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Gourmet Groceries, Specialty ricotta. The friendly staff happily
Food, and Wine Shops offers tastings from the mind-
boggling selection. Make a
picnic out of it, and pick up
New York’s striking cultural and ethnic diversity is reflected in some of their fresh breads
its food – the city’s food shops provide a truly international and olives to accompany
feast. There is also a dazzling array of coffee stores and wine your purchases.
shops available almost everywhere you turn. If you are looking for true
old Eastern European pickles,
try The Pickle Guys. They also
Gourmet Groceries renowned for its filo pastry. store pick led tomatoes, mush-
Scattered around town are Ess-a-Bagel operates on Third rooms, olives, hot peppers,
several food empori ums that are Avenue and churns out some sweet kraut, sauerkraut, herring,
tourist attractions in themselves. of the city’s highest-rated and sun-dried tomatoes.
Remember, too, to visit the bagels. Try the delicious Chinese For fruit and vegetables at
department stores, which often pastries at Golden Fung Wong reasonable prices, visit a farmers’
rival the specialty food stores. Bakery, or the pretzel croissants greenmarket, but be sure to get
At Dean & DeLuca on and great tarts at City Bakery. there early for the pick of the
Broadway, a chic market and Magnolia Bakery is famed crop. Among the most popular
culinary destination, food has for its beautifully decorated and are 79th Street Greenmarket,
been elevated to an art form – superb-tasting cupcakes. It has TriBeCa Greenmarket, and
don’t miss the huge selection of six locations in Manhattan. Union Square. For more infor-
take-out food. Russ & Daughters Great confectionery shops mation on the city’s markets,
on Houston Street, one of the include Li-Lac Chocolates for phone (212) 788-7476.
oldest gourmet shops, is known handmade truffles and Mondel
as an “appetizing” store, full of Chocolates for chocolate Coffee Stores
Jewish specialties and famous animals. Economy Candy has
for smoked fish, cream cheese, a huge range of dried fruit and New York also has many fine
chocolates, and bagels. The old-fashioned sweets, but coffee stores. Among the best
Gourmet Garage on Broome for a real treat go to Teuscher are Oren’s Daily Roast and
Street sells all kinds of deli cious Chocolates, which has fresh Porto Rico Importing Company,
fresh food, in particular organic champagne truffles flown in each with a mouth-watering
produce. Zabar’s on Broadway is direct from Switzerland. For pâté selection. The Sensuous Bean
perhaps the finest food store in de foie gras, Scottish smoked features a superb range of
the world, with huge crowds salmon, beluga, and caviar, gourmet coffees and teas, as
jostling for the excellent smoked pay a visit to Caviarteria. does the cozy McNulty’s Tea
salmon, bagels, caviar, nuts and Myers of Keswick imports & Coffee Company, one of the
candies, cheese, and coffee. English food. For something nation’s oldest coffee stores.
William Poll on Lexington more exotic, New Kam Man
Avenue offers picnic hampers Market is a grocery store selling Wine Shops
as well as a great variety of Chinese, Thai, and other Asian
prepared dishes. products. The sprawling Eataly Acker Merrall & Condit have
Whole Foods, famed for their (see p125) has fine imported been selling wines since 1820
superb selection of natural, Italian goods; you can take their and have an excellent selection.
organic, wholesome foods, fine cheeses and pastas home Go to Garnet Wines & Liquors
draws devoted shop pers or dine at one of the numerous for fine wines and champagnes
throughout the city. The Whole eateries within the complex. at bargain prices. Spring Street
Foods in Columbus Circle is one Go to Lobel’s (open since 1840) Wine Shop, in the heart of
of the largest supermarkets in for fine cuts of meat and game, SoHo, is a convenient, well-
Manhattan, with row upon and Citarella for fine sea food. stocked spot to pop in for
gleaming row of quality food “in For exotic spices and teas, visit a bottle of fine wine. Sherry-
its purest state,” with no artificial Sullivan Street Tea & Spice Co., Lehmann Wine & Spirits is
additives. There’s also a popular in Greenwich Village, or the among New York’s leading
central Whole Foods on Union Middle Eastern shop Kalustyan’s. wine merchants. Astor Wines
Square. Fairway Market on For a wide choice of cheese, & Spirits, New York’s largest
Broadway offers premium as well as olives and charcu terie, wine store, features a massive
groceries from fresh produce to visit Murray’s Cheese Shop. selection of premium and
smoked fish and baked goods. Named New York’s Best Cheese discount wines and spirits. Every
Shop by many of the city’s month they highlight their Top
newspapers, it is heaven for 10 choices under $10 – great for
Specialty Food cheese-lovers, with over 250 superb bargains. Union Square
Fabulous bread and cake types of cheese from around Wines and Spirits offers a
shops abound, but one of the the world, from bloomy rinds terrific variety of wines, and
best is Poseidon Greek Bakery, such as Camembert to moist features tastings every week.

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