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!