HIGHTIDE STORE DTLA

Super cute store with really fun items, but would 100% not recommend getting gifts here though because of their strict no returns or exchange policy. Got some nice gifts for friends here, including a hat ($100) and a tape dispenser ($40), and it turns out the hat was too small (even though it was adjustable haha) and dispenser too large. Went in to ask if I could return or exchange them since the tags and packaging are all still on the items, but the worker behind the counter told me that all sales are final and pointed to a very small sign off to the side of the counter that I didn’t see before buying. Sooooo… now I’m out $140 because I didn’t know the size of my friend’s head or their desk drawer and didn’t see a small sign. Big bummer for an otherwise neat store.

We recently worked with Hightide Store DTLA for an event, and they were a joy to partner with. Their beautifully designed stationery and thoughtfully curated goods were a standout: high-quality, functional, and visually stunning. The staff was incredibly helpful and accommodating, making the entire experience smooth and enjoyable. Highly recommend for unique, well-crafted gifts or everyday essentials!

It's a cute little store filled with pretty things. It is clean and organized. The staff are nice and friendly.

Staff is amazing!! I found a ring a few months back that I kept in mind for a friend — I came in a few weeks ago to see if they might still have it, and one employee went above and beyond to find it (we found one!) I appreciated the effort regardless of if we found it or not. Always love popping in the store when I visit the row. Such great stuff!! Thanks guys :)

Love this store. Always something fun or unique and great quality.

I ordered a few items online and they were packaged with care, arrived exactly how I expected them, and are of excellent quality. I love the selection of high quality and useful products offered by this store. Highly recommend!

Always a joy to shop in this store. The staff are friendly and helpful with suggestions for souvenirs or party gifts. The stuff is organized extremely neatly, and the products are great quality from Japan and American made companies mostly. I go here to get housewarming and birthday gifts mostly, like the quirky oversized binder clips and paper clip, the high quality pens and notebooks, or retro gadgets and gizmos and tote bags. They even sell shoes! Lots of great designs for desks and etc. Highly recommend! Parking is 2 hours free.

Cool store filled with goods from Japan. They have clothing, stationery, and home goods. They play awesome music too.

I could get lost in this store forever. Not a huge selection of stationary but very well curated. High quality stationary that isn't overpriced. I like the array of notebooks, planners, and pens. Always something cute or practical to see in every corner. The owners are often there with tons of knowledge about the products. They have a clothing and home goods side that is on the pricier end. More handmade goods or one of a kinds. Nice that the Row now has free parking for a few hours too. Easy location to get in and out of.

Honestly, I don't know what to review. A kinda pricey, though authentic Japanese stuffs. I love cottons. Why? It's cool down your body especially Summer. Well, check the price before you buy it. Neat, for sure. Founded in Fukuoka Japan in 1994, which my dad was in Tokyo at that time. I never been to Japan and my Japanese were gone. If you like Row DTLA to grab a bite or wine, it's worth to check out this place. In due course, this place and the RAW DTLA will become Fort Collins, Colorado. You know if you been to Fort Collins or Boulder. A uniquely Japanese boutique take on nostalgia even you may not been to Japan.

This is a premiere stationary store located in The Row in DTLA where there is free garage parking for 2 hours. The map at the Row detailing this location is incorrect; you can find Hightide on the side of the parking lot near where cars enter by Alameda. This store seems to primarily sell imported stationary goods from Japan which means they have a TON of planners w/ a large selection of Hobonichi's and notebooks. They also have some unique stickers (all pictured) as well as keychains, stencils, and other planner accessories. Other stationary goods they have include ink, pens, clips, and more!

Came in here last year while I was on my #StationeryStoreday crawl and loved the assortment of pens, markers that they had here. Also this is a store that has a plethora of offerings a great gift shop for sure. Bags, Shoes, Jewelry, letter writing/stationery sets, Clothes, writing pads, journals, and vintage dishes. I bought a few pens and the next time I come down to try out that famous Pizza place I will stop in again. Plenty of parking in the garage. Respectfully Reviewed.

