Thrift stores in Geneva
Geneva, Geneva has 44 thrift and charity shops on the map right now. 23 of them are charity shops and 21 are independent second-hand stores, so Geneva gives you both flavours of thrifting in one trip. 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 Geneva (within about 30 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Vêt'Shop Leschot and Magasin du Monde, plus Magasin du Monde — each with its own personality, which is half the fun. If a shop's missing from Geneva's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet — the scene is bigger than any single dataset.
The Geneva thrift lineup
44 mapped within about 30 km:
Vêt'Shop Leschot
Second-hand store
Vêt'Shop Leschot — an independent second-hand store, found on 2 Rue Leschot in Genève. Also worth knowing about Vêt'Shop Leschot: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-19:00; Sa 10:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
2 Rue Leschot, Genève, 1205
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-19:00; Sa 10:00-18:00
Phone: +41 22 321 83 84
Magasin du Monde
Charity shopRun by Association romande des Magasins du Monde
Magasin du Monde is a charity shop run by Association romande des Magasins du Monde on 7 Boulevard Carl-Vogt, Genève. Magasin du Monde also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-12:30,15:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
7 Boulevard Carl-Vogt, Genève, 1205
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-12:30,15:00-18:00
Phone: +41 22 320 12 01
Magasin du Monde
Charity shopRun by Association romande des Magasins du Monde
Run by Association romande des Magasins du Monde, Magasin du Monde is a charity shop, found on 4 Place Bel-Air in Nyon. Also worth knowing about Magasin du Monde: the map lists its hours as Mo 14:00-18:00; Tu-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-15:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
4 Place Bel-Air, Nyon, 1260
Hours: Mo 14:00-18:00; Tu-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-15:00
Phone: +41 22 362 70 65
Brocki Le Lignon
Charity shop
Brocki Le Lignon is a charity shop on 6 Chemin Barde, Le Lignon. Brocki Le Lignon also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-18:30; Sa 09:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
6 Chemin Barde, Le Lignon, 1219
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-18:30; Sa 09:00-17:00
Phone: +41 22 736 15 80
Easycash
Second-hand store
Easycash — an independent second-hand store.
Revival
Second-hand store
Revival — an independent second-hand store. Also worth knowing about Revival: the map lists its hours as Tu 09:00-12:00, 14:00-18:00; We 09:00-12:00; Th 09:00-12:00 14:00-17:00; Fr 15:00-19:00; Sa 09:00-12:00; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Tu 09:00-12:00, 14:00-18:00; We 09:00-12:00; Th 09:00-12:00 14:00-17:00; Fr 15:00-19:00; Sa 09:00-12:00
Dominique Fontaine
Second-hand store
Dominique Fontaine is an independent second-hand store on 56 Chemin des Nais.
56 Chemin des Nais
Cash-Converters
Second-hand store
Cash-Converters — an independent second-hand store, found on 32 Route de Veyrier in Carouge GE. Also worth knowing about Cash-Converters: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
32 Route de Veyrier, Carouge GE, 1227
Phone: +41 22 820 09 10
Rémi Laplace & Compagnie
Second-hand store
Rémi Laplace & Compagnie is an independent second-hand store.
epsetera
Charity shop
epsetera is a charity shop on 29 Rue Saint-Joseph. epsetera also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo 13:00-18:00; Tu-Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
29 Rue Saint-Joseph
Hours: Mo 13:00-18:00; Tu-Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-16:00
Phone: +41 22 949 02 63
Renfile
Charity shopRun by Centre Social Protestant
Run by Centre Social Protestant, Renfile is a charity shop, found on 17b Route de la Galaise in Plan-les-Ouates. Also worth knowing about Renfile: the map lists its hours as Mo 10:00-17:00; Tu-Fr 08:00-17:00; Sa 09:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
17b Route de la Galaise, Plan-les-Ouates, 1228
Hours: Mo 10:00-17:00; Tu-Fr 08:00-17:00; Sa 09:00-17:00
Phone: +41 22 794 55 40
Les Restos du Coeur
Charity shop
Les Restos du Coeur is a charity shop.
