In-store restaurants in NYC, at Macy’s, Barney’s and more, to fuel that shopping spree

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Open for lunch and dinner, this Italian restaurant has a reputation for going above and beyond New Yorkers’ expectations for a restaurant located on the sixth floor of the world’s largest department store and tourist magnet. Start with small plates like the crudo, with salmon, pistachio crema, blood orange, basil, taggiasca olive and candied pistachio ($10) or the Carciofini, comprised of baby artichoke and robiola cheese atop olive focaccia, with preserved lemon and basil ($13). Then dive into some Neapolitan pizza — like the luxurious Contadino, with sun-dried bell pepper pesto, spicy lamb sausage, artichoke, ricotta, arugula, pecorino and preserved lemon ($19) or pasta, like the squid ink-soaked briney classic Chitarra, with clams, tomato, garlic, anchovy, chili, lemon zest, bottarga and bread crumbs ($25). You wouldn’t expect to find this kind of food — or an Italian-styled aperitivo hour, or the killer view of the Empire State Building — behind the bedding section at Macy’s, but it’s there waiting for you and your shopping bags. (151 W. 34th St., 212-967-9251, Stella34.com)

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There’s nothing quite like dining while you shop.

From places that are destinations in their own right to the spots that are there for you when you’re approaching hangry in the check-out line, the city has no shortage options for grabbing a bite while shopping.

While some of the greats in this genre are gone (R.I.P, Le Train Bleu, the dining car restaurant formerly inside Bloomingdale’s), there are still plenty of classic places that offer that ladies-who-lunch vibe. And there’s a whole new crop of eateries sharing addresses with retail stores, like the Smile To Go cafe in Shinola’s DUMBO location, and the El Rey Annex in the Todd Snyder flagship store across Madison Square Park.

Here’s a look at some of your options.