LUCCA Great Finds

Seattle, United States

4.5

Closed now

21 reviews

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Telephone:
+1 206-782-7337
Website:
www.luccagreatfinds.com
Address:
5332 Ballard Ave NW, Seattle, WA, 98107
b/t Vernon Pl & N 22nd Ave
Ballard
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
770 ftNW Market St & Ballard Ave NW
820 ftNW Market St & 20th Ave NW
0.4 mi15th Ave NW & NW Market St
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Accepts Credit Cards
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Today

Today 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
Closed now
Local time (Seattle) 09:37 Sunday, 1 June 2025

Business hours

Monday 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
Tuesday 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
Wednesday 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
Thursday 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
Friday 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
Saturday 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
Sunday 11:00 am – 5:00 pm

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Echoing Parisian gift salons of the 20’s and 30’s, LUCCA great finds has been in Seattle on old Ballard Avenue for 12 years. With its black walls and chandeliered ceilings, this elegant one-​of-​a-​kind shop combines items from the worlds of classic vintage to modern chic, with a distinctive European style. Specializing in gifts carefully chosen for their elegance, charm, and beauty, you’ll find stationery, hand made paper and European ribbons, vintage objects for the home, exotic insects, books, curios and whimsy, and the oldest bath and body care line in the world, Santa Maria Novella, and a large selection of France’s oldest tea, Mariage Freres. Visit LUCCA to explore the eclectic and ever changing variety of great finds.

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21 reviews of LUCCA Great Finds