L’Upcyclerie
Second-hand storeRun by Caritas Genève
Run by Caritas Genève, L’Upcyclerie is an independent second-hand store, found on 63 Rue des Bains in Genève. Also worth knowing about L’Upcyclerie: the map lists its hours as Fr 09:00-19:00; Sa 10:00-18:00.
63 Rue des Bains, Genève
Hours: Fr 09:00-19:00; Sa 10:00-18:00
Magasin du Monde
Charity shopRun by Association romande des Magasins du Monde
Run by Association romande des Magasins du Monde, Magasin du Monde is a charity shop, found on 9 Rue des Grottes in Genève. Also worth knowing about Magasin du Monde: the map lists its hours as Mo 14:30-19:00; Tu,We 10:00-12:30,14:30-19:00; Th,Fr 10:00-19:00; Sa 11:00-13:00,14:30-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
9 Rue des Grottes, Genève, 1201
Hours: Mo 14:30-19:00; Tu,We 10:00-12:30,14:30-19:00; Th,Fr 10:00-19:00; Sa 11:00-13:00,14:30-17:00
Phone: +41 22 733 47 33
Arti-Puces
Second-hand storeRun by Association Arti-Puces
Run by Association Arti-Puces, Arti-Puces is an independent second-hand store, found on 8 Rue de la Gare in St-Cergue. Also worth knowing about Arti-Puces: the map lists its hours as We,Th,Fr 15:00-18:00; Sa,Su,PH 10:30-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
8 Rue de la Gare, St-Cergue, 1264
Hours: We,Th,Fr 15:00-18:00; Sa,Su,PH 10:30-17:00
Phone: +41 79 660 92 77
Renfile
Charity shopRun by Centre Social Protestant
Run by Centre Social Protestant, Renfile is a charity shop, found on 37 Rue de Carouge in Genève. Also worth knowing about Renfile: 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.
37 Rue de Carouge, Genève, 1205
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-17:00
Phone: +41 22 329 32 50
Renfile
Charity shopRun by Centre Social Protestant
Run by Centre Social Protestant, Renfile is a charity shop, found on 15 Rue de la Mairie in Genève. Also worth knowing about Renfile: 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.
15 Rue de la Mairie, Genève, 1207
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-17:00
Phone: +41 22 736 45 81
Renfile
Charity shopRun by Centre Social Protestant
Run by Centre Social Protestant, Renfile is a charity shop, found on 34 Boulevard Carl-Vogt in Genève. Also worth knowing about Renfile: 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.
34 Boulevard Carl-Vogt, Genève, 1205
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-17:00
Phone: +41 22 328 22 04
Renfile
Charity shopRun by Centre Social Protestant
Renfile is a charity shop run by Centre Social Protestant on 1 Rue du Môle, Genève. Renfile also notes on the map: 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.
1 Rue du Môle, Genève, 1201
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-17:00
Phone: +41 22 731 65 41
Boutique de la Solidarité
Second-hand store
Boutique de la Solidarité — an independent second-hand store.
Recyclerie du Pays Bellegardien
Second-hand storeRun by Alfa3a
Run by Alfa3a, Recyclerie du Pays Bellegardien is an independent second-hand store, found on 1 Rue Clément Ader in Valserhône. Also worth knowing about Recyclerie du Pays Bellegardien: the map lists its hours as Tu, We, Sa 09:30-12:30, 13:30-17:00; Th, Fr 13:30-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
1 Rue Clément Ader, Valserhône, 01200
Hours: Tu, We, Sa 09:30-12:30, 13:30-17:00; Th, Fr 13:30-17:00
Phone: +33 4 81 50 02 50
Voix Libres
Charity shop
Voix Libres — a charity shop. Also worth knowing about Voix Libres: it has a website with more detail.
