The Best Thrift Stores, Consignment Shops & Antique Stores in Brooklyn

What better place to find eclectic vintage and antique finds than Brooklyn? Arguably the trendiest of New York's boroughs, it's a treasure trove of hidden gems. Whether you're a local or just in town for the weekend, you'll want to add a few (or all!) of these to your hit list. 

Horseman Antiques

Antique store, 351 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11217

With furniture ranging from armoires to chairs and tables, Horseman Antiques adds mid century modern flair to any home. Its Brooklyn showroom consists of various restored furniture designs that reflect the modern tastes of the post World War II American home. If you can’t get enough of the mid century modern style, be sure to stop by the showroom and browse all the modern furniture it has to offer.

Yesterday’s News Antiques and Collectibles

Antique store, 428 Court Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231

Specializing in antique and vintage furniture and clothing, Yesterday’s News Antiques and Collectibles brings a touch of historic flair into Carroll Gardens. The store features furniture from time periods before the 1970s and houses a variety of contemporary collector’s items, clothing, jewelry, and media memorabilia. Yesterday’s News provides a place for those seeking a marriage between antique and vintage styles.

Bedford Galleries Inc.

Antique store, 1167 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11216

Bedford Galleries Inc. fills its showroom with luxury used furniture, artwork, home decor, and lighting. A family-owned antique furniture business, Bedford Galleries strives to provide high-quality, carefully-curated antiques. If antique furniture is your style, head over to the Bedford Galleries Inc. showroom to browse.

cityFoundry

Antique store, 369 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11217

An integral part of downtown Brooklyn’s antique hub, cityFoundry has been distributing carefully-curated twentieth century furniture and home decor for twenty years. The showroom combines the ever-trendy mid century modern style with industrial age antiques, catering to customers with a range of tastes. Visit downtown Brooklyn and browse cityFoundry to pay homage to the twentieth century.

Reuse America

Vintage store, 387 Bushwick Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11206

This vintage warehouse specializes in mid century modern furniture as well as clothing, home decor, art, and other collectibles from the late twentieth century. Looking to preserve items and their rich histories, Reuse America refurbishes and upcycles high-quality vintage items, bringing in a new truckload every day. For a blast from the midcentury past, be sure to visit Reuse America.

Van Der Most Modern

Vintage store, 159 Troutman Street, Brooklyn, NY 11206

With its products carefully curated and sourced from the Netherlands, Van Der Most Modern adds mid century modern flair to Brooklyn’s vintage scene. Founder and owner Gijs van der Most acquires high-quality vintage furniture and home decor from garage sales, auctions, and flea markets across the ocean. For a European take on the mid century modern trend, explore Van Der Most Modern in Bushwick.

Awoke Vintage

Vintage store, 688 Manhattan Avenue, Brooklyn, NY

With humble beginnings as a small market in Perth, Australia, Awoke Vintage collects styles from all time periods and sources a wide variety of unique looks. The store even collaborates with stylists, designers, and production companies in order to add a blast-from-the-past to events, projects, and shoots. Stop by Awoke Vintage for an individualized, one-of-a-kind style from any time period you could imagine.

Brooklyn Vintage Company

Vintage store, 194 Irving Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11237

Located in Brooklyn’s Bushwick neighborhood, Brooklyn Vintage Company caters to vintage shoppers looking for a variety of different goods. The store specializes in anything from clothing and accessories to lighting and home decor. Its diversity translates into the time period Brooklyn Vintage Company pays homage to, meaning that there is something for everyone who walks in.

L Train Vintage

Vintage store, 1377 Dekalb Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11221

With new high-quality vintage merchandise collected from buyers across the country shipped in three times each week, there is always something new and interesting at L Train Vintage. The store was founded in 1999 and contains a variety of clothing items that take their wearers back to the late twentieth century. Browse the shelves of L Train Vintage to add more culture and character to your wardrobe.

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June 25, 2023     Updated 12:07 PM

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