3 original stores in New York

New York is the city of the tallest buildings, the best pizzas, the yellow cabs and the greatest cultural variety imaginable. The truth is that the Big Apple is a city full of superlatives. Its impressive shows from the iconic Broadway to the world-class galleries of MoMA, the cute boutiques of SoHo and the wide variety of cuisine make New York a completely different place every time you visit it.

Of course, as the great city that it is, it is full of original sites and undoubtedly special for those who visit it. Next, a list of stores that no visitor can miss when visiting New York and buying unique souvenirs:}

The FAO SCHWARZ toy store

Fao Schwarz is the oldest toy store in the United States, it was founded by the German immigrant Frederick August Otto Schwarz in Baltimore in 1862 and was called “Toy Bazaar”, although later it moved to New York where it has occupied different locations in the city. .

It is currently located at 30 Rock in Rockefeller Center, in the same place where the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree is placed every year and the skating rink is located.

At the time of entry, visitors are received by their employees dressed as soldiers who welcome them to the store and give them the chance to take a picture with them.

The store has two floors divided by theme: stuffed animals, barbie dolls, board games, babies, cars and candies.

There is also the famous Big Piano, which became known for the movie Big where Tom Hanks has fun playing the piano with his feet together with the owner of the place.

Another of the must-see spaces in this store is the Build-A-Bear Workshop section where the possibility of assembling a personalized stuffed animal is offered, and the sector for adopting babies.

The closest subway station is 47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Center (lines B, C, D, F and M) and the store is open from 11am to 7pm Monday to Sunday.

Economy Candy


Economy Candy opened its doors in 1937 in the Jewish and Italian neighborhood of the Lower East Side. (
108 Rivington St) This small store of only 60m2 is full of sweets in each of its corners.

This place has a very peculiar history since Economy Candy initially began as a shoe and hat repair business. At the door of the business there was a cart where candy was sold. With the great depression of the 1930s, the candy cart began to generate more profit than shoe repair, and it was then that the business became Economy Candy.

In addition to selling candy in bulk, you can also find chocolates and original candies to give as gifts, as well as M&M’s, chewing gum, and giant lollipops, among others. Visit the store is an original and fun tour for both adults and children.


Strand Bookstore

This bookstore is the ideal place for those who are passionate about literature or want to make a very special gift. Located at 828 Broadway just off Union Square, it has 18 miles of new and used books. This New York treasure opened its doors in 1927 and is run by the family that founded it. The truth is that this independent bookstore with more than 2 million books sells every type of book imaginable, from novels to memorabilia, art and history books.

It has a section especially dedicated to New York which is very extensive as well as selling very original literary merchandising. A suggestion when visiting the store is to go through the Rare Book Room, where the oldest copies are kept and protected in a safe. There is a first edition of “Alice in Wonderland” and James Joyce’s ‘Ulysses’ signed by the same author for a value of 45 thousand dollars.

Fishs Eddy

The story of this store tells that in 1986 the owners were making a trip to upstate New York looking for items for their store near Gramercy Park, when they came across a small town 220 kilometers from Manhattan called Fishs Eddy (which then he would give the name to his store). Here they visited a barn that was being used as a warehouse to store tableware for a restaurant. The barn had suffered a fire, but the crockery was intact, and they decided to take everything that was there.

Since then, the store located at 889 Broadway st, has been full of special pieces and original versions of tableware and plates, cups and all kinds of items for the home or to make a special gift as a travel souvenir since it has special series with the skyline of Manhattan and Brooklyn.

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