Condé Nast TravelerJan 9
The Best City in the US for Shopping Is Exactly the One You Think It Is
Condé Nast Traveler readers believe this major US city is the end-all-be-all for shopping destinations in the country.
Under-the-radar boutique.
25 things in this story
- Madison AvenueNeighborhoodStreet with jewelers, maisons, and newer power players.
- 260 Sample SalePlaceSample sale line snaking around the block.
- Canal StreetNeighborhoodParallel retail economy running on cash and plausible deniability.
- SoHoNeighborhoodFlagship district dense with global brands and glossy storefronts.
- BrooklinenPlaceCome see (and feel) comfort in real life.
- Orchard StreetNeighborhoodHolds a more idiosyncratic New York.
- MoscotPlaceFifth-generation frames.
- Collina StradaPlaceUnder-the-radar boutique.
- Dimes DeliRestaurantAnchors the corner where fashion people refuel.
- Hudson YardsNeighborhoodLuxury mall disguised as civic architecture.
- Brooklyn FleaAttractionRummage-sale mode market on Saturdays.
- Artists & FleasMarketMarket for design-forward small makers.
- Grand Bazaar NYCMarketMarket for furniture and vintage.
- Hester Street FairMarketSeasonal sprawl market.
- Saks on FifthSight
- Bergdorf GoodmanSight
- Bloomingdale'sSight
- ThumaPlace
- Elsewhere
- Bedford AvenueTrain stationWilliamsburg, United StatesCorridor resurrecting the old Barneys edit.
- MaimounPlaceWilliamsburg, United StatesStocks SC103 and Eckhaus Latta.
- Front General StorePlaceDUMBO, United StatesRewards patience with vintage Levi’s.
- Native American Artisans Portal ProgramMarketSanta Fe, United StatesRegulated Indigenous market with strict standards.
- Santa Fe Indian MarketFestivalSanta Fe, United StatesTurns the city into a capital of Native art.
- SC103PlaceWilliamsburg, United States
- Eckhaus LattaPlaceWilliamsburg, United States