New York is a shopper's paradise, where you can find everything and anything from the very latest designer fashions to flea market bargains in addition to foods and goods from every corner of the globe.

Manhattan is the home of the department store. Tourism reaches its peak in the weeks leading up to Christmas, when the shoppers of the world flock to the lavish window displays of stores such as Macy's, Bloomingdales and F.A.O. Schwartz.

SoHo and East Village (chic trendy shops, restaurants & bars);

Canal Street (full of irresistible fake merchandise);

Elizabeth Street (home to many independent and chic shops);

57th Street (designer boutiques);

Upper Fifth Avenue (Tiffany’s, Sak’s, Bergdorf’s);

Herald Square (home to Macy’s – the largest store in the world);

Madison Avenue (top designers’ flagship stores);

Annex Flea Market (vintage clothing & fine linens);

Union Square (fresh food produce market).