The NYC Gift Guide: Curated Finds & Local Favorites for Everyone on Your List

What do you give to the person who has everything during the holiday season? From uptown classics to downtown cool, we’ve rounded up some out-of-the-box gift ideas that will serve well, and everyone on your list will love.

NYC GIFT GUIDE

BOYAR Gifts (388 Bleecker St., New York). This West Village boutique is known for its witty, conversation-starting finds. They just launched the Caviar Dreams “No Budget” Candle, and we’re obsessed. This is a wonderful multi-duty display/conversation piece that will add personality to any home.

While you’re doing your monthly Costco run (517 E. 117th St., New York), swing by the appliance section and snag Gourmia’s new 11-Quart Double Decker Dual-Basket Air Fryer with Smart Finish, which is designed to easily make fast, healthy meals—even when everyone is eating something else. Unlike the classic air fryer, it comes with two baskets and four cooking zones, so you can easily cook multiple dishes at once—no mixing/touching or meltdowns.

If you’re shopping for a new parent, give the gift of The Mom Club, the popular mom group known for their high-end events in NYC, Miami, the Hamptons, Greenwich, virtually, and beyond, has a slew of events planned for the holidays, including ones with Rumble in Chelsea, Zing! on the Upper East Side, and Casa Primary in Tribeca. Every event comes complete with a gift bag overflowing with products from top parenting, wellness, and lifestyle brands like Evereden, Vacation, Carbon38, Beyond Yoga, SmartSweets, Sugared + Bronzed, and countless others.

LIDAV Beauty brings refined artistry to the Upper East Side and is the perfect place to pamper a loved one this holiday season. Nestled at 14 E. 60th St., the elevated beauty destination offers personalized hair, skin, and makeup services. Whether it’s a transformative haircut, a luminous facial, or a signature “Sip & Glam” class, LIDAV will help your friends, family, and co-workers feel like the best version of themselves.

The accessories lover will surely appreciate the luxe WOLF Zoe Medium Jewelry Box, which comes topped with floral embroidery and a velvet exterior. Handcrafted with gold hardware, it’s available at Bergdorf Goodman (754 Fifth Ave., New York).

NYC-based Mecca Health is launching a 90-day “kickstart to your health” membership. The physician-guided reset is designed to jumpstart your metabolism, optimize your energy, and build the foundation for long-term health and longevity. Founder Dr. Rue Laka works to identify what’s really driving fatigue—whether it’s weight gain or hormonal imbalance—and starts fixing it with precision. Dr. Rue sees patients both in-person or virtually in New York City.

Of course, places to get Botox in NYC are a dime a dozen, but for the ultimate in pampering luxury, get smoother skin with a Botox treatment by Jected by Josie—New York City’s premier concierge aesthetic injector. She will see you at 70 Pine Street or anywhere in New York City that is convenient for you, or whoever you’re gifting. She is also a miracle worker for brown spots!

Give the gift of health but make it stylish with an outfit from New York-based designer Clare Scully’s Scout Athletic (337 Bleecker St., New York). In a day and age where everyone seems to be wearing the same boring (and overpriced) gift set, it’s refreshing to see a look that is stylish and unique while being functional and easy to wear.

Move over, AirPods, for the ultimate luxe gift: checkout Devialet Gemini II Opéra de Paris (available at Devialet, 10 Columbus Circle, New York). Not only do they look stunningly beautiful, but they also have up to 22 hours of battery life, adaptive noise cancellation, and a 24-carat gold-plated finish on the casing.

Art can be prohibitively expensive, but Ephraim Wuensch Art offers prints that are reasonably priced. His art represents Judaica for the New Millennium, and there couldn’t be a better time to support Jewish art and artists. Wuensch’s work is currently on display in Wolff and Lamb NYC (16 E 48th St., New York).

When the Upper East Side socialites and downtown cool girls need brow shaping, they head straight to Sabria’s Brows (29 E 61 St., New York). It’s truly astounding what brow shaping can do—in a matter of minutes, you can give a loved one a glow-up they surely deserve.

They say sitting is the new smoking—help a loved one mitigate the damage with Gaiam Balance Ball Chair Stool. Available at Target stores (258 8th Ave., New York), the chair boasts a half-dome stability ball that works as an “active seat.” It’s also adjustable to fit most standing or standard-size desks.