T-shirt Me
December 27, 2023 8:25 PM Subscribe
I am looking for a very specific style of t-shirt, from your neck of the woods...but keeping it real.
What I want are t-shirt recommendations that I can order online from your favorite restaurant, non-fashion related store, or otherwise includes the business name and a location, preferably with some sort of art or interesting logo.
It is important that this for a real business, being sold by that business. I need absolute verissimilitude in my t-shirts.
It should not be touristy or famous for being famous. Not Hard Rock Cafe, not proof I drank the thing at the Florida Keys hot spot, and not focused on the town more than the business. The more obscure location the better. It should look like I randomly stopped in your town with no goal other than that I was hungry and impulse bought a shirt.
Does your corner pizza place sell shirts, and is it the same shirt their delivery drivers wear? Yes, that is gold. Does it feature a design by a local artist? That's awesome too.
I can't guarantee I will buy anything, but I will if it looks good, and maybe it will help others be fashionable too.
What I want are t-shirt recommendations that I can order online from your favorite restaurant, non-fashion related store, or otherwise includes the business name and a location, preferably with some sort of art or interesting logo.
It is important that this for a real business, being sold by that business. I need absolute verissimilitude in my t-shirts.
It should not be touristy or famous for being famous. Not Hard Rock Cafe, not proof I drank the thing at the Florida Keys hot spot, and not focused on the town more than the business. The more obscure location the better. It should look like I randomly stopped in your town with no goal other than that I was hungry and impulse bought a shirt.
Does your corner pizza place sell shirts, and is it the same shirt their delivery drivers wear? Yes, that is gold. Does it feature a design by a local artist? That's awesome too.
I can't guarantee I will buy anything, but I will if it looks good, and maybe it will help others be fashionable too.
Best answer: Raleigh's Man-Mur Shoe Shop, across the street from the NC State campus.
posted by adekllny at 8:43 PM on December 27, 2023
posted by adekllny at 8:43 PM on December 27, 2023
Best answer: Freddy's Bar and Gasworks Pottery Studio in Brooklyn
posted by moonmilk at 8:51 PM on December 27, 2023
posted by moonmilk at 8:51 PM on December 27, 2023
Best answer: Scarr's Pizza
La Bonbonniere
Wah Fung No. 1
posted by praemunire at 8:56 PM on December 27, 2023 [1 favorite]
La Bonbonniere
Wah Fung No. 1
posted by praemunire at 8:56 PM on December 27, 2023 [1 favorite]
Best answer: (BTW, this is known in the trade as "Zizmorcore," though the term may technically only apply to NYC restaurants.)
posted by praemunire at 8:58 PM on December 27, 2023 [5 favorites]
posted by praemunire at 8:58 PM on December 27, 2023 [5 favorites]
Best answer: Hot Dog Johnny's in Buttzville, NJ is a real (and very well-known locally) place, despite it sounding made-up.
posted by rachaelfaith at 9:30 PM on December 27, 2023 [3 favorites]
posted by rachaelfaith at 9:30 PM on December 27, 2023 [3 favorites]
Best answer: Pizza My Heart (you have a choice between Capitola and Santa Cruz)
posted by skunk pig at 9:56 PM on December 27, 2023 [4 favorites]
posted by skunk pig at 9:56 PM on December 27, 2023 [4 favorites]
Best answer: Not sure if it fits the bill, but there are several designs from past years available for the annual t-shirt from Desert Bus for Hope, the Internet's longest-running charity telethon.
posted by xedrik at 10:00 PM on December 27, 2023
posted by xedrik at 10:00 PM on December 27, 2023
Best answer: Anchorage: Moose's Tooth/Bear Tooth pizza and beer. Humpy's Ale House. Tommy's Burger Stop but you have to call, you can't order online.
