Shopping in New York
Visitors adore New York's heavily discounted designer clothes shops, like Downtown's Century 21. Fifth Avenue is home to mega department store Macy's, ultra-fashionable shoes at Jimmy Choo and technical wizardry at the Apple Store. In bohemian Greenwich Village, discover unconventional sounds in Other Music, or try SoHo for boutique chic. Most shops open daily 10am-7pm, starting later on Sunday.
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1. Macy's - Shops
Show moreA four-story sign on the side of the building trumpets MACY’S, THE WORLD’S LARGEST STORE—a hard fact to dispute, since the 10-story behemoth covers an entire city block, dwarfing even Bloomie’s uptown. Macy’s can be a hard place to shop: the layout impedes traffic flow, the service is forgettable, and the best part about its Herald Square flagship usually is leaving it. But they do sell everything.
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2. Yankees Clubhouse Shop - Shops
Show moreFor all your Bronx Bombers needs—hats, jerseys, jackets, and so on. Tickets for regular-season home games are also for sale, and there’s a limited selection of other New York team jerseys (well, maybe not the Mets).
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3. Century 21 - Shops
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There’s a reason for this institution’s charming tagline, “Fashion Worth Fighting For.” Yes, it’s worth a battle to get designer goods 40% to 70% off what you would pay at a department store or fine boutique. This is the place to find things like supercheap Calvin Klein tees, last season’s Lucky jeans, this season’s Dolce & Gabbana sunglasses, or a jazzy Missoni sweater.
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22 Cortlandt St, New York, USA
Telephone
212/227-9092
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4. Eataly - Markets
Show moreOpened to foodie fanfare in 2010, this sprawling 50,000-square-foot marketplace on lower Fifth Avenue is a dizzying showcase for artisanal Italian food. Beneath soaring ceilings is a vast food hall with sit-down restaurants, standing-table enotecas, a raw-bar counter, rosticerria, pizzeria, pasticerria, gelateria—even a wine store and rooftop beer garden. You can go from slurping raw oysters to savoring brisket bollito in a matter of minutes.
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Daily 10am–11pm
Address
200 Fifth Ave, New York, USA
Telephone
212/229-2560
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5. Saks Fifth Avenue - Markets
Show moreThere are branches of Saks throughout the country now, but this is Saks Fifth Avenue. No other store better typifies the Big Apple than this legendary flagship store. It's well worth your time—and the smaller-than-most size makes it manageable. There’s something for everyone here. Saks carries a wide range of clothing; departments err on the pricey designer side, but look out for affordable house-brand basics.
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Mon-Sat 10am-8pm; Sun 11am-7pm
Address
611 Fifth Ave, New York, USA
Telephone
212/753-4000
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6. The Apple Store - Specialists
Show moreShow this on mapE-mail this itemThe largest Apple Store, at 18,000 square feet, opened in early 2006, and hasn’t closed yet (it’s open 24/7). Descend a glass staircase or elevator inside this edifice on Fifth Avenue and 59th Street, topped by a clear cube, to the store below, where there are iPads and Internet-connected computers fully loaded with games—an iPhone/iTouch/iPod/Mac-lover’s paradise. It’s almost impossible to walk by without popping in to see what the fuss is all about. If you’re not into investing in all the Apple gadgets sold here, it’s still fun to try out the floor samples.
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7. Jimmy Choo - Specialists
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Oozing luxury, sex-appeal and glamour, the shoe designer favoured by celebrities and catwalks, Jimmy Choo has a Fifth Avenue emporium. Choose printed pony-leather sandals, silk stilettos or suede platforms, not forgetting accessories like leopard-print clutch bags.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Address
645 Fifth Ave, New York, USA
Telephone
212/593-0800
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8. Other Music - Specialists
Show moreA haven for music fans avoiding the mainstream, Other Music in East Village specialises in underground, experimental and out-of-print CDs and vinyl. For quirky albums from around the world, the music-loving staff are there to help. Look out for occasional in-store gigs.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Address
15 E. 4th St, New York, USA
Telephone
212/477-8150
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9. Kiehl's - Specialists
Show moreKiehl’s is more than a store, it’s a virtual cult. Models, stockbrokers, foreign visitors—they all flock to this old-time apothecary (ca. 1851) for its simply packaged, wonderfully formulated products for women and men. Kiehl’s now has counters in several department stores (evidence of the brand’s growth), but stop into the original if you can and go home with a bag full of free samples.
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