Best gift shops: Upper West Side

By Time Out editors Fri Nov 9 2012

100 best gift shops

Laytner's Linen & Home

Laytner's Linen & Home Photograph: Naomi Ellenson

C. Wonder

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Businessman Chris Burch has opened his whimsical brand’s second NYC location (the flagship is in Soho) for classic-with-a-twist women’s threads ($22–$248) and accessories ($24–$198). The 7,740-square-foot shop also carries a noteworthy collection of

  1. 10 Columbus Circle at 60th St
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Essentials Plus

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In a city where a packed Duane Reade or an unstocked CVS can throw the most hardened urbanite into fits of tears, this innocuous drugstore is a godsend. The modest exterior hides a beauty store, salon, basic dry-goods store and second-floor toy

  1. 2259 Broadway at 81st St
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J.Crew

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J. Crew is a perennial ruler of the American apparel game, and with good reason. Its trusty, exquisite pieces radiate the relaxed propriety of Stateside elite with just the right amount of trendy tangent. Recent forays into evening and wedding

  1. 10 Columbus Circle at 60th St
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J.Crew marsh jacket, $228, at J. Crew, locations throughout the city; visit jcrew.com

J.Crew Men’s Shop

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Creative director Jenna Lyons made J.Crew a shopping staple for women who crave classic pieces with a high-fashion bent, and now the brand is attempting to take over the male market as well by adding a new men’s shop—the fifth of its kind in the

  1. 10 Columbus Circle at 59th St
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Laytner’s Linen & Home

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Before there were big-box home furnishing chains, value-minded Upper West Siders turned to Laytner’s for their linen and bedding needs. In addition to the affordable organic 300-thread count sheet sets ($40), cotton bamboo towels ($17) and down

  1. 2270 Broadway at 82nd St
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Maxiga

Maxiga

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Husband and wife Mark and Agnes Szlendak maintain that every item carried in their three Manhattan locations “must make customers smile.” In the year they’ve been in business, the couple (hailing from Poland) has curated a collection of local and

  1. 2233 Broadway, (between 79th and 80th Sts)
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Roam

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Walk past the home accessories at this boutique, and you’ll find a trove of kid goodies tucked away in the back. Splendid Little dresses rub shoulders with sweet shirts by Tea.

  1. 488 Amsterdam Ave between 83rd and 84th Sts
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EarthLust 20 oz stainless steel bottle, $18 each, at Therapie

Thérapie

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Part pharmacy and part beauty-and-gift emporium, this sprawling three-level store has been catering to a well-heeled clientele (Catherine Zeta-Jones and Dustin Hoffman are regulars) since 2004. Owner Renee Chow stocks the shelves with everything you

  1. 309 Columbus Ave between 74th and 75th Sts
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Williams-Sonoma

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This posh and well respected kitchen supply store marries style with quality and gleaming stock, from gadgets and bakewear to settings and accessories. Foodies and style mavens alike can find reason to browse.

  1. 10 Columbus Circle at 60th St
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