Doylestown, PA: the Bagel Barrell has a really nice shirt that the counter people wear (especially the tie-dye), but again you would have to call them and maybe do some convincing to get them to ship. If you REALLY want one, PM me because I have family there who will run the errand.
posted by blnkfrnk at 10:04 PM on December 27, 2023
Doylestown, PA: the Bagel Barrell has a really nice shirt that the counter people wear (especially the tie-dye), but again you would have to call them and maybe do some convincing to get them to ship. If you REALLY want one, PM me because I have family there who will run the errand.
posted by blnkfrnk at 10:04 PM on December 27, 2023
Best answer: When i started going, it was only a handful of stores but apparently Mellow Mushroom is a nationwide chain now? Anyway, i still have a 20-year-old shirt from the Auburn outpost that i wear all the time.
posted by supercres at 10:29 PM on December 27, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by supercres at 10:29 PM on December 27, 2023 [1 favorite]
Best answer: The merch from Modern Times restaurant in Minneapolis is very cool and designed by local artists!
posted by sucre at 10:56 PM on December 27, 2023 [3 favorites]
posted by sucre at 10:56 PM on December 27, 2023 [3 favorites]
Best answer: Seems like for the real hipster cred here you need a shirt that CAN’T be bought online, one that can only be had by going there. How cool is it when easy? I’m in Montana, so everything here is obscure I guess? None of the best really obscure are online, but some of the more self promoting types are:
Staggering Ox
Pickle Barrel
Taco Treat Wouldn’t recommend to anyone, they use shredded Velveeta for cheese on their tacos, so knowing that you might love the shirt more.
Taco Montes in Bozeman doesn’t sell them directly, but they do have them on Amazon, I think the 3 wolves design might be amusing:
Getting a shirt from The Grizzly Bar in Roscoe, MT with their slogan “Where the hell is Roscoe” (Roscoe has a pop. of 50 and is about and hour from a city with much more but a successful restaurant) would be a nice find, or King’s Hat in Billings, but you’d have to call and talk them into sending one. Which seems like, if I was in this quest, to find cool obscure shirts that only sweet talking the owner can obtain would be fun.
posted by ixipkcams at 11:06 PM on December 27, 2023 [3 favorites]
Staggering Ox
Pickle Barrel
Taco Treat Wouldn’t recommend to anyone, they use shredded Velveeta for cheese on their tacos, so knowing that you might love the shirt more.
Taco Montes in Bozeman doesn’t sell them directly, but they do have them on Amazon, I think the 3 wolves design might be amusing:
Getting a shirt from The Grizzly Bar in Roscoe, MT with their slogan “Where the hell is Roscoe” (Roscoe has a pop. of 50 and is about and hour from a city with much more but a successful restaurant) would be a nice find, or King’s Hat in Billings, but you’d have to call and talk them into sending one. Which seems like, if I was in this quest, to find cool obscure shirts that only sweet talking the owner can obtain would be fun.
posted by ixipkcams at 11:06 PM on December 27, 2023 [3 favorites]
Best answer: Xi’an Famous Foods - although not not famous (literally) and doesn’t specify location
Nom Wah - also fairly known
Chinatown Ice Cream Factory - ditto
Wing on Wo
Hudson Valley Brewery - designs often change
TRVE Brewing Co (Denver)
Cactus Music (Houston)
Atomic Records (Milwaukee)
Amoeba Music - but def on the famous side
Café du Monde (New Orleans) - ditto
OMG Squee (Austin)
Antone’s Record Shop (Austin)
P. Terry’s (Austin but doesn’t say)
More Austin but from 2020
Los Angeles, more LA
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Kansas City - check the businesses
Not directly sold but if of potential general interest for others: Desteenation, Dive Bar Shirt Club, Local Vyntage, Old School Shirts
Most truly local ones I know from more obscure places don’t sell online
posted by eyeball at 11:09 PM on December 27, 2023 [2 favorites]
Nom Wah - also fairly known
Chinatown Ice Cream Factory - ditto
Wing on Wo
Hudson Valley Brewery - designs often change
TRVE Brewing Co (Denver)
Cactus Music (Houston)
Atomic Records (Milwaukee)
Amoeba Music - but def on the famous side
Café du Monde (New Orleans) - ditto
OMG Squee (Austin)
Antone’s Record Shop (Austin)
P. Terry’s (Austin but doesn’t say)
More Austin but from 2020
Los Angeles, more LA
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Kansas City - check the businesses
Not directly sold but if of potential general interest for others: Desteenation, Dive Bar Shirt Club, Local Vyntage, Old School Shirts
Most truly local ones I know from more obscure places don’t sell online
posted by eyeball at 11:09 PM on December 27, 2023 [2 favorites]
Best answer: Two Seattle classics: the Dick's Drive-In shirt and assorted apparel from Archie McPhee
posted by qxntpqbbbqxl at 11:24 PM on December 27, 2023 [3 favorites]
posted by qxntpqbbbqxl at 11:24 PM on December 27, 2023 [3 favorites]
Best answer: Real Chili in Milwaukee, WI
posted by augustimagination at 11:41 PM on December 27, 2023
posted by augustimagination at 11:41 PM on December 27, 2023
Best answer: Rose Temple Bar Leopard one.
