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Independent vintage and thrift stores in San Diego

There are 43 independent vintage and thrift stores in San Diego County on the Hot Tip map, counted on : 17 in Central San Diego, 3 in Coastal San Diego, 4 in North County coastal, 5 in North County inland, 11 in East County and 3 in South Bay. 11 have hours on record.

Counted from the live Hot Tip map. Listings start from OpenStreetMap and are corrected by hand.

How this list is made. Every shop tagged as secondhand or as a charity shop in OpenStreetMap, plus any shop with vintage, thrift, consignment or resale in its name. Chains are left off by their corporate parent. Within an area, places named in print or on Reddit come first, then places with hours on record, then the rest by name.

Central San Diego 17

Midway District3

Hillcrest2

Mid-City2

Normal Heights2

City Heights1

Convoy and Kearny Mesa1

East Village1

Mira Mesa1

North Park1

San Carlos and Del Cerro1

  • BGR Resale

    Clothing

    Mon to Sat 10am to 6pm, closed Sun

University City1

University Heights1

Coastal San Diego 3

Point Loma2

Coronado1

North County coastal 4

Oceanside3

Encinitas1

North County inland 5

Fallbrook3

  • Hidden Treasures Thrift Store

    Thrift store

    913 South Main Avenue, Fallbrook, CA 92028

  • Saint Peter Thrift Store

    Thrift store

    520 South Main Avenue, Fallbrook, CA 92028

    stpeterthriftstore.org

  • Sunflower Vintage

    Antiques

    429 South Main Avenue, Fallbrook, CA 92028

4S Ranch1

  • 4s Home Consignment Center

    Furniture

    16617 Dove Canyon Road, San Diego, CA 92127

Escondido1

  • Salvation Army Family Store

    Thrift store

    183 East Washington Avenue, Escondido

East County 11

El Cajon6

La Mesa2

  • La Mesa Thrift Store

    Secondhand

  • Twice Treasured Thrift Store

    Secondhand

    8363 Center Drive, La Mesa, CA 91942

Casa de Oro1

  • Vintage Furniture

    Furniture

    3769 Avocado Boulevard, La Mesa, CA 91941

Jacumba1

  • Jacumba Trading Post

    Thrift store

    44555 Old Highway 80

Spring Valley1

South Bay 3

Chula Vista1

  • DAV Veterans Thrift Store

    Secondhand

    881 Broadway, Chula Vista, CA 91911

    Mon to Sat 8am to 6:30pm, Sun 9:30am to 5pm

    davveteransthriftstores.com

Nestor1

San Ysidro1

  • Dina's Trifty Store

    Secondhand

    132 West San Ysidro Boulevard, San Ysidro, CA 92173

What the map can tell you

How many independent vintage and thrift stores are there in San Diego?

Hot Tip lists 43 in San Diego County, counted on 5 October 2026: 17 in Central San Diego, 3 in Coastal San Diego, 4 in North County coastal, 5 in North County inland, 11 in East County and 3 in South Bay. The areas with the most are El Cajon (6), Midway District (3), Oceanside (3), Fallbrook (3) and Hillcrest (2). Chains are not counted.

Which vintage and thrift stores in San Diego County are open on Sunday?

Of the 11 with hours on record, 9 open on Sunday. The ones that do not are Imperial Vintage Guitars and BGR Resale.

Hours come from OpenStreetMap or from the business's own website. The rule for a chain is its owner. Anything with a national or regional corporate parent is out. A San Diego group with a few locations of its own stays. Seen a chain on this list, or a place that has closed, or one that is missing? Write to hello@hottip.club. If the place is yours, claiming it is free.

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