Solis
Second-hand storeRun by Roger Riesen
Run by Roger Riesen, Solis is an independent second-hand store on Boulevard Carl-Vogt. Also worth knowing about Solis: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Boulevard Carl-Vogt
Phone: +41 22 328 56 37
La Boutique Solidaire
Second-hand storeRun by Alfa3a
Run by Alfa3a, La Boutique Solidaire is an independent second-hand store. Also worth knowing about La Boutique Solidaire: the map lists its hours as We-Fr 13:00-17:30; Sa 08:30-13:30; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: We-Fr 13:00-17:30; Sa 08:30-13:30
Ma première fripe
Second-hand store
Ma première fripe is an independent second-hand store. Ma première fripe also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
Cerestia
Second-hand storeRun by Cerestia
Run by Cerestia, Cerestia is an independent second-hand store. Also worth knowing about Cerestia: the map lists its hours as We 14:00-18:00; Fr 14:00-18:00; Sa 08:00-12:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: We 14:00-18:00; Fr 14:00-18:00; Sa 08:00-12:00
Phone: +33 6 52 29 58 29
La Carte Blanche
Charity shop
La Carte Blanche is a charity shop on 1 Rue Moïse-Marcinhes. La Carte Blanche also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 10:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
1 Rue Moïse-Marcinhes, 1217
Hours: Tu-Sa 10:00-17:00
Phone: +41 22 734 31 30
La Recyclerie Eaux-Vives
Charity shop
La Recyclerie Eaux-Vives — a charity shop. Also worth knowing about La Recyclerie Eaux-Vives: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 11:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
1207
Hours: Mo-Sa 11:00-18:00
Phone: +41 22 322 05 68
Garconmanquée
Second-hand store
Garconmanquée — an independent second-hand store. Also worth knowing about Garconmanquée: the map lists its hours as Mo 14:00-19:00; Tu-Fr 11:00-19:00; Sa 11:00-15:00.
Hours: Mo 14:00-19:00; Tu-Fr 11:00-19:00; Sa 11:00-15:00
Le Balafon
Charity shop
Le Balafon — a charity shop on 2 Rue de Villereuse. Also worth knowing about Le Balafon: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 10:00-18:30; 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 Rue de Villereuse, 1207
Hours: Tu-Fr 10:00-18:30; Sa 10:00-17:00
Phone: +41 22 735 10 65
La caravane de solidarité - Genève
Second-hand store
La caravane de solidarité - Genève — an independent second-hand store.
Degriffstock
Second-hand store
Degriffstock is an independent second-hand store. Degriffstock also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-19:00; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-19:00
Secours Catholique - Boutique Solidaire
Charity shop
Secours Catholique - Boutique Solidaire — a charity shop on 12 Rue Madame Fleutet. Also worth knowing about Secours Catholique - Boutique Solidaire: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
12 Rue Madame Fleutet
Phone: +33 4 50 38 81 00
Caritas Brocante La Recyclerie
Second-hand storeRun by Caritas Genève
Caritas Brocante La Recyclerie is an independent second-hand store run by Caritas Genève on 19 Chemin de la Milice, Plan-les-Ouates. Caritas Brocante La Recyclerie also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-17:30; Sa 10:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
19 Chemin de la Milice, Plan-les-Ouates, 1228
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-17:30; Sa 10:00-17:00
Phone: +41 22 884 99 94
Cash Express
Second-hand store
Cash Express — an independent second-hand store, found on 17 Rue de la Résistance in Annemasse. Also worth knowing about Cash Express: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-12:30, 14:00-19:00; Sa 10:00-19:00; Su off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
17 Rue de la Résistance, Annemasse, 74100
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-12:30, 14:00-19:00; Sa 10:00-19:00; Su off
Phone: +33 4 50 79 34 04
Renfile
Charity shopRun by Centre Social Protestant
Run by Centre Social Protestant, Renfile is a charity shop, found on 19 Rue Alphonse-Large in Meyrin. Also worth knowing about Renfile: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 10:00-17:00; Sa 09:00-18:00; Mo 10:00-16:00 "Accueil donateurs uniquement"; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
19 Rue Alphonse-Large, Meyrin, 1217
Hours: Tu-Fr 10:00-17:00; Sa 09:00-18:00; Mo 10:00-16:00 "Accueil donateurs uniquement"
Phone: +41 22 341 13 02
Emmaüs
Second-hand store
Emmaüs — an independent second-hand store, found on 5 Route de Drize in Carouge GE. Also worth knowing about Emmaüs: the map lists its hours as Mo 13:00-16:30; Tu-Sa 10:00-16:30; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
5 Route de Drize, Carouge GE
Hours: Mo 13:00-16:30; Tu-Sa 10:00-16:30
Phone: +41 22 301 57 57
Emmaüs
Charity shopRun by Mouvement Emmaüs
Run by Mouvement Emmaüs, Emmaüs is a charity shop, found on Route des Tattes de Borly in Cranves-Sales. Also worth knowing about Emmaüs: the map lists its hours as Sa 09:30-12:00,14:00-17:00; We,Th 14:00-17:00.
