Delicatessen in New York

A Lower East Side candy shop since 1937, packed with retro sweets, chocolate and nuts.

• 🕗 Hours: Mon–Sun 11:00–18:00
• 💡 Tip: Grab a bag of old-fashioned American candy: light, sealed and easy to pack for the trip home.
• 📍 Address: 108 Rivington St, New York, NY 10002
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• 🚶 Near Essex Market: 🚶 0.3 km · 3 min walk

A Curry Hill institution selling spices, dried fruit, nuts, teas and Middle Eastern and Indian foods.

• 🕗 Hours: Mon–Sat 10:00–20:00, Sun 11:00–19:00
• 💡 Tip: Buy small bags of spice blends such as za'atar or sumac; they weigh almost nothing and keep for months.
• 📍 Address: 123 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10016
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• 🚶 Near Eataly NYC Flatiron: 🚶 0.8 km · 10 min walk

The Lower East Side's old knish bakery, baking potato, spinach and sweet cheese knishes.

• 🕗 Hours: Mon–Sun 10:30–18:00
• 💡 Tip: Eat a warm potato knish on the spot, then take a few to go; they keep a day or two.
• 📍 Address: 137 E Houston St, New York, NY 10002
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• 🚶 Near Katz's