Hunt & Gather

This is one of the funnest shops around, I love bringing out of town guests here or local friends that have not experienced shopping at Hunt & Gather yet! It’s two levels of fun, room after room of fun finds. Kinda freaky at times! You get your vintage kitchenware, furniture, clothing, antiques. It’s a DIY Pinteresters dream!
The setups that they do here are amazing, they tell a story plus it’s a balancing act, I’m surprised some of them don’t tumble over! I have lots of fun finds from this store.

They have officially lost their marbles. Maybe it’s the demand of vintage (which, hey, I am absolutely in support of and ALSO in support of people making a living), however it’s gotten REALLY expensive.
And it’s not that creative any more. It used to be full of little pockets of inspiration and now it’s just … full. And the friendliness hasn’t gotten any better either. It really depends on who is at the front desk, some are happier to see you than others.
Losing another star, Hunt and Gather. Boo. You were so good.

We were in town from Indianapolis and decided to stop in this very eclectic antique store. They had a mix of everything from vintage anatomical charts, taxidermy, architectural pieces, and a variety of random knick knacks. It has a hip and funky vibe different from most antique stores. I would definitely recommend stopping in here to take a look around if you’re in the area.

Very fun finds! Lots of eclectic pieces. Great place to look for hidden treasures for mixing old with new for bedrooms, living spaces, etc.

This store is fantastic! It has a gigantic selection of antiques and vintage stuff, including some mid-​century modern furniture. The only thing pulling this down from a five to a four is really partially my fault. The place is so jam packed with stuff, I managed to knock over a bunch of metal serving trays within ten minutes of going into the store. Things are really stacked on top of each other and mild clumsiness turns into a major problem.
I think this would be a great places to go on weekends to escape the heat/​freezing cold.

Amazing just to spend some time here, it’s like a free museum where the art is actually affordable. They seem to mostly specialise in defunct lettering and signs from outside buildings — check out the outside courtyard, literally lined with letters. Some amazing finds around the two storeys of organized clutter, and a even nice clean bathroom downstairs. It was a little muggy inside on the hot afternoon but there are plenty of fans and travel coolers around the store for some momentary relief. I could spend hours in here just looking at everything.

This store is like nothing I’ve ever seen before! If you’re in need of a unique gift, accent for your home, inspiration for an art project or if you just want to get lost in a sea of treasures, Hunt & Gather is the place. I had no intention of shopping here but I had to see what this store is all about after driving past and noticing the piles of colorful goods stored out front. This place is almost impossible to describe because it is unique and overwhelming in the variety of antiques, plants and oddities they sell. I highly recommend you simply check it out for yourself. It’s a place like none other for nostalgia and inspiration.
I note, however, if you have a hard time moving around, it may be challenging for you as there are staircases and crowded shop floors.

Great place to find random but very cool trinkets. They have some real treasures!

Easily the trendiest and most fun antique shop I’ve been to in a long time. Modern cards to vintage china — even plants for sale! Very cool place to go for anything industrial décor.

Place had their own style, but I found the selection limited & very underwhelming, not worth a cab ride from the city, but worth a $ 2 bus ride, that’s about it.
There is another antique shop across the street that is a bit better, but not by leaps.

Super dooper! Great collection of trendy large sign letters, clocks, and other oddities. Some items were over priced, then others were moderate. Just depended on the dealer. Large items up high were hard to find prices. Loved all the oddities and treasures. Not your typical junk store. If your looking for cut up license plate letters there is a booth in the basement to «spell» out your word. Pretty cleaver organization between the dealers. A true gem!

Very cool place but very unfair pricing. My girlfriend and I got some tiles and brought them up to check out. They were not priced so the two women at the desk pretty much just decided on the spot to make up a price. That wasn’t a huge deal. However, some of the tiles were half the size but were still the same price. Doesn’t quite add up to me. A half a pound of chicken should be cheaper than a pound of chicken, right? I made a comment about the pricing not making any sense and the woman just ignored me. I’ve seen a few comments on here about their lack of customer service skills and I see what they mean.
Very unprofessional and lazy to not have items marked and then make up prices in front of the customers. Probably won’t go back ever again unless they have something I can’t get anywhere else.

Cannot stress how much I love this place! Sort of a mix of old and new things, all interesting. I wanted to buy everything in the store (and outside of it)! The employees were super friendly and helpful.
I do feel that some of the items were pretty high priced, but since everything is priced by the individual seller of the item, I don’t really hold this against Hunt & Gather. Just pay attention to the price tags and find the good deals!

I love love love hunt and gather. Easily the best one stop shop in Minneapolis for treasure and junk alike… It’s almost impossible for me to go in without buying something.
I wouldn’t call it an antique shop necessarily — there’s plenty of new mixed with old, which keeps it from feeling like a stuffy attic. I love the rooms to the right when you walk in — there are towering stacks of crazy beautiful books I’ve never heard of wedged in with baby dolls and candles and whatever other crazy things can be thought of.
If you keep going back there are stacks and piles and drawers of signs and notecards and postcards and bags. Each room has a different feel so its worth it to pick through it all for sure. Be wary of bringing antsy shoppers with you– a trip can take a while.
I’ve always had my eye on the furniture there too– usually the best stuff is in the basement. They have blow out sales every few months so maybe for the next one I finally will… they have some bowling alley lockers I’ve had my eye on.