Pups Cups and Cones here.
Full Tilt Ice Cream.
posted by tipsyBumblebee at 11:43 PM on December 27, 2023
Pups Cups and Cones here.
Full Tilt Ice Cream.
posted by tipsyBumblebee at 11:43 PM on December 27, 2023
Best answer: (UK Specific) Bundobust has t-shirts - some of which list (a limited number of) locations.
Tiger Bites Pig is pretty good for this but their webstore is down at the moment.
posted by Ms. Moonlight at 1:31 AM on December 28, 2023 [2 favorites]
Tiger Bites Pig is pretty good for this but their webstore is down at the moment.
posted by Ms. Moonlight at 1:31 AM on December 28, 2023 [2 favorites]
Best answer: Rocky's Deli. Open 24/7 365. Truly an amazing place. Every HS student in Westchester has been there, generally between the hours of 10pm and 2am. From 6am to 10am mostly working folks getting a breakfast sammie and a coffee.
Check out their specialty menu. The Hashtag is legendary.
posted by JohnnyGunn at 2:21 AM on December 28, 2023
Check out their specialty menu. The Hashtag is legendary.
posted by JohnnyGunn at 2:21 AM on December 28, 2023
Best answer: The White Spot restaurant (amazing greasy spoon) diner that has been in business since the 1950s
Famous for the Gus Burger which is a one-eyed bacon cheeseburger. It is just a 12 seat counter. Open 24 hours. After 6pm, mostly UVa students. After midnight, mostly very drunk and/or high UVa students. (Ask me how I know.)
posted by JohnnyGunn at 2:45 AM on December 28, 2023
Famous for the Gus Burger which is a one-eyed bacon cheeseburger. It is just a 12 seat counter. Open 24 hours. After 6pm, mostly UVa students. After midnight, mostly very drunk and/or high UVa students. (Ask me how I know.)
posted by JohnnyGunn at 2:45 AM on December 28, 2023
Best answer: The Portland Arms pub in Cambridge UK. Great local music venue.
posted by crocomancer at 2:51 AM on December 28, 2023
posted by crocomancer at 2:51 AM on December 28, 2023
Best answer: Nick Tahou Hots, Home of the Garbage Plate. Link takes you to a local union print shop that makes the shirts. Nick Tahou has a charming old-school one-page website garbageplate.com and a Wikipedia entry with a lot more detail.
posted by evilmomlady at 3:31 AM on December 28, 2023 [2 favorites]
posted by evilmomlady at 3:31 AM on December 28, 2023 [2 favorites]
Best answer: The Feve bar and restaurant in Oberlin, Ohio offers several, but the bathroom shirt is probably the one I’ve seen servers sporting most often.
posted by jon1270 at 4:24 AM on December 28, 2023 [4 favorites]
posted by jon1270 at 4:24 AM on December 28, 2023 [4 favorites]
Best answer: Outside of a Dog, Vermillion SD
posted by damayanti at 4:36 AM on December 28, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by damayanti at 4:36 AM on December 28, 2023 [1 favorite]
Best answer: Hungry Herbie's roadside burger place in Cache Creek BC since 1957.
posted by Mitheral at 4:56 AM on December 28, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by Mitheral at 4:56 AM on December 28, 2023 [1 favorite]
Best answer: You want the Heady Topper tee. Vermont. IMO the cooler illustration is from the old Alchemist Brewery in Waterbury but the current version will do just fine, both by Dan Blakeslee.
posted by pintapicasso at 5:28 AM on December 28, 2023 [2 favorites]
posted by pintapicasso at 5:28 AM on December 28, 2023 [2 favorites]
Best answer: Polly's Pancake Parlor has the added interest factor of being one of the few business t-shirts I've seen that has a v-neck. Also very soft, comfy fabric.
