Thrift stores in Dortmund
Thrift stores reward the patient. In Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia that patience currently stretches across 8 mapped shops — 4 of them are charity shops and 4 are independent second-hand stores, so Dortmund gives you both flavours of thrifting in one trip.
This guide covers every thrift store we could verify in and around Dortmund (within about 25 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Oxfam and KaufSo, plus Schatzkasten — each with its own personality, which is half the fun. If a shop's missing from Dortmund's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet — the scene is bigger than any single dataset.
The Dortmund thrift lineup
8 in Dortmund, plus 68 more around Dortmund below:
Oxfam
Charity shop0.2 km from Dortmund
Oxfam — a charity shop, found on 30-32 Wißstraße in Dortmund. Also worth knowing about Oxfam: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-18:30; Sa 10:00-15:00.
30-32 Wißstraße, Dortmund, 44137
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-18:30; Sa 10:00-15:00
KaufSo
Second-hand store0.3 km from Dortmund
KaufSo — an independent second-hand store on 3 Freistuhl. Also worth knowing about KaufSo: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 11:00-18:00; Sa 11:00-14:00.
3 Freistuhl
Hours: Tu-Fr 11:00-18:00; Sa 11:00-14:00
Schatzkasten
Charity shop0.5 km from Dortmund
Schatzkasten — a charity shop. Also worth knowing about Schatzkasten: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 08:30-13:30.
Hours: Mo-Fr 08:30-13:30
An- & Verkauf
Second-hand store1.2 km from Dortmund
An- & Verkauf — an independent second-hand store, found on 41 Oestermärsch in Dortmund. Also worth knowing about An- & Verkauf: the map lists its hours as Mo-We 11:00-18:00; Th 13:00-18:00; Sa 13:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
41 Oestermärsch, Dortmund, 44145
Hours: Mo-We 11:00-18:00; Th 13:00-18:00; Sa 13:00-18:00
Phone: +49 173 7891676
FRIDAs Umsonstladen
Charity shop1.4 km from Dortmund
FRIDAs Umsonstladen — a charity shop. Also worth knowing about FRIDAs Umsonstladen: the map lists its hours as Tu 10:00-14:00; We,Th 14:30-18:30.
Hours: Tu 10:00-14:00; We,Th 14:30-18:30
Jacke wie Hose
Charity shop4.2 km from Dortmund
Jacke wie Hose — a charity shop, found on 7-9 Wilhelm-Schmidt-Straße in Dortmund. Also worth knowing about Jacke wie Hose: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
7-9 Wilhelm-Schmidt-Straße, Dortmund, 44263
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-16:00
Phone: +49 231 3950735
Möbel & Trödel Secondhand Laden Dortmund
Second-hand store6.7 km from DortmundRun by Christliches Jugenddorfwerk Deutschlands
Möbel & Trödel Secondhand Laden Dortmund is an independent second-hand store run by Christliches Jugenddorfwerk Deutschlands on 429 Martener Straße, Dortmund. Möbel & Trödel Secondhand Laden Dortmund also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
429 Martener Straße, Dortmund, 44379
Trödel & Co
Second-hand store8.5 km from Dortmund
Trödel & Co is an independent second-hand store. Trödel & Co also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo,We,Fr 10:00-14:30.
Hours: Mo,We,Fr 10:00-14:30
What the map tells us about thrifting in Dortmund
7 of the 8 shops list their opening hours, which is unusually helpful for Dortmund — thrift stores are notorious for surprise closures. Still, call ahead if you're making a special trip to Dortmund; volunteer-run shops sometimes close early on quiet days.
The Dortmund thrift circuit
The efficient Dortmund thrifting route strings these together: Oxfam on 30-32 Wißstraße, KaufSo on 3 Freistuhl, Schatzkasten, An- & Verkauf on 41 Oestermärsch, FRIDAs Umsonstladen, Jacke wie Hose on 7-9 Wilhelm-Schmidt-Straße, Möbel & Trödel Secondhand Laden Dortmund on 429 Martener Straße, and Trödel & Co — 8 shops, one logical loop, no backtracking.
Thrifting tips for Dortmund
A few things worth knowing before you work through Dortmund's thrift stores:
- Inspect electronics in the store at Oxfam. Plug it in before you pay. Most thrift shops sell electronics as-is, and a cheap record player can be an expensive paperweight.
- Visit at opening time at KaufSo. Serious pickers arrive at opening. You don't have to be one of them, but the first hour has the best pick of the day's restock.
- Smell the leather. Real leather smells like leather. If it smells like plastic, it is plastic — price it accordingly.
- Donate while you're there. Bring a bag of your own cast-offs. It keeps the cycle going and the volunteers remember friendly faces.
Good to know
We searched about 25 km around Dortmund — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to for a thrifting run. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new shop in Dortmund can take a while to appear. The 8 above are only as current as the community map. A shop that's shut, or a new one nobody's added yet, gets fixed with a single OpenStreetMap edit.
Prices at Dortmund's thrift stores are set by each shop and change constantly, so we don't list them. As a rough rule, charity shops are the cheapest, independents sit in the middle, and anything labelled vintage costs more everywhere — Dortmund included.
