My son and daughter would give this place 500 stars. Stopped by while visiting on vacation. Ended up staying here for quite a bit of time. The young lady employee was very kind and helped my kids out with clues when needed. Awesome puzzles, great staff. We ended up coming back again the next day to pick up a few more puzzles!

Great collection of well-curated games and toys for parents who want to provide both fun and intellectual stimulation to their child

Awesome little shop in downtown Ithaca! Owner is great and super helpful in picking out gifts. He’s stocked with lots of interesting games and puzzles for all ages. Make sure you stop by when you’re in town!

This store is so much fun to visit. They have the BEST puzzles!

My friends and I randomly stopped in and we loved it. They have puzzles you can test out before buying and the staff is very friendly. A lot of cool brain teasers and games. Will definitely be coming back in the future!

Fabulous customer service! They personally emailed me and offered to replace or refund an item that was out of stock. They also hand delivered my order at no cost! My niece loves her new Smarty Cube 1-2-3 and my family and I are enjoying Pick Up Sticks!

Awesome boutique store with tons of interesting puzzles and games. My girlfriend and I wandered around for over an hour when we were in town for harvest festival :)

Great shop with a wide variety of fun toys for all ages. You can try out some of the puzzles and the prices are great. Must check out if you’re downtown!

Such a fun shoppe! Will definitely come back

Great collection of science toys to help kids learn and improve their skills.

Best Puzzle Store EVER!We love visiting the store in Ithaca every chance we get. When we cant visit in person, they always fill and ship my order promptly. Customer service is excellent in person, and the descriptions of the puzzles on the website are always accurate. I highly recommend this store for all puzzle lovers of all ages & skill levels.

They hand-delivered birthday presents a friend had ordered for me. The bag and tissue paper were lovely and festive and they followed covid mask and contact-less procedure. The gifts are unique, fun, useful, and well-made. Highly recommend!

Stubbled upon the Brain Shoppe on a weekend trip to Ithaca. Fell in love with the store and spent plenty of time trying out puzzles. Staff was very friendly. I have since ordered online and shipping was fast and well packaged. Great store! If you are looking for a unique gift this is the place to go!

The Brain Shoppe has a wonderful range of fun and educational products at various prices and age levels. They delivered my order right to our front door and texted me to let me know it arrived. I love this store and am so glad to see theyre still able to operate safely during the pandemic.

Cool little shop with puzzles and engaging toys for pretty much all ages

This is my sons favorite store in Ithaca. The staff is wonderfully accommodating and I need to give a HUGE shout out. Our younger son Henry received a gift certificate earlier in the year. Henry wanted to use his certificate for a puzzle set we found online. The staff did same-day door drop delivery and it just reminded us how important it is to shop locally. Supporting our local businesses is more important than ever. Thank you, Brain Shoppe for being awesome.

Great little shop with lots of puzzles and brain games- my kids (12 &17). Definitely recommend!!

This store is awesome. We came in here on a Thursday afternoon during COVID times (September), and they had plenty of hand sanitizers and sprays around to cleanse your hands while there. There are so many different puzzles, science kits and IQ games for people of all ages. We got gifts for all of my nieces and nephews here, and there were plenty of games suitable for adults. Even if you’re just walking around the area, it’s a cool place to check out and mess around with some of the many puzzles/brain teasers they have out on display!

Lovely selection of gifts, and fast, free local delivery ~ will definitely do another round of gift-buying through their online shop soon. Felt like I was receiving a gift myself, with the way that the package was delivered in a bag with colored tissue paper. Thank you!

Cool puzzles and everything they sell is unique and interesting! great service too

The gentleman running the shop was very friendly, conversational, and was delightfully willing to explain the different products within the store. Overall, a lovely experience!

Great shop with a large variety of unique gifts, puzzles, conversation pieces, etc. highly recommend.

So many friends sing your praises!

Store with interesting puzzles, games, and assorted eccentricities. Very helpful and knowledgable staff. Would love to see their inventory grow. Definitely a must see on the Commons.

Lots of cool items to buy. A lot of hands on stuff.

My husband & I found this TERRIFIC shop on our outing yesterday! Such unique puzzles and brain teasers that weve not seen elsewhere! Quality stuff! And the owner is super nice, too. We purchased SEVERAL gifts for our family members...cant wait to see their faces when they exclaim Wow, where did you get this!!

