Stardew Valley has lots of fun mechanics to explore, and some of these mechanics take a long time to master. Becoming friends with the characters is easy, but time consuming. However, if you give these gifts to the characters (especially on their birthdays), you can easily max out their heart level toward you!
Best Gifts for Building Friendships
Every character in Stardew Valley has different likes and loves. They also have dislikes and hates. If you want to build friendships fast, this list will provide you with the favorites for each character! Here they are in alphabetical order.
Universal Loves
- Golden Pumpkin Magic Rock Candy Pearl Prismatic Shard (Except Haley) Rabbit’s Foot (Except Penny)
Abigail
- Amethyst Banana Pudding Blackberry Cobbler Chocolate Cake Pufferfish Pumpkin Spicy Eel
Alex
- Complete Breakfast Salmon Dinner
Caroline
- Fish Taco Green Tea Summer Spangle Tropical Curry
Clint
- Amethyst Aquamarine Artichoke Dip Emerald Fiddlehead Risotto Gold Bar Iridium Bar Jade Omni Geode Ruby Topaz
Demetrius
- Bean Hotpot Ice Cream Rice Pudding Strawberry
Dwarf
- Amethyst Aquamarine Emerald Jade Lemon Stone Omni Geode Ruby Topaz
Elliot
- Crab Cakes Duck Feather Lobster Pomegranate Squid Ink Tom Kha Soup
Emily
- Amethyst Aquamarine Cloth Emerald Jade Ruby Survival Burger Topaz Wool
Evelyn
- Beet Chocolate Cake Diamond Fairy Rose Stuffing Tulip
George
- Fried Mushroom Leek
Gus
- Diamond Escargot Fish Taco Orange Tropical Curry
Haley
- Coconut Fruit Salad Pink Cake Sunflower
Harvey
- Coffee Pickles Super Meal Truffle Oil Wine
Jas
- Fairy Rose Pink Cake Plum Pudding
Jodi
- Chocolate Cake Crispy Bass Diamond Eggplant Parmensan Fried Eel Pancakes Rhubarb Pie Vegetable Medley
Kent
- Fiddlehead Risotto Roasted Hazelnuts
Krobus
- Diamond Iridium Bar Pumpkin Void Egg Void Mayonnaise Wild Horseradish
Leah
- Goat Cheese Poppyseed Muffin Salad Stir Fry Truffle Vegetable Medley Wine
Leo
- Duck Feather Mango Ostrich Egg Poi
Lewis
- Autumn’s Bounty Glazed Yams Green Tea Hot Pepper Vegetable Medley
Linus
- Blueberry Tart Cacturs Fruit Coconut Dish o’ The Sea Yam
Marnie
- Diamond Farmer’s Lunch Pink Cake Pumpkin Pie
Maru
- Battery Pack Cauliflower Cheese Cauliflower Diamond Gold Bar Iridium Bar Miner’s Treat Pepper Poppers Radioactive Bar Rhubarb Pie Strawberry
Pam
- Beer Cactus Fruit Glazed Yams Mead Pale Ale Parsnip Parsnip Soup Piña Colada
Penny
- Diamond Emerald Melon Poppy Poppyseed Muffin Red Plate Roots Platter Sandfish Tom Kha Soup
Pierre
- Fried Calamari
Robin
- Goat Cheese Peach Spaghetti
Sam
- Cactus Fruit Maple Bar Pizza Tigerseye
Sandy
- Crocus Daffodil Mango Sticky Rice Sweet Pea
Sebastian
- Frozen Tear Obsidian Pumpkin Soup Sashimi Void Egg
Shane
- Beer Hot Pepper Pepper Poppers Pizza
Vincent
- Cranberry Candy Ginger Ale Grape Pink Cake Snail
Willy
- Catfish Diamond Iridium Bar Mead Octopus Pumpkin Sea Cucumber Sturgeon
Wizard
- Purple Mushroom Solar Essence Super Cucumber Void Essence
Don’t forget! Pro Games Guide has lots of other helpful guides for Stardew Valley. Here are the Best Crops for Every Season, and a great article on how to snag the Ancient Fruit!