Midtown Manhattan in New York City featuring the Empire State Building Photo by Hernando
What a difference a year makes. Since the last ÇaFleureBon Guide to Perfume Shopping in New York City 2019, a number of high-profile boutiques and department stores closed some due to the cost of doing business in New York City and some as a result of the impact COVID-19 is having. With New York City retail come to a standstill in March 2020, many fragrance oriented stores were able to re-open in late June with severe restrictions, but others never did. For those months the only way to get your fragrance fix was online with discovery sets and sample kits being big sellers. But for many, the experience of shopping in New York City in person cannot be duplicated with an online purchase. Many wondered how shopping for fragrance would look like when the stores would re-open and for how long would the “new normal” exist.
Sadly, some favorite fragrant destinations shuttered this year; Twisted Lily, Goutal Paris (2), Osswald along with department stores Barney’s (3), and Neiman Marcus at Hudson Yards. Fortunately, they all continue to have (with the exception of Barney’s) strong online presences.
For many of us, nothing can replace in person shopping experience with a store owner, brand ambassador, or a great SA to discover new scents.
Lady Liberty by Leroy Neiman apped©
Here is our ÇaFleureBon Guide to 2020 Perfume Shopping in New York City
The Perfume Shopping in New York City guide is sorted alphabetically with addresses, cross streets, zip codes, neighborhoods, phone numbers, and websites included to make the shopping experience an engaging one.
KEY: Navigate New York City neighborhoods with ease:
UES: Upper East Side New York City – 57th Street and above
UWS: Upper West Side New York City – 57th Street and above
MW: Midtown West New York City – below 57th to 23rd Street
C: Chelsea New York City – W 23rd Street south to WV (which includes the Highline and Meatpacking District)
EV: New York City East Village
WV: New York City West Village
ME: New York City Midtown East – below 57th Street to 18th Street
HY: New York City Hudson Yards
US: New York City Union Square – E 18th Street to 11th Street
S: New York City SoHo
N: New York City NoHo
NoLIta: New York City North of Little Italy
FD: New York City Financial District
Manhattan Fragrance Stores
Aedes Perfumery
16A Orchard Street (Canal Street)
10002 LES
Agent Provocateur
675 Madison Avenue (East 61st Street)
10065 UES
Arabian Oud
1584 Broadway (48th Street)
10036 MW
Atelier Cologne
247 Elizabeth Street (East Houston Street)
10012 N
950 Madison Avenue (East 75th Street)
10021 UES
20 Hudson Yards (West 32nd Street)
10001 Hudson Yards
Atelier d’Emotion
137 Sullivan Street (West Houston Street)
10012 S
Aveda Store
The Shops at Columbus Circle, 10 Columbus Circle #308 (West 59th Street)
10019 UWS
Grand Central, 10 GC Terminal, 107 East 42nd Street (Park Avenue)
10170 ME
140 5th Avenue (19th Street)
10011 US
Bath & Body Works
