The Historic Shops And Restaurants Of New York
A Guide to Century-Old Establishments in the City

Be fitted for a suit at Abraham Lincoln’s haberdashery, visit the apothecary where Mark Twain filled his prescriptions, lunch at restaurants that once served Charles Dickens and Mae West. This guide directs you to the tobacconists, wine merchants, coffee roasters, jewelers, and pasta makers that have delighted New Yorkers and visitors alike for generations. Not only the romantic atmospheres of these living landmarks, but the superlative quality of the goods and services that they provide has allowed them to endure in a city of the most discriminating shoppers and diners in the world.