Thrift stores in Quito

If you like the hunt, Quito, Pichincha is worth a wander: 4 second-hand and charity shops are mapped here. All 4 are independent second-hand stores rather than charity shops — Quito leans commercial when it comes to used goods.

This guide covers every thrift store we could verify in and around Quito (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Bazar Remate Thrift Shop and Loco Luis, plus El Ofertón — each with its own personality, which is half the fun. If a shop's missing from Quito's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet — the scene is bigger than any single dataset.

The Quito thrift lineup

4 mapped within about 40 km:

What the map tells us about thrifting in Quito

1 of the 4 shops list their opening hours, which is unusually helpful for Quito — thrift stores are notorious for surprise closures. Still, call ahead if you're making a special trip to Quito; volunteer-run shops sometimes close early on quiet days.

The Quito thrift circuit

Making a day of it in Quito? Work this order: Bazar Remate Thrift Shop, Loco Luis on Avenida Galo Plaza Lasso, El Ofertón on Lizardo Ruiz, and Eco Mundo. That's 4 stops, and if you hit them in sequence you won't backtrack.

Thrifting tips for Quito

Thrifting in Quito goes better with a little prep:

• Look behind the front row at Bazar Remate Thrift Shop. The good stuff migrates to the back of the rack. Push through; that's where the interesting things hide.
• Check for matching sets at Loco Luis. Single plates and glasses are easy; full sets are the prize. Scan the whole shelf — mates hide behind other stock.
• Check for completeness. Board games missing pieces, cameras missing caps, tools missing bits — open the box before it goes in your bag.
• Go early in the week. Donations land on weekends, so Monday and Tuesday shelves are the freshly stocked ones. By Saturday the good stuff is gone.

Good to know

We searched about 40 km around Quito — 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 Quito can take a while to appear. If you spot one of the 4 that's closed, or a great shop we missed, the fix is to update the map itself — that's where this guide reads from.

Prices at Quito'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 — Quito included.