posted by EvaDestruction at 6:06 AM on December 28, 2023 [2 favorites]
posted by EvaDestruction at 6:06 AM on December 28, 2023 [2 favorites]
Best answer: Sitka, Alaska: Old Harbor Books, Raven Radio, Highliner Coffee (FB link showing the sweatshirt & hats)
Bethel, MN (population 476 ): Garphish Brewing (FB post), The Dugout Bar & Grill (FB post showing the sweatshirts, not sure if they are still available)
posted by belladonna at 6:13 AM on December 28, 2023
Bethel, MN (population 476 ): Garphish Brewing (FB post), The Dugout Bar & Grill (FB post showing the sweatshirts, not sure if they are still available)
posted by belladonna at 6:13 AM on December 28, 2023
Best answer: Chai Pani shirt with 2 tigers on the front; Asheville NC
posted by serendipityrules at 6:17 AM on December 28, 2023
posted by serendipityrules at 6:17 AM on December 28, 2023
Best answer: WA State: my best friend treasures his t-shirt that he picked up in Wilbur, WA at Billy Burger when we were on a road trip.
posted by matildaben at 6:30 AM on December 28, 2023
posted by matildaben at 6:30 AM on December 28, 2023
Best answer: In NYC: L&M Deli (on 7th Ave at 15th Street) has great staff shirts with a neighborhood map on the back. Not sure if they sell them to the public, but maybe worth a call.
posted by snaw at 6:47 AM on December 28, 2023
posted by snaw at 6:47 AM on December 28, 2023
Best answer: Sizzle Pie has some great artwork on its merch, but I don't think any of it includes the city (Portland Oregon). More here from the same artist.
posted by hydra77 at 7:19 AM on December 28, 2023
posted by hydra77 at 7:19 AM on December 28, 2023
Best answer: Sucre already mentioned Modern Times, the best shirts and breakfasts in south Minneapolis.
For a great short or hoodie you can't buy online, I love the ones at my local bar, Bull's Horn. Here are pics on their Insta
posted by advicepig at 7:26 AM on December 28, 2023 [1 favorite]
For a great short or hoodie you can't buy online, I love the ones at my local bar, Bull's Horn. Here are pics on their Insta
posted by advicepig at 7:26 AM on December 28, 2023 [1 favorite]
Best answer: I have a t-shirt from Rock Art Brewery in Vermont. They don’t seem to sell anything on line, not sure if they will sell over the phone or if you have to show up in person.
posted by 2 cats in the yard at 7:30 AM on December 28, 2023
posted by 2 cats in the yard at 7:30 AM on December 28, 2023
Best answer: DC's 9:30 Club is maybe too famous-for-being-famous, but it's always fun to see musicians wearing its classic shirt in concert photos from other cities. Bonus DC venue shirts: The Black Cat's logo shirt or DC9's long sleeve beer can design.
And as a Tulsa native I think I might need this Cain's Ballroom shirt that I just found because of this question.
You could really show your road trip bona fides with a Stuckey's shirt.
posted by fedward at 7:47 AM on December 28, 2023 [1 favorite]
And as a Tulsa native I think I might need this Cain's Ballroom shirt that I just found because of this question.
You could really show your road trip bona fides with a Stuckey's shirt.
posted by fedward at 7:47 AM on December 28, 2023 [1 favorite]
Best answer: Buy a shirt from https://www.vanguardbar.com/
I'd go as far to recommend driving across the border and then also the state of Wisconsin to sample their fare.
posted by GingerWhinger at 8:02 AM on December 28, 2023
I'd go as far to recommend driving across the border and then also the state of Wisconsin to sample their fare.
posted by GingerWhinger at 8:02 AM on December 28, 2023
Best answer: Zukey Lake Tavern in Pinckney, Michigan.
posted by Ms. Toad at 8:09 AM on December 28, 2023
posted by Ms. Toad at 8:09 AM on December 28, 2023
Best answer: Dan & Whit's store in Norwich, Vermont actually made the news during the pandemic. (I hear their future is still a bit rocky.) They have an online store with t-shirts.
posted by gudrun at 8:12 AM on December 28, 2023
posted by gudrun at 8:12 AM on December 28, 2023
Best answer: T-shirts from the legendary Nom Wah Tea Parlor and Wo Hop, the oldest and second-oldest restaurants in NYC's Chinatown, respectively.
posted by slkinsey at 8:16 AM on December 28, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by slkinsey at 8:16 AM on December 28, 2023 [1 favorite]
Best answer: Thank You Books in Birmingham, Alabama
posted by hollyholly at 8:22 AM on December 28, 2023
posted by hollyholly at 8:22 AM on December 28, 2023
Best answer: Cincinnati:
Shake It Records
Skyline Chili
Zip's Cafe (the staff wear this shirt)
I own this shirt from Cincy Shirts - it's our zoo! CZBG shirt.
