Thrift stores in Freiburg
Freiburg, Baden-Wuerttemberg has 19 thrift and charity shops on the map right now. All 19 are independent second-hand stores rather than charity shops — Freiburg leans commercial when it comes to used goods. Stock turns over fast in all of them, so the shop that had nothing last month might have your thing this week.
This guide covers every thrift store we could verify in and around Freiburg (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Loan and S'Einlädele, plus Boutique le Sac — each with its own personality, which is half the fun. If a shop's missing from Freiburg's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet — the scene is bigger than any single dataset.
The Freiburg thrift lineup
19 in Freiburg, plus 27 more around Freiburg below:
Loan
Second-hand store0.2 km from Freiburg
Loan is an independent second-hand store on 5 Klarastraße. Loan also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 11:00-19:00; Sa 10:00-19:00.
5 Klarastraße
Hours: Mo-Fr 11:00-19:00; Sa 10:00-19:00
S'Einlädele
Second-hand store0.2 km from Freiburg
S'Einlädele — an independent second-hand store. Also worth knowing about S'Einlädele: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:30-18:30; Sa 09:30-14:00.
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:30-18:30; Sa 09:30-14:00
Boutique le Sac
Second-hand store0.5 km from FreiburgRun by Obdach für Frauen, Förderverein Frauen in Not e.V.
Run by Obdach für Frauen, Förderverein Frauen in Not e.V., Boutique le Sac is an independent second-hand store, found on 22 Sedanstraße in Freiburg im Breisgau. Also worth knowing about Boutique le Sac: the map lists its hours as Tu 15:00-19:00; Th 10:00-14:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
22 Sedanstraße, Freiburg im Breisgau, 79098
Hours: Tu 15:00-19:00; Th 10:00-14:00
Phone: +49 761 2178683
Little Tibet
Second-hand store0.5 km from Freiburg
Little Tibet — an independent second-hand store. Also worth knowing about Little Tibet: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:30-19:00.
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:30-19:00
Heartlight Vintage
Second-hand store0.6 km from Freiburg
Heartlight Vintage is an independent second-hand store on 23 Bertoldstraße, Freiburg im Breisgau. Heartlight Vintage also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th 11:00-19:00; Fr,Sa 10:00-19:00; it has a website with more detail.
23 Bertoldstraße, Freiburg im Breisgau, 79098
Hours: Mo-Th 11:00-19:00; Fr,Sa 10:00-19:00
Umsonstladen
Second-hand store1.7 km from Freiburg
Umsonstladen is an independent second-hand store. Umsonstladen also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as We,Th 18:00-20:00.
Hours: We,Th 18:00-20:00
Big Deal
Second-hand store2.0 km from FreiburgRun by Humanitäre Hände e.V.
Big Deal is an independent second-hand store run by Humanitäre Hände e.V. on 7 Rufacher Straße, Freiburg im Breisgau. Big Deal also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 13:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
7 Rufacher Straße, Freiburg im Breisgau, 79110
Hours: Tu-Fr 13:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-16:00
Phone: +49 761 89759640
Fundfabrik
Second-hand store2.2 km from FreiburgRun by Abfallwirtschaft und Stadtreinigung Freiburg GmbH
Fundfabrik is an independent second-hand store run by Abfallwirtschaft und Stadtreinigung Freiburg GmbH on 16 Liebigstraße, Freiburg im Breisgau. Fundfabrik also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-16:00; PH off; it has a website with more detail.
16 Liebigstraße, Freiburg im Breisgau, 79108
Hours: Tu-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-16:00; PH off
Spinnwebe Second Hand
Second-hand store2.3 km from FreiburgRun by Diakonie Freiburg
Spinnwebe Second Hand is an independent second-hand store run by Diakonie Freiburg on 11 Krozinger Straße. Spinnwebe Second Hand also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-15:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
11 Krozinger Straße, 79114
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-15:00
Phone: +49 761 4764094
Troc
Second-hand store2.4 km from Freiburg
Troc — an independent second-hand store on 2 Schopfheimer Straße. Also worth knowing about Troc: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
2 Schopfheimer Straße, 79115
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-17:00
Phone: +49 761 8978640
Poems Second Hand
Second-hand store3.0 km from Freiburg
Poems Second Hand — an independent second-hand store, found on 1 Vaubanallee in Freiburg im Breisgau. Also worth knowing about Poems Second Hand: the map lists its hours as Tu,Th,Fr 10:00-12:30, Tu-Fr 15:00-18:00, Sa 11:00-14:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
1 Vaubanallee, Freiburg im Breisgau, 79100
Hours: Tu,Th,Fr 10:00-12:30, Tu-Fr 15:00-18:00, Sa 11:00-14:00
Phone: +49 761 4598236
Fairkauf
Second-hand store3.3 km from FreiburgRun by Caritasverband Freiburg-Stadt e.V.
