Every Character’s Favorite Gifts in Stardew Valley

There are 45 characters in Stardew Valley to befriend. Having to remember 45 different peoples’ likes and dislikes can be hard to track, so you’ll want to narrow it down to their favorite gifts. If you give a character a gift they love, they’ll respond with a speech bubble with a heart inside it.

Giving characters that they love will increase their relationship with you the most. Giving them this kind of gift on their birthday will score you eight times the amount of points it normally would which provides a giant boost in your relationship. Giving something a gift on the Feast of the Winter Star will also increase your relationship significantly, with the points being multiplied by five. So, whether you’re trying to woo your favorite character into marrying you or you’re going for the Popular achievement/trophy, these are the items that you’ll want to give each villager in Stardew Valley.

Universally Loved Gifts

There are five universally loved gifts in the game that 43 characters adore, with Haley and Penny being the exception to this as they both hate a different item on this list. So, if you find these items or manage to craft them and don’t need them for crafting or any quests, feel free to give them to one of the villagers. These items are:

• Golden Pumpkin
• Magic Rock Candy
• Pearl
• Prismatic Shard (Harley hates this item)
• Rabbit’s Foot (Penny hates this item)

The Bachelors’ Favorite Gifts in Stardew Valley

Character	Favorite Gifts
Alex	Complete Breakfast, Salmon Dinner
Elliot	Crab Cakes, Duck Feather, Lobster, Pomegranate, Squid Ink, Tom Kha Soup
Harvey	Coffee, Pickles, Super Meal, Truffle Oil, Wine
Sam	Cactus Fruit, Maple Bar, Pizza, Tigerseye
Sebastian	Frozen Tear, Obsidian, Pumpkin Soup, Sashimi, Void Egg
Shane	Beer, Hot Pepper, Pepper Poppers, Pizza

The Bachelorettes’ Favorite Gifts in Stardew Valley

Character	Favorite Gifts
Abigail	Amethyst, Banana Pudding, Blackberry Cobbler, Chocolate Cake, Pufferfish, Pumpkin, Spicy Eel
Emily	Amethyst, Aquamarine, Cloth, Emerald, Jade, Ruby, Survival Burger, Topaz, Wool
Haley	Coconut, Fruit Salad, Pink Cake, Sunflower
Leah	Goat Cheese, Poppyseed Muffin, Salad, Stir Fry, Truffle, Vegetable Medley, Wine
Maru	Battery Pack, Cauliflower, Cheese Cauliflower, Diamond, Gold Bar, Iridium Bar, Miner’s Treat, Pepper Poppers, Radioactive Bar, Rhubarb Pie, Strawberry
Penny	Diamond, Emerald, Melon, Poppy, Poppyseed Muffin, Red Plate, Roots Platter, Sandfish, Tom Kha Soup

The Villagers’ Favorite Gifts in Stardew Valley

Character	Favorite Gifts
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
Evelyn	Beet, Chocolate Cake, Diamond, Fairy Rose, Stuffing, Tulip
George	Fried Mushroom, Leek
Gus	Diamond, Escargot, Fish Taco, Orange, Tropical Curry
Jas	Fairy Rose, Pink Cake, Plum Pudding
Jodi	Chocolate Cake, Crispy Bass, Diamond, Eggplant Parmesan, Fried Eel, Pancakes, Rhubarb Pie, Vegetable Medley
Kent	Fiddlehead Risotto, Roasted Hazelnuts
Krobus	Diamond, Iridium Bar, Pumpkin, Void Egg, Void Mayonnaise, Wild Horseradish
Leo	Duck Feather, Mango, Ostrich Egg, Poi
Lewis	Autumn’s Bounty, Glazed Yams, Green tea, Hot Pepper, Vegetable Medley
Linus	Blueberry Tart, Cactus Fruit, Coconut, Dish O’ the Sea, Yam
Marnie	Diamond, Farmer’s Lunch, Pink Cake, Pumpkin Pie
Pam	Beer, Cactus Fruit, Glazed Yams, Mead, Pale Ale, Parsnip, Parsnip Soup, Pina Colada
Pierre	Fried Calamari
Robin	Goat Cheese, Peach, Spaghetti
Sandy	Crocus, Daffodil, Mango Sticky Rice, Sweet Pea
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

Universally Disliked Gifts in Stardew Valley

Here are all of the universally disliked gifts in Stardew Valley:

