Loft

Loft is the rare spot where both you and your little ones will leave with an arms’ full, or at least a wish list. The store specializes in home goods and gift items with a fun, young vibe. While you’re considering a sleek kitchen accessory or 60s-inspired green loveseat, your kids will be knee-deep in stickers, wigs, costumes, and a plethora of cool stationary, diaries, stickers, stamps, and pens. If they’re not the type to play with something as old-fashioned as paper, fear not—Loft also carries headphones, speakers, and other iPod accessories. Megumi Nakajima-Caldwell goes to the Shibuya branch with her ten-year-old daughter. “Ten can be a difficult age to shop for because they’re not teens but they’re no longer small children, but Alissa always finds plenty here,” she says.