Alex Deli market inc
Convenience store and deli counter at the 600 block of Lincoln Highway. Cold drinks and a sandwich for the road.
Independent shops that beat the big-box default.
16 independent shops in Coatesville, PA, on one page: 8 local goods, 5 boutique, 5 gifts. 3 events are coming up at these shops; the Coatesville calendar has the dates.
Convenience store and deli counter at the 600 block of Lincoln Highway. Cold drinks and a sandwich for the road.
Claranda Tay Candles Co is a candle-maker and gift shop just off Lincoln Highway on North 2nd Avenue. Scented pours and small gifts.
Independent bookshop at 228 Lincoln Highway, shelves deep enough to lose an afternoon. Shares the storefront with Stingy Brims Hat Company.
A Lincoln Highway market stocked with goods actually made in and around Coatesville. Browse long enough and it turns into gift buying.
Small boutique on the Lincoln Highway stretch downtown, stocked with gifts and finds. Newer to the block and worth a slow browse.
Deli and grocery market on Lincoln Highway, built more for the quick run than the weekly haul. A counter that runs on its regulars.
Olena's is a salon and boutique sharing one storefront up in the offices at 139 E Chestnut Street. Book a chair or browse the boutique side.
A neighborhood mini market and carnicería on Strode Avenue, with a butcher counter and the pantry staples the big stores skip. Come for the meat, leave with dinner mostly sorted.
Neighborhood mini market on Lincoln Highway, stocked deeper than the size suggests. Grocery-run staples without the big-box trip.
Retail nursery out on Telegraph Road with a native-plant focus, wild bergamot included. Spicebush swallowtails have been photographed working the stock, which is the endorsement that counts.
Tattoo studio and boutique sharing one address on East Chestnut. Come for the ink or just the shelves.
Gift shop on East Chestnut stocked with small-batch goods and last-minute presents. Easy to fold into a downtown loop.
Hat shop at 228 Lincoln Highway, named for the short-brim style. Shares the storefront with Looker Books.
Mexican grocery on Lincoln Highway, stocked with the masa and dried chiles the chain stores skip. The pantry stop for the real thing.
Women's clothing boutique on Lincoln Highway in Coatesville, heavy on dresses and going-out looks. The kind of racks you scan for one specific thing before an event.

The village store in Ercildoun has been trading since 1818 — its founder was a conductor on the Underground Railroad — and the Petro family has kept it going since 1987. These days that means chef-prepared take-home dinners, gourmet cheese, and the new Buck Run Cafe counter alongside the groceries.
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