Opening This Week

So many openings, so little time. It's a busy week in the Greenwich Village/Union Square neck of the woods, so foodies, if you don't live nearby, grab your metrocards -- it's time for a field trip.

March 16th: Whole Foods comes to Union Square. We're curious to see how this impacts the Greenmarket, and Trader Joe's is reportedly coming to the area as well. Union Square is going to be one major (although somewhat pricey) food shopping hotspot.

March 22nd: Joe, The Art of Coffee is opening its second location at 9 East 13th Street between 5th and University. Gothamist loves Joe's Waverly Place location, but we're definitely looking forward to more Joe in the neighborhood.

Soon: Papaya King, Gray's Papaya, and now . . . Papaya Dog. Papaya Dog is opening up on the corner of West 4th Street and Cornelia. Although we didn't look closely to find out exactly when they're opening, Papaya Dog looked like it'll be open sometime this week if we had to guess. At 95 cents per dog, it definitely fits in our post-Per Se budget. Can someone please explain the papaya/hot dog connection?

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By Laren Spirer in Food on March 14, 2005 12:57 PM

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mary

I know the papaya/hot dog connection! The idea is that you indulge in a cheap hot dog or two and then make up for it with some super-healthy papaya juice...

morty

Flash is not anything elaborate. I suppose if you can afford a cup of Joe's you might have a computer capable of displaying flash. I'm distrubed by the machine rolling over Manhattan turning everything in it's path into an expensive store. Personally I hate WF with a passion and avoid them. I'll go miles to go to something somewhat more human like Fairway.

joe@joe.com

it's web design gone amuck!!! does joe's *really* need a website designed in flash??? it's a coffee bar, for f*ck's sake.

smo

it seems as if NY is becoming just one yuppiesville. Not hipsterville... I love Trader Joe's BTW.

The suburbs have come to NYC. Good or bad?

Will

Peeked in the window of Whole Foods this weekend:

http://testofwill.blogspot.com/2005/03/union-square-whole-foods-almost-ready.html

LarimdaME

Because Union Square doesn't already have enough hipsters ...

(Said by a man who will undoubtedly be stopping by Whole Foods at Union Square, now that it's closer then Columbus Circle ...)