Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Gourmet shopping
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Shopping Tips
Store Hours
Most stores operate
10am-7pm Mon-Sat, until
8pm Thu, and 11am or
noon to 6pm or 7pm Sun.
Many stay open on
holidays but all close for
Christmas and Easter.
Toys and
Children's Clothes
F. A. O. Schwarz (
see
p66
) and Toys 'R' Us are
amazing but less over-
whelming is the
Children's General Store.
Beautiful clothes are at
Bonpoint, cool choices at
Space Kiddets, and afford-
able outfits at Children's
Place.
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Toys 'R' Us: 1514
Broadway, Map J3
•
Child-
ren's General Store: Grand
Central Terminal, Map J4
•
Bonpoint: 1269 Madison
Ave, Map E4
•
Space
Kiddets: 46 East 21st St,
Map L4
•
Children's Place:
1460 Broadway, Map K3
mysteries; Books of
Wonder is the place to
go for children's books;
and the Strand has a
wide range of used books.
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Barnes & Noble: 1960
Broadway, Map G2
•
Murder,
Ink: 2486 Broadway, Map
E2
•
Books of Wonder: 16
West 18th St, Map M3
•
Strand Book Store: 828
Broadway, Map M4
Credit Cards
MasterCard and Visa
are accepted everywhere;
American Express and
Discover in most places.
Gourmet Food
Among the city's
gastronomic palaces,
Zabar's is the best known
(
see p141
), but Dean &
DeLuca, the Gourmet
Garage, Citarella, and
Agata & Valentina
have their devotees.
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Dean & DeLuca: 560
Broadway, Map M4
•
Gourmet Garage: 2567
Broadway, Map E2
•
Citarella: 2135 Broadway,
Map G2
•
Agata & Valentina:
1505 1st Avenue, Map F5
Women's Clothing
Department stores
have the widest selections
(see p64)
, Madison
Avenue has the designer
names
(p136)
, and SoHo
the best trendy fashions
(see p65)
. For discounts,
try Orchard Street
(p91)
,
Century 21, and Daffy's.
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Century 21: 22 Cortlandt
Street, Map Q4
•
Daffy's:
125 East 57th Street & 111
5th Avenue, Map H4 & L3
Music
Megastores Tower
and Virgin will satisfy all
tastes. Opera lovers should
head for the Metropolitan
Opera, vintage collectors
the House of Oldies, and
for house music Vinyl-
mania.
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Tower Records:
692 Broadway, Map N4
•
Virgin Megastore: 1540
Broadway, Map J3
•
Metro-
politan Opera Shop: 136
West 65 Street, Map G2
•
House of Oldies: 35 Carmine
St, Map N3
•
Vinylmania:
60 Carmine St, Map N3
Men's Clothing
For designer fashion
go to Barneys, traditional
styles Brooks Brothers or
Paul Stuart, and Thomas
Pink for hipper designs;
John Varvatos is sporty.
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Barneys: 660 Madison
Avenue, Map K4
•
Brooks
Brothers: 346 Madison
Avenue, Map L4
•
Paul
Stuart: 350 Madison Avenue
at 45th St, Map J4
•
Thomas
Pink: 520 Madison Avenue,
Map H4
•
John Varvatos:
149 Mercer Street, Map N3
Crafts and
Antiques
Manhattan Art & Antiques
and Chelsea Antiques
carry a little of everything.
For American folk, try
Susan Parrish or Kelter-
Malce, for Stickley furn-
iture Gallery 352, and for
antique-looking furniture,
try Uproar Home. d
Manhattan Art & Antiques:
1050 2nd Avenue, Map G4
•
Chelsea Antiques: 110
West 25th St, Map L2
•
Susan Parrish: 390 Bleecker
St, Map N3
•
Kelter-Malce:
74 Jane St, Map M2
•
Gallery 352: 142 Duane St,
Map Q3
•
Uproar Home:
121 Greene St, Map N4
Perfumes and
Cosmetics
Fresh is a Boston firm
specializing in perfumes
and bodycare. Kiehl's has
quality skin products.
Aveda features natural
products made from plant
extracts.
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Fresh: 57 Spring
St, Map N4
•
Kiehl's: 109
3rd Ave, Map L4
•
Aveda:
233 Spring St, Map N3
Books
Barnes & Noble
carries a huge range;
Murder, Ink specializes in
165
For New York stores
See pp64-5
