Chelsea Market

In a shining example of redevelopment and preservation, the Chelsea Market has taken a former factory of cookie giant Nabisco (creator of the Oreo) and turned it into an 800ft-long shopping concourse that caters to foodies. And that’s only the lower part of a larger, million-sq-ft space that occupies a full city block, current home of TV channels the Food Network, Oxygen Network and NY1, the local news channel. The prime draw for shoppers, though, are the more than two dozen food shops, including Amy’s Bread, Fat Witch Bakery, the Lobster Place, Hale & Hearty Soup, Ronnybrook Dairy and the Nutbox. You can also sit down and indulge at lunch spots such as the Green Table organic-food cafe, and buy nonfood items at Imports from Marrakesh (specializing in Moroccan art and design) and the expert-staffed Chelsea Wine Vault. Live-music shows grace the main public space weekly, and the new High Line passes right by the rear of the building.