Icicle Ridge Winery grows grapes on family-owned vineyards outside Leavenworth and pours the results at two tasting rooms on Front Street. The winery keeps production small and family-run rather than contracting fruit from a larger Washington label.
Kris Kringl keeps Front Street stocked with Christmas ornaments and decor 365 days a year, living up to its own motto that it is "Christmas All Year Long." The shop is one of Leavenworth's fixtures for visitors chasing the town's holiday-village atmosphere outside of December.
The Leavenworth Nutcracker Museum houses a collection built up over decades and pairs its exhibit hall with a shop selling nutcrackers to match, reinforcing the town's adopted Bavarian identity. It sits alongside the Front Street storefronts that make the theme more than just architecture.
Best for Nutcracker collection and matching gift shop
Nutcracker Haus & Tannenbaum Shoppe stocks German-style nutcrackers and Christmas ornaments year-round on Front Street, fitting squarely into Leavenworth's Bavarian village theme. It is listed among the town's chamber-registered small businesses rather than a seasonal pop-up.
Best for German-style nutcrackers and tree ornaments
Schocolat opened in 2007 to bring Belgian-style truffles and bon-bons to Leavenworth's Bavarian-themed downtown, and passed in January 2018 to Charissa DeMoss, who had apprenticed under founder Susie Johnson. The shop still hand-makes its chocolate on site rather than shipping in a wholesale line.
Best for Handmade Belgian-style truffles and bon-bons
The Hat Shop occupies its own storefront on Front Street after splitting from the neighboring Wood Shop, stocking hats for the town's year-round festival crowds. It remains an independently run specialty shop rather than a chain outpost.
Best for Hats for every Bavarian festival on the calendar