Run by Caritasverband Freiburg-Stadt e.V., Fairkauf is an independent second-hand store on 5 Friedrich-Neff-Straße. Also worth knowing about Fairkauf: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 11:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
5 Friedrich-Neff-Straße, 79111
Hours: Mo-Fr 11:00-17:00
Phone: +49 761 1373110
Fairkauf Secondhand-Kaufhaus
Second-hand store3.3 km from Freiburg
Fairkauf Secondhand-Kaufhaus — an independent second-hand store on 5 Friedrich-Neff-Straße. Also worth knowing about Fairkauf Secondhand-Kaufhaus: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-17:00; Sa 10:00-14:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
5 Friedrich-Neff-Straße
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-17:00; Sa 10:00-14:00
Phone: +49 761 1373110
Re Find
Second-hand store3.6 km from Freiburg
Re Find — an independent second-hand store, found on 18 Rieselfeldallee in Freiburg im Breisgau. Also worth knowing about Re Find: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 10:00-20:00.
18 Rieselfeldallee, Freiburg im Breisgau, 79111
Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-20:00
Haushaltsauflösungen
Second-hand store4.6 km from Freiburg
Haushaltsauflösungen is an independent second-hand store. Haushaltsauflösungen also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Th 10:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Hours: Th 10:00-18:00
Phone: +49 761 42969328; +49 174 9270045
Antikhaus Birkenfelder
Second-hand store6.5 km from Freiburg
Antikhaus Birkenfelder — an independent second-hand store. Also worth knowing about Antikhaus Birkenfelder: the map lists its hours as Fr 14:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-14:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Hours: Fr 14:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-14:00
Phone: +49 171 1259760
Secondo
Second-hand store7.4 km from Freiburg
Secondo is an independent second-hand store on 2 Im Kirchenhürstle, Umkirch. Secondo also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-18:30; Sa 10:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
2 Im Kirchenhürstle, Umkirch, 79224
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-18:30; Sa 10:00-16:00
Phone: +49 7665 947430
Fairkauf
Second-hand store8.4 km from FreiburgRun by Caritas Second Hand
Fairkauf is an independent second-hand store run by Caritas Second Hand on 17 Rosenstraße, Denzlingen. Fairkauf also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:30-18:00; Sa 09:00-13:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
17 Rosenstraße, Denzlingen, 79211
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:30-18:00; Sa 09:00-13:00
Phone: +49 7666 9123051
Kleiderkammer Dreisamtal
Second-hand store9.1 km from Freiburg
Kleiderkammer Dreisamtal — an independent second-hand store on 24 Hauptstraße. Also worth knowing about Kleiderkammer Dreisamtal: the map lists its hours as We 15:00-18:00; Th 09:30-11:30.
24 Hauptstraße, 79199
Hours: We 15:00-18:00; Th 09:30-11:30
What the map tells us about thrifting in Freiburg
19 of the 19 shops list their opening hours, which is unusually helpful for Freiburg — thrift stores are notorious for surprise closures. Still, call ahead if you're making a special trip to Freiburg; volunteer-run shops sometimes close early on quiet days.
10 shops have websites listed, worth a look before you go — some post new arrivals or sale days online.
Thrift shops cluster a little: 2 of them sit on 5 Friedrich-Neff-Straße, so you can string those into one walk and hit the rest by car.
Most shops in Freiburg list a phone number. Use it — a thirty-second call beats a wasted drive, especially for furniture or anything you can't carry home on the bus.
The Freiburg thrift circuit
Plot these 19 on a map and the day plans itself: Loan on 5 Klarastraße, S'Einlädele, Boutique le Sac on 22 Sedanstraße, Little Tibet, Heartlight Vintage on 23 Bertoldstraße, Umsonstladen, Big Deal on 7 Rufacher Straße, and Fundfabrik on 16 Liebigstraße. That's the full Freiburg circuit in one sensible order. 11 more are listed below.
Thrifting tips for Freiburg
Regulars learn these fast; visitors to Freiburg can skip the learning curve:
- Ask when new stock hits the floor at Loan. Shops restock on rhythms — truck days, volunteer shifts. One question at the counter tells you when to come back.
- The housewares aisle rewards patience at S'Einlädele. Cast iron, Pyrex, good knives — they all surface eventually. Check the bottom shelves; heavy things live low.
- Look behind the front row. The good stuff migrates to the back of the rack. Push through; that's where the interesting things hide.
- Seasonal items go cheapest off-season. Winter coats in April, fans in October. Buy the season ahead and pay half.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Freiburg — 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 Freiburg can take a while to appear. The 19 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 Freiburg'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 — Freiburg included.