Fun shop found a few unique gifts! Well worth the stop.

Loved their selection. I found it easy to shop online and find items based on childrens age. that was sooooo helpful.

They got the (brain) power !!!

The Brain Shoppe is the best collection of beautiful toys and gadgets for kids and adults in Ithaca NY. For that matter it is the best such shop I have come upon anywhere in the world. There is no better way to spend an hour on the Ithaca Commons, than playing your way through its wonderful museum-like collection. Long may it flourish!

Really happy with our wooden Connect four and Shut the Box games. A great place to find a family gift!

We visited The Brain Shoppe this weekend on our family vacation. Not only did we feel completely safe with the covid-19 precautions in place but we were able to explore and try the different games and find some great things to get our kids away from the screens! We also found some cool mind games to get our adult brains out of the quarantine fog!

A really neat local store that sells really good quality products! I love the variety of puzzles and you will find something for all ages there :) Friendly staff as well, worth a look if you are buying for a kid in your life! (or a curious adult who loves puzzles!)

Fun and beautiful in-person and online shop with engaging and high quality toys and puzzles for the whole family and creative birthday presents for all ages! My girls and I particularly love playing with Balance the Baker and Brain Builders. Checking out the Brain Shoppe is a no brainer when youre in Ithaca or online :).

A must-stop shoppe on the Commons with many fun and unique puzzles, games, toys and other engaging and stimulating items for everyone. Local family owned business. We love to try out the various items they have on display. Excellent spot for gifts. Very friendly, knowledgeable and helpful staff.

Great place to find unique gifts and quality items. The staff are super friendly and take time to tell you about different puzzles and kits. Just another great reason to shop local on the Commons!

What a nice surprise to find The Brain Shoppe on the Commons. It was a few months ago and I spent quite a bit of time in there and even started my Christmas shopping early, not intended. Thank you for the great ideas. Have been back several times since. Still love it.

Great store with cool products and excellent customer service. I could buy a bag full every time Im there.

I got completely sucked in solving puzzles and found it quite fun (and challenging). There were a variety of gifts to choose from and Christopher was knowledgeable in age appropriate puzzles/games. I’ll definitely be going back!

Love this place!! Great puzzles and gifts for all ages, and a really fun and unique shopping experience. There’s some really addicting puzzles out on the “try it” table... be prepared to spend more time there than you think you will!

The Brain Shoppe is THE shop on The Commons. A must-see-and-do store that is great for gifts of all ages but also great for hands-on fun (again, for all ages!). The service at the shop was outstanding, too. The owner was on the floor, and was engaged with customers - you could tell he was passionate about science, math, and learning. Great experience!

A terrific store with a super-interesting mix of games, puzzles and more -- fun to shop in person or online.

Such a cool little shop. Were very lucky to have it in Ithaca.

What a fun store to explore at the Ithaca Commons! A perfect combination of brain teasers and toys for kids and adults ! Friendly and knowledgeable staff. We can’t wait to go back!

Awesome store. Went in out of curiosity end up buying pretty cool items.

Absolutely love this shoppe! Great combination of natural puzzles (wood / metal). Super friendly staff too.

Great store! Loved the brain puzzles so much I had to buy a couple to take home.

Such a fun shop, unique, friendly, and they have wonderful ideas for gift shopping or just challenging yourself to solve problems!

Fantastic shop! My kids (19, 15) and I had a great time and left with a bundle of fun.

Such a fun and family friendly store with unique and high quality gifts!

Great place to shop for birthday and Christmas gifts for kids as well as grown ups !

Nice selection of puzzles and games, both classic ones and things Ive never heard of. Many of them are hands on so you can try them in the store.

A great shop in Downtown Ithaca, always full of new, fun things! Plenty of gifts ideas for all ages :)

So much fun with my 6 year old. She loved all the things to try

I love this shop!!!!!!!! Everything they sell is great, perfect place to buy gifts from.

Wonderful store with unique gifts for any occasion!

Smooth website experience

It was fun and immersive, the only bad thing about it is the prices, $8 for two wooden blocks is dumb.

Needed a gift for a 9 year old boy and the owner took his time to explain all the options. I bought 3 gifts!