2 Best Places to Shop in Greenwich Village, New York City

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The Village's poets and artists have long been replaced by New York University buildings and apartments with sky-high rent. Still, if you know where to look, there are charmingly offbeat stores worth exploring here that retain the flavor of the glory days.

Goods for the Study

Greenwich Village Fodor's Choice
Lovers of organization, writing, and beautiful things flock to this stationery store from the team behind McNally Jackson bookstore. In addition to a better-than-average selection of normal paper store products—greeting cards from independent artists, notebooks of handmade paper, office supplies from acclaimed designers, hundreds of pens sourced from around the world—the shop also carries art prints from its sister store, Picture Room.

Murray's Cheese

Greenwich Village Fodor's Choice

When you walk into this revered shop, the pungent, funky aromas will immediately announce to your olfactory glands that you've entered a cheese shop. Since 1962, Murray's has been making Bleecker Street the cheesiest spot in the city, stocking various cheddars, Bries, chèvres, Goudas, Gruyères, Manchegos, and stinky varieties. They also peddle artisanal cured meats, sausages, crackers, nuts, jams, and condiments. You can even take home a Murray's T-shirt or tote bag with "BIG CHEESE" scrawled across it.