West 4th Avenue

This strollable smorgasbord of stores and restaurants may have your credit card whimpering for mercy after a couple of hours. Since Kits is now a bit of a middle-class utopia, shops where you could once buy cheap groceries or grow-op paraphernalia are now more likely to be hawking designer yoga gear, hundred-dollar hiking socks and exotic (and unfamiliar) fruits from around the world. It’s nice to look – although your resolve may buckle at some of the excellent themed bookshops and clothing stores. It’s also a great place for a coffee stop and you’re never far from the beach if you want to tote a picnic instead.