Graeter's Ice Cream
American Sign Museum
Cincinnati Rollergirls
Eli's BBQ
Brink Brewing Co.
Sugar N Spice
Glier's Goetta - they sell this shirt at Goetta Fest but you can get it here!
posted by cooker girl at 8:30 AM on December 28, 2023
Shake It Records
Skyline Chili
Zip's Cafe (the staff wear this shirt)
I own this shirt from Cincy Shirts - it's our zoo! CZBG shirt.
Graeter's Ice Cream
American Sign Museum
Cincinnati Rollergirls
Eli's BBQ
Brink Brewing Co.
Sugar N Spice
Glier's Goetta - they sell this shirt at Goetta Fest but you can get it here!
posted by cooker girl at 8:30 AM on December 28, 2023
Best answer: Uranus Fudge Factory
Shirts available with names of various store locations.
posted by Thorzdad at 8:33 AM on December 28, 2023 [1 favorite]
Shirts available with names of various store locations.
posted by Thorzdad at 8:33 AM on December 28, 2023 [1 favorite]
Best answer: The Daily Catch in Boston's North End is a place I remember from my youth. Their t-shirt is pretty epic.
posted by slkinsey at 8:34 AM on December 28, 2023
posted by slkinsey at 8:34 AM on December 28, 2023
Best answer: There are a lot of places in Ottawa that sell merch but you gotta go there to get it. Whether they'd send you one if you called/emailed, I don't know. The best is House of Targ a pinball bar / perogie restaurant, which sells the same great shirts their staff wear. Elgin Street Diner also sells their t-shirts, but only locally as far as I know.
A few that do sell online:
Moo Shu -- amazing locally produced ice cream.
Happy Goat Coffee -- local roasters and cafes.
Little Victories coffee -- as above
posted by jacquilynne at 8:36 AM on December 28, 2023
A few that do sell online:
Moo Shu -- amazing locally produced ice cream.
Happy Goat Coffee -- local roasters and cafes.
Little Victories coffee -- as above
posted by jacquilynne at 8:36 AM on December 28, 2023
Best answer: Our favorite spot of this type is The Hub, a bar/sandwich place/music venue/bike repair shop in the Adirondacks with cute bike-themed gear. Charming and pretty obscure.
posted by tchemgrrl at 8:37 AM on December 28, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by tchemgrrl at 8:37 AM on December 28, 2023 [1 favorite]
Best answer: Superdawg Drive-In, Chicago.
posted by cooker girl at 8:47 AM on December 28, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by cooker girl at 8:47 AM on December 28, 2023 [1 favorite]
Best answer: Tipitina's is a legendary music venue in New Orleans
posted by radioamy at 10:24 AM on December 28, 2023
posted by radioamy at 10:24 AM on December 28, 2023
Best answer: Some Salem, MA-area locals:
Bunghole Liquors
Wicked Good Books
Cinema Salem has both this great shirt and this perfect hoodie
Koto Grill (a restaurant and venue) has multiple shirts so elusive, I could only find one of the designs online
posted by quatsch at 10:32 AM on December 28, 2023 [1 favorite]
Bunghole Liquors
Wicked Good Books
Cinema Salem has both this great shirt and this perfect hoodie
Koto Grill (a restaurant and venue) has multiple shirts so elusive, I could only find one of the designs online
posted by quatsch at 10:32 AM on December 28, 2023 [1 favorite]
Best answer: Moody's Diner in Waldoboro, Maine is very well known, and merch is now a Thing; they have nice graphics. But it's still a terrific diner where you can get a fried egg sandwich, varieties of delicious pie, and a plate of meatloaf with mashed potatoes and green beans.
The Miss Portland Diner is a classic Worcester train car diner with an addition, serves a good breakfast. No tshirts on the website, but if you're interested, I'll check. Becky has put her kids through college with what was once a ramshackle diner and is now iconic. Again, I could check on tshirts.
Dysart's is an institution. If you run for office in Maine's 2nd district, you'll probably shoot an ad in Dysart's.
Kittery Trading Post, real place, sells fishing, hunting, tourist goods. Mainers do not openly hunt tourists, but we do like to consider it.
Reny's is a dept. store chain in Maine, they're pretty great.
