MDMaryland field entry
Franklins
Hyattsville, MD
A brewery, restaurant, toy store, general store, and ice cream shop under one historic roof.
A Hyattsville institution where visitors can eat, drink house-brewed beer, browse toys and gifts, shop hot sauce and kitchen gadgets, and get ice cream in the same historic building.
Field notes
Why it belongs
Restaurant, brewery, toy store, gift-filled general store, and ice cream shop.
Dining, house-brewed beer, an expansive toy and gift store, specialty pantry products, personal-care items, and ice cream all operate within the same independent local business.
Franklins occupies the former Hyattsville Hardware Company building and has evolved from a general store and deli into an unusually broad combination of restaurant, brewery, general store, toy store, and ice cream shop. Its retail aisles include games, toys, gifts, jewelry, candy, hot sauces, teas, kitchen gadgets, greeting cards, lotions, and Maryland souvenirs.
Store contents
What you will find
Directory categories
Known for
- House-brewed beer
- Restaurant
- Toys and nostalgic games
- Unusual gifts
- Hot sauces and kitchen gadgets
- Ice cream
- Historic former hardware-store building
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