Shops in New York City

Established in 1937, the oldest candy shop in New York City boasts a rainbow-colored inventory that would make Willy Wonka envious.

A one-ton statue of Steve Rogers beautifies the entry to a Brooklyn Bed, Bath & Beyond.

Sunset Park's Guatemalan community knows to head to the back of this bodega for a taste of home.

Enter the deli, walk until you hit the taxidermy, then order some hot, homey guisado.

Head past the aisles of tropical fruit and imported candy at this bodega to discover a hidden, weekends-only taco stand.

This interactive gallery makes you feel like you've stepped into a fantasy world filled with whimsical monsters.

This tiny store is your one-stop shop for all sorts of rare and wonderful buttons.

Spiral-bound community recipes and antiquarian gems mingle at this small East Village shop.

At this hidden studio, the dying art of taxidermy is alive and well.

This iconic tattoo shop has its own onsite museum with artifacts from the early history of modern body art.

Though its celestial ceiling is impressive, the true star is the vast collection of French books.

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

The best place in New York to pick up the controversial, notoriously foul-smelling Asian "king of fruits."

A restaurant on Staten Island showcases a different grandmother’s cooking every night.

This narrow shop in the East Village hosts a matchmaking service for the new millennium.