Gothamist: Sponsored Post: What is your favorite specialty food shop in the City?

Jen Chung

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 09:55:39 -0500

I also love Grandaisy Bakery--they have locations on Sullivan and on W 72nd--for their flat breads and hazelnut cake with chocolate ganache.

hazenyc

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 09:25:44 -0500

Garden of Eden .. there are a few located in the city .. and they carry MIRACLE FRUIT!

NannyState

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 22:25:38 -0500

Murrays, Gourmet Garage, and Petrossian

aveB4life

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 22:16:07 -0500

bagel: david's bagels, 19th and 1st cupcake: sugar sweet sunshine, rivington sandwich: tiny's giant, rivington pastrami: katz's, houston dumpling: tasty dumpling, mulberry soup dumpling: joe's shanghai, pell yakitori: oh! taisho, st. marks cheese: murray's, bleeker (more than 5 days), east village cheese shop, 10th and 3rd (less than 5 days) challah: odessa, 8th and ave A Candy: economy candy, rivington

Dude69

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 22:11:54 -0500

Jack's 99cents for all budget foodstuff.

catatonina

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 19:37:46 -0500

Stinky on Smith for cheese in brooklyn, and then corresponding wine at Smith & Vine across the street. Then, for decadent occasions, pie from Sweet Melissa on Court Street.

Toby von Meistersinger

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 18:28:18 -0500

Meyer's of Keswick on Hudson Street in the West Village for all sorts of British groceries, pasties, pies, cheeses, and for those who eat meat - sausages. Plus they have all sorts of British candy and crisps for those who love junk food! You can get a pastie heated up for you, grab a bag of crisps (which is English for potato chips) and a British beverage (non-alcoholic) and if it is a nice day, sit in Corporal John A. Seravalli Playground in the next block and have an only New York moment eating British food while looking at the Empire State Building.

LinkMan

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 18:21:12 -0500

Great places from Lower East to Upper West: Doughnut Plant on Grand North Dumpling on Essex Saxelby Cheese in the Essex Market Guss Pickles on Orchard (sorry Pickle Guys, I like Guss better) Russ & Daughters on Houston (one of the best specialty food shops anywhere!) Kalustyans on Lex Absolute Bagels on Broadway Bad places that should under no circumstances make the list: Magnolia (there are at least a dozen better cupcake bakeries in the city) Max Brenner (like the TGI Friday's of chocolatiers)

Ronkonkoma Ondinnonk

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 18:04:03 -0500

Sahadi's!

zoydwheeler

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:50:06 -0500

Bangkok Center Grocery on Mosco Street. Best Thai store in all the land -- fresh kaffir lime and tons of other Southeast Asian delights.

starstuff

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:48:34 -0500

Dipalo's on Grand in Little Italy for Italian specialties - cheeses, meats & pasta and more!

ides_of_march

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:17:19 -0500

The Butcher's Block in Sunnyside for Irish and UK specialty foods, teas, confectioneries etc.

virgil

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:12:20 -0500

The cheese biscuits at Amy's Bread. The Ajvar (red pepper and eggplant spread) from the Lebanese grocery in Sunnyside. Tamales from street vendors. Does that count as specialty food?

GastroGirls

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:09:57 -0500

Thuper fun question: Sahadi's in Brooklyn for specialty goods (homemade hummus, candies, nuts, dried fruits, breads, prepared foods). Murray's Cheese in the West Vill for, um, cheese. Momofuku Milk Bar for specialty bakery items to bring to holiday parties Joyce Bakery in Brooklyn for French baked items (macarons, croissants, cakes, tarts, cookies)

John Del Signore

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:02:36 -0500

Sahadi's for me too, please.

SP

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:00:35 -0500

I've just discovered the Chelsea MArket. Best Produce I've ever seen at Manhattan Fruit Exchange, and the Italian specialty shop there (can't remember the name) is out of control amazing. Not sharing my secrets for other stuff, sorry.

cucarachita

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:54:25 -0500

I don't know why I feel kind of ashamed of it, but I go to Citarella for fancy stuff that I would never buy if it weren't for people needing to be impressed by what I bring along to their dinners and parties I go to out of a sense of obligation. I guess it makes me feel like a sell-out. But it's got the goods. On the other hand, when I'm hanging with my real friends, all I need is Fairway's, for nearly anything, from a can of duck confit to organic everything.

kad2105

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:43:12 -0500

Roti Roll, near the Columbia campus.

foglub

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:41:49 -0500

bierkraft! 5th ave. park slope

melonade

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:33:36 -0500

I just came back from my annual holiday visit to Sweet Life, the adorable and well-stocked vintage candy store on Hester Street: www.sweetlifeny.com. Favorites: Hopjes coffee candy from Holland, licorice caramels, hand-dipped chocolate pears and apricots, large swirly peppermint lollipops, rock candy, hot chocolate, silver-coated almonds -- they have everything new and old. Makes for sweet, beautiful stocking- stuffers and nostalgic little holiday gifts. Also good: the bigger, messier Economy Candy up the block, featuring gobstoppers, charleston chews, huge pez dispensers, everything and anything from bulk to chocolates to movie candy.

Laren Spirer

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:32:03 -0500

I love Murray's Cheese and the Calabria Pork Store (Arthur Ave).

nomnomnom

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:20:13 -0500

Sahadi's in Brooklyn.

jackdonaghy

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:17:53 -0500

dessert/pastries - Financier (FiDi) Italian pastries - Ferrara's on Grand cheese and bread - Zabar's or Barzini's (UWS) meat - Citarella produce - Fairway (obviously) chocolate - Max Brenner pasta - Bruno

Jen Chung

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:15:23 -0500

Citarella! Really delicious prepared foods and a nice selection at the bakery.