New York City’s Best 50 Souvenirs and Gifts (a Local’s Guide)

This is the most comprehensive list of unique NYC souvenirs you will find. When creating this master list of the best and top 50 New York City souvenirs, I wanted to include (i) iconic NYC souvenirs that represent the city (ii) food souvenirs; (iii) souvenirs for kids and (iv) NYC themed gifts for friends and family back home. I also wanted the NYC souvenirs to be affordable, so no NYC gift listed here is over $50 and most are well under $10.

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