Route des Tattes de Borly, Cranves-Sales
Hours: Sa 09:30-12:00,14:00-17:00; We,Th 14:00-17:00
Emmaüs
Charity shopRun by Mouvement Emmaüs
Run by Mouvement Emmaüs, Emmaüs is a charity shop, found on Route des Tattes de Borly in Cranves-Sales. Also worth knowing about Emmaüs: the map lists its hours as Sa 09:30-12:00,14:00-17:00; We,Th 14:00-17:00.
Route des Tattes de Borly, Cranves-Sales
Hours: Sa 09:30-12:00,14:00-17:00; We,Th 14:00-17:00
Emmaüs
Charity shopRun by Mouvement Emmaüs
Run by Mouvement Emmaüs, Emmaüs is a charity shop, found on Route des Tattes de Borly in Cranves-Sales.
Route des Tattes de Borly, Cranves-Sales, 74380
Emmaüs
Charity shopRun by Mouvement Emmaüs
Run by Mouvement Emmaüs, Emmaüs is a charity shop, found on 631 Route des Tattes de Borly in Cranves-Sales. Also worth knowing about Emmaüs: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
631 Route des Tattes de Borly, Cranves-Sales, 74380
Phone: +33 4 50 39 34 96
Emmaüs
Charity shopRun by Mouvement Emmaüs
Run by Mouvement Emmaüs, Emmaüs is a charity shop.
Le Grenier Solidaire Valserhône
Second-hand storeRun by Association le Grenier Solidaire
Run by Association le Grenier Solidaire, Le Grenier Solidaire Valserhône is an independent second-hand store, found on 7 Rue des Usines in Valserhône. Also worth knowing about Le Grenier Solidaire Valserhône: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 14:00-18:00; Sa 13:00-17:00.
7 Rue des Usines, Valserhône, 01200
Hours: Mo-Fr 14:00-18:00; Sa 13:00-17:00
Caritas
Charity shop
Caritas — a charity shop, found on 59 Route de Suisse in Versoix.
59 Route de Suisse, Versoix
What the map tells us about thrifting in Geneva
29 of the 44 shops list their opening hours, which is unusually helpful for Geneva — thrift stores are notorious for surprise closures. Still, call ahead if you're making a special trip to Geneva; volunteer-run shops sometimes close early on quiet days.
27 shops have websites listed, worth a look before you go — some post new arrivals or sale days online.
Thrift shops cluster a little: 3 of them sit on Route des Tattes de Borly, so you can string those into one walk and hit the rest by car.
Most shops in Geneva 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 Geneva thrift circuit
Plot these 44 on a map and the day plans itself: Vêt'Shop Leschot on 2 Rue Leschot, Magasin du Monde on 7 Boulevard Carl-Vogt, Magasin du Monde on 4 Place Bel-Air, Brocki Le Lignon on 6 Chemin Barde, Easycash, Revival, Dominique Fontaine on 56 Chemin des Nais, and Cash-Converters on 32 Route de Veyrier. That's the full Geneva circuit in one sensible order. 36 more are listed below.
Thrifting tips for Geneva
Thrifting in Geneva goes better with a little prep:
- Ask about the back room at Vêt'Shop Leschot. Some shops hold overflow donations out back. A polite question occasionally gets you first look at unprocessed boxes.
- Check the furniture first, clothes second at Magasin du Monde. Good furniture sells within hours; good clothes within days. Walk the furniture floor before the racks.
- Bring cash for the small shops. Card minimums are common at volunteer-run tills. A few small bills keep a bargain from getting awkward.
- Check for matching sets. Single plates and glasses are easy; full sets are the prize. Scan the whole shelf — mates hide behind other stock.
Good to know
We searched about 30 km around Geneva — 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 Geneva can take a while to appear. The 44 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 Geneva'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 — Geneva included.
Thrift store listings for Geneva: 44 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.