441 Lexington Ave (East 44th Street)
10017 ME
304 Park Ave South (East 23rd Street)
10010 ME
Blue Mercury Third Avenue
Blue Mercury
1566 Third Avenue (East 88th Street)
10128 UES
1208 Madison Avenue (East 88th Street)
10128 UES
2477 Broadway (West 92nd Street)
10025 UWS
2305 Broadway (West 83rd Street)
10024 UWS
341 Amsterdam Avenue (West 76th Street)
10024 UWS
184 Columbus Avenue (West 67th Street)
10023 UWS
Bond No. 9 Madison Avenue
9 Bond Street (Lafayette Street)
10012 N
897 Madison Avenue (East 72nd Street)
10021 UES
399 Bleecker Street (West 11th Street)
10014 WV
863 Washington Street (West 13th Street)
10014 C
62 Wooster Street (Broome Street)
10012 S
CHANEL
737 Madison Avenue (East 64th Street)
10065 UES
15 East 57th Street (Fifth Avenue)
10022 ME
139 Spring Street (Wooster Street)
10012 S
248 Elizabeth Street (Houston Street)
10012 NoLita
Clyde Chemists
926 Madison Avenue (East 74th Street)
10021 UES
C.O. Bigelow Chemists
414 Ave of the Americas (West 9th Street)
10021 WV
Comme des Garçons
520 West 22nd Street (Tenth Avenue)
10011 C
112 10th Avenue (West 17th Street)
10011 C
Courtesy of Mary Ellen Lapsansky , co-founder of The Perfumed Plume©
Cosmetic Market
15 E 37th Street (Fifth Avenue)
10016 Murray Hill
Credo
9 Prince Street (Elizabeth Street)
10012 N
Creed Boutique in New York City
Creed Boutique
794 Madison Avenue (East 67th Street)
10065 UES
DIOR Flagship Store 57th Street
Dior New York
21 East 57th Street (Fifth Avenue)
10021 ME
DIOR New York Soho
105 Greene Street (Prince Street)
10022 S
CELINE NEW YORK
650 Madison Avenue (60th Street)
10022 UES
971 Madison Avenue (East 76th Street)
10021 UES
The Shops at Columbus Circle, 10 Columbus Circle #112 (West 59th Street)
10019 UWS
Grand Central, 1 GC Terminal MC-60A (Park Avenue)
10017 ME
377 Bleecker Street (Perry Street)
10014 WV
31 Prince Street (Mott Street)
10012 N
Dover Street Market New York
160 Lexington Avenue (East 30th Street)
10016 ME
255 Mulberry Street (Prince Street)
10012 Nolita
Elizabeth Arden
200 Park Ave South (East 17th Street)
10003 US
Enfleurage
237 West 13th Street (Seventh Avenue)
10011 WV
Etro
720 Madison Avenue (East 63rd Street)
10065 UES
89 Greene Street (Spring Street)
10012 S
Frederic Malle Editions De Parfums
898 Madison Avenue (East 72nd Street)
10021 UES
94 Greenwich Avenue (West 12th Street)
10011 WV
Fresh
159 Columbus Avenue (West 67th Street)
10023 UWS
872 Broadway (West 18th Street)
10003 US
388 Bleecker Street (West 11th Street)
10014 WV
57 Spring Street (Lafayette Street)
10012 S
Fueguia 1833 Madison Avenue
Fueguia 1833 Soho
21 Crosby Street (Grand Street)
10013 S
Fueguia 1833 Madison
948 Madison Avenue (75th Street)
10021 UES
Fragrance Shop New York
65 E 4th Street (Cooper Square)
10003 EV
Giorgio Armani Boutique
760 Madison Avenue (East 65th Street)
10065 UES
601 Madison Avenue (East 57th Street)
10022 UES
GA Cosmetics @ Saks Fifth Avenue
10022 ME
611 5th Avenue (51st Street)
EA (Emporio Armani)
410 West Broadway (Spring Street)
10012 S
Gold Star Fragrances, Inc.
