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Adeline Adeline caters to the urban
biker—functional without sacrificing
style. The store is stocked with classic
1970s designs and brings glamour and
femininity back to the bicycle, as it recently partnered with Kate Spade to offer
customers a bike in that classically perfect
shade of green (147 Reade St., 212-2271150). 1
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MooShoes has a storied history. A decade
ago, two sisters from Queens bought
an old butcher shop in Gramercy Park,
intending to open the city’s first “crueltyfree” vegan shoe store. The result was
MooShoes, which sells non-leather/vegan
shoes, clothing, books, wallets, belts and
bags. There are vegan cookbooks, too (78
Orchard St., 212-254-6512).
A gastronome’s dream, Broadway
Panhandler carries wares ranging from
beginner cookware to industrial items
to top-of-the-line espresso makers. And
it’s a family business—owner Norman
Kornbleuth is the son of a Lower East Side
restaurant supply store owner (65 East
8th St., 212-966-3434).
Need a new topper? Head to Arth, which
carries nearly every type of hat you can
imagine, men, women and unisex (75 West
Houston St., 212-539-1431).
Discover
Downtown
Our picks for the best shopping, eats and deliciously
downtown dives. It’s the coolest neighborhood
in Manhattan for a reason
14 | may 2011
By Charlotte Garden & Blaze Berdahl
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Photos by Michael Chimento
We’d go anywhere with a slogan like “We
make balls.” The Meatball Shop, headed
up by Daniel Holzman and Michael Chernow, have a wide array of tasty nuggets,
from classic beef to spicy pork balls to
vegetable balls (84 Stanton St., 212-9828895).
If you dream of ninjas jumping out at you
while you dine, Ninja New York is your
spot. Enough said (25 Hudson St., 212274-8500).
Get alterations on the cheap at Orchard
Express, the incomparable downtown
tailor. Opened by Ramon Jimenez in 1975,
this place has staying power—and with
prices that run generally 50 percent less
($4 for a hem, $20 to take in a jacket) than
any tailor in the city, we can see why (136
Orchard St., 212-677-1099).
And who can forget downtown staple
Strand (828 Broadway, 212-473-1452)?
Yes, it’s been around for a while, but it’s a
classic for a reason. o
1. Adeline Adeline
2. Broadway Panhandler
3. The Strand
4. Arth
5. Ninja
6. The Meatball Shop
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The
Short
List
Our other favorite
downtown spots
Aedes
de Venustas
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9 Christopher St.,
212-206-8674
Darling
1 Horatio St.,
646-336-6966
Odin
199 Lafayette St.,
212-966-0026
Edon Manor
391 Greenwich St.,
212-431-3890
The New
World Order
13 Avenue B,
212-777-3600
Mxyplyzyk
125 Greenwich Ave.,
212-989-4300
Babycakes
248 Broome St.,
212-677-5047
Lomography
Gallery Store
41 W. 8th #1,
212-529-4353x212
Pas de Deux
328 East 11th St.,
212-475-0075
Banchet Bianca
Flowers
809 Washington St.,
212-989-1088
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