Downtown Santa Monica
Toy store
The Acorn Store
A toy store on 5th Street in downtown Santa Monica, a short walk from the Promenade.
The boutique directory
Children's boutiques in Los Angeles
Los Angeles keeps its little shops the way it keeps everything else — spread wide. Santa Monica and the bay hold four, two of them side by side in the Brentwood Country Mart. Pasadena and the foothills hold three more, the Eastside two, the South Bay two, and the rest sit out across Venice, West LA, Culver City, Fairfax and Sherman Oaks. We've gathered 16 across 15 neighborhoods, each one hand-checked and chosen by eye, never a paid placement.
16 shops · 15 neighborhoods · 6 toy shops · 2 children's bookstores · 3 resale shops · hand-checked, never paid · ratings from Google, checked August 2026
By neighborhood
Santa Monica & the bay 4 shops
Ocean Park, Santa Monica
Baby and children's boutique
Caro Bambino
A baby and children's boutique on Main Street in Ocean Park.
Brentwood Country Mart, Santa Monica
Toy store
Toy Crazy
A toy store inside the Brentwood Country Mart on 26th Street.
Brentwood Country Mart, Santa Monica
Children's boutique
Poppy Store
A baby and children's clothing boutique in the Brentwood Country Mart.
The Westside 3 shops
Venice
Toy store
HUZZAH! Toys
A toy store on Lincoln Boulevard in Venice, open seven days a week.
West Los Angeles
Children's bookstore
Children's Book World
A children's bookstore on West Pico Boulevard in West Los Angeles.
Culver City
Kids' consignment
Noodles Children's Resale Boutique
A children's consignment boutique on Sepulveda Boulevard in Culver City, going since 2000.
Pasadena & the foothills 3 shops
Playhouse Village, Pasadena
Toy store
Union Street Toys
Toys and books on North Madison Avenue in Pasadena's Playhouse Village.
South Pasadena
Toy store
The Dinosaur Farm
A thirty-year-old toy and book shop on Mission Street in South Pasadena.
Montrose
Children's bookstore
Once Upon A Time Bookstore
A children's bookstore on Honolulu Avenue in Montrose, calling itself America's oldest.
The Eastside 2 shops
Grow Kid Grow
A vintage and pre-loved kids' boutique on York Boulevard in Highland Park.
The Green Bean
Gently used children's things, new toys and local-maker gifts on Eagle Rock Boulevard.
The South Bay 2 shops
Sol Baby
A children's clothing boutique on Pier Avenue in Hermosa Beach.
Rabbit Ladders
A children's boutique on South Pacific Coast Highway in El Segundo.
Central Los Angeles & the Valley 2 shops
Kip's Toyland
A toy store inside the Original Farmers Market at Third and Fairfax.
Juvenile Shop
A baby and children's boutique on Ventura Boulevard in Sherman Oaks.
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Good to know
Where are the best children's boutiques and toy stores in Los Angeles?
The independent shops we have found spread out the way Los Angeles does. Santa Monica and the bay hold four — The Acorn Store downtown, Caro Bambino in Ocean Park, and Toy Crazy and Poppy Store together in the Brentwood Country Mart. Pasadena and the foothills hold three more, the Eastside two, the South Bay two, and the rest sit across the Westside, Fairfax and Sherman Oaks. Every shop here is hand-checked.
Which Los Angeles shops are children's bookstores rather than toy stores?
Two: Children's Book World on West Pico Boulevard in West Los Angeles, and Once Upon A Time Bookstore in Montrose, which calls itself America's oldest children's bookstore. Union Street Toys and The Dinosaur Farm carry books alongside toys.
Are there secondhand or resale children's shops in Los Angeles?
Three on this list. Grow Kid Grow in Highland Park is a vintage and pre-loved kids' boutique, The Green Bean in Eagle Rock carries gently used children's things alongside new toys, and Noodles in Culver City has been taking children's clothing and baby gear on consignment since 2000.
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