Goods & Services

Best optical shop

LensCrafters
various locations, www.lenscrafters.com

2. Styleyes
2231 J Street, Suite 102; (916) 448-2220

3. Sunglass Hut
various locations, www.sunglasshut.com

Best men’s clothes and shoes

Macy’s
various locations, www.macys.com

2. Nordstrom
various locations, www.nordstrom.com

3. Men’s Wearhouse
various locations, www.menswearhouse.com

Best women’s clothes and shoes

Macy’s
various locations, www.macys.com

2. Nordstrom
various locations, www.nordstrom.com

3. Express
various locations, www.expressfashion.com

Best grocery store

Safeway
various locations, www.safeway.com

2. Raley’s
various locations, www.raleys.com

3. Bel Air
various locations, www.raleys.com

Best place for hip home décor

Z Gallerie
545 L Street, Suite 1011, in Downtown Plaza; (916) 442-2299; www.zgallerie.com

2. Pier 1 Imports
various locations, www.pier1.com

3. Pottery Barn
1689 Arden Way, Suite 1084, in Arden Fair Mall, (916) 923-3503; 1151 Galleria Road, Suite 155, in Roseville, (916) 788-1440; www.potterybarn.com

Best farmers’ market

Denio’s Farmer’s Market and Auction
1551 Vineyard Road in Roseville, (916) 782-2704

2. Cesar Chavez Plaza every Wednesday
www.california-grown.com

3. W and Eighth streets, under the freeway, every Sunday
www.california-grown.com

Best liquor store

A&P 21sT STreeT Liquor STore
1101 21st Street, (916) 444-8901

2. Beverages & More
various locations, www.bevmo.com

3. Tower Liquor
1525 Broadway, (916) 442-7020

Best bookstore

Borders
various locations, www.borders.com

2. The Open Book
910 21st Street, (916) 498-1004 or (800) 365-2401, www.openbookltd.com

3. Barnes & Noble
various locations, www.barnesandnoble.com

Best used-book store

Beers Books
1431 L Street, (916) 442-9475

2. Time Tested Books
1114 21st Street, (916) 447-5696, www.sl.net/~ttbooks

2. The Book Collector
1008 24th Street, (916) 442-9295

3. Bookworm By Trent
various locations

Best head shop

Twisted Cigars
3718 J Street, (916) 457-4141

2. Bonehead Tattoos
718 K Street, (916) 444-5631

3. The Underground
5628 Watt Avenue in North Highlands, (916) 344-5144

Best place to buy music

Tower Records
various locations, www.towerrecords.com

2. The Beat
1700 J Street, (916) 446-4402, www.beatsacramento.com

3. Dimple Records
various locations, www.dimple.com

Best video rental

Blockbuster
various locations, www.blockbuster.com

2. Hollywood Video
various locations, www.hollywoodvideo.com

3. Tower Video
various locations, www.towerrecords.com

Best bank

Wells Fargo
various locations, www.wellsfargo.com

2. Washington Mutual
various locations, www.wamu.com

3. Bank of America
various locations, www.bankofamerica.com

Best shopping mall

Arden Fair Mall
1689 Arden Way, (916) 920-1167, www.ardenfair.com

2. Downtown Plaza
547 L Street, (916) 442-4000

3. The Galleria at Roseville
1151 Galleria Boulevard, (916) 787-2000, www.galleriaroseville.com

Best department store

Macy’s
various locations, www.macys.com

2. Nordstrom
various locations, www.nordstrom.com

3. Target
various locations, www.target.com

Best place to buy used clothing

Crossroads Trading Company
2935 Arden Way, (916) 972-9900, www.crossroadstrading.com

2. Buffalo Exchange
2920 Arden Way, (916) 972-1659, www.buffaloexchange.com

3. Goodwill Industries
various locations, www.goodwill.org

Best bike shop

City Bicycle Works
2419 K Street, (916) 447-2453; 7885 Greenback Lane, (916) 726-2453; citybicycleworks.com

2. Bob’s Cycle Center
various locations

3. Natomas Bike Shop
3291 Truxel Road, (916) 641-8640, www.natomasbikeshop.com

Best electronics store

Fry’s Electronics
various locations, www.frys.com

2. Best Buy
various locations, www.bestbuy.com

3. Circuit City
various locations, www.circuitcity.com

Best pet store

PetSmart
various locations, www.petsmart.com

2. PetCo
various locations, www.petco.com

3. Western Feed & Pet Supply
1600 34th Street, (916) 452-4741

3. Capitol Aquarium
1920 29th Street, (916) 452-5556

Best tattoo shop

American Graffiti Tattoo & Piercing
1219 19th Street, (916) 443-7778

2. The Exotic Body
807 30th Street, (916) 447-6824, www.exoticbody.com

3. Bonehead Tattoos
718 K Street, (916) 444-5631

Best hair salon

Wham
2419 J Street, (916) 447-8931

2. Lush
2000 I Street, (916) 447-5874

2. Supercuts
various locations

3. Mosaic Midtown Salon & Spa
2700 J Street, (916) 558-2700