1 Gray’s Papaya
2 The Strand Bookstore
3 Union Square Greenmarket
4 Curry Row
5 The Apple Store
Sights 6–10


6 Porto Rico Importing Co.
(various locations, portorico.com)
This 100-year-old coffeemonger should win on its fantastic wafting java aromas alone, but given that this is a competition of aesthetics, we also took into account its simple, old-fashioned storefronts and burlap sacks o’ beans in the windows.

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7 Airline Diner
You saw this T-Bird–era retro eatery in Goodfella’s; that’s why it looks so familiar. Its aging signage and chrome facade promise authenticity, and those brightly hued murals on the adjacent wall are nonsequiturs, but totally awesome.

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8 Henri Bendel
The regal facade of this legendary New York department store is the perfect embodiment of Fifth Avenue glamour. And we love that font.

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9 Pain Quotidien
It’s a chain, but it looks like a country kitchen. And screw Atkins: Those loaves in the window are completely irresistible.

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10 Billy’s Cupcakes
You can’t help but sigh at the kitschy kitchen scene beaming from the brightly lit windows of this Chelsea bakery. You almost expect Doris Day to dance by in a gingham frock, slathering frosting on fluffy cupcakes and crooning love songs to Rock Hudson. Sweet.

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