Amanda Helman and Susan Logsdon — founders of Golden Gems — are no stranger to Cherokee Street. After first visiting the street in 2009 for the annual Print Bazaar, the sisters chose Cherokee & Compton as the perfect place for their first studio & shop for Golden Gems.

So where do the owners of one of St. Louis's best gift shops shop for gifts? Check out their recommendations for where to go on Cherokee to find something for your friends or yourself!

Favorite Place to Find a Gift for Someone:

STL Style House
3159 Cherokee — stl-style.com

Favorite Place to Shop for Yourself

"Flowers and Weeds or Diana's Bakery - they have the best churros!"

Flowers & Weeds
3201 Cherokee — www.flowersandweeds.com

Diana's Bakery
2843 Cherokee — facebook.com/dianasbakery2843

Best Date Night Spot

"Swing Dancing at Casa Loma Ballroom! It's a fun change of pace to a typical date night!"

Casa Loma Ballroom
3354 Iowa Avenue — casalomaballroom.com

Favorite Event on Cherokee

"The Cherokee St. Print Bazaar! It's a great time to check out local businesses you may not have been to while also getting to shop local vendors popped up inside each space, and it's great for holiday gifts!"

Print Bazaar on Cherokee
First Saturday of December, 11AM - 6PM — cherokeeprintbazaar.com

Your Perfect Day of Food on Cherokee

"Breakfast would be the quiche of the day at Mud House, lunch at La Vallesana (you can't go wrong with anything on the menu) and dinner and drinks would be Monday nights at Yaquis for the Fresh Mediterranean pizza and half price wine!

The Mud House
2101 Cherokee — themudhousestl.com

La Vallesana
2810 Cherokee — neverialavallesana.com

Yaqui's on Cherokee
2728 Cherokee — yaquispizza.com

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Featured Photos by Nate Burrell, Phillip Hamer, Virginia Harold, RJ Hartbeck, Bailey Rogers & Cherokee Street Business