When you shop in the River District, you’re investing in the people who make our community feel so special and unique. Every purchase helps a small business owner keep their doors open, hire local staff and continue offering the unique products and experiences that make our downtown so special. Choosing to shop local strengthens the local economy, builds a more vibrant neighborhood and keeps our city’s character alive. Thank you for supporting the businesses that shape the River District.
River District Businesses
Shopping
- Chocolat by Daniel — chocolatbydaniel.com
- Infinite Soul Vibrations — infinitesoulvibrations.com
- J.R. Kortman Center for Design / Kortman Gallery — jrkortman.com
- LacedUp815 — Facebook (LacedUp815)
- Loom Home + Gifts — shoppeloom.com
- Maze Books — maze-books.com
- Nettie’s Mercantile — Facebook (Nettie’s Mercantile)
- Rockford Art Deli — rockfordartdeli.com
- Rocktown Adventures — rocktownadventures.com
- Small Skateshop – smallskate.com
- Smiley’s Vintage — smileysvintage.com
- Smith & Sons LTD — Facebook (Smith & Sons LTD)
- Spin City Wear – spincitywear.com
- SRM Prints Studio & Gift Shop — SRM Prints Studio + Gift Shop Facebook
- The Scrap Jar — The Scrap Jar Facebook
- The Symbols — No website listed
- Urban Farmgirl – urbanfarmgirl.com
- Weirdo Art Collectibles – Facebook (Weirdo Art Collectibles)
Restaurants, Cafés & Bars
- 27 Aluna — 27aluna.com
- Abreo — abreorockford.com
- Amazin Glazin – amazinglazinpastry.com
- Ambiance Cuisine Catering & Cocktails — Facebook (Ambiance Cuisine Catering & Cocktails)
- Bop Bop Korean Restaurant — bopbopofrockford.com
- Cantina Taco — cantinataco.com
- Carlyle Brewing Co. – Facebook (Carlyle Brewing Co.)
- CJ’s Public House – Facebook (CJ’s Public House)
- Crust & Crumbles (Bakery/Café) — crustncrumbles.com
- Disco Chicken — discochicken815.com
- District Bar & Grill – districtdowntown.com
- Harvey Wallbangers — harveywallbangers815.com
- Inzombia Coffee — Facebook (Inzombia Coffee)
- Jalisco & Tequila Mexican Restaurant — jaliscoandtequila.com
- Jimmy John’s — jimmyjohns.com
- Mary’s Place – marysplacebar.com
- Minnihan’s – Facebook (Minnihan’s Rockford)
- Poke Green Lite — pokegreener.com
- Prairie Street Brewing Company — psbrewingco.com
- Ripe Life Juice Co. — Facebook (Ripe Life Juice Co.)
- Rockford Roasting Company — rockfordroasting.co
- Rue Marche’ – Facebook (The Rue Marche’)
- Sheila’s Daiquiri Lounge – sheilasdaiquirilounge.com
- Sisters Thai Cafe — sistersthaicafe.com
- Social Urban Bar & Restaurant — social509.com
- Starbucks Downtown — starbucks.com
- The Crow Bar & Gaming Lounge – Facebook (The Crow Bar)
- The Music Box – themusicboxrockford.com
- The Office Niteclub – theofficeniteclub.com
- The Sandwich Spot — Facebook (The Sandwich Spot)
- The Top Lounge & Rooftop Deck — thetoprockford.com
- Tortilla Express — tortillaexpress815.com
- Culinary Underground (Embassy Suites) — culinaryundergroundrockford.com
- Wired Café — wiredcaferkfd.com
- Woodfire Brick Oven Pizza —woodfire.pizza
Wellness, Fitness & Beauty
- FAB Dance & Fitness Academy — Facebook (FAB Dance & Fitness Academy)
- Forest City Float (Namaste Studios) — forestcityfloat.com
- Lucette Holistic Salon + Boutique — lucettesalon.com
- Meta Beauty Collective – metabeautycollective.com
- Namaste Studios — namastestudios.co
- RealBeautifulYOU — realbeautiful.me
- SoulJah Wellness (Cycling) — Facebook (SoulJah Wellness)
- Exquisite LX — Facebook (Exquisite LX)
- Parella Beauty Company — parellabeauty.com
Attractions
- Big Timber Axe Throwing — bigtimberaxethrowing.com
- Burpee Museum of Natural History — burpee.org
- Coronado Theatre — coronado.asmrockford.com
- Discovery Center Museum — discoverycentermuseum.org
- Inferno Clay Studio NFP — infernoclaystudio.org
- Nicholas Conservatory & Gardens — nicholasconservatory.com
- Rockford Art Museum — rockfordartmuseum.org
- Rockford IceHogs – icehogs.com
- Rockford Public Library (Main) — rockfordpubliclibrary.org
Venues
- 317 Art Collaborative – 317art.org
- BMO Center – bmocenter.asmrockford.com
- Kith and Kin Art Collective – Facebook (Kith and Kin)
- Misty Lane Ceramics – Facebook (Misty.Lane.Ceramics)
- Prairie Street Brewing Company Events — psbrewingco.com
- Rockford City Market – rockfordcitymarket.com
- smARTy Pants Rockford Art STudio – smartypantsrockford.com
- The Embassy Suites by Hilton Rockford Riverfront & Rockford Conference Center – esrockford.com
- The Standard – standardonstate.com
- Union Event Space – unionrockford.com
- UW Health Sports Factory – uwhealthsportsfactory.com
Services
- 6 Fingers Tattoo – Facebook (6 Finger Tattoo)
- Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary & Clinic – noahsarkanimals.org
- The Gold Standard Tattoo Parlor – Facebook (The Gold Standard Tattoo Parlor)