We came up specifically to Nevada City for the Hat Store and to make a weekend out if the visit. It's hard to find a real hat store these days and it didn't disappoint. Amazing selection of quality hats and very friendly and knowledgeable owners. We will be back for their winter selection. So happy someone is carrying on the tradition. read more

We went into the store with my dad and his wife and the woman assisting us was incredibly knowledgeable about the various hats we looked at. She was helpful with sizing and finding options to consider. My dad bought a colorful Belgian cap and was thrilled with the whole experience. Definitely recommend this store for friendly and knowledgeable staff. We will be back! read more

Awesome service, great collection of hats and good prices. The owner goes out of his way to make your experience a great one!

My daughter's hat was crushed. I asked them if they could "fix it", and they took one look at it and laughed. They FIXED IT, even though I thought it was impossible. Very nice people, with great merchandise. read more

Excellent selection of hats, excellent service...girlfriend and I stopped by the hat store and left with two hats. The young sales lady was very helpful and patient. I would definitely recommend this hat store. read more

This store has every kind of hat you would want. The service was very helpful and we were able to get a good sun hat. We were surprised by their great selection. read more

Purveyors of this store have a great sense of humor, style and stylishly functional haberdasheries. Their walking canes and other gentile selections, as well as their fad accessories offerings are meant to delight customers and express one's creative self expression! Bravo. read more

I love a good hat store! I have purchased 2 hats from this store-both very good quality and very well priced. They have a large selection of styles and colors and a lot of mirrors where you can try on the hat and see how it looks from every angle. They also sell other items such as leather goods, gloves, etc. Customer service is always great and they make sure the hat is dust free and straightened before you take it out of the shop. It's worth visiting Nevada City just for this hat shop but there are also so many other great businesses there. Love Nevada city! read more

OUTSTANDING SERVICE! Several people recently had told me The Hat Shop was a great place to get a hat, so I headed up there last week. Todd was the young man who helped me and I ended up getting the perfect hat! He told me the shop was now under NEW OWNERSHIP, so whoever the previous reviewers complained about might be gone. If not, they need to read below. I agree with one of the reviewers, sometimes girls/ladies need to take a photo so they can see if something goes with the outfits in your closet!! You can't bring your entire closet to the store. It means they are actually interested in buying if the hat works, but they have to check first. Male salespeople should understand that, so they give great service and not get cranky. You want the ladies to return and BUY, right?! As for the comment about children in the shop. Sorry, but I agree with the salespeople. It's an inconsiderate parent, who would bring children into a high-end hat shop! What are you thinking or are you not thinking? read more

A note to the new owner ~ one of the things that I use to love about this store was that it had a beautiful collection of women's hats. You should have taken advice from the previous owners and kept them in stock. Not all women want a baseball cap, (over priced) cowboy hat or a plain Jane straw hat. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ok, ok, ok! Upon reading the new owners reply to me I am adding a few more stars because this "was" my go-to hat shop. In recent years I made many happy purchases, from Mother-of-the-Bride hats, river rafting hats & hats for my grandchildren. I no longer live in Nevada County and had made a special trip just to find another Mother-of-the-Bride hat, finding only 2 in the store sadden me. I had to revert to ordering from Amazon, which is not what I had planned. read more

Went to this store. Tried on a hat that had buttons on it that should have been able to be unbuttoned, as they were apart of the buttons function. The button broke as I unbuttoned it, which clearly was a faulty workmanship. Store worker came over and attempted to make us buy the hat and called us "stupid a**holes". Clearly, we decided not to purchase, or even return to the store. Very sad. Been going to this place for years since I was a little kid, and I buy a hat every year for my father here. family and I will never return read more

This is a wonderful little hat shop with an amazing selection of hats for both men and women. The owner was very friendly, patient and helpful as we were trying to find the perfect hats. Would highly recommend this shop! read more

Huge selection of every kind of hat possible. I loved the big selection and was tempted by several different pairs. However, prices here are steep at 45 dollars and up for a hat. I wanted a plain beanie with maybe a fur Pom Pom however even that was in the 40 dollar range. I know it's a small business and I'm sure the hats are of good quality but I couldn't bite the bullet. read more

