Shops in Murray Hill

A Korean supermarket down a flight of stairs on 32nd Street, tighter and busier than the suburban ones. Tanks of live fish at the back, a wall of kimchi by weight, instant noodles in a range no other shop on this island carries, and a row of rice cakes by the till. Open until eleven every night.

Daily, 8am to 11pm

A narrow Curry Hill grocery with sacks of basmati on the floor and spices sold loose by weight rather than in jars. Lentils and flours along one wall, Indian snack mixes and sweets at the front, and a fridge of paneer and frozen parathas at the back. Cheaper than the better-known shop two doors along and rarely busy.

Mon to Sat, 10am to 9pm. Sun and holidays, 11am to 8pm

A single gallery and a shop in the Shuttle Passage off the main concourse, run by the Transit Museum that lives in a disused Brooklyn station. Rotating exhibitions on the subway and the buses, and a shop selling actual retired line signs, token cufflinks and roll signs alongside the usual. Admission is free.

Mon to Fri, 10am to 7:30pm. Sat and Sun, 10am to 6pm