This Holiday Season, Shop (and Eat) Around the World in One Square Mile
December 2, 2025
No big trip this winter? Fear not, for there are plenty of ways to get a taste of international adventure and cuisine right here in Lower Manhattan. Whether you’re looking for a present for a loved one or just want to treat yourself (you deserve it!), you’ll find dozens of globally inspired goodies in the neighborhood, all without having to renew your passport.
Here is our guide to some of our favorite gift-ready bites downtown — and for more ideas, be sure to check out our Shop Dine Guide, which features hundreds of Lower Manhattan retailers, restaurants, services and more.
ITALY — BEST SICILY BOTTEGA (87 Beaver St.)
This selection of Italian goods from Best Sicily Bottega will inspire your giftees to whip up the perfect pasta dinner (or book a trip to Palermo STAT).
- Partanna extra virgin olive oil: $19
- Bio Orto tomato sauce: $10
- Partanna Busiate Trapanesi Sicilian pasta: $7
- Pasta Aglio, olio e peperoncino seasoning blend: $5
- Dried oregano: $9
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC — BARCLAY REX (126 Pearl St.)
If you have a loved one in your life who loves nothing more than to end a holiday meal with a nice cigar, Lower Manhattan has just the spot for you. Opened in 1910 by Sicilian pipemaker Vincent Nastri, Barclay Rex is one of downtown’s oldest retail businesses. Nastri’s great-granddaughter Vanessa Nastri is at the helm now, helping shoppers find quality tobacco products like these two fine Dominican cigars.
- Arturo Fuente Chateau King T Rosado sun-grown cigar (7″ x 49): $24.95
- Arturo Fuente Chateau King T Tube cigar (7″ x 49): $24.95
- Accessories: cigar cutter, lighter, matchbooks, all complimentary
SWEDEN — SPOILED PARROT (Tin Building, 96 South St.)
Spoiled Parrot stocks candy and chocolates from all over the world (and is a worthy global stop any time of year) but if we had one holiday gift rec for your sweet-toothed loved ones, it’s these actually Swedish fish, which have just the right balance of sweetness and flavor.
- Kolsvart candy fish + licorice: $8
- Bon Bon candy fish: $8
BRAZIL — CAFE PATORO (223 Front St.)
For the last decade, Cafe Patoro has been bringing Brazil to Lower Manhattan via rich brigadeiro cakes and truffles, light and savory cheesebreads, dulce de leche lattes and a menu full of breakfast and lunch delights. For the holidays, opt for some of their star items that come pre-packaged and ready to gift, like their famous pao de queijo chips and brigadeiro truffles.
- Brigadeiro truffle boxes: $7.50
- Pao de queijo chips: $5.50
URUGUAY — MCM COFFEE (88 Fulton St.)
Uruguayan siblings Camila and Octavio stock their tiny, subterranean shop with imported coffee from Brazil and Ecuador, unique handmade ceramics and delicious baked goods. Your giftee may fly through their bag of whole bean coffee, but a great mug is the gift that keeps on giving.
- Whole bean coffee: $18
- Handmade ceramic mug: $38
- Rose alfajor cookies: $5.50
JAPAN – MAUM MARKET (18 Fulton St.)
Here’s your chance to show the hard-to-impress teen in your life that you’ve got your finger on the pulse — at least when it comes to little drinks. Maum Market stocks a variety of products by Asian artists and creatives, but a bespoke matcha kit, equipped with a handmade ceramic mixing bowl, is sure to level up anyone’s caffeine game (and look great in TikToks).
- Hawa Matcha ceremonial Uji blend: $38
- Bamboo matcha whisk: $35
- Handmade ceramic matcha mixing bowl by JAGI Studios: $65
FRANCE — PRINTEMPS, SIMPLY WINE, ROYAL WINE MERCHANTS (One Wall St., 55 Liberty St., 13 S. William St.)
A French red? For the holidays? Groundbreaking. But really, a beautiful bottle of Burgundy or other robust red is a timeless, elegant choice — especially coming from one of these Lower Manhattan wine shops.
- Printemps — Domaine Huber-Verdereau Côte d’Or Rouge “Les Constances” 2021 red wine: $46
- Simply Wine – Les Grenadines – Domaine d’Ansignan: $23
- Royal Wine Merchants – Thevenet & Fils Bourgogne Rouge Bussieres Les Clos 2024: $23
GREECE – PI BAKERIE (35 Cedar St.)
For a taste of the Mediterranean, head to Pi Bakerie, the farm-to-table Greek eatery on Cedar Street. There, you’ll find goods made delicious by Greece’s lush terrain, like herbal tea blends sourced from the Greek Highlands and honey made on the island of Crete.
- Tea Odyssey Herbal Tea “Ithaca” Blend (Sideritis, Sage, Mint and Rose) and Camomile: $7.50
- Cretamel Greek honey: $14.00
- Caprice chocolate wafer straws: $9
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – FULTON STALL MARKET (91 South St.)
Shop hyper-local at Fulton Stall Market, a Seaport gem stocking fresh produce, dry goods, pantry staples, artisan wares and other goodies made right here in New York. Get even closer to home with items made downtown, like beeswax candles crafted on the 1885 tall ship Wavertree, or Superfine chocolate bars produced on-site at Fulton Stall Market.
- Greenpoint Cidery farmhouse cider: $14
- Cinnamon from Sourcery Spices: $12
- Superfine chocolate bars (salted Italian olive oil + cherry chunk): $10 each
- Andrews New York City honeycomb: $25
- Pear vanilla jam from K’s Jams: $13
- Hand-dipped organic beeswax candles by Shipkeeper Soaps: $25
