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Drool-Worthy NYC Shops

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Great for gifts or hoarding for yourself

 1. Michele Varian

27 Howard St
New York, NY 10013
(212) 343-0033

Categories: Home Decor, Jewelry

Neighbourhood: SoHo

5.0 star rating
  12/18/2010

Woodland nymph meets Edgar Allen Poe in this little NoLiTa shop of home furnishings, jewelry and exquisite curiosities.

Michele Varian is famous for her pillows but the other stuff, ranging from wispy to WTF, will catch your eye first: ethereal glass…More »

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 2. Pink Olive

439 E 9th St
New York, NY 10009
(212) 780-0036

Categories: Children's Clothing, Cards & Stationery

Neighbourhoods: East Village, Alphabet City

4.0 star rating
  11/18/2009

Pink Olive is a cute little shop for baby presents, but not so cute you wanna barf.

I had to buy gifts for a couple of friends who are preggers. I thought about buying them each a "Je t'aime NY" onesie ($32) but decided that wasn't clever enough. So I…More »

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 3. Strand Bookstore

828 Broadway
New York, NY 10003
(212) 473-1452

Category: Bookstores

Neighbourhoods: Greenwich Village, Union Square, East Village

5.0 star rating
  11/24/2009

Faster and cheaper than amazon(dot)com, without the guilt.
The staff always know their shit.

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"food-obsessed word nerd"

Review votes:
2030 Useful, 2045 Funny, and 1776 Cool

Location

Brooklyn, NY

Yelping Since

June 2009

Things I Love

Vietnamese sandwiches, Scrabble, zebras, bad puns, really plush toilet paper, gin, fresh laundry, earnest efforts, hushed whispers, handwritten notes, incongruity, pleasant surprises, grapefruit, warm pretzels. the unobvious

Find Me In

A good mood till I get hungry.

My Hometown

Brooklyn, NY

My Blog Or Website

http://desperatelyseek...

When I'm Not Yelping...

I'm thinking of hypothetical names for my imaginary businesses and pets.

Why You Should Read My Reviews

They help end world hunger.

The Last Great Book I Read

Lolita

My First Concert

Depeche Mode

My Favourite Movie

Annie Hall, Manhattan, Chungking Express, Tampopo, Breathless

My Last Meal On Earth

An insane meal prepared by the original Iron Chefs or my mom's kimchi chigae

Don't Tell Anyone Else But...

I once took the SAT for a friend, just for fun

Most Recent Discovery

Ricotta-stuffed tempura squash blossoms, Back Forty