Shops & Galleries
Chester has always been known as an artist and dining destination and features not only award-winning, original art created by local painters, printmakers, sculptors and photographers, but also many fun and unique, curated shopping experiences.
All of Chester’s shops and restaurants are independently owned, primarily by the artist or chef themselves.
Acoustic Music .Org
Connecticut's premier shop for acoustic instruments; guitars, mandolins, banjos, basses, ukuleles and more.
4 Maple Street
(203) 458-8353
Blackkat Leather
An artistic and creative store featuring handmade leather goods crafted on the premises as well as other locally made crafts, jewelry and art.
36 Main Street
info@blackkatleather.com
CT River Wine & Spirits
Connect River Wine & Spirits Creates a fun and welcoming experience as the lower river valley’s most accessible and service-driven wine shop.
191 Middlesex Avenue
(860) 322-3381
Chester Gallery & Framing
Paintings, works on paper, sculpture, baskets & custom picture framing.
76 Main Street
(860) 449-3617
Chester Package Store
A mixed collection of wine, beer and specialty liquors, our selection includes a wide variety of vintages from all over the world, craft-brewed beer, as well as old stand bys, and some of the most sought after artisanal whiskeys and scotches.
1 North Main Street
(860) 526-5305
The Little Shop by Nora Murphy Country House
Vintage finds, waiting for you to come and explore.
(The Little Shop is also home to The Bramble Collective, Lilli Wanda Designs & Simply Photo Designs)
1 Main Street
(Main floor)
(9140 462-1108
Dina Varano
Dina Varano Gallery has been a destination store for 25 years. Featuring artisan jewelry by Dina and a curated collection focusing on the handmade. If you need a little something, or a statement piece, you can find the perfect gift right here.
27 Main Street
(860) 526-8866
Lark
Come in on a whim! Experience the quintessential village store -- where notions and necessities converge in the form of exceptional ladies apparel, distinctive jewelry and wondrous gifts for almost everyone (including the little ones!).
4 Water Street
(860) 322-4256
RebootEco
A zero waste & refill shop offering practical solutions for a low waste lifestyle. Bring your own container and refill from a variety of household cleaners and bath products and find reusable alternatives that make eco- conscious living easier and more accessible!
11 Main Street
hello@rebooteco.com
Leif Nilsson Spring Street Studio & Gallery
Contemporary Impressionist oil paintings and limited edition fine art prints. Concerts in the Garden.
1 Spring Street
(860) 526-2077
Lori Warner Studio/Gallery & Swoon Boutique
Dream. Create. Inspire. The Lori Warner Gallery and Swoon Boutique exhibit beautiful and thought-provoking work by artists and designers who cherish the process of creating.
21 Main Street
(860) 322-4265
Quinn-Munson Studio
Deborah Quinn-Munson’s work is known for its bold color, energetic line, and strong composition, which are primary to her as a painter to convey a powerful image filled with atmosphere and light. Deborah’s involvement in art includes working as a commercial artist, potter, photographer, and teacher. Currently, she paints at Quinn-Munson Studio in Chester, Connecticut.
(860) 526-2548
West Main Street Studio
Helene M. Johnson
Artist/Sculptor
Original sculpture, commission work, portraiture
1 West Main Street
(860) 434-1106 or (860) 227-7367
By appointment or chance
The Space Gallery
A collaboration of local artists.
1 Main Street
(Basement Level)
(860) 227-1196
Bramble Co.
Locally grown, in season flowers. Hand crafted. Nature inspired. Forged naturally dried roots, burls and trunks.
Wild and one of a kind. Not your
everyday flower shop.
(Located inside The Little Shop)
1 Main Street
860-813-2705
The Wayfinder Society
A curated shop of Global wares and curiosities.
14 Main Street
(860) 322.3905
William L. Schaeffer Photographs
Vintage American and European photographs by major and minor artists bought and sold. Daguerreotypes and stereoviews.
41 Main Street
(860) 526-3870
By chance or appointment.
Amber & Lowell
On-trend women’s fashion and accessories.
1 North Main Street
(480)-335-4171