Stardew Valley gift guide: Best gifts and where to find them

Nintendo's life-simulation title Stardew Valley has gained a lot of popularity in recent times. It differs from Nintendo's best-selling life-simulation franchise Animal Crossing in that it is a farming simulation game.

Stardew Valley also has a bunch of NPCs in the game that players can interact with and form friendships with. Interestingly, players can also form romantic relationships with these NPCs in Stardew Valley, which may even culminate in marriage later on. The game allows players to give gifts to these NPCs and the NPCs can help players with recipes in return. However, just like in real life, these NPCs have their preferences of gifts.

This article is a guide to the best gifts players can give to NPCs in Stardew Valley.

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Stardew Valley gift guide

Stardew Valley has this interesting concept of "Universal Loves" and "Universal Likes." This includes the items that almost every villager in the game would like to receive as gifts.

"Universal Loves" and where to get them

Golden Pumpkin - navigating the maze during Spirit's Eve Festival
Magic Rock Candy - donating 90 items to the museum
Pearl - Night Market Festival, Fishing Submarine
Prismatic Shard - Omni Geodes, Iridium Nodes, Mystic Stones, Gem Nodes, and Fishing Treasure Chests
Rabbit's Foot - Rabbit with sufficient Friendship, Mood, and Luck

Universal Likes

Artisan goods
Cooking recipes
Flowers
Foraged Minerals
Fruit Tree Fruits
Gems
Vegetables
Life Elixir
Maple Syrup

NPC-specific gifts

There are 12 single NPCs in Stardew Valley, and each of them have their own specific set of loves and likes.

Abigail

Loves

All Universal Loves
Amethyst
Blackberry Cobbler
Chocolate Cake
Pufferfish
Pumpkin
Spicy Eel

Likes

All Universal Likes except vegetables
Quartz

Alex

Loves

All Universal Loves
Complete Breakfast
Salmon Dinner

Likes

All Universal Likes
All Eggs except the Void Egg

Elliot

Loves

All Universal Loves
Crab Cakes
Duck Feather
Lobster
Pomegranate
Tom Kha Soup

Likes

All Universal Likes except Amaranth and Pizza
All Fruit except Pomegranate and Salmonberry
Octopus
Squid

Emily

Loves

All Universal Loves
Amethyst
Aquamarine
Cloth
Emerald
Jade
Ruby
Survival Burger
Topaz
Wool

Likes

All Universal Likes except Fish Taco, Fried Eel, Ice Cream, Maki Roll, Rice Pudding, Salmon Dinner, Spicy Eel, and Sashimi.
Daffodil
Quartz

Haley

Loves

All Universal Loves except Prismatic Shard
Coconut
Fruit Salad
Pink Cake
Sunflower

Likes

All Universal Likes except Vetebales
Daffodil

Harvey

Loves

All Universal Loves
Coffee
Pickles
Super Meal
Truffle Oil
Wine

Likes

All Universal Likes except Cheese, Goat Cheese, Blueberry Tart, Chocolate Cake, Cookie, Cranberry Sauce, Fried Mushroom, Glazed Yams, Hashbrowns, Ice Cream, Pancakes, Pink Cake, Pizza, Rhubarb Pie, and Rice Pudding.
Chanterelle
Common Mushroom
Daffodil
Dandelion
Duck Egg
Duck Feather
Goat Milk
Hazlenut
Holly
Large Goat Milk
Leek
Morel
Purple Mushroom
Quartz
Snow Yam
Spring Onion
Wild Horseradish
Winter Root

Leah

Loves

All Universal Loves
Goat Cheese
Poppyseed Muffin
Salad
Stir Fry
Truffle
Vegetable Medley
Wine

Likes

All Universal Likes except Foraged Minerals (other than Earth Crystal), Gems (other than Diamond and Prismatic Shard), Carp Surprise, Cookie, Hashbrowns, Ice Cream, Pancakes, Pink Cake, Pizza, Rice Pudding, Survival Burger, and Tortilla.
All Eggs except the Void Egg
All Fruit
All Milk
Chanterelle
Common Mushroom
Daffodil
Dandelion
Driftwood
Hazelnut
Holly
Leek
Morel
Purple Mushroom
Snow Yam
Spring Onion
Wild Horseradish
Winter Root

Maru

Loves

All Universal Loves
Battery Pack (gained from the Lightning Rod)
Cauliflower
Cheese Cauliflower
Diamond
Gold Bar
Iridium Bar
Miner’s Treat
Pepper Poppers
Rhubarb Pie
Strawberry

Likes

All Universal Likes except Honey, Maple Syrup, and Pickles
Copper Bar
Iron Bar
Oak Resin
Pine Tar
Quartz

Penny

Loves

All Universal Loves except Rabbit’s Foot
Diamond
Emerald
Melon
Poppy
Poppyseed Muffin
Red Plate
Roots Platter Sandfish
Tom Kha Soup

Likes

All Universal Likes except Algae Soup, Beer, Mead, Pale Ale, Pale Broth, and Wine
All Milk
Dandelion
Leek

Sam

Loves

All Universal Loves
Cactus Fruit
Maple Bar
Pizza
Tigerseye

Likes

All Universal Likes except Duck Mayonnaise, Mayonnaise, Pickles and Vegetables
All Eggs except the Void Egg
Joja Cola

Sebastian

Loves

All Universal Loves
Frozen Tear
Obsidian
Pumpkin Soup
Sashimi
Void Egg

Likes

All Universal Likes except Flowers, Complete Breakfast, Farmer’s Lunch, Omelet, and Artisan Goods (other than Coffee, Green Tea, and Oil)
Flounder
Quartz

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