Holiday Gift Guide: Ideas for foodies, homesick loved ones, and last-minute gifts
There’s a gift for everyone on your list in our holiday gift guide. We know it’s challenging to come up with gift ideas for certain loved ones, that’s why we’ve created this guide for holiday shopping in Kitsap County. Many of our local businesses offer products online, as well as at their physical store locations, and can help find gifts for the trickiest person on your giving list. And bonus - for every dollar you spend locally, 67 cents stay in the community.
This Gift Guide article focuses on ideas for foodies, homesick loved ones, and last-minute gifts.
Earlier, we shared ideas for her, him and all genders , with gifts ranging from original artwork to boutique fashion and more.
Need any ideas for children? Check out our Gift Guide article for pets, babies, children and teens. Have a Happy Holidays!
Gifts for Foodies
Coca bombs, cider bombs, breakable chocolate
For the sweets-lover, surprise them with treats from Sprinkles & Marshmallows in Port Orchard. They offer a variety of mug treats, from cocoa bombs to cider bombs and chocolate breakables.
Where to buy:
Sprinkles & Marshmallows
103 Alpha Lane
Port Orchard, WA 98366
SprinklesNMarshmallows@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/SprinklesNMarshmallows
Shipping: No
Price: Price range is $4-$20
Artisan Coffee
Enjoy the rich flavor of artisan coffee from high-mountain, single-origin coffee beans, roasted smoke-free and shipped to your door from Elevated Roast . Each batch is hot-air roasted by hand-control and done in small batches, producing a sweet spot in the flavor profile without imposing burned or bitter flavors. Try the Brazilian Pea-berry roast, Polar Espresso, Honduras Bourbon Decaf or all three.
Where to buy:
Elevated Roast
11438 Pinyon Ave NE
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
http://www.elevatedroast.com
Shipping: Yes
Price: $16-$19
Eleven Winery Gift Set
Customize your own gift set from Eleven Winery on Bainbridge Island. They offer White, Red, Rose, Dessert Wines along with gift sets, gift cards, and Eleven Winery swag.
Where to buy:
Eleven Winery
7671 NE Day Road W.
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
Shipping: Yes
Price: varies
French Macarons (or boutique baked treats)
Gift your foodie boutique-style cupcakes, a custom cake, or French macarons from Bella Bella Bakery in Silverdale. Bella Bakery has a wide range of treats, including a dozen different flavors of cupcakes and gluten-free french macarons, available daily. They have special flavors for the holidays and offer shipping for French Macarons. Visit here to pre-order for easy curbside pick-up.
Where to buy:
Bella Bella Bakery
10726 Silverdale Way NW #107
Silverdale, WA 98383 USA
Shipping: Yes
Price: varies
Noel Blend Roast from Coffee Oasis
Gift this holiday favorite to your loved one from Coffee Oasis. Their coffee is expertly roasted in small batches at their Burwell Cafe in Bremerton. You can order it online or at one of their locations in Kitsap County. Ordering from this local coffee shop also supports youth in our community - the Coffee Oasis youth programs offer a place for the community to invest in their future. They do this through creating safe shared spaces, mentorship, street and school outreach, goal setting, job training, shelter, and crisis intervention.
Where to buy:
Coffee Oasis
11212 NE STATE HWY 104,
KINGSTON, WA 98346
http://thecoffeeoasis.com
Shipping: Yes
Price: $17.95
Local Co-op Gift Card
A gift card to Kitsap Community Food Co-op opens up a world of possibilities for local foodies looking for the best locally made foods. This co-op is a full service grocery store that focuses on locally grown, or locally made foods, located in Downtown Bremerton. They also have a wide selection of vegan, gluten free and other foods for specialty diets as well as a large bulk section for those who want to live a low-waste lifestyle.
Where to buy:
Kitsap Community Food Co-op
421 Park Ave,
Bremerton, WA 98337
360-813-1301
http://kitsapfood.coop
Shipping: No
Price: Varies
Revival tea
Treat your loved one to craft tea made in the Pacific Northwest - perfect for early-morning risers and tea lovers. MOVE Nutrition, a smoothie and juice bar in Silverdale, carries loose leaf tea and tea bags from Spokane’s Revival Tea Company. MOVE Nutrition also brews fresh tea to order. They are a family owned business that is passionate about bringing the community healthy alternatives.
Where to buy: MOVE Nutrition
10876 Myhre Place NW, Suite 118
Silverdale, WA 98383
(360) 204-5560
https://www.facebook.com/brookebrwn
Shipping: No
Price: $10-$20
CB’s Bucket of Goodies
CB's Nuts sells the freshest nuts to folks all over the world, grown only by responsible farmers and produced in Kingston, Washington. Their goal is simple - to make healthy and delicious snacks for customers Choose to gift a refillable bucket or the bucket plus extra goodies. Their Bucket O' Nuts is a metal pail filled with their world famous craft roasted nuts that can be refilled on future shop visits.
