2021 Shopfront of the Month is a roundup of 2021 best shopfronts on Instagram. It has been amazing to watch The Shopkeepers Instagram grow to more than 186K followers strong. We love discovering new shops and shopfronts and Instagram has allowed us to discover lovely stores far and wide. A big thank you to our Instagram community for generously sharing so many wonderful images and contributing to our tremendous growth. To celebrate this milestone each month we will feature the most liked shopfront from Instagram on TheShopkeepers.com. So please keep sharing your images, tagging us on posts #sharingaworldofshops. Each month we will add to 2021 Shopfront of the Month to this page. Do check out and follow each contributor’s wonderful Instagram account which is linked below each shopfront.
We receive so many requests to feature shops. After several years of selecting shopfront pictures we have learnt a lot about what we think makes a good image. Do you wonder how we select shops to post to our grid? A great shopfront capture is key. So we’ve put together a handy guide of tips on how to shoot a great shopfront. Keep sharing and shopping independent.
January
THE CORNER BOOKSTORE
1313 Madison Ave, New York, NY
photo chibiharu0307
More best NYC independent bookshops.
February
EDINBURGH SHOPFRONTS
The Milkman by folkenrose
Golden Hare Books by francesmehardie
I J Mellis by francesmehardie
Grow Urban by exploringedinburgh
McNaughtan’s Bookshop by tales.and.the.city
Lifestory by jaredbrucephoto
Armchair Books by exploringwithjuan
Narcissus by narcissus_flowers
MARCH
MADRID SHOPFRONTS
La Duquesita by readbetweenthelattes
Javier S Medina by javiersanchezmedina
Cocol by readbetweenthelattes
Cuesta de Moyano by raquel.cayuela
Casa González & González by gonzalezygonzalezstore
APRIL
SPACE COWBOY
formerly at 234 Mulberry Street, New York
photo theurbanteller
MAY
COMPTOIR V STREET KITCHEN
82C Portobello Road, London
photo xacbert
JUNE
HOWBERT & MAYS
16 Clare Street, Dublin
JULY
PARIS SHOPFRONTS
Ailleurs, Flower, Fragrance, Le Cabinet de Porcelaine
Nose, Odette, Shakespeare and Company, Verreglass
AUGUST
CAFFÈ DE MARTINI
609 Vandebilt Avenue, Brooklyn
photos letsnomnom & lizaherlands_
SEPTEMBER
IL BIBLIOMOTOCARRO
Turin, Italy
photos afiordipagina & lulumoonowlbooks
OCTOBER
SCRIVENER’S
42 High St, Buxton, U.K.
photo zubscovered
NOVEMBER
OPEN DOOR BOOKSHOP
Via della Lungaretta, Rome
photo nil.bertinge
DECEMBER
ROYAL MALE
104 Spring Street, Newport, RI
photo julia.harpe
More Storefronts: 2020 Shopfront of the Month