also running a wholesale program that supplies local restaurants and offices. The team sources green coffee directly and roasts in small batches rather than relying on a national distributor.
Best for Directly sourced, small-batch beans roasted in Indianapolis for cafes and wholesale
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Tulip Tree Creamery hand-makes small-batch cheeses and cultured butter in the Indianapolis area, drawing on European cheesemaking tradition and Indiana dairy. The creamery has won a national Good Food Award in 2017, as listed by the Good Food Foundation, and its wheels turn up on cheese boards and restaurant menus across the city.
Best for Artisan cheese and cultured butter
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Three Indiana natives founded West Fork Whiskey Co. in 2014, turning a shared passion for distilling into what they call Indianapolis's premier craft distillery. The team distills its bourbon, rye, and other spirits on-site rather than sourcing bulk product from an out-of-state supplier.
Best for Craft bourbon and rye whiskey
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