Where to buy:
6013 NE State Hwy 104
Kingston, WA 98346
http://cbsnuts.com
ar@cbsnuts.com
Shipping: Yes
Price: $14-40 (bucket refills are $7)
DIY Gnome Bottle-topper Kit
These DIY Gnome Bottle Topper Kits can be made before wrapping up as a gift, or given to a crafter who would prefer making it themselves. Created by Red Sage Trinkets, an online seller based in Silverdale, these kits can be made with a child as well. Visit their site to find more DIY craft kits and other homemade gifts.
Where to buy:
Red Sage Trinkets
14311 Clear Creek Rd NW.
Silverdale, Wa 98383 USA
http://www.etsy.com/shop/RedSageTrinkets
Shipping: Yes
Price: $12.50
Gifts for the Homesick
Personalized PNW Puzzle
Choose a favorite photo of the Pacific Northwest to be produced as a jigsaw puzzle. Each puzzle comes in its own box with the picture on the front. Capture What Matters is an online gifting shop based in Hansville and recommend their puzzles as convenient and easy last minute gifts.
Where to Buy:
Capture What Matters
37567 Vista Key Drive NE
Hansville, WA 98340 US
info@puzzleadventures.com
https://www.capturewhatmatters.shop/
Shipping: Yes
Price: $8 - $200
Coffee Oasis hoodies, beanies, shirts
Outfit loved ones with stylish hoodies and beanies while also supporting the youth in our community. The Coffee Oasis youth programs offer a place for the community to invest in their future—the youth. They do this through creating safe shared spaces, mentorship, street and school outreach, goal setting, job training, shelter, and crisis intervention.
Where to buy:
Coffee Oasis
11212 NE STATE HWY 104,
KINGSTON, WA 98346
http://thecoffeeoasis.com
Shipping: Yes
Price: $5-$50
Urban Bremerton Photo Book
Surprise your loved one with a unique art book featuring photos and essays about Bremerton. “Urban Bremerton: A Journal of Bremerton's Built Environment”, created by photojournalist David Albright, captures downtown Bremerton amongst the isolation of quarantine in 2020. The pictures don’t capture the most obvious places people might associate with this Navy town, like the Ferry Terminal and War monuments, but they find the quirk and history through residential and commercial architecture. Available for purchase at Ballast Books and online.
Where to buy:
Ballast Books
409 Pacific, #202
Bremerton, WA 98337
http://urbanbremerton.com/book
david@dalbright.com
Shipping: Yes
Price: $25
Customized PNW clothing
If your loved one loves miss the Pacific Northwest, buy them clothing created by Dixon’s Designs. Dixon’s Designs, operating in Bremerton, accepts custom requests, along with creating items specifically geared toward living in and loving the Pacific Northwest.
Where to Buy:
Dixon’s Designs
2135 Dickerson Dr NW,
Bremerton, WA 98312
https://www.facebook.com/DixonsDesignsJD/
Shipping: Yes
Gifts for last minute
Car detailing gift certificate
Take one less thing off your loved ones' to-do list with an e-gift card from Rising Sun Detail. They offer interior and exterior cleaning, as well as window tinting services.
Where to buy:
Rising Sun Detail
23530 State WA-3, Suite A,
Belfair, WA 98528
hello@risingsundetail.com
http://www.risingsundetail.com
Shipping: Yes
Price: varies
Mobile Chiropractor Gift Certificate
Arrange for a visit from a mobile chiropractor. Gift certificates for Champion’s Edge are available in any amount and are good for one year to use toward services. Email or call to order. Physical certificate will be mailed to you or your giftee.
Where to buy:
Champion’s Edge PPLC
Mobile business, Bremerton, WA 98312
www.champsedgechiro.com/services
amorisondc@gmail.com
Shipping: Yes
Price: varies
Customized book choices
Find the perfect book for your loved one with recommendations from the expert staff at BookIt Nook, a Poulsbo shop that feature reads for every type of reader. Their physical location in Poulsbo, WA also has a drive-thru pickup window, which is an on-the-go (or naturally introverted) reader’s dream come true. You can also find other gifts at this book store - like puzzles, crafts, stationary and stocking stuffers. Visit their online store to browse a complete catalogue of thousands of the most popular titles currently in-print.
Where to buy:
XBookIt Nook
21800 Market Place NW, Suite 101
Poulsbo, WA 98370
Shipping: Yes
Price: Varies
