Candle shopping in NY

November 16, 2008 5:00 PM

Somewhere to buy nice candles in Manhattan?

I had to miss a good friend's birthday because I'm in New York. She loves candles. I'd like to get her some nice candles as a gift. Where should I be going for the best (reasonably-priced) candle experience Manhattan has to offer?

posted by flashboy to shopping (5 comments total)

I've had this sitting in my bookmarks for ages, so I'm not sure if it's kept updated, but the CandleshopsUSA list has about a dozen listed in Manhattan.
posted by JaredSeth at 5:44 PM on November 16, 2008

Gracious Home at 67th and Broadway has a good selection of candles.
posted by Jahaza at 7:45 PM on November 16, 2008

Sabon
posted by The Whelk at 11:14 PM on November 16, 2008

Yelp is THE go-to site for user reviews of shops & restaurants in NYC.

This time of year there's a sort of holiday mini mall at the southern end of Union Square with all sorts of hand crafted stuff.
posted by Muffy at 10:27 PM on November 17, 2008

Meant to update this sooner - sadly, while JaredSeth's list looked excellent, the two shops I tried to visit from it didn't seem to exist any more, so I think it's fairly out of date. In the end, the Sabon on 6th Ave in Greenwich Village served my needs perfectly - cheers, The Whelk! The candles were greeted with much glee by the recipient...
posted by flashboy at 6:16 AM on December 17, 2008