• All Artifacts
• All Bombs
• All Crafted Floors & Paths
• All Fences
• All Fertilizer
• All Fish
• All Geode Minerals
• All Geodes
• All Seeds (Fruit Tree Saplings, Tea Saplings, Acorns, Maple Seeds, and Pine Cones included)
• All Sprinklers
• All Tackle
• Battery Packs
• Bone Fragment
• Cave Carrot
• Clay
• Cinder Shard
• Coal
• Copper Bars
• Driftwood
• Fiber
• Field Snack
• Gold Bars
• Gold Ore
• Hardwood
• Iridium Bars
• Iridium Ore
• Iron Bards
• Jack-O-Lantern
• Oak Resin
• Oil
• Pine Tar
• Qi Fruit
• Refined Quartz
• Rice
• Solar Essence
• Spring Onion
• Stone
• Tea Set
• Unmilled Rice
• Vinegar
• Void Egg
• Void Essence
• Wheat Flour
• Wood

Please note that there ar e exceptions:

• Clam is universally neutral
• Carp and Snails are universally hated

And here are the exceptions per character:

Character	Loves	Likes	Neutral	Hates
Abigail	Pufferfish	–	–	Clay
Clint	Gold Bar, Iridium Bar, Omni Geode	Copper Bar, Iron Bar	Coal, Gold Ore, Iridium Ore, Refined Quartz	–
Demetrius	–	–	All Fish (except Carp & Snail)	–
Dwarf	Lemon Stone, Omni Geode	All Artifacts, Cave Carrot	Solar Essence, Void Essence	–
Elliott	Lobster	Octopus, Squid	All Other Fish (except Carp & Snail)	Sea Cucumber
Evelyn	–	–	–	All Fish, Clay
George	–	–	–	Clay
Haley	–	–	–	All Fish, Clay
Harvey	–	Spring Onion	–	–
Jas	–	–	–	Clay
Krobus	Iridium Bar, Void Egg	Gold Bar	–	–
Leah	–	Driftwood, Spring Onion	–	Void Egg
Leo	–	–	All Fish	Oil, Unmilled Rice
Linus	–	Spring Onion	All Fish (except Carp & Snail)	–
Marnie	–	–	–	Clay
Maru	Battery Pack, Gold Bar, Iridium Bar	Copper Bar, Iron Bar, Oak Resin, Pine Tar	–	–
Pam	–	–	All Fish (except Carp, Octopus, Snail & Squid)	Octopus, Squid
Penny	Sandfish	All Artifacts	–	–
Pierre	–	–	–	All Fish
Robin	–	Hardwood	–	–
Sam	Tigerseye	–	–	Metal Goods
Sebastian	Obsidian, Void Egg	Flounder	All Fish (except Flounder, Carp & Snail)	Clay
Vincent	–	–	–	Clay
Willy	Catfish, Iridium Bar, Octopus, Sea Cucumber, Sturgeon	Gold Bar, Lingcod, Tiger Trout	All Other Fish (except Carp & Snail)	–
Wizard	Solar Essence, Void Essence, Super Cucumber	All Geode Minerals	–	–

Universally Hated Gifts in Stardew Valley

Here are all of the universally hated gifts in Stardew Valley:

• Bait: All types
• Fossils: All types
• Monster Loot
• Trash
• Artifact Trove
• Bug Steak
• Carp
• Copper Ore
• Crab Pot
• Dragon Tooth
• Drum Block
• Energy Tonic
• Error Item
• Explosive Ammo
• Fairy Dust
• Flute Block
• Grass Starter
• Green Algae
• Golden Coconut
• Hay
• Iron Ore
• Journal Scrap
• Monster Musk
• Muscle Remedy
• Oil of Garlic
• Poppy
• Qi Seasoning
• Radioactive Bar
• Radioactive Ore
• Rain Totem
• Red Mushroom
• Sap
• Sea Urchin
• Seafoam Pudding
• Seaweed
• Secret Note
• Slime Egg (all colors)
• Snail
• Strange Bun
• Sugar
• Torch
• Treasure Chest
• Void Mayonnaise
• Warp Totem: Beach, Desert, Farm, Island, Mountains
• White Algae

However, there are exceptions to these universal dislikes. Solar Essence and Void Essence are just disliked, not hated. Driftwood is also just disliked. There are some others, but they are character specific:

Character	Loves	Likes	Dislikes
Abigail	–	–	Sugar
Krobus	Void Mayonnaise	Seafoam Pudding	–
Leah	–	–	Seaweed
Leo	Dragon Tooth, Sea Urchin	–	–
Marnie	–	–	Seaweed
Maru	Radioactive Bar	Radioactive Ore	–
Penny	Poppy	–	Red Mushroom
Sam	Joja Cola	–	Seaweed
Shane	–	–	Seaweed
Vincent	Snails	–	–
Willy	–	Seafoam Pudding	–
Wizard	–	–	Slime