The best thrift stores in Austin join the city’s music and food draw cards for their quirky appeal across all tastes and budgets.
A haven for hippies and artists alike, it’s the unique lone ranger in the Lonestar state and an exceptional place to find pre-loved and vintage furniture, home decor, records, and clothes from as early as 1900.
And let’s not forget that Austinites bring tacos (not just tunes) to the thrift scene. What’s not to love when you go thrifting in Austin?
If you find yourself meandering along the Colorado River, which flows right through the heart of the city, check out our thrift shopping tips (or watch our video below) to get the most from your thrifty efforts.
Exploring Austin Thrift Stores
- Top Drawer Thrift Jump to store
- Hope Family Thrift Store Jump to store
- Room Service Vintage Jump to store
- Assistance League Of Austin Thrift House Jump to store
- Still In Style Jump to store
- Sparklekids Upscale Resale Jump to store
- Revival Vintage Jump to store
- Austin Creative Reuse Jump to store
- Charm School Vintage Jump to store
Top Drawer Thrift
Featuring a pristine selection of clothing and accessories, housewares, accessories, media, furniture, art, records, and vintage electronics, Top Drawer Thrift is, well…a top thrift store in Austin.
Besides their one-of-a-kind gems, 100% of the proceeds support those living with HIV/AIDS.
Technically an offshoot of nonprofit Project Transitions, each sale goes toward programs like supportive housing, hospice, counseling, meals, and more.
Items are accepted on a donation basis at their Rosedale location.
Price: $-$$
Hope Family Thrift Store
Hope Family Thrift Store is a strong contender for the best thrift store in Austin for furniture.
They also stock gently used merchandise at affordable prices, including housewares, home decor, clothing, shoes, books, toys, and small appliances.
They’re a safe-haven for disaster survivors offering free clothing and shoes.
Every time you buy something from their Windsor Park location, financial support is directed to the Austin Disaster Relief Network.
Price: $-$$
Room Service Vintage
And the award for the best storefront goes to Room Service Vintage.
A collective of eight vintage dealers, they stock a unique range of vintage sofas, seating, shelving, tables, bedroom and entertainment furniture, and miscellaneous household items from the 1950s to the 1970s.
This is in addition to vintage clothing, shoes, accessories, and jewelry.
With 3,500 square feet, a constant rotation of goods, and surprisingly affordable prices, you’re sure to find a few atypical treasures to adorn your home with.
Price: $$-$$$
Assistance League Of Austin Thrift House
For sheer quantity of options, this consignment furniture store is a good bet.
Considered a “resale department store,” Assistance League of Austin’s Thrift House is known for its fair prices and the exceptional condition of the items they sell.
Shop gently-used clothing for the whole family, furniture, tools, toys, books, office equipment, household items, jewelry, collectibles, and antiques.
The thrift store is open year-round and provides considerable income for Assistance League of Austin’s philanthropic programs. Which supplies clothes for school-age children, provides survivor kits for sexual victims, organizes visits and toy gifts for children in the hospital, and more.
Price: $$-$$$
Still In Style
Still in Style, formerly Restyle, is an upscale women’s consignment boutique and one of the most popular second-hand stores Austin has to offer.
Designer clothes and accessories are available at affordable prices, with (too many) new items added to their inventory daily.
In other words, they run out of space so they have to pause buying while they hold regular weekly sales to free up room for new consignments.
The woman-owned shop is the place to turn if you’re looking for popular fashion brands like Calvin Klein, J Crew, and lululemon.
Price: $$-$$$
Sparklekids Upscale Resale
The best baby and kids consignment store in Austin has to be Sparklekids Upscale Resale.
It is well-known as the place for school-age (and younger) secondhand shoppers.
The baby boutique shop with its natural light and neatly organized children’s clothing (sizes 0-12) will make shopping for shoes, books, toys, and baby furniture as easy as 1.2.3.
Perfect for young fashionistas, they only buy and sell top brands like Hanna Andersson, Mini Boden, Peek, Lilly Pulitzer, Crewcuts, Matilda Jane, and more.
There are also some local handmade clothes and accessories if you want a bespoke outfit for your mini-me.
Price: $-$$
Revival Vintage
Revival Vintage is dedicated to helping people “REwind, REthink, and REuse” with a collection of well-curated home decor items, furniture, and vintage clothing and accessories.
The main focus of the women-owned boutique thrift store in north Austin is mid-century furniture and decor, as well as vintage denim and tees.
The modern and spacious building occasionally hosts other vendors during their Revival Sunday Market—a place where Austin makers and vintage sellers come together for a fun thrifting experience, and food, and drink (obviously).
Price: $-$$$
Austin Creative Reuse
Do you identify as a conscious creative?
If yes, then do yourself a favor by stopping by Austin Creative Reuse, whose aim is to foster “conservation and reuse through creativity, education, and community building”.
Which, in other words, means they’re a thrift store for gently-used art and craft supplies.
With goods donated from businesses and individuals, shoppers may find sustainable school supplies, needles and thread, old magazines, corks, fabric remnants, art mediums and more.
They’re able to divert a remarkable 97% of what they receive from landfills—and help out all you starving artists on a shoestring budget.
If you can’t make it there personally, shop online instead.
Price: $-$$
Charm School Vintage
Charm School Vintage is undoubtedly one of the coolest thrift stores near Austin, TX.
Their passions include the 1930s, 1970s, and Victorian-era finds featuring natural fabrics, leather, lace, velvet, crochet, silk, fringe, beading, and embroidery.
They carry new handmade products, ethically-sourced crystals, and locally-made designer jewelry. For these, they prioritize working with creatives who are women and minorities.
They also offer regular classes surrounding art, wellness, and spirituality.
Too zen to leave your couch? You can shop their vintage range online, too.
Price: $$-$$$
Why Support Austin Thrift Stores?
You may be in a rush to get to Austin City Limits, but take the time to slow down and avoid fast fashion.
How?
By checking out the best thrift stores in Austin.
Not only is secondhand shopping one of the best ways to support the slow fashion movement, but it’s also the most effective at curbing textile waste.
Speaking of, the city (like the neighbouring thrift stores in San Antonio) has an impressive clothing and housewares curbside collection program, yet millions of pounds of textile waste still make their way to landfills.
This end-of-life focus doesn’t take into consideration that the fashion industry is the second most water-intensive industry in the world—slurping up 4% of global freshwater annually.
Combine that with significant greenhouse gas emissions, polluted lakes and rivers, and exploited workers, and it makes even more sense to fill your wardrobe with something new-to-you rather than just plain new.
What about Treasure City Thrift ?!?
Sounds like a good one Paul, thanks for commenting!
I volunteer at the St Vincent de Paul Thrift Store. We get some lovely donations. And a lot of items are given directly to those who need them. Please give us a look when you are next listing stores. Thanks