Japanese EDC and stationary destination, love the organization and overall feel of the store. You feel like you need everything you look at. Small area, but it's packed with everything you'd want in storage and stationary. I was able to look at what I wanted and try out different sized cases I was looking at no problem. Check out the website, because the inventory and stock was pretty spot on!

Been coming here for years and it's one of my favorite stationary stores in LA! It seems small, but looking through all of it takes time. They have essentials, pens, pencils, notebooks, but they also have sets of storage containers for your desk and many other things that you don't think about. Half of the store is all their paper goods/wares while the other half is apparel. Sometimes there is a pop-up out front that features food or apparel. They're very knowledgeable of their products and where they are in the store so make sure to ask questions if you need to. Some might say it's expensive- but in my opinion their notebooks, pens, ect are all worth whatever price. Parking is free if you validate at the store on the weekends. Tip- If you go on a Sunday then stop by Smorgasborg LA and eat there. Also if you live in the LA area they offer pick-up as a "shipping" option when you check out online.

Amazing stationary store and lots of hobonichi options and other goodies for your planner decorating and use. They also have covers.

An absolutely great experience at "Hightide". The sales staff was friendly and very helpful. I plan to go there for my pens and specialty drawing supplies in the future.

I love the feel that this store has, it's welcoming, calming, and I feel like I have all the time in the world to browse all the stationery tools that are offered here, the owner is so kind and you can tell he's intentional with the displays, music, and other vendors who are invited to share their talents on the front lot of this store Great pens Great music Chill and enchanting vibe

Very cute store with lots of unique cards and Japanese wares. I spent a lot of money here!

A thoughtfully curated Japanese stationary/lifestyle store run by a friendly and helpful staff. I want all of the things here in my pocket.

Bougie hipster vibe meet Japanese stationary walked in to this store randomly to just window shop and was not disappointed. Japanese stationary was all over for you to review and test out. You can never go wrong with cool Japanese pens. Honestly we all know Japanese pens are superior. They also offered totes, clothes, jewelry, and some dish ware I believe. Mainly stationary, but also some household lifestyle items. Japanese stationary also means cute little graph paper notebooks! Keeps everything nice and lined up so you can write aesthetic notes. Seating: not really Parking: paid garage but first two hours free Wifi: no Payment: card, tap Vibe: hipster stationary store Dress code: casual

This is always been my favorite of the few stores at Row DTLA. I never leave without doing a quick visit here whenever I go to Smorgasburg. They have ALL KINDS of pens, pencils, markers, etc. and very cute papers, clipboards, toolboxes, etc. Great gift options, friendly staff. My favorite pens and pencils are from here.

Stumbled upon the most adorable, homey stationery store! It reminded me a lot of Muji and Maido, but with an elevated vintage twist! They have a lot of unique finds here! Everything from quality writing instruments to vases cosplayed as beakers can be found. Can't wait to go back!

I normally don't write reviews, but I have to this time. I walked in and instantly fell in love with the selection, especially the Japanese retro series. I picked two keychains for my kids. Somehow this shop reminded me of my old friend in Japan. I just wanted to let her know that I found something she may like and she told me she already has a T-shirt from this shop. :) She also said she loves the journals from here and physically went to Loft and Tokyu Hands in Tokyo to look for them. I love this kind of coincidence. I definitely recommend this shop.

I. Love. This. Store. I think the shopkeeper, Yoichi-san, alone makes this the best stationary store experience ever. He is very helpful and sweet, but also allows you to spend as much tome as you need in any section, so you never feel weird for contemplating one paper clip over another for 25 minutes. As for the products, WOW! Way more fun designs than Muji (RIP ) but still remain true to the utilitarian and simple Japanese design philosophy. I'm talking about the Toshiyuki Kita, Naoto Fukusawa, Fumie Shibata type of aesthetic philosophy. You won't find any kawaii stickers, Sanrio toys, or anime merch here. This place is for those who value simplicity, but aren't afraid of bright colors. You can get t-shirts, pens, organizing pouches, wall art, pens, pencils, wallets, rulers, clips, folders, and of course notebooks and planners. Everything is priced fairly (which isn't something I can say about Poketo which is right around the block) and Yoichi always makes sure that you are buying the best version of a product available. He's a lovely and genuine person, which is rare to find among shopkeepers in America. The ROW is a lovely open air shopping square in general, and has a huge parking lot. I think the best establishment is Hightide though. Even the fancy restaurants pale in comparison!

