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- ↑It’s hard to miss 44 & X (622 Tenth Avenue): the restaurant’s bright façade pops against its grittier neighbors. Try their one of their takes on comfort food—like poached eggs with Maryland crab cakes,
- ↑Delphinium Home (353 West 47th Street) is one of those stores that seems small, but that you can actually get lost in. Stop by the tightly-packed shop and pick up a month’s worth of any-o
- ↑One of city’s original, real-deal bazaars, the Hell’s Kitchen Flea Market (West 39th Street between Ninth and Tenth Avenues) put the neighborhood on the retail map. You c
- ↑If you’re looking to treat your guy, or if you’re into the menswear-inspired look, swing by Fine and Dandy (445 West 49th Street), a style hub for dapper gents. The boutique, which stocks everythi
- ↑Channel your inner artist at Mud, Sweat & Tears Pottery (654 Tenth Avenue). The studio and pottery shop’s programs give you all the essential information and materials to make plates, mugs, sculptur
- ↑If shopping has left you a little famished, fear not: serious snacktime options are nearby at Gotham West Market (600 Eleventh Avenue). The gourmet food court is like Chelsea Market but with more
- ↑Hell’s Kitchen is just a short walk from the water. To make the most out those views (and one of the last summer Saturdays), rent a bike from Bike and Roll (