Something they would use in front of other people, at a price that reads as considered rather than expensive. The trap with a boss is buying up, because a $300 gift from someone who reports to you is awkward for everyone. The better move is an object with a specific reason behind it: the bar snack from a restaurant they know, the tea with a real history, the tray that ends up on their desk. Everything below is on the shelves at 555 Hudson Street and in Thank You, priced as listed. If it is a whole team you are buying for, Gifting for Many is the shorter conversation.
Under $60, and still a real gift
Nori Bar Nuts, $28. The nuts Eleven Madison Park has set on its bar for years, cashews and smokehouse almonds tossed with toasted nori and togarashi. It is the safest thing on this list and nobody has ever been disappointed by it.
Marco Polo, 30 Sachets, $44. Mariage Frères has been in Paris since 1854 and this is the blend people ask for by name, a black tea perfumed with flowers and fruit. Thirty sachets means it lives in the office drawer for a month.
Chocolate Domino Set, $58. Dark chocolate cast as dominoes, from single-origin Mexican cacao by Casa Bosques in Mexico City. It gets opened at the end of a meeting and passed around, which is the whole point.
For the desk
Jules Grained Leather Address Holder, $64. Made in France by Larmorie Officiel for cards, notes and the small papers worth keeping in one place. Two colours left, coral and blue, one of each.
Wine Tasting Journal, $58. From Printworks, with prompts for the bottle, the place and the company. Right for the boss who orders the wine at dinner and wants to remember what it was.
500 Years, 100 Watches, $68. One hundred watches across five centuries, each given a full spread. A coffee table book that a certain kind of boss will actually read, and one that looks right on an office shelf.
For the office, or the home bar
Rialto Old Fashion Glasses, Set of 2, $118. Mouth-blown for Sir/Madam, ten ounces, the weight for a drink over one large cube. Midnight or Kale are the colours to choose for someone whose taste you do not fully know.
Nero Marquina Marble Tray, 6 in, $188. Black Italian marble with white veining, six inches square. It holds a watch, a pen and a phone on a desk and will still be there in ten years.
Lacquered Backgammon Set, Black, $188. Black lacquer with bone and oxblood points, board, checkers, dice and doubling cube. This is the top of the range for a boss gift, and it only works if you know they play.
What to skip
Anything with a logo, anything scented that you have not smelled yourself, and anything that requires them to decorate their home around it. A boss gift should be easy to accept and easy to use.
The full list is in Thank You, or come and put your hands on it at 555 Hudson Street, open daily eleven to seven. Every order leaves the West Village wrapped by hand, with a card written in your words if you ask.
Written September 2026. Prices and stock change, so the product page is the honest version.