Hm Update. I realize we all have to make a living, but replacing half the upper level with repro and not really being clear about it to those new to this scene definitely knocks you down a notch in my eyes. FWIW, everything to your right as you come in is reproduction, more or less (there used to be an amazing assortment of cheaper, weirder, more rusted oddness which was vintage)
Still, great things to be found below and to your left upstairs. There’s no real end to the warren of cray cray.

I don’t believe there is any one way to prepare oneself for the visual onslaught that is Hunt & Gather. In the first 5 minutes walking through the store I had already whacked my head on a protruding board, and nearly brought down an entire display by tripping on an exposed corner of a table… it was certainly packed… but in a really great way.
I feel like there could be anything cool, retro, ancient, and amazing hiding around any corner in this place. My eyes went kind of hazy after a little while of roaming through and finding about 20 things I could potentially buy… from a vintage Santa to an old rusty #4 from an old sign… I settled in on a really cute vintage nightlight and an old Mexican Christmas record.
When I finished looking through the store, I wanted to take one more pass through, and was shocked to see there was a basement as well! More treasures? The stairs going down are a bit steep, but as you round the corner and see what appears to be miles and miles of curiosities… I felt like a kid in a toy store.
I’m going back sometime soon to buy a mounted deer head, and whatever else I can find that I never knew I needed.
Best thrift-​type store around for simply off the wall and weird items… some pricey, some not. Very friendly staff as well.

I wanna love-​love this place, but can’t get myself to. I will call it a strong liking, as I do enjoy spending ample amounts of time here browsing! However, I have yet to purchase anything. On my last visit here, my friend Corey S. got himself some bowling pins for $ 4 each.
WOWZA there is a tun of stuff. And by stuff, some amazing vintage finds, some overpriced globes, colored & oversized letters and some junkity-​junk-​junk. Overall, there’s a complete array of anything and everything you may be looking for. A+, for selection & variety! Some things are priced reasonably, while others left me thinking – serrrrriously, $ 78 for that?
There are a lot of cool things here, but you really need to dig for deals/​things in general. If you are seeking for that hidden treasure, this is definitely your place, as you may be looking for awhile until you find it. Many people seemed awed by the endless rooms, I think I was a little overwhelmed. Maybe next time, I need a glass of wine before my adventure?
As Annie D. noted, they do event rentals, so if you spy something a little outside of your price range, or not something you wanna hang onto forever, rent away!

This was my first thought upon entering this store:
«…Why are things stacked up so high over my head? If I was in an earthquake right now, my wallet would be lost in three feet of matchbooks and magnetic refrigerator letters and no one would be able to identify my body.»
I don’t mean to be a jerk, but there’s way too much junk in here and not enough high-​quality (but fairly priced) items to make it worth how crazy overwhelming this place is. It’s like walking through one of those hoarder houses (tiny paths and all) — if it wasn’t a store with a sign out front I’d be like, «Dude… you’ve gotta get your life together and let go of this craycray. Find a Fleetwood Mac album and dig out the CD player, I’m going to go order a dumpster and a pizza.»

Walking through this store is like taking a trip. No, not that kind of trip.
Hunt & Gather offers antiques and little knick knacks that are on the strange side. I think you’d need at least a few ounces of creativity to throw something together from the vintage items you find here. I bought a little cheese crate that I’m going to use as a plant box:
I can’t get out of my mind how the music went from punk to rock to grungy… and an older looking man sweeping the floor was singing along.
And everything was 20% off when I went! This sale is offered 4x a year and the flyers will make you remember it:
When I paid, a lady rung me up and started telling me about the quarterly sales, which always kicks off on a Thursday night with a PARTY in the store. Free snacks! cupcakes! hot dogs! drinks!
This has got to be one of the strangest stores I’ve ever visited.

I entered Hunt & Gather. My jaw dropped.
It reminded me of that time on 30 Rock when Patrice tells Liz Lemon, «Melissa, your face called. Soccer practice is over, and you need… to pick it up!»
Walking through this shop is like going on a treasure hunt. Since it was my first time, I was completely overwhelmed. I think after a couple more (thousand) visits, I’ll get a feel for the terrain, but there’s just room after room of interesting junk throughout two floors. The employees were all really friendly and helpful as I totally geeked out over everything.
Whether you’re looking for light-​up letters for signage (they’ve got tons) or vintage mounted antlers and taxidermy (also tons), antique dinnerware, or Japanese parasols, retro children’s books, crystal chandeliers, old post office bins, armchairs or ANYTHING interesting or kitschy, décor-​wise, you must come here.
Some things seemed to priced a little higher and some a little lower than what I would have guessed. They also do event rentals too, so if you want anything for a wedding or photo shoot, they charge 20% of the tag price to rent something for up to three days and it goes up from there if you need to keep something longer.
Thanks for the recommendation, Becca B.