8 W 37th Street (Fifth Avenue)
10018 Murray Hill
goop Lab
25 Bond Street (Lafayette Street)
10012 Nolita
Hermes
691 Madison Avenue (East 62nd Street)
10065 UES
15 Broad Street (Wall Street)
10005 FD
10 Columbus Circle (59th Street)
10019 UWS
10019 UES
Bergdorf Goodman
754 5th Avenue (57th Street)
Brookfield Place
225 Liberty Street, #220 (West Street)
10281 FD
1048 Lexington Avenue (East 75th Street)
10021 UES
20 Hudson Yards (West 32nd Street)
10021 HY
Kilian
804 Washington Street (Gansevoort Street)
10014 WV
946 Madison Avenue (East 75th Street)
10021 UES
Krigler at the Plaza Hotel
Krigler
1 West 58th Street @ The Plaza Hotel (Fifth Avenue)
10019 UES
Lafco New York/ Santa Maria Novella
285 Lafayette Street #2 (Crosby Street)
10012 S
22 East 65th Street (Madison Avenue)
10065 UES
14 West 29th Street (Fifth Avenue)
10001 MW
233 Elizabeth Street (Perry Street)
10012 N
63 Wall Street (Hoover Street)
10005 FD
296 West 4th Street (Bank Street)
Holiday Wreath At Grand Central Station Courtesy of Mary Ellen Lapsansky , co-founder of The Perfumed Plume©
L’Occitane en Provence
180 East 86th Street (Third Avenue)
10128 UES
1046 Madison Avenue (East 79th Street)
10075 UES
1126 Third Avenue (East 66th Street)
10065 UES
2159 Broadway (West 76th Street)
10023 UWS
198 Columbus Avenue (West 68th Street)
10023 UWS
1598 Broadway (West 49th Street)
10019 MW
170 Fifth Avenue (22nd Street)
(212) 206-8860
10010 ME
5 Grand Central Terminal, 412 Lexington Ave (42nd Street)
10017 ME
170 5th Avenue (22nd Street)
10010 ME
63 Spring Street (Wooster Street)
10012 S
(212) 966-3632
185 Greenwich Street (Westfield World Trade Center)
10007 FD
LUSH Lexington Avenue
LUSH
206A East 86th Street (3rd Avenue)
10128 UES
783 Lexington Avenue (East 61st Street)
10065 UES
1000 South Eight Avenue, Suite #20 (West 60th Street)
10019 UWS
44 West 34th Street (Sixth Avenue)
10001 MW
28 East 14th Street (Fifth Avenue)
10003 US
2175 Broadway (West 77th Street)
10024 UWS
photo by Hernando
Maison 10
4 West 29th Street (Fifth Avenue)
10001 Nomad
Malin + Goetz
455 Amsterdam Avenue (West 82nd Street)
10024 UWS
177 7th Avenue (West 20th Street)
10011 C
235 Elizabeth Street (Perry Street)
10012 N
MiN New York
117 Crosby Street (East Houston Street)
10012 S
Molton Brown
128 Spring Street (Prince Street)
10012 S
20 Hudson Yards Suite 103B (West 32nd Street)
10021 HY
New London Pharmacy
246 8th Avenue (West 23rd Street)
10011 C
281 Mott Street (East Houston)
10012 N
805 Washington Street (Gansevoort Street)
10014 WS
Rockefeller Centre, 620 5th Avenue (50th Street)
10020 ME
PERFUMARIE
155 Lafayette Street (Grand Street)
10013 S
Ralph Lauren
867 Madison Avenue (East 72nd Street)
10021 UES
109 Prince Street (Greene)
10012 N
Rituals Cosmetics
420 Columbus Avenue (West 80th Street)
10024 UWS
89, 70 E 42nd St Space #MC – 66 (Grand Central Terminal)
10017 ME
1333 Broadway (35th Street)
10018 MW
231 Lafayette Street (Spring Street)
10012 S
185 Greenwich Street ((Westfield World Trade Center)
10006 FD
Sabon
458 Broadway (Grand Street)
10013 S
78 7th Avenue (West 15th Street)
10011 C
434 Ave of the Americas (Tenth Street)
10011 WV
Scent Bar NYC
244 Elizabeth Street (East Houston Street)
10012 N
Sephora Lexington Avenue
Sephora
144 East 86th Street (Third Avenue)
10128 UES
750 Lexington Avenue (East 60th Street)
10022 UES
580 Fifth Avenue (48th Street)
10036 ME
2103 Broadway (West 76th Street)
10024 UWS
