Heading out on a SoHo shopping expedition?
Check out the recently relocated Pearl River Mart for bargain Asian housewares (477 Broadway), Agent Provocateur for racy British lingerie (133 Mercer St.) and a Swiss Army store (136 Prince St.) that goes beyond multi-purpose knives, with luggage and other accessories.
And there’s the current crown jewel – the Apple store (103 Prince St.), an airy emporium filled with all manner of sleek computers and iPods.
But make sure to save some money for a bite at one of these eateries.
Dos Caminos SoHo
475 W. Broadway
(at Houston Street)
(212) 277-4300
The terrace café is the summer’s coolest spot for kicking back with margaritas, made-to-order guacamole and multi-regional Mexican dishes.
Hamptons Chutney Co.
68 Prince St.
(between Broadway and Lafayette)
(212) 226-9996
Dosa devotees vie for the tables at this fast-food Amagansett offshoot, where crisp-edged crepes stuffed with savory Indian fillings are longer than the cafeteria trays that hold them.
Mercer Kitchen
Mercer Hotel, 99 Prince St.
(at Mercer Street)
(212) 966-5454
Jean-George Vongerichten’s magic hand is a magnet for connoisseurs drawn to his classy subterranean kitchen’s inventive French-American menu and now-ubiquitous molten chocolate cake.
Peep
177 Spring St.
(between Sullivan and Thompson)
(212) 254-7337
Peep hops with fluorescent pink lighting, a hip staff and modestly priced, big-flavored take-offs on Thai food.
Zoe
90 Prince St.
(between Broadway and Mercer Street)
(212) 966-6722
This neighborhood favorite provides quietly creative American bistro food in an inviting wood-and-brick room.