BEST JEWELRY STORE
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Malson’s Jewelers has been in business since 1970. We
have served generations of families as their trusted
jeweler for brilliant diamonds, beautiful ne jewelry,
time pieces, treasured gifts, custom made styles, jewelry
repairs and more. We are committed to providing
our customers with unparalleled customer service and
industry expertise that allows you to feel condent
and excited about your purchases.
Brooklyn, NY
Bay Ridge - (718) 491-6666
Kings Plaza - (718) 253-6236
BEST EYEWEAR STORE
THE OPTICAL CENTER OF BAY RIDGE
8310 5th Avenue (718) 680-2020
With quality that matches its commitment
to its customer, it’s easy to see why The
Optical Center of Bay Ridge is the best
eyewear store in the borough. The Ridgebased
eyewear shop – located at 8310 5th
Avenue – comes complete with high-quality
eyewear options and New York State
licensed and certified opticians to help pick
you the perfect pair. They know how much
eye health and appearance can mean to the
quality of one’s life – and that dedication
goes a long way, leaving it unmatched when
it comes to best eyewear store in all the
borough.
BEST JEWELRY STORE
MALSONS JEWELERS
464 86th Street (718) 491-6666
On Bay Ridge’s hustling and bustling 86th
Street, it’s sometimes hard to get lost in
a sea of big-name, major chain realtors.
However, Malson’s Jewelers – a Bay Ridgebased
business with just one other location
at Kings Plaza that’s been in the business
since 1970 – outshines the competition when
it comes to best jewelry store in the borough.
The retailor has served generations of
families as their trusted jeweler for brilliant
diamonds, beautiful fine jewelry, time
pieces, treasured gifts, custom styles and
even jewelry repair. Authorized dealers of
some of the finest lines, from Michele, Gucci
and Swarovski to Alex & Ani and Michael
Kors, Malson’s Jewelers is the jewelry store
to beat in Brooklyn.
BEST LINGERIE STORE
BROOKLYN FOX LINGERIE
200 Bedford Avenue (718) 599-1555
Buying lingerie can be as intimate of an
experience as wearing it. At Brooklyn Fox
Lingerie on Bedford Avenue, lingerie is less
of a purchase and more of a celebration of the
female body. This highly praised, Brooklynbased
lingerie shop prides itself on being filled
with “pretty little things that adorn, support
and flaunt from AA to H.” From “lover’s
lace” in an everyday bra to seamed stockings
suitable for work, Brooklyn Fox prides itself on
its functionality – and its feminist values. All
that said (and all that in stock), it’s no wonder
this small business takes the cake for best
lingerie store in Brooklyn.
BEST MEN AND BOY’S
CLOTHING
GARAGE CLOTHING
1909 Stillwell Avenue (718) 449-6872
Garage Clothing is an area stalwart known
for its ample selection of name-brand men’s
suits, casualwear, shoes and then-some. The
family-owned and operated suit store has
been in business on Stillwell Avenue since
1975 (it all started in a Bensonhurst garage,
hence the name, before expanding) – and
has the reputation to match its longevity.
Since then, the store – which prides itself on
serving generation after generation (a real
Brooklyn selling point) – has become one
reflective of convenience, dedication and a
passion for its craft – a well-dressed man.
With everything a man needs to look his best,
it’s no wonder this neighborhood staple took
the title of best men’s and boy’s clothing shop
in the borough.
BEST SHOE STORE
DNA FOOTWEAR PARK SLOPE
230 7th Avenue (718) 965-1101
In business in the borough since its
flagship opening in Bensonhurst in 2004,
DNA Footwear (specifically its Park Slope
iteration) took the title of best shoe store in
the borough and is running with it. The store,
even before boasting the impressive seven
retail stores throughout New York City it does
now, has evolved with its home-borough of
Brooklyn, its signature rustic-chic boutiques
quickly becoming a go-to for Brooklynites
and beyond. The Park Slope branch of DNA
Footwear offers not only 150 New Yorkbased,
American-made and internationallycrafted
brands for men, women and kids,
but it does so with exceptional service – and
a smile – leaving no wonder as to why its
hometown picked it as the best shoe store in
the borough.
BEST VINTAGE
CLOTHING STORE
CONSIGN CONNECTION
8715 3rd Avenue (718) 491-6083
The longest running consignment shop in
Brooklyn, Bay Ridge’s Consign Connection has
been providing quality (and customer-making)
service to its buyers and sellers for more than
20 years. At home on 3rd Avenue for more
than two decades, the shop – which specializes
in the art of exchanging clothes and various
other accessories – has been making a living
selling storied goods at unbeatable prices (and
unbeatable profits). Couple all that with its
reputation of exceptional customer service
(plus, the store is pretty darn cute), and it’s a
no-brainer why Brooklynites voted Consign
Connection the best vintage clothing store in
the borough.
BEST WOMEN’S FASHION
BEYOND TRENDS
7822 13th Avenue (718) 748-0479
It’s all in the name at Beyond Trends. The
Dyker Heights boutique has been going above
and beyond for its customers for years. The
shop – at home on 13th Avenue – seeks out the
latest styles to make women and girls feel as
beautiful as they already are, offering options
in casual-wear to formal-wear, and everything
in between. With a staff as helpful as its options
are limitless, Beyond Trend is the go-to,
borough-wide, for women’s fashion (and for
when you just don’t have anything to wear).
FASHION & CLOTHING