10 Columbus Circle, Ste 201, The Shops at Columbus Circle (West 59th Street)
10019 UWS
300 Madison Avenue (42nd Street)
10017 ME
1535 Broadway, (West 44th Street)
10036 MW
45 East 17th Street (Park Avenue in Everettville)
10003 US
300 Madison Avenue (East 42nd Street)
10017 ME
112 West 34th Street (Sixth Avenue)
10001 MW
110 West 32nd Street (Seventh Avenue, inside JCPenney)
10001 MW
(212) 295-6120
21-27 9th Avenue (West 14th Street)
10014 C
557 Broadway (Prince Street)
10012 S
185 Greenwich Street (Liberty Street)
10007 FD
20 Hudson Yards #312 (West 32nd Street)
10001 HY
Smith & Brit
#B, 233 West 19th Street (Seventh Avenue)
10011 C
Soapology
67th 8th Avenue, #2 (West 13th Street)
10014 WV
Space NK
Bloomingdale’s 1000 3rd Avenue (East 59th Street)
10022 UES
Bloomingdale’s Soho 504 Broadway (Spring Street)
10012 S
The Body Shop
1270 Ave of the Americas (West 50th Street)
10020 MW
500 West 33rd Street (10th Avenue)
10001 C
747 Broadway #1 (Astor Place)
10003 N
Tom Ford
845 Madison Avenue (East 70th Street)
10021 UES
The Scentarium
158 East 64th Street (Lexington Avenue)
10065 UES
Ulta Beauty
188 East 86th Street (Third Avenue)
10028 UES
Victoria’s Secret & PINK
165 East 86th Street (Third Avenue)
10128 UES
2333 Broadway (85th Street)
10024 UWS
118 West 125th Street (Malcolm X Blvd)
10027 Harlem
640 Fifth Avenue (51st Street)
10019 MW
Zitomer
969 Madison Avenue (76th Street)
10021 UES
(212) 737-5560
DEPARTMENT STORES
Bergdorf Goodman
Bergdorf Goodman
754 5th Avenue (57th Street)
10022 UES
Bloomingdale’s Flagship Store on 59th Street
Bloomingdale’s, Uptown
1000 Third Avenue 59th Street (Lexington Avenue)
10022 UES
(212) 705-2000
Bloomingdale’s, Downtown
504 Broadway (Spring Street)
10012 S
Macy’s Herald Square
151 West 34th Street (Seventh Avenue)
10001 MW
Nordstrom
225 West 57th Street (Broadway)
10019 UWS
611 Fifth Avenue (49th Street)
10022 ME
Saks Off Fifth
125 East 57th Street (Lexington Avenue)
10022 ME
Brooklyn Stores
Alchemologie Natural Perfume
438 9th Street #2 (Seventh Avenue)
11215 Park Slope
318 Maujer Street (Morgan Avenue)
11206 East Williamsburg
Credo
99 N 6th Street (Berry Street)
11249 Brooklyn
Diptyque
51 Bergen Street (Boerum Place)
11201 Boerum Hill
126 N. 6th Street (Berry Street)
11249 Williamsburg
(917) 909-1514
Joya Studio
19 Vanderbilt Avenue (Flushing Avenue)
11205 Clinton Hill
120 N 6th Street (Berry Street)
11249 Williamsburg
Boutique Intl Store
200 Franklin Street Unit 102 (India Street)
11222 Greenpoint
Sephora
210 Joralemon Street (Court Street)
11201 Brooklyn Heights
The Modern Chemist
189 7th Avenue (2nd Street)
11215 Park Slope
191 4th Avenue (Sackett Street)
11217 Park Slope
Victoria’s Secret
5100 Kings Plaza (Kings Plaza Shopping Center)
11234 Brooklyn
447 86th Street
11209 Bay Ridge
Ulta Beauty
5100 Kings Plaza Suite 140,
King’s Plaza Shopping Center (Avenue U)
11234 Brooklyn
-Hernando Courtright, Senior Event Contributor and Brand Ambassador for ÇaFleureBon
Editor’s Note: A wonderful online fragrance site and by-appointment private consultation in Harlem is Muse Modern Urban Sensory Experiences) founded by owner/perfumista Kimberly Waters, 212-283-5340 info@museexperiences.com
If we have left out any New York City brick and mortar store that carries fragrance please let us know and we will add.
All photos by Hernando 2020 for ÇaFleureBon unless otherwise noted.
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