Stardew Valley Lewis is the esteemed mayor of Pelican Town and has been for over twenty years. During this time, no one has attempted to run against him, meaning he’s great at doing the job and has a close relationship with almost everyone in town. If you’re thinking about cultivating a friendship with Lewis, make sure you read on to learn more about his loves, hates, and heart events. Oh, and you’ll probably want to find his missing shorts.
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Here’s everything in our guide to Stardew Valley’s Mayor Lewis.
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Best Gifts for Mayor Lewis
To build a strong friendship with Lewis, you need to know what gifts he appreciates. A thoughtful gift can go a long way in winning his favor. Here are some of the best gifts you can give him:
| Reaction | Gift |
|---|---|
| Loved | Universal loves, Autumn’s Bounty, glazed yams, green tea, hot pepper, vegetable medley |
| Liked | Universal likes, blueberry, cactus fruit, coconut |
| Neutral | Universal neutrals, eggs (except void eggs), chanterelle, common mushroom, dandelion, wild horseradish, winter root, snow yam, magma cap, morel, purple mushroom, hazelnut, ginger |
| Dislike | Universal dislikes, all milk, salmonberry, wild horseradish |
| Hate | Universal hates, quartz, Holly |
Mayor Lewis’ Birthday
Good ol’ Lewis celebrates his birthday on Spring 7, so if you want to get on his good side, prepare an item he loves to give to him. You can also give items like prismatic shards or stardrop tea instead of something specific to him.
Heart Events with Lewis
You can get some free stuff from Lewis by completing these heart events. These events are not only fun but also rewarding!
| Heart Event | How to Trigger |
|---|---|
| Any more than zero hearts | Lewis will start to send you gold in the mail as soon as you reach a friendship level higher than zero |
| Three hearts | Lewis will send you a spaghetti recipe when you reach three hearts |
| Six hearts | Once you reach six hearts with Marnie, enter the town on a sunny day between 19:00-23:00 |
| Seven hearts | Reach seven hearts with Lewis and he will send you an eggplant parmesan recipe |
Favorite Movies and Snacks
Treating the mayor to a night out? Here are the best movies to pick, and which snacks he prefers:
| Preference | Movie | Concession |
|---|---|---|
| Love | Natural Wonders | Jasmine tea, stardrop sorbet |
| Like | Journey of the Prairie King, Brave Little Sapling, Miracle at Coldstar Ranch, Zuzu City Express, Wumbus | Everything else |
| Dislike | It Howls in the Rain, Mysterium | Black licorice, JojaCorn, Joja Cola, sour slimes |
The Mystery of Lewis’ Shorts
One of the biggest mysteries that new Stardew Valley players face is the case of Lewis’ missing shorts. On Summer 3, you get a letter in the mail that starts the quest ‘Mayor’s Shorts’, in which Lewis tells you he’s lost his purple shorts and would like you to return them… discreetly.
They haven’t gone too far astray, but their location is quite something. You find them in Marnie’s bedroom, of all places. The issue is that you need to be good enough friends with Marnie so that she lets you enter her bedroom while you’re not there.
It’s pretty easy to soften her up, though – the best items to give her are diamonds, a farmer’s lunch, pink cake, and pumpkin pie. She also likes eggs (except void eggs), milk, and quartz if you find yourself without the specific items above.
Within one or two weeks, you should be good enough friends with her to get into her room, so you can snag the scandalous smalls. After that, it’s up to you what you do – a good, honest person would go straight to Lewis and return his shorts lickety-split, completing the quest in your journal and earning 750g. Or, if you feel like being a true merchant of chaos, you can hold onto them until the Stardew Valley Fair. If you show them off in your Grange Display, Lewis will be very upset but will bribe you with 750-star tokens to keep your lip zipped. You could also display them on your farm as a sort of trophy, if you really wanted to.
For more content like this – though maybe not including anyone else’s underwear – head on over to our Stardew Valley Sebastian guide to learn more about the rebellious villager.
