Entertainment & Gifts

Choose from more than 30 flavors of handmade truffles—from the classic hazelnut to the whimsical rum raisin and even a vegan version of dark chocolate—packaged in artsy blue-and-gold-colored gift boxes with geometrical patterns.

Find that perfect gift for your beauty-junkie friend at a specialty boutique that carries European finds such as Santa Maria Novella fragrances made in Florence, Italy.

Looking for a Hendrix poster from the 1969 Devonshire Downs show you missed because you were either too stoned or too young? Try ArtRock for music memorabilia.

Part design shop, part vintage-collector's studio, Chariots of Fire carries a selection of contemporary European jewelry and found treasures from around the world. Think Victorian and Georgian necklaces and rings; photography, fashion and art books; and assorted trays and apothecary jars. "We travel abroad and scour markets from Japan to Europe for all sorts of special design-based items," says co-owner Ritz Yagi.

Channel your inner Francophile with wares like hand-painted porcelain, blown-glass wine tumblers and jacquard tablecloths from France.

Art books, art T-shirts and art objets coexist with actual artworks in the old Busvan for Bargains space.

Earthly delights like over-the-top bouquets and big photography books.

Earthly delights like over-the-top bouquets and big photography books.

The crowded bazaar calls on France, India and Mexico: jewel-colored silk quilts, spider's-web-delicate jewelry, embroidered clothes and, to fill in the philosophical gaps, the book Worldchanging (foreword by Al Gore).

If you don't have the cash to be a cult collector but want to get a taste, don't despair. Greg O'Flynn is often pouring something from his shop's excellent choice of Cal wines.