Worth the trip: more thrift stores around Dortmund
68 more within about 25 km of Dortmund — here are the 15 nearest:
Engel-Depot
Charity shop10.4 km from DortmundRun by Ruhrtal-Engel
Run by Ruhrtal-Engel, Engel-Depot is a charity shop, found on 83 Annenstraße in Witten. Also worth knowing about Engel-Depot: the map lists its hours as Mo,Fr 11:00-15:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
83 Annenstraße, Witten, 58453
Hours: Mo,Fr 11:00-15:00
Phone: +49 2302 2039672
Möbellager
Charity shop10.5 km from DortmundRun by VCS
Möbellager is a charity shop run by VCS on 12a Gahlenfeldstraße, Herdecke. Möbellager also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu 10:00-12:00.
12a Gahlenfeldstraße, Herdecke, 58313
Hours: Tu 10:00-12:00
Kauf.net
Second-hand store11.2 km from DortmundRun by Diakonisches Werk
Run by Diakonisches Werk, Kauf.net is an independent second-hand store, found on 2 Am Bennertor in Castrop-Rauxel. Also worth knowing about Kauf.net: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00, Sa 09:00-14:00.
2 Am Bennertor, Castrop-Rauxel, 44575
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00, Sa 09:00-14:00
Fair-Kauf City
Second-hand store11.3 km from Dortmund
Fair-Kauf City is an independent second-hand store on 11 Biesenkamp, Castrop-Rauxel. Fair-Kauf City also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-13:00,15:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-14:00; PH,Su off.
11 Biesenkamp, Castrop-Rauxel, 44575
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-13:00,15:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-14:00; PH,Su off
Lockdown-Vinyl-Pop-Up-Store
Second-hand store11.4 km from Dortmund
Lockdown-Vinyl-Pop-Up-Store — an independent second-hand store.
Flohmarkt-Shop Bochum
Second-hand store12.0 km from Dortmund
Flohmarkt-Shop Bochum is an independent second-hand store on 200 Alte Bahnhofstraße, Bochum.
200 Alte Bahnhofstraße, Bochum, 44892
Die Stöberei
Second-hand store12.8 km from Dortmund
Die Stöberei — an independent second-hand store, found on 29 Arndtstraße in Lünen. Also worth knowing about Die Stöberei: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-15:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
29 Arndtstraße, Lünen, 44534
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-15:00
Phone: +49 2306 7511027
Kaufhaus Martin
Second-hand store13.0 km from Dortmund
Kaufhaus Martin is an independent second-hand store on 6 Lothringer Straße, Bochum. Kaufhaus Martin also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-13:00; Mo-Fr 15:00-18:00.
6 Lothringer Straße, Bochum, 44805
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-13:00; Mo-Fr 15:00-18:00
M2 Secondhand-Möbel
Charity shop14.2 km from DortmundRun by ViA Bochum e.V.
Run by ViA Bochum e.V., M2 Secondhand-Möbel is a charity shop, found on 14 Harpener Feld in Bochum. Also worth knowing about M2 Secondhand-Möbel: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-16:30.
14 Harpener Feld, Bochum, 44805
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-16:30
Miet-Fach
Second-hand store14.9 km from DortmundRun by Jacqueline Diller
Run by Jacqueline Diller, Miet-Fach is an independent second-hand store, found on 3 Ziegelstraße in Unna. Also worth knowing about Miet-Fach: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-14:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
3 Ziegelstraße, Unna, 59423
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-14:00
Phone: +49 2303 9295929
Storchennest
Second-hand store14.9 km from Dortmund
Storchennest — an independent second-hand store, found on 365 Hiltroper Straße in Bochum. Also worth knowing about Storchennest: the map lists its hours as Tu, Fr 09:00-13:00, We-Th 09:00-13:00,15:00-17:30; PH off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
365 Hiltroper Straße, Bochum, 44805
Hours: Tu, Fr 09:00-13:00, We-Th 09:00-13:00,15:00-17:30; PH off
Phone: +49 234 866359
Deutscher Kinderschutzbund
Charity shop15.1 km from Dortmund
Deutscher Kinderschutzbund — a charity shop. Also worth knowing about Deutscher Kinderschutzbund: the map lists its hours as Mo 09:00-13:00,16:00-18:00; Tu,We 09:00-13:00; Th 09:00-13:00,16:00-18:00; Fr 09:00-13:00; Sa 10:00-13:00; PH off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo 09:00-13:00,16:00-18:00; Tu,We 09:00-13:00; Th 09:00-13:00,16:00-18:00; Fr 09:00-13:00; Sa 10:00-13:00; PH off
Phone: +49 2335 54117
Store
Charity shop15.3 km from DortmundRun by Kolping
Store is a charity shop run by Kolping. Store also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-14:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-14:00
Phone: +49 2335 8859988
Mediacom
Second-hand store15.5 km from DortmundRun by Tekeli, Mustafa
Mediacom is an independent second-hand store run by Tekeli, Mustafa on 25 Massener Straße, Unna. Mediacom also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th 11:00-17:00; Fr 14:30-18:00; Sa 10:00-16:00.
25 Massener Straße, Unna, 59423
Hours: Mo-Th 11:00-17:00; Fr 14:30-18:00; Sa 10:00-16:00
Secondhand-Kleiderladen Grumme
Charity shop15.6 km from DortmundRun by ViA Bochum e.V.
Run by ViA Bochum e.V., Secondhand-Kleiderladen Grumme is a charity shop, found on 203 Castroper Straße in Bochum. Also worth knowing about Secondhand-Kleiderladen Grumme: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-17:30; PH off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
203 Castroper Straße, Bochum, 44791
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-17:30; PH off
Phone: +49 234 61028397
Thrift store listings for Dortmund: 8 in Dortmund and 68 more nearby mapped from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons contributors; individual photo credits appear in captions. Listing data was last refreshed automatically — verify hours before visiting.