I love this store, I believe it is the best hat store north of the bay area. My husband and I found the store about six years ago. Since we lived a distance away it took me a while to return. I was just there and purchased four beautiful hats. Their merchandise is of great quality, long lasting and timelessly fashionable. It has a very large selection of quality hats. I found the prices reasonable. The salesman was helpful, ensuring that I found the correct size. I will return to this merchant for all my hat needs. Additionally, Nevada City is a great place to visit. read more

I was walking past the store when I noticed the sign posted out front indicating the store hours. Written below the posted hours "your children are not allowed to run around in the store. This is not a playground". I went in and as I has browsing I noticed one the store owners scowling at me as I was looking (it was me and a couple of other customers). I did find a hat that I liked (a tad pricey for a baseball cap. But the store's merchandise was upscale). When I took my purchase to the counter the other owner who was younger was cold as Ice when it came to customer service. I thought it was odd to treat customers in this fashion who are laying a lot of money for a hat. Both owners might want to take a course in bed side manners when it comes to customer service. read more

I would actually award The Hat Store a five star rating if they had my dream boat hat (extremely large brimmed glamorous bitch hat) and if they had more hats to fit my best friend's big ass head. Her brain is so large. But I guess that's not their fault, now is it? Every time I enter this store I leave one hat heavier. The service is rather exceptional. She (I seem to have forgotten her name) is very knowledgeable about all things hat and offers advice freely. She never even seems put out when you, rather annoyingly, feel the need to try on every hat in the store.... twice. She also will honestly tell you whether you look like a vision or a complete idiot with said hat on. I appreciate that. In fact, one visit, my friend was in the act of purchasing three hats and this employee actually offered to make a "personal contribution" toward her purchase. Wasn't that sweet? I couldn't believe that she would offer to do such a thing. Now that's service. read more

I went in here recently to find a hat for myself and was really disappointed. I have a very large head and have trouble finding hats. They only had a few that fit. That's not why I was disappointed. I'm disappointed because I asked them to help me measure my head and they blew me off. A hat store doesn't have a tape measure to find the right fit? I find that hard to believe. I asked if they could help me order something that would fit me and they blew me off and just kinda busied themselves with other stuff. Really lame. I would have spent a lot of money in the store but instead I went elsewhere. I hope this improves, I like the store a lot. read more

The store had a nice selection of hats, HOWEVER the man at the counter quickly came to yell at my daughter and I that "no pictures are allowed, the sign says so." Okay I said sorry I just wanted to show the hats to my husband to see if he liked them. He just shrugged his shoulders and didn't care. I put the hats back and continued to walk through the store. My friend said how weird and then the owner interrupted her and said" it's not weird, we just don't like people trying on hats and taking pictures". Ummm it's a hat store isn't that what you do? He was rude and unwelcoming. I was willing to pay for a few hats but not when I have a store owner arguing with me. He could have asked nicely. read more

I got just what I needed! Ask for Sheila, she was wonderful. I would say this was the best customer service I have ever received.

This is a great store and a must visit if in the area. My wife seems to like every hat in there and would probably buy them all if not so expensive. Great quality and great service with a wide variety of hats. read more

Happened upon this place during a recent visit to Nevada City. What little downtown shopping district is complete without a hat shop? The Hat Store doesn't disappoint. Very helpful and friendly staff, tons of great options to cover up a receding hairline for guys and a bad hair day for the women! Prices are very well in line too. You will certainly not get sticker shock by turning over the tag, just honest prices from honest purveyors. Be sure to stop in...you'll probably leave with two. read more

This store covers most of my needs of keeping my head warm and cozy, with the right look for my professional life as well as my leasure time. They got hats for tie days, for ski days and even hats for baseball or ice hockey days. Hope they get soccer hats soon too! Some times I pop in to the store just admire new good looking hats I might never buy. read more

Best customer service, great selection, friendly staff. Best hat store this side of the Rockies. A must visit.

I love this store, I am a hat junkie. The hats are always superior quality and I have always been found help and advice worth my trip up to shop here. read more