Lungu Gifts & Antiques

This is the store to visit for most of your Christmas gifts. Absolutely full of unique gift items.

I’ve walked by this place many times since I always make an effort to go to Piroshky Piroshky when I hit Seattle. I also used to buy my clove cigarettes at the local shop down the row.
I walked in because I had been wanting to buy incense There is no place near me that sells it, I didn’t feel like driving to Portland for an incense run, I wasn’t sure if World Market (formerly Cost Plus) still carried incense and I didn’t want to buy online.
The man behind the register was probably the owner; if not, he was over the top helpful in helping me to look for what I was searching for.
The store is a little crowded but it’s jam packed full of fun imports and hippie skirts. I picked up some of the traditional Nag Champa incense and tried another scent by the same company. I was hoping he might have some amber but he didn’t but he did try and help me find amber incense and oils. They just weren’t what I was looking for.
The prices were about what you would see on Amazon and it’s a nifty little shop.

If you’re into African inspired gifts, this is the place, however, as Amy mentioned, be careful of the pricing and materials. Most things I found to be reasonable, however, there were a few that were questionable in terms of authenticity that I spotted, specifically one of their boxes. There is a possibility that I am paying import fees, however, things are dirt cheap to begin with that some of the pricing is odd.

The store has a lot of unique gifts. The Owner greeted me with smiles and small talks. Why the 1 star? The 3 for $ 50 sign next to the «Pashmina Shawls». Upon closer inspection you’ll find they’re 100% polyester. Now they’re beautiful shawls with silk feel and they should be advertised as such. Unethical false advertising gets an automatic 1 star for sure.

Looking for something unique? Lungu is a great spot to start. Located downstairs in Pike Place Market, it’s a bit hard to find — but when you do, you see that the owner is awesomely nice and really knows his way around the gifts he’s selling.
From the Pike Place Market description, Lugu sells «hand-​carved wooden products from Africa and Indonesia. Hand-​carved soap stone from Africa and Indonesia. Authentic African and Indonesian clothing, jewelry and lots of accessories.» Gives you a pretty good idea of what they have in the store, right?
My girlfriend found a few items of jewelry and a skirt that she loved. We also saw some Henna ink that was tempting — maybe next time. A lot of clothes, a lot of random goodies — you could get lost in thought just looking around.