While grabbing breakfast and a book in Charles Village, why not get some holiday shopping done too?

Bird in Hand is a cafe and bookstore stocked with lovely printed goodies from Tiny Dog Press, including Baltimore-themed letterpress card sets ($24), Charm City printed coasters ($10), tea towels ($15) and more! You can also buy them straight from the Tiny Dog Press website.

Location: 11 E. 33rd St., Baltimore

I could probably drink Juniper Culinary Apothecary’s lucid dream herbal tea blend ($8) every day for the rest of my life, and it’s available online.

Prefer shopping in-person? Kneads Bakery and Cafe in Harbor East stocks the tea blends, plus much more!

You can snag locally made caramels ($10), candles from Mount Royal Soaps ($19), local art prints (around $25), fancy coasters ($25), olive oils ($25) and even artisan dog toys ($15) at the bakery.

Location: 506 S. Central Ave., Baltimore

For the artistically inclined weirdos in your life, be sure to visit the gift shop at the American Visionary Art Museum. It’s a labyrinth of curios and oddities, including 3D printed dragons ($15-$40) Buddha statues ($3-$8), art prints (around $15), hand-painted Mexican tile coasters ($9), hand-made candles ($1), T-shirts ($15), hand-made dioramas ($20), and drawers upon drawers full of small trinkets and craft supplies going for less than $1 each.

Their website also sells art kits ($18).

Location: 800 Key Highway, Baltimore

El Suprimo Records in Fells Point is everything you want from a used record store: a dimly lit basement packed to the gills with musical gems. Prices vary, of course, but I spotted an Earth Wind & Fire joint for $8.55. Baby’s on Fire in Mount Vernon is the perfect place to get a bagel and coffee while rifling through vinyl stacks. And Normal’s in Waverly is a good spot to find both records and books.

For more books, Bird in Hand has a shelf for local reads — I found a Chesapeake cookbook for $25. The Ivy near the Mount Washington neighborhood is a Baltimore staple. And Protean Books & Records was a favorite spot of one of our staff.

Not sure what to get someone? Here are reader choices for some of the best Baltimore books!

Locations:

• El Suprimo Records - 1709 Aliceanna St., Baltimore
• Baby’s on Fire - 1010 Morton St., Baltimore
• Normal’s Books & Records - 425 E. 31st St., Baltimore
• Bird in Hand Cafe and Bookstore - 11 E. 33rd St., Baltimore
• The Ivy Bookshop - 5928 Falls Road, Baltimore
• Protean Books & Records - 836 Leadenhall St., Baltimore