Best gift shops: Midtown East

By Time Out editors Fri Nov 9 2012

100 best gift shops

Henri Bendel

Henri Bendel

Henri Bendel

  • Price band: 4/4

While the merchandise (a mix of high-end and diffusion designer clothes, accessories and big-brand cosmetics) and prices are comparable to those of other upscale stores, the goods at Bendel’s somehow seem more desirable in this opulent atmosphere

  1. 712 Fifth Ave, (at 56th St)
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New York Transit Museum Store

  • Price band: 2/4

This Metropolitan Transportation Authority gift shop is loaded with funky subway-themed gifts, including umbrellas, baseballs and boxer shorts printed with subway maps; gelt-like chocolate subway tokens; subway-line Christmas ornaments and mugs; and

  1. New York Transit Museum, (Boerum Pl and Schermerhorn St)
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The Shop at Scandinavia House

  • Price band: 2/4

Much chicer than the average museum gift shop, this boutique tucked inside Scandinavia House is an unexpected place for sourcing the perfect present. A mecca of home design, jewelry, beauty loot, clothing and shoes from Denmark, Norway and Sweden,

  1. 58 Park Ave , (at 38th St )
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United Nations Gift Center

  • Price band: 2/4
  • Critics choice

The security to get into this global boutique may be stricter than that to board an international flight, but once you’re safely ensconced you’ll have access to a wealth of products, all organized by country. Each display houses its nation’s claim

  1. First Ave, (at 46th St)
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