I have been to Fort Kent, Maine, once. We stayed at Rock's Motel, got gas at Rock's Gas, and ate at Rock's Diner. i'll bet they have tshirts; email them.
posted by theora55 at 10:43 AM on December 28, 2023 [3 favorites]
The Miss Portland Diner is a classic Worcester train car diner with an addition, serves a good breakfast. No tshirts on the website, but if you're interested, I'll check. Becky has put her kids through college with what was once a ramshackle diner and is now iconic. Again, I could check on tshirts.
Dysart's is an institution. If you run for office in Maine's 2nd district, you'll probably shoot an ad in Dysart's.
Kittery Trading Post, real place, sells fishing, hunting, tourist goods. Mainers do not openly hunt tourists, but we do like to consider it.
Reny's is a dept. store chain in Maine, they're pretty great.
I have been to Fort Kent, Maine, once. We stayed at Rock's Motel, got gas at Rock's Gas, and ate at Rock's Diner. i'll bet they have tshirts; email them.
posted by theora55 at 10:43 AM on December 28, 2023 [3 favorites]
Best answer: Some of the designs for The Pickle Guys t-shirts reference their general location on the Lower East Side of Manhattan.
posted by Julnyes at 10:53 AM on December 28, 2023
posted by Julnyes at 10:53 AM on December 28, 2023
Best answer: I love this shirt from Howdy Bagel in Tacoma, WA.
posted by darchildre at 11:24 AM on December 28, 2023
posted by darchildre at 11:24 AM on December 28, 2023
Best answer: Seattle, WA:
Scarecrow Video
Screwdriver Bar
Blue Moon Tavern
posted by Pangloss at 11:36 AM on December 28, 2023 [1 favorite]
Scarecrow Video
Screwdriver Bar
Blue Moon Tavern
posted by Pangloss at 11:36 AM on December 28, 2023 [1 favorite]
Best answer: You would need to call, but it's probably worth it: Armsby Abbey and The Dive Bar (scroll down)
posted by dizziest at 11:39 AM on December 28, 2023 [2 favorites]
posted by dizziest at 11:39 AM on December 28, 2023 [2 favorites]
Best answer: Snake River Seeds Coop, Idaho
Owyhee Candy Company Idaho Spuds disgusting candy, but the company is iconic
Boise Fry Company
Barbarian Brewing
Just about every small brewery in Idaho has a t-shirt. Some of them have pretty nice art/logos.
Pretty sure I've seen one for Humpin' Hannah's Bar, but can't find a pic online
posted by BlueHorse at 12:14 PM on December 28, 2023
Owyhee Candy Company Idaho Spuds disgusting candy, but the company is iconic
Boise Fry Company
Barbarian Brewing
Just about every small brewery in Idaho has a t-shirt. Some of them have pretty nice art/logos.
Pretty sure I've seen one for Humpin' Hannah's Bar, but can't find a pic online
posted by BlueHorse at 12:14 PM on December 28, 2023
Best answer: The Hollar House in Milwaukee (a bar and bowling alley with hand-set bowling pins) has merch, though they say you have to call them to order it. They're the friendliest owners you could hope to encounter--they may keep you a bit if you try to call!
posted by carrienation at 12:43 PM on December 28, 2023
posted by carrienation at 12:43 PM on December 28, 2023
Best answer: The Root Cafe (I like the 'Yes we can' with the Mason jar, though Carey the carrot is kind of their mascot)
posted by box at 1:04 PM on December 28, 2023
posted by box at 1:04 PM on December 28, 2023
Best answer: The Lancaster Pickle Company
Some choices from Foxduck
posted by MonkeyToes at 3:28 PM on December 28, 2023
Some choices from Foxduck
posted by MonkeyToes at 3:28 PM on December 28, 2023
Best answer: Our beloved local mattress store, Mr Mattress, has shirts. They’re flippable! (online sales link is to an art gallery/store a few blocks away but I assure you the shirts are sold at the shop itself too, I’ve seen them myself)
posted by btfreek at 4:22 PM on December 28, 2023
posted by btfreek at 4:22 PM on December 28, 2023
Best answer: Raven Used Books of Northampton, MA has shirts.
posted by away for regrooving at 8:09 PM on December 28, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by away for regrooving at 8:09 PM on December 28, 2023 [1 favorite]
Best answer: Is a small town in rural Australia obscure enough? Because our local motel has pretty great swag.
