Coming to NYC to do some gift shopping for the holidays? Where to Start, as the choices are endless. Here is a helping hand for Hostess and other assumdry gifts, courtesy of Shop Gotham, defined by neighborhood:
ps: if you want to check out those legendary NYC Sample Sales, Shop Gotham is your source. information and bookings can be made at: www.shopgotham.com
HOSTESS and OTHER GIFTS
SOHO/NOLITA & BOWERY
C. Wonder, 72 Spring Street, btw Crosby & Lafayette Streets, 10:00am – 7:00pm
Charming colorful tabletop items (and apparel) – MODERATE
John Derian, 10 East 2nd Street btwn 2nd and Bowery, 12pm-7pm,
French inspired tabletop items, specialist in Decoupage
Pearl River 477 Broadway, btw Broome and Grand, 10am- 7pm
3-floors of fun hodgepodge Asian style home goods, clothing & random trinkets. Hundreds of sushi sets, takeout-container-shaped lamps, kimonos, and souvenirs starting at $5 – INEXPENSIVE
Love Adorned, 269 Elizabeth St btw Houston and Prince, Noon -7pm Cool industrial small emporium selling unusual fine jewelry, home and bath – HIGHER ENDMIN, 117 Crosby btwn Houston & Prince, 10am – 7pm
Apothecary primarily for Men. Lovely shaving items, fragrances and creams – MODERATE
Santa Maria Novella, 285 Lafayette St, btw Houston and Prince, 11am – 7pm
Italian apothecary for elegant options in bath, body and fragrance – MIDLEVEL
Sur la Table, 75 Spring @ Crosby, 10am – 7pm
Table top and such items as Shocking blue meat thermometer for $10 – MODERATE
The Market NYC, Bleeker between Thompson and Sullivan, Noon – 7pm
50 local designers selling apparel, accessories, kitsch – MODERATE
The Impossible Project, 425 Broadway, btw Canal and Howard Sts, fifth floor, 11am – 6pm
Find a Polaroid camera (defunct) and film here. Also for grabs: Groovy old Polaroid jackets ($74) – MODERATE
Vosges, 132 Spring Street, btw Wooster and Greene, 11am – 7pm – HIGHER END
Fine French chocolatier
FIFTH AVENUE/MIDTOWN
Henri Bendel, 512 Fifth Avenue btw 55th and 56th sts, 10am – 7pm
Luscious 3 floor of glamour for women. Fun jewelry, designer handbags, travel accessories, fragrance and more. Lots of independent designer items- MODERATE/HIGHER END
MoMA Design Store, 4 W 53rd St btw Fifth and Sixth Ave, 10am – 7pm
Impressive array of contemporary furnishings and gifts: sculptural vases, clocks, kitchenware- MODERATE
UPPER EAST SIDE
Bloomingdales, Lexington btw 59th and 60th, 10am – 8pm
The flagship for the country, this store has 8 floors of eye candy- ALL PRICE LEVELS
Dylan’s Candy Bar, 1011 Third Ave @ 60th, 10am – 9pm
The original candy emporium
Serendipity, 225 East 60th Street between 2nd and 3rd Avenues, 11:30am to midnight
Take home some famed iced hot chocolate
MEAT PACKING CHELSEA
Story, 144 Tenth Ave @ 19th Street, 10am – 7pm
Spacious boutique housing rotating collection of unique wares from local companies and well-known brands. From JAMBOX wireless speakers to gold hoop earrings – MODERATE/HIGHER END.
Chelsea market, 75 9th Ave, between 5th Ave & 15th St, 7am – 9pm
Assorted specialty food shops
Flight 001, 96 Greenwich Avenue between West 12th and Jane, 11am-8:30pm-
Modern and Innovative Travel Products – MODERATE
UNION SQUARE/FLAT IRON
Union Square market, 14th – 16th Streets @ Park Avenue South, 8am – 8pm
Outdoor tented market offering 70 shops with assorted gifts, apparel, and holiday wares
Max Brenner, 841 Broadway ntw 13th & 14th, 9am – 2pm
Chocolate restaurant and gift shop. All things chocolate
Eataly, 200 Fifth Ave, between 23rd & 24th, 8am – 9pm
Enormous Italian food market from famed chef Mario Batali