Hartville, Ohio has many shops in the little town to offer, however they have several big store attractions.
The Hartville Marketplace and flea market, Hartville Hardware, and Hatville Kitchen and bakery/ Hartville collectibles are huge stores next to one another and host events that attract many people. Taking a trip to these stores will last all day as there is so much to see.
Hartville Marketplace and flea market
The Hartville Market place is my favorite as it has so much to look at.
The Marketplace is based indoors and has a variety of shops. On one end it is set up like a street with modern looking shops. This end is newly renovated and still has many unopened shops, but the shops open consists mainly of food. They have a popcorn and nuts shop with a small movie theater to enjoy, a pasta and meat shop, a donut shop, Hartville chocolate, and the Mapleview Market which is the biggest and has many unique snacks.
In the middle of the market near the front entrance there is a food court and coffee shop as well.
On the other end there is booths set up that have some people permanently set up and some interchanging. There are some unique store, but these booths, for the most part, consists of homemade items, clothing, furniture, and services such as eyebrows and henna tattoos.
The marketplace even has an upstairs. The shops upstairs are decor, toys, clothing, and unique items. These shops are a bit more pricey and have more shops directed toward children and older adults.
The flea market is always a wild card when going to Hartville. One thing to note is that the flea market does have unusual hours and is taken place outside so it always depends on weather and time to see how many vendors are there. There are many vendors on weekends and nice weather. There are often vendors that are there almost everyday, but usually it is random.
Typically, the flea market takes up most of the back parking lot. There are quite a few rows with antiques, toys, furniture, movies, records, etc. In the middle of the parking lot there is two covered rows. In these rows there is usually produce and items from grocery stores at discounted prices. These vendor that are in the covered rows are there even when it is not busy or if the weather is not looking good because they are protected.
Hartville Hardware
Hartville Hardware is not something, including myself, that everyone is interested because it is mainly tools and house renovation supplies. Despite the fact, it is advertised as America’s largest hardware store and has pretty interesting supplies.
Firstly, Hartville Hardware has any tool you could possible imagine. The store is HUGE with aisles filled to the ceiling, if you are looking for any tool or gadget, you can find it here.
Also, they do have a lot of clothing and toys as well. Their clothing is mainly friendly and carpentry outfits, but they do have some basic clothing. Their clothing and toys are a bit pricey, but good quality. They mainly sell big stuffed animals that are not as common.
A really cool thing to look at is their home model. Hartville Hardware has any flooring and room needs and put this to display as they have a actual home designed by them in the center of the store. It is really cool to walk through and see all the possibilities.
Finally the have extra interesting seasonal things to look at as well. Depending on the holiday, they offer a large variety of decorations to look through for indoor or outdoors. They also have live chicks to look at when the season is right as well and sell them as well as all their needs.
Hartville Kitchen and bakery/ Harville Collectibles
Both stores and restaurant are attached to one another in the same building.
Hatville Kitchen is a restaurant that consists of good home cooked meals. This is one of the main attractions and best restaurant to eat at. Their food is good and reminds you of a nice home cooked meal.
The biggest issue is the wait for a table. Because it is so popular, during lunch or dinner times this can cause a pretty big line to form causing up to an hour or even more wait. There is a way to get in faster if a table opens up with the number of people you have, however, there sometimes is no other choice other than to wait. That being said, there are no reservations and you must have every person dining in line with you to be seated. To avoid this, come at a more unusual hour. Overall, the wait is worth is as the food is very good.
They do offer call in orders as well that you can pick up in at least a half hour.
The Bakery is another popular stop as well. All desserts and breads severed at the restaurant are sold here. The bakery has a variety of pies, cookies, breads, and other baked goods.
The bakery sells other things such as candy of all types, Hartville brand sodas, and Hartville chips. Their Hartville brand items, in my opinion, are definitely worth a try.
Even if you are not eating at Hartville Kitchen, the bakery is worth stopping by as most of their baked goods are amazing.
Hartville Collectibles is a store attached to the bakery and restaurant. This store almost resembles a boutique as it has unique and random items. They mainly have women and children items such as jewelry and clothing, but also have many knickknack type of things to buy.
This store is pretty expensive compared to any of the other stores at the marketplace, however, you are always bound to find something of interest here.
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