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title: 💝 NPC Gift Guide description: > Stardew Valley 1.6 | Quick NPC Preference Reference date: 2026-06-27

💝 NPC Gift Guide

Stardew Valley 1.6 | Quick NPC Preference Reference

🌟 Basic Rules

  • Birthday gift ×8 friendship points (always give a Loved gift!)
  • Gifts twice per week, birthday doesn't count toward limit
  • Quality matters: Iridium > Gold > Normal

🏘ī¸ Pelican Town Residents

Abigail

Like Level Items
❤ī¸ Love Amethyst, Pumpkin, Blackberry Cobbler, Chocolate Cake, Pufferfish
👍 Like All Gems, Cooking (except Fish/Vegetarian dishes)
👎 Dislike Eggs, Vegetables, Quartz

Alex

Like Level Items
❤ī¸ Love Complete Breakfast, Salmon Dinner
👍 Like Eggs, All Cooking
👎 Dislike Wild Berries, Quartz

Caroline

Like Level Items
❤ī¸ Love Summer Spangle, Fish Taco, Green Tea
👍 Like All Cooking
👎 Dislike Fish, Meat

Clint

Like Level Items
❤ī¸ Love Emerald, Amethyst, Ruby, Topaz, Aquamarine, Jade
👍 Like All Gems
👎 Dislike Wild Greens, Flowers

Demetrius

Like Level Items
❤ī¸ Love Bean Hotpot, Ice Cream, Strawberry
👍 Like Fruit, Cooking
👎 Dislike Fish, Meat

Elliott

Like Level Items
❤ī¸ Love Crab Cakes, Pomegranate, Duck Feather
👍 Like Fruit, Cooking (without fish)
👎 Dislike Vegetables, Quartz

Emily

Like Level Items
❤ī¸ Love Sapphire, Aquamarine, Jade, Topaz, Cloth, Wool
👍 Like Gems, Cooking
👎 Dislike Fish, Meat

Evelyn

Like Level Items
❤ī¸ Love Chocolate Cake, Baked Potato, Tulip
👍 Like Flowers, Cooking
👎 Dislike Garlic, Scallop

George

Like Level Items
❤ī¸ Love Leek, Fried Mushroom
👍 Like Vegetables, Fruit
👎 Dislike Seasonings

Gus

Like Level Items
❤ī¸ Love Diamond, Orange, Bruschetta
👍 Like All Cooking
👎 Dislike Wild Greens

Harvey

Like Level Items
❤ī¸ Love Coffee, Pickles, Wine, Super Meal
👍 Like Fruit, Cooking
👎 Dislike Trash/Junk

Jas

Like Level Items
❤ī¸ Love Pink Cake, Plum Pudding, Fairy Rose
👍 Like Flowers, Fruit
👎 Dislike Garlic, Leek

Jodi

Like Level Items
❤ī¸ Love Chocolate Cake, Pancakes, Vegetable Medley
👍 Like Cooking
👎 Dislike Fish

Kent

Like Level Items
❤ī¸ Love Caramel, Fried Eel, Crispy Duck
👍 Like Cooking
👎 Dislike Wild Greens

Leah

Like Level Items
❤ī¸ Love Goat Cheese, Wine, Salad, Potato
👍 Like Fruit, Vegetables (especially foraged)
👎 Dislike Raw Fish

Lewis

Like Level Items
❤ī¸ Love Hot Pepper, Roasted Lamb, Sweet Potato
👍 Like Fruit, Vegetables
👎 Dislike Fish

Linus

Like Level Items
❤ī¸ Love Coconut, Cactus Fruit, Salmon Dinner
👍 Like Foraged Goods
👎 Dislike Processed Goods

Marnie

Like Level Items
❤ī¸ Love Diamond, Pink Cake, Pumpkin Pie
👍 Like Animal Products, Fruit
👎 Dislike Meat

Maru

Like Level Items
❤ī¸ Love Diamond, Gold Bar, Iridium Bar, Battery Pack, Strawberry
👍 Like Ores, Gems
👎 Dislike Wild Greens

Pam

Like Level Items
❤ī¸ Love Battery Pack, Radish, Cactus Fruit, Beer
👍 Like Vegetables, Fruit
👎 Dislike Flowers

Penny

Like Level Items
❤ī¸ Love Diamond, Emerald, Poppy, Melon, Soup
👍 Like Vegetables, Fruit
👎 Dislike Alcohol

Pierre

Like Level Items
❤ī¸ Love Fried Rice, Bruschetta
👍 Like Vegetables
👎 Dislike Fish

Robin

Like Level Items
❤ī¸ Love Pasta, Goat Cheese, Fruit Salad
👍 Like Fruit, Cooking
👎 Dislike Wild Greens

Sam

Like Level Items
❤ī¸ Love Cactus Fruit, Maple Bar, Pizza, Tiger Eye
👍 Like Fruit
👎 Dislike Vegetables

Sebastian

Like Level Items
❤ī¸ Love Obsidian, Pumpkin Soup, Sashimi, Amethyst
👍 Like Fish, Gems
👎 Dislike Meat

Shane

Like Level Items
❤ī¸ Love Hot Pepper, Beer, Pizza
👍 Like Cooking
👎 Dislike Vegetables

Vincent

Like Level Items
❤ī¸ Love Pink Cake, Grape, Cauliflower
👍 Like Fruit, Flowers
👎 Dislike Vegetables

Willy

Like Level Items
❤ī¸ Love Pumpkin, Diamond, Beer, Eel
👍 Like Fish, Gems
👎 Dislike Junk

🌲 Non-Marriageable NPCs

Wizard

Like Level Items
❤ī¸ Love Amethyst, Obsidian, Super Cucumber, Solar Essence, Void Essence
👍 Like Gems, Ores
👎 Dislike Everyday Food

Krobus

Like Level Items
❤ī¸ Love Diamond, Iridium Bar, Void Mayonnaise, Wild Horseradish
👍 Like Void Items
👎 Dislike Normal Food

💡 Gift-Giving Tips

  1. Easiest gifts to obtain:
  2. Coffee (Harvey loves it, buy at Saloon, available year-round)
  3. Amethyst (Abigail loves it, mine it)

  4. Diamond (almost all NPCs at least like it)

  5. Weekly gift route:

  6. Monday: Go to the Saloon, buy coffee → give to Harvey/Shane/Pam
  7. Mid-week: Gift NPCs you run into

  8. Weekend: Focus on anyone you missed

  9. Bachelor/Bachelorette guide using bouquet:

  10. Give loved gifts until 10 hearts
  11. Buy bouquet from Pierre's → give it → become relationship
  12. Keep gifting until 14 hearts → buy Mermaid Pendant to propose