Shopping in Pensacola
The following are some of the shopping places in Pensacola:
- Cordova Mall, 5100 N 9th Ave, +1 850 477-5355. M-Sa 10AM-9PM, Su noon-6PM. A large indoor shopping mall located at the intersection of 9th Avenue and Bayou Boulevard. It is surrounded by many small shopping areas and provides a great place to wander around on a rainy day.
- Downtown Pensacola, Palafox Pl (south of Cervantes St), +1 850 434-5371. Offers an eclectic shopping experience, mainly on Palafox Street and the surrounding area. Popular shops include Distinctive Kitchens, a kitchen accessories store with chef-led cooking classes, Running Wild, a specialty store for runners and joggers, and Dollarhide's, an upscale music store. Most businesses are open until 5PM on weekdays, until 2PM on Saturdays, and closed Sundays.
- duh, 501 N 9th Ave, +1 850 439-0640. This garden and design center provides outdoor and indoor ideas for your home. The environment of the store is a sight to see and they spend a lot of energy finding pieces from the around the world to enhance their stock, including importing from Italy twice a year. Prices range from $5 to $8000, so there's something for every budget!
- Eden Garden Supply, 5044 N Palafox St, +1 850 439-1299. A hydroponic and organic gardening shop. Learn how to grow your own fruits, vegetables and flowers year round or how to get a jump on the growing season every year. Indoor and outdoor growing systems, check with their staff for anything from prebuilt beginner systems to help in building your own special growing areas. Only hydroponics shop between New Orleans, Gainesville and Atlanta.
- J.W. Renfroe Pecan Company, 2400 W Fairfield Dr, +1 800 874-4929. This rustic store has built a thriving business off the humble pecan, which you can still buy here in a traditional burlap sack, shelled or unshelled. Besides plain nuts, they also sell them in candies and conserves alongside a wide selection of traditional Southern food. Try their fudge or praline; they're always generous with the free samples!
- Palafox Farmer's Market, Martin Luther King Plaza, Palafox St, +1 850 434-5371. Jun-Oct, Sa 8AM-1PM. As the only farmer's market in Pensacola, this Saturday summertime event attracts farmers, cooks and artists.
- Pensacola Hardware, 20 E Gregory St, +1 850 438-3186. M-F 7AM-5PM, Sa 7:30AM-noon. First opened in 1852, Pensacola Hardware is the oldest continually running business in Pensacola. In addition to hardware, it now sells kitchen supplies and folk art.
- T&W Flea Market, 1717 N T St, +1 850 433-4315. W, Sa-Su 6AM-5PM. This large flea market is a great place to scrounge for antiques, good deals, and unique knick-knacks. The best shopping is Saturday before noon; the other days have much fewer vendors.
- University Mall, 7171 N Davis Hwy, +1 850 478-3600. M-Sa 10AM-9PM, Su noon-6PM. Located directly off Interstate 10 on Davis Hwy, it is the second mall in the Pensacola area; beginning in 2008, major renovations to the mall will convert it to an outdoor shopping center. Until then, enjoy the anchor stores Belk, Sears, and JCPenney, and the collection of small, mostly local shops inside.
- Yard sales are very popular in Pensacola on Saturdays, and it's common to see a half-dozen fluorescent signs fighting for space on an electric pole. Start early, around 7 AM, before the best buys are snatched up! Popular yard-sale destinations include the affluent homes on Scenic Hwy, the old neighborhood of East Hill, the subdivisions of Nine Mile Rd, and the city of Gulf Breeze, just south of Pensacola.
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