posted by third word on a random page at 4:36 AM on December 29, 2023
posted by third word on a random page at 4:36 AM on December 29, 2023
Best answer: Arinell Pizza in Berkeley, CA currently sells replica shirts of those originally sold in the 70's. Disco-fabulous gold lettering on black cotton T.
posted by honey badger at 5:49 AM on December 29, 2023
posted by honey badger at 5:49 AM on December 29, 2023
Best answer: Some Washington DC area ones that specify the location:
Lost City Books (this T-shirt has the location, Adams Morgan DC)
Right Proper Brewing Co (the Senate Beer T-shirt includes the location)
Mt. Pleasant Library Friends "What's More Punk Than the Public Library?" T-shirt (you can't walk down the street without seeing someone who has one of these T-shirts or totes; location is on the back)
These ones don't but will immediately identify you as a local to other locals:
Call Your Mother Deli
Hard Times Chili
Rocklands BBQ
Black Cat and 9:30 Club (iconic music venues)
and if you want a true DC local shibboleth get yourself a District Bridges Tiny Timber T-shirt or a 730 DC Banned in DC: Dave Thomas Circle T-shirt (IYKYK)
posted by capricorn at 12:17 PM on December 29, 2023
Lost City Books (this T-shirt has the location, Adams Morgan DC)
Right Proper Brewing Co (the Senate Beer T-shirt includes the location)
Mt. Pleasant Library Friends "What's More Punk Than the Public Library?" T-shirt (you can't walk down the street without seeing someone who has one of these T-shirts or totes; location is on the back)
These ones don't but will immediately identify you as a local to other locals:
Call Your Mother Deli
Hard Times Chili
Rocklands BBQ
Black Cat and 9:30 Club (iconic music venues)
and if you want a true DC local shibboleth get yourself a District Bridges Tiny Timber T-shirt or a 730 DC Banned in DC: Dave Thomas Circle T-shirt (IYKYK)
posted by capricorn at 12:17 PM on December 29, 2023
Response by poster: I tried to come up with some metric for the "best answer", but every response is so awesome, everyone's the best. This is more than I had expected, and I have some I definitely want.
...my wife, sadly, said I don't have $3,000 to spend on t-shirts so I have to pick and choose...
Seems like for the real hipster cred here you need a shirt that CAN’T be bought online, one that can only be had by going there.
So, my other shirt collection are "shirts with other people's names on them" -- mechanic's shirts, baseball jerseys (but NOT like pro sports; some small town league sponsored by a bar), 1970s darts league polyester shirts, etc. One of my favorite shirts is from a fishing tour guide, 'Captain Eddie' embroidered above the breast pocket. I require the shirt to be true and real, so that I am the ersatz thing in the system.
posted by AzraelBrown at 3:43 PM on December 29, 2023 [4 favorites]
...my wife, sadly, said I don't have $3,000 to spend on t-shirts so I have to pick and choose...
Seems like for the real hipster cred here you need a shirt that CAN’T be bought online, one that can only be had by going there.
So, my other shirt collection are "shirts with other people's names on them" -- mechanic's shirts, baseball jerseys (but NOT like pro sports; some small town league sponsored by a bar), 1970s darts league polyester shirts, etc. One of my favorite shirts is from a fishing tour guide, 'Captain Eddie' embroidered above the breast pocket. I require the shirt to be true and real, so that I am the ersatz thing in the system.
posted by AzraelBrown at 3:43 PM on December 29, 2023 [4 favorites]
Best answer: Macy’s Coffee in Flagstaff, AZ has a great logo although it seems shirts are not available online. Likewise Beth’s Cafe in Seattle.
posted by Chris4d at 8:07 PM on December 29, 2023
posted by Chris4d at 8:07 PM on December 29, 2023
Best answer: Berkley Bowl. You'd have to have visited it to understand why this grocery store is a cult.
posted by thaths at 5:17 PM on January 5
posted by thaths at 5:17 PM on January 5
I'm glad this thread is still open, because I have a few to add after not being in my hometown for nearly a decade. (Greensboro, NC specific):
Stamey's Barbecue featuring a pig.
Yum Yum's Ice cream
Natty Greene's brewery
There's a waffle place too but I can't find it by googling.
posted by Ms. Moonlight at 2:06 AM on January 31
Stamey's Barbecue featuring a pig.
Yum Yum's Ice cream
Natty Greene's brewery
There's a waffle place too but I can't find it by googling.
posted by Ms. Moonlight at 2:06 AM on January 31
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