Best gift shops: Upper East Side

By Time Out editors Fri Nov 9 2012

100 best gift shops

Blue Tree

Blue Tree Photograph: Diana Sonis

Blue Tree

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Actress and neighborhood mom Phoebe Cates (of Fast Times at Ridgemont High fame) owns this general store, which offers unusual toys as well as fashion and accessories for babies, tweens and parents.

  1. 1283 Madison Ave between 91st and 92nd Sts
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E.A.T. Gifts

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Good luck leaving this gift shop empty-handed. The store is filled with toys, books, cards, holiday-themed items, stationery and more. Adorably retro items like the Candy Dot wallet are fashioned to look exactly like the classic strip of sugared dots, and an entire shelf of novelty bandages (cowboys, Pac-Man and Hello Kitty) and rings (adorned with cameo lockets, miniclocks, peace signs, tiaras and oversize gems) start at just $5. Much of the store is geared toward the prepubescent set, but there are plenty of kitschy notepads, mugs and kitchen accessories to satisfy grown-ups, too.

  1. 1062 Madison Ave, (between 80th and 81st Sts)
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Kiitos Marimekko

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You don’t have to be a flower child to appreciate the mod, blossom-heavy designs of the seminal Finnish fabric company, which is extremely well-represented at this airy UES spot. Marimekko’s bright, bold prints bedeck clothes and accessories lean towards the psychedelic without sacrificing their staunch modernity.

  1. 1262 Third Ave between 72nd and 73rd Sts
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Roberta Freymann

  • Price band: 2/4

For three months a year, Freymann frequents bazaars all around the world to handpick the exotic textiles and accessories that line her bi-level townhouse shop’s shelves. Benefit from her globe-trotting ways with vivid, boho caftans ($50–$250), metallic resin bangles ($60–$100) and paisley-print silk scarves ($85–$200) that look much fancier than something you would find at your average street fair.

  1. 153 E 70th St between Lexington and Third Aves
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