Midtown Shopping
Midtown has the big, iconic department stores like SAKs Fifth Avenue, Bergdorf Goodman and Bloomingdales. Most of these stores have complimentary personal shopping services. You have to call ahead and make an appointment, but they will help you find anything special you are shopping for.
A new shop in Manhattan is PRINTEMPTS at One Wall Street, the iconic Paris luxury shop for fashion and beauty. It opened March 2025 and is quite the store. Definitely worth a trip downtown if only to look and not to buy.
Anthropologie (Rockefeller Ctr + other locations) Big version of this favorite
Apple Store (5th Ave at 59th St) Open 24/7; currently (6/2018) in temporary space behind this location
Bergdorf Goodman (5th Ave bet 57th and 58th) The women's store is on the west side of the street and the men's on the east; 5th floor for contemporary young fashion and shoes; beautiful restaurant with view of Central Park
Bloomingdale's (59th St bet Lexington and 3rd Ave) Join their LoyalList Club before heading there for possible coupons; also stop by Customer Service for a 10% off coupon for your day of shopping...offered to all out-of-towners
Dylan's Candy Bar (3rd Ave and 60th St) Two floors of nothing but candy; a kid's dream
H&M (5th Ave at 42nd and @51st) Cheap, trendy clothing very popular with teens
J Crew (Rockefeller Ctr and SoHo location)
Macy's (34th St and 6th Ave)
Mood Fabrics (225 W 37th St) Fabric Heaven; overwhelming selection but very helpful staff; #projectrunway
MUJI (475 5th Avenue plus two other locations) Japanese brand offering household goods, journals, clothings, bedding, etc.
Myzel's Chocolate (55th St bet 6th and 7th Aves) Old fashion candy store with homemade chocolates; not really a destination but if you're nearby, check it out
Niketown (57th St at 5th Ave)
Nordstrom (57th St at Broadway) Women's store and men's store are across from each other
Ricky's (5th Ave at 33rd) Lots of other locations; wild makeup and hair accessories; a favorite for Halloween costume shopping
SAKs Fifth Avenue (5th Ave at 49th St)
Tiffany's (5th Ave at 57th St) You can now actually have Breakfast at Tiffany's in the Blue Box Cafe located on the 4th floor; 3rd floor has silver jewelry, a more affordable way to take home something in a blue box!
Uniqlo (5th Ave at 56th St) Japanese style Gap or H&M
There are several Korean skincare and makeup shops an area of the city known as Koreatown (K-town). I have been to several of these. I didn't know what I was buying but the young women working there helped me with a selection of inexpensive facial masks and skin care products.