Worth the trip: more thrift stores around Freiburg
27 more within about 40 km of Freiburg — here are the 15 nearest:
Pfänder
Second-hand store13.5 km from Freiburg
Pfänder is an independent second-hand store on 8 Cornelia-Passage, Emmendingen.
8 Cornelia-Passage, Emmendingen, 79312
Second-Hand
Second-hand store13.7 km from Freiburg
Second-Hand — an independent second-hand store, found on 31 Karl-Friedrich-Straße in Emmendingen. Also worth knowing about Second-Hand: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:30-12:30,15:00-18:00;Sa 10:00-12:30;PH off.
31 Karl-Friedrich-Straße, Emmendingen, 79312
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:30-12:30,15:00-18:00;Sa 10:00-12:30;PH off
Fundus Second Hand
Second-hand store13.8 km from Freiburg
Fundus Second Hand is an independent second-hand store on 12 Schusterstraße, Waldkirch.
12 Schusterstraße, Waldkirch, 79183
Hin und Weg
Second-hand store13.9 km from FreiburgRun by WABE gGmbH
Hin und Weg is an independent second-hand store run by WABE gGmbH on 59 Lange Straße, Waldkirch. Hin und Weg also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
59 Lange Straße, Waldkirch, 79183
Benvenuti
Second-hand store13.9 km from Freiburg
Benvenuti — an independent second-hand store. Also worth knowing about Benvenuti: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 10:00-13:00; Tu-Fr 15:00-18:00.
Hours: Tu-Sa 10:00-13:00; Tu-Fr 15:00-18:00
Anna Lina
Second-hand store14.0 km from Freiburg
Anna Lina is an independent second-hand store on 11 Joseph-Vomstein-Straße, Bad Krozingen.
11 Joseph-Vomstein-Straße, Bad Krozingen, 79189
Fairkauf
Second-hand store14.3 km from FreiburgRun by 48° Süd GmbH
Fairkauf is an independent second-hand store run by 48° Süd GmbH on 45 Am Elzdamm, Emmendingen. Fairkauf also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
45 Am Elzdamm, Emmendingen, 79312
KUS Second Hand
Second-hand store18.4 km from Freiburg
KUS Second Hand — an independent second-hand store, found on 122 Hauptstraße in Malterdingen. Also worth knowing about KUS Second Hand: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 08:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
122 Hauptstraße, Malterdingen, 79364
Hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-18:00
Phone: +49 7644 92 84 800
Fairkauf
Second-hand store18.8 km from FreiburgRun by 48° Süd GmbH
Fairkauf is an independent second-hand store run by 48° Süd GmbH on 19 Marktplatz, Endingen am Kaiserstuhl. Fairkauf also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-13:00,14:00-18:30; Sa 10:00-14:00; it has a website with more detail.
19 Marktplatz, Endingen am Kaiserstuhl, 79346
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-13:00,14:00-18:30; Sa 10:00-14:00
FAIRKAUF
Second-hand store24.9 km from Freiburg
FAIRKAUF is an independent second-hand store.
FAIRKAUF
Charity shop25.0 km from FreiburgRun by 48° Süd
Run by 48° Süd, FAIRKAUF is a charity shop, found on 87 Hauptstraße in Herbolzheim. Also worth knowing about FAIRKAUF: the map lists its hours as Tu,Th,Fr 09:00-12:30,14:30-18:00; We 09:00-12:30; Sa 09:00-14:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
87 Hauptstraße, Herbolzheim, 79336
Hours: Tu,Th,Fr 09:00-12:30,14:30-18:00; We 09:00-12:30; Sa 09:00-14:00
Phone: +49 7643 9377776
Secondo
Charity shop29.2 km from Freiburg
Secondo is a charity shop on 1 Jakobistraße, Titisee-Neustadt. Secondo also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-13:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
1 Jakobistraße, Titisee-Neustadt, 79822
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-13:00
Phone: +49 7665 947430
Lilis Paradies
Second-hand store29.3 km from Freiburg
Lilis Paradies — an independent second-hand store. Also worth knowing about Lilis Paradies: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-18:00; PH,Su off.
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-18:00; PH,Su off
Soziales Kaufhaus
Charity shop33.4 km from Freiburg
Soziales Kaufhaus is a charity shop on 3 Hornberger Straße, Triberg.
3 Hornberger Straße, Triberg, 78098
Emmaüs
Charity shop33.8 km from FreiburgRun by Mouvement Emmaüs
Run by Mouvement Emmaüs, Emmaüs is a charity shop on 2 Rue de Belfort. Also worth knowing about Emmaüs: the map lists its hours as Tu, Fr 13:00-17:00; We, Sa 10:00-12:00, 14:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
2 Rue de Belfort
Hours: Tu, Fr 13:00-17:00; We, Sa 10:00-12:00, 14:00-17:00
Phone: +33 3 59 28 97 92
Thrift store listings for Freiburg: 19 in Freiburg and 27 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.