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Place rating: 5
Seattle, WA
I was in here for WAAAYYYY too long. There’s so much in this store that you really have to take your time or you’ll miss something. I loved that there seemed to be something for every one. Prices ranged from low to expensive but everything fairly reasonable. I am obsessed with stationary and cards also which made this place even better as they have an entire room full of these. Love this place.
Place rating: 5
Charlotte, NC
This charming little shop in the equally charming neighborhood of Ballard is curated to perfection. Everything they carry is elegant: stationery, writing utensils candles, miscellaneous whimsical goods. It’s the perfect place to buy gifts for your friend (or yourself) who loves aesthetics and design.
Upon walking in, you almost feel as though you’re transported to Paris or Rome. It’s got a very European, slightly Gothic feel (think Notre Dame gargoyles). Go in, and you’ll see what I mean.
Aptly named, you’ll encounter a plethora of good finds, indeed. I walked out with several pencils that I had been searching for.
Place rating: 4
Hillsborough, NJ
This is easily one of my favorite places to buy gifts — gifts that are definitely on the more expensive side, but they are pretty unique. The shop has an incredible eye for detail and they certainly understand the art of gift giving. If you’re able to, go out through the back door and just enjoy the experience of their back patio. It’s an adorably whimsical place and I really enjoy looking around, even one days I decide not to buy anything.
Place rating: 3
Seattle, WA
This store has some GREAT, unique items! Definitely a perfect place to find great gifts. Staff… not so welcoming. I walked in the store this morning right when they opened. 2 cashiers at the register just looking down. Didn’t even look up at me or say hi to acknowledge me the entire time I was in the store.
Place rating: 3
Seattle, WA
Well… I love what they have in the store but the service has been horrible every time I’ve been in there. I wish it wasn’t so. The young women behind the counter have been unfriendly, unwelcoming and unsmiling and don’t make eye contact, don’t offer to help and don’t thank you for buying or coming into the store. Could be because I’m a middle-​aged woman not cool enough for them but my hip 20-​something daughter feels exactly the same way. Weird. It probably won’t stop me from shopping there but too bad it’s not a better experience.
Place rating: 5
Seattle, WA
Unique gifts and handmade cards. A store full of amazing products. A great selection of local and PNW made products. Helpful staff. Don’t forget to check the back room for cards and handmade birthday cards.
Place rating: 5
Seattle, WA
Lucca is terrific for beautiful cards that are unique and will make the recipient feel pretty special. Also has a great selection of candles that smell amazing and burn forever (and are expensive, but that’s okay – see «smell amazing and burn forever»).
They also carry some pretty tasty French teas up at the front. The Mariage Brothers «Wedding Imperial» tea, in particular, is however you say «mind blowing» in French.
Added bonuses abound – the vibe of an early 20th Century Parisian shop, the array of curiosities that are for sale, the INCREDIBLY nice staff who genuinely appreciate their customers and remember you from prior visits, and the people-​watching and dog-​watching that is inherent to old Ballard Ave.
It’s more expensive than most little shops but I am more than happy to support this lovely little local business.
Place rating: 5
Seattle, WA
Lucca is one of the best stores I’ve stumbled upon in Ballard. I was drawn to the window display and was pleasantly surprised to find an array of quirky, outdoorsy products. There is something there for everyone and all ages. In the back, there is a room full of cards and prints which was pretty neat. This is a great store to find a unique gift of card for those hard to shop for people.
Place rating: 4
Seattle, WA
I needed to buy socks last weekend. Instead? I bought a shadow boxed taxidermy foot long beetle and a smaller pinned butterfly. If you’re at all sketched: signage claimed they source their taxidermy insects ethically. When I asked what that meant, the proprietor said the butterflies, moths &c die naturally, float gently to the rain forest floor and «are only then taken from their habitat.» #westcoast
It’s the perfect place for accent pieces and even framed wall art is very reasonable (my two framed pieces were like $ 95). The many, many paper mache animal heads ranged between $ 60 and $ 150. The only real problem is that (even for Ballard on a Saturday), the place is really narrow and crowded — given that prices aren’t posted, it ups the chaos factor quite a bit.
If your decorating style is like mine (midcentury modern creepy classroom? bordello with phrenology charts? lush atomic ranch with taxidermy?) this place is heaven. And that hippopotamus sculpture is mine.
Place rating: 5
Seattle, WA
Great Finds is the perfect description of this shop! Every time I go in, I find a marvelous little treasure that I cannot wait to show off. Whether it is a flask, necklace, soap, or piece of art… it is always interesting. Anything from Lucca makes an awesome gift!
Place rating: 5
Potlatch, ID
One of my go-​to shops in Ballard. Full of things I adore and affordable as well. Love the handmade scissor section. I never leave this shop without a purchase in hand!
Place rating: 5
New York, NY
I think this is my favorite store in Ballard. If you want to find a gift for somebody, this should be your first stop. Old timey and wonderful smelling toiletries, pillows, whiskey stones, wrapping paper, plants, books, little toys… it’s just a shop of wonders. I wish I could take everything inside of it home.
Place rating: 5
Seattle, WA
My go-​to shop for unique gifts for the loved ones in my life and treats for myself. I absolutely adore everything about this shop. They carry the amazing Mariage Freres teas and have a lot of other treats (soaps, lotions, etc…) from France if you’re a Francophile. You can count on Lucca to find a beautiful card that expresses what you’re feeling just so. Everything is a treasure, here are so many beautiful things in the paperie or the random jewelry you didn’t even realize you had to have in your life. Lucca is the perfect expression of all the things you don’t need in your life but are absolutely necessary to making it feel worth living for.
Place rating: 4
Seattle, WA
Another great place in Ballard! It satisfies your every lustful need for little every day items like the perfect sharpener or a shimmery glittery card for a Sunday birthday brunch date. If they still have it, try out their chocolate black tea in the square blue tin. Chocolate tea! Yum! I even found some cute sun glasses that are a back up pair to my most fabulous favorite ones from Market Optical. I can look fab and drink tea while sharpening pencils and not worry if I lose the glasses :) Love you Lucca!
Place rating: 5
Kirkland, WA
I had walked by this store many times while in Ballard and just happened to stop in the other day and I was so happy I did. This place is totally up my alley with strange and interesting trinkets and finds all over the place, it’s hard to focus on one thing! They have many items that are very reasonably priced and they also have many gift ideas for the picky person in your life. They have a cute little patio area out back with some items to buy. The stationery and jewelry selections were calling to me, but also some interesting bottle openers and soaps caught my attention too. I was unfortunately in a bit of a hurry that day, so all I bought was a set of small soapstone whiskey rocks for my boyfriend (they also had larger whiskey rocks available but I wanted to try the small ones out first). I will definitely be back to see what other treasures I can find for myself and others. The staff were also very nice and informative.
Place rating: 5
Seattle, WA
I am obsessed with this store! Every time I am in downtown Ballard I drag my husband there. They have such neat nicknacks and such. Perfect for little unique gifts for people who aren’t gift people. Pretty silver
Jewelry lots of stationary and lots of lotions and soaps and oddities. It’s a must stop when you are trolling down Leary!
Place rating: 4
Seattle, WA
Love this little place in Ballard. Perfumes, candles, décor, stationary that is creative, whimsical and fun. Come here if you’re looking for a birthday gift for a lady. Prices are reasonable and it’s a fun little place to wander through.
Place rating: 4
Seattle, WA
I wish I had known about Lucca when I was still Christmas shopping! It has so many wondrous little items that would have been perfect for the people on my list. For myself, I coveted a little compass with a multi-​year calendar on the back — clever and classic! — and ALL the soaps. All of them.
I didn’t buy anything this time, but I will definitely be back when I’m feeling a little richer!
Place rating: 5
San Jose, CA
The most beautiful and dreamy smelling gift store in Ballard! Amazing array of items, from perfumes to candles to out from heaven soaps to the most intricate adornments for your house. I was more and more amazed as I was discovering more and more the store and for a moment I thought I was back to elementary school times with those old fashioned German made inks in purple, lavender and indigo blue, so pretty!
Plenty of old school note books with travel memorabilia, especially portraying creative images of London, Paris and Seattle. Their patio is gorgeous and everything there is on sale too. Lots of kitsch objects and atmosphere. Friendly service that allows you to browse and touch without being on top of you. And oh, again, that smell on the way out, you will never forget that magic smell of Lucca’s candles.
Place rating: 5
Brooklyn, NY
An utterly charming little gift shop packed to the brim with quirky yet beautiful little trinkets — everything from gorgeous cards to jewelry to fragrant lotions and candles and soaps. It’s a decidedly girly shop, but you could definitely find something cool for the man in your life there, too.
The best part is the super friendly gals who run the place. They chatted me up and wrapped up my purchase nicely in some tissue (though they will charge you for a bag per the rules). Their sunshiney demeanor matched the happiness of this little boutique perfectly. A must-​visit if you’re wandering down Ballard Ave!
Place rating: 4
Seattle, WA
I’m a bad, bad customer.
I have shopped at Lucca for the last 3 years and haven’t written a review.
I ADORE this store. It is very tiny and precious, like a Faberge egg, (OK, maybe not THAT precious, more like a Limoges box) gilded and ornamented with care and precision.
I have never come into the store looking for a gift and not found something, anything that will make the receiver happy.
The trick for me, is to not purchase something for myself, which is very difficult. So like a horse, I come in with blinders on, zero in on my specific need and exit as quickly as possible.
Did I mention the card shop in back? Lovely, out of the box, hand-​crafted, thick paper-​stock beauties that are a gift in themselves.