This store was really cool if you love stationary. It's all specialty pens, pencils, markers, notebooks and accessories of the like. Very high quality items inside. Was hard to find though!! Staff is quiet and just doing their work inside.

This place is a must go. They have rare pens, note books, paper, tape. If you're an organization and storage need like I am, they have hundreds of kitsch and interesting boxes and bins to stare at. The packaging in their products is so beautiful. If I'm not mistaken, it's also AAPI owned! The directories at Row LA are wrong tho, it's towards Alameda by the parking structure, NOT at the end of the complex. Go see this fun store!!

It's all because of Tartine that I found myself in Hightide Store DTLA. Their Ice Cream + Coffee window didn't have anything I was interested in so I was on my way back to my car. And then I noticed this intriguing business that I hadn't seen on my way by the first time. It has a curious look about it from the outside. Like you're not really sure what you might find inside and that's how it draws (pun will be more evident later) you in. There you will find an extremely well laid out selection of writing instruments, notebooks (this is where the pun should have been) and so much more. And so much of it is from Japan. I was in heaven. There are bags and backpacks, shoes and beautiful madras goods (real ones from India), ways to organize (who needs Konmari), small art works and brooms and dust pans. But this is only what I saw in a relatively quick pass on my way back to my car trying to preserve my one hour free parking (I hadn't gotten anything at Tartine so I was in severe need of a latte by this point). I will be back soon without any other cravings to attend to. One other point I would like to make is that things are well laid out, organized and inviting. The way things are displayed it's quite obvious that a great deal of thought went into every single detail. But one little tip I can give is to be sure to look up and down and all around you. There are things displayed everywhere. It's not a warehouse (in fact you almost feel like you're walking around in someone's house) and they have made excellent use of every square inch. I love places like this. What fun trying to find all the prizes:) Oh, and don't forget to look at the erasers. Nice selection and I actually found one I had been looking for. I also got a hot tip on where to get the best Karaage in Little Tokyo;)

Went inside with my friend while browsing shops after having some lunch. The stuff inside is very cute and the shop owners were very chill. I was not planning on getting anything since my friend was the one who originally wanted to look inside but I ended up getting this cute cardholder to replace my current one. Their stuff is pretty nice quality mostly made in Japan!

I wondered into this store while exploring the DTLA Arts District. Hightide is an small business that sells high quality notepads/notebooks, stationary, unique shoes, and various retro products inspired by American history. So what sets the store apart? Everything is made in Fukuoka, Japan to HIGH quality standards! I picked up some traditional "masu" Sake cups made from Japanese cypress "hinoki" wood (see picture). One cool aspect of the store, is that part of its interior was designed and built by craftsman from Japan. This gives the store a unique setting and exotic feeling that is the real-McCoy. As a kid, I used to LOVE anything made in Japan or Germany. They were simply better and of higher quality. Most if not all stationary, office supplies, or "unique gifts" are made in China and are generally of poor quality. If you're exploring DTLA, Hightide is a great store to visit, or to take a date (yup, I'd definitely take a date their), or if you're looking for an excellent and unique gift for someone special.

For those who love collecting any notebooks, journals, pens, and other writing utensils as a personal hobby, you are going to LOVE this place. It's a small store that sells writing products made from Japan. They sell everything from planners to notebooks, pens, fountain pens, clips, bags and more. The store is laid out well for customers to come in and see, touch, and draw on their sample notebooks if you want to try out their pens. For those worried about covid, the double doors were open to ventilate the air and there was hand sanitizer near the entrance. The owner was also wearing a mask as were all the other customers. Now, let's talk about pricing for a sec. Are the notebooks pricey? Yes, they are pricier than going to Office Depot or Staples. But for those of you who are looking for a better writing experience, the $ is worth it. I bought a range of items here, including a few notebooks and pens. When I went home to write in the notebooks, I was blown away by how buttery soft the pages were. The pen never caught or 'skipped' because the paper is so smooth. I thought I was imagining things, so I went to my Moleskin and Leuchtterm and jotted something down quickly. Nope, the notebooks from Hightide are definitely better. My favorite so far is the Penco brand. Location: Hightide is located in the Row DTLA. If you are lost, just look for the tall vertical parking structure that has ROW written on it. You can't miss it. Parking: I came here on a Saturday afternoon and parking was free for 2hrs. Validation was not needed. Will definitely be back soon!

An amazing store with an amazing staff member. I had never felt more comfortable purchasing items at a small storefront in recent memory. This is the place of Dream Stationary. Thank you!

Store is small, but I do enjoy their stuff there. It's like a treasure for me. Good for stationery-holic

Stopped by this store while exploring the area. I really liked the location and set up of the store. There's plenty of stationary to browse and try out. And I appreciated the careful selection of products. You can tell that each item in the store was wisely chosen, not just some fad or gimmicky toy. I was tempted to buy some things, but I already have too many pens / journals to use. If it weren't' for that, I probably would have bought some stuff here. Definitely a fun store to check out. You will not regret stopping by and at least browsing around.

Pen/Stationary store just inside Downtown Los Angeles. Only had a few minutes to visit this awesome little quaint shop, which can be easily be the gem of a recent trip to the LA area. Pens? The have a ton of Pilot pens, including roller balls, gel pens, brush pens and Fountain pens. The amount of high end stationary available to test was extraordinary. Staff? The staff was very helpful in helping us get what we needed. When they didn't know the answer, they found a way to get the correct answer. Other items that may be of interest to others, Bins to hold paper, Shirts, and even a kit to make your own paper! I would recommend everyone into pens/stationary to go to this little shop.

A beautiful little stationery store where you can find a variety of items like shoes, tote bags, and fine paper goods and writing utensils. I'm a fan of the Midori journals for their smooth and beautiful texture. I purchased two Pilot felt tip pens and they have become my new favorites for writing. I look forwarding to returning when the time comes to replenish my supplies.

I had never heard of the Hightide brand before stepping foot in their store in Row DTLA, but I'm a fan now. Hightide is a brand of stationery from Fukuoka, Japan, and like Muji before it, Hightide's stationery products have gained a place in New York's Museum of Modern Art retail offerings. But Hightide's products differ from Muji's IKEA chic: They have a wonderfully retro feel, such as the steel tape dispensers that look like they could've been stolen from a school library in 1963. Pen satchels are made from a buttery leather that rivals any found in Rodeo Drive's boutiques. I felt the overwhelming urge to buy a fountain pen ― or just a goose for some quills ― when I came across the sets of beautiful glass inkwells in multiple colors of glass. Items aren't limited to the desktop: Hightide sells gardening implements and pajama pants, among other items. Anyone who has spent time mooning over the pens and pads at Kinokuniya will find much to love at Hightide. (Why couldn't this store be in Little Tokyo?!) It's perfect for reasonably-priced little gifts for coworkers at the holidays, too. Hightide is a gem that finally makes venturing to Row DTLA worthwhile ― even if Tartine Manufactory won't be open before the Sun goes cold and the Moon smashes into Neptune.

This is the first time I have been here and won't be last. This store reminds me of how it was to be in the retro era. This store is very friendly vibe. The owner is really nice as well he gave us gifts as a sign of appreciation! And the coworker is super dope as well.

I love designer stores that are focused on specific designs and that are focused on practicality. I'm a reader as well as a writer, and I love the pens they have here in stock. But in an obsessive manner, I also love bookmarks, and I purchased "Memo Clips" as bookmarks that are perfectly designed and suitable for my book reading purposes. The blank notebooks are also beautifully designed. As much as I use the computer for writing, I'm still attracted to the concept and simplicity of using notebooks for rough draft writing. I get the good vibe of this store, which product is similar to MUJI's pens and notebook, another great brand/store. If you are a stationery geek like me, I suggest visiting the Hightide Store DTLA.

Very modern looking store with a lot of stationery that ranges from pens to storage. The little lady who worked the counter was also very sweet. Will be coming back in the future!

Came across this store on the way to Smorasburg LA. Such a cute and minimalist stationary store with items you won't find elsewhere. The owner and employee this past Sunday were very friendly upon our visit. :)