You Downtown guide to Mother's Day gifts
Mother's Day (May 11, 2025, for those who are unsure) is coming up quickly, and Downtown restaurants and retailers are here to help you honor these wonderful women. You'll find a complete shopping directory here, complete dining directory here, and complete event calendar here.
Unsure of what to get mom and mother figures in your life? Let her decide where to shop, dine, and be pampered with the Downtown Albany Gift Card! Valid at 35+ locations.
Shop for gifts in-store:
- B Lodge & Co | 75 N Pearl Street | 518.463.4646
- Be Unieke | 132 Madison Avenue | 518.961.4100
- Bombshell Hair & Beauty Studio | 488 Broadway | 518.621.7459
- Broadway Plaza Liquor | 418 Broadway | 518.463.3607
- Discover Albany Visitors Center Gift Shop | 25 Quackenbush Square | 518.434.1217
- European Tailoring & Alterations | 40 N Pearl Street | 518.433.1408
- Fort Orange General Store | 412 Broadway | 518.818.0105
- Fresh & Fly Clothing | 13 S Pearl Street | 518.331.6279
- Higher Tolerance I 121 S Pearl Street
- McGreevy ProLab & ProPress | 376 Broadway | 518.426.1039
- Mr. Good Vybz | 25 N Pearl Street | 518.451.9290
- Pearl Discount & Beauty | 141 S Pearl Street | 518.436.7618
- River Garden Studio | 39 Columbia Street | 518.878.2294
- Salon 109 | 109 State Street | 518.463.7161
- The Enchanted Florist & Gifts of Albany | 54 Columbia Street | 518.813.4990
- The Bevy Vintage Collective | 412 Broadway
- The Vandy Thrift Shoppe | 412 Broadway | 518.650.6770
- Truman Jewelers | 71 N Pearl Street | 518.432.4653
Online gift buying:
- Bombshell Hair & Beauty Studio | Gift cards
- Cafe Capriccio | Cookbooks, gift cards, and more
- dp an american brasserie/Yono's | Gift cards
- The Enchanted Florist & Gifts of Albany | Floral arrangements
- Far Shot Recreation | Gift cards
- Fort Orange General Store | Cards, candles, accessories, and more
- Fresh & Fly Clothing | Clothing, accessories, shoes, and more
- The Hollow Bar + Kitchen | Gift cards
- McGreevy ProLab & ProPress | Accepting online orders for photos and more
- Stacks Espresso Bar | Coffee
- The Yard Hatchet House & Bar | Gift cards
Dine in Downtown
Please note: this list is eateries open on Mother's Day; for a complete dining directory, click here.
- Alias Coffee | 76 N Pearl Street | 518.217.2559
- Banh Mi 47 | 74 N Pearl Street | 518.512.9762
- Cafe Capriccio | 49 Grand Street | 518.465.0439
- Charter Restaurant | 40 Lodge Street | 518.462.6611
- Hattie's Restaurant | 121 Madison Avenue | 518.776.1440
- Hill Street Cafe | 180 Madison Avenue | 518.462.3544
- McGeary's Irish Pub | 4 Clinton Square | 518.463.1455
- Nocturnal Cookies | 5 Clinton Square | 518.380.6790
- Pearl Fried Chicken | 125 S Pearl Street | 518.650.6364
- Stacks Espresso Bar | 488 Broadway | 518.915.1000
- The City Beer Hall + Blu Pizza | 42 Howard Street | 518.449.2337
- The Excelsior Pub | 54 Philip Street | 518.462.0690
- The Olde English Pub & Pantry | 683 Broadway | 518.434.6533
- The Skinny Pancake | 1 Steuben Street | 518.512.0182
- The Albany War Room | 42 Eagle Street | 518.451.9871
- Wellington's | 144 State Street | 518.992.2432
- Wizard Burger | 74 N Pearl Street | 518.250.9440
The gift of experiences & pampering:
- Ascend Wellness I 59 N Pearl Street I 518.286.6698
- BeAti Acupuncture Wellness Clinic | 146 State Street | 518.859.4648
- Blessed Body Fitness Studio | 488 Broadway | 518.800.4881
- Bombshell Hair & Beauty Studio | 488 Broadway | 518.621.7459
- Country Inn & Suites by Choice I 300 Broadway I 518.434-4111
- Far Shot Albany | 69 N Pearl Street | 518.898.9167
- Fairfield Inn & Suites | 74 State Street | 518.434.7410
- Green Garden Asian Spa | 46 Columbia Street | 518.436.1805
- Hilton Albany | 40 Lodge Street | 518.462.6611
- Michael DeNardis Salon | 41 State Street | 518.438.1856
- Natural Insights | 153 S Pearl Street | 518.436.0050
- N.D. El's Salon & Spa | 488 Broadway | 518.463.6000
- OMNI Fitness Center | 54 State Street | 518.694.0196
- Renaissance Albany | 144 State Street | 518.992.2500
- Salon 109 | 109 State Street | 518.463.7161
- STUDIO23 | 46 State Street | 518.776.4002
- The Hair Gallery | 9 N Pearl Street | 518.436.7548
- The Yard Hatchet House & Bar | 16 Sheridan Avenue | 518.631.4002
Give the gift of entertainment:
- Albany Capital Center I 55 Eagle Street I 518.487.2155
- Empire Live/Underground I 93 N Pearl Street I 518.900.5900
- MVP Arena I 51 S Pearl Street I 518.487.2000
- The Palace Theatre I 19 Clinton Ave I 518.465.3335
