New York Magazine

The first floor of this sprawling bookstore offers more than 5,000 volumes of fiction for kids.

Independent bookstore near Columbia University sells mainstream reads, as well as textbooks.

A landmark, old-world bakery and cafe near Columbia and St. John the Divine.

Japanese essentials and tasty curiosities at an appealing specialty supermarket.

This movie rental mini-chain caters to underground and avant-garde cinephiles looking to cheat on their Netflix.

A socially and environmentally conscious women and children's clothing shop offers wares from local and international designers and craftspeople.

Open "morning to midnight," this deli-cum-Asian market sells exotic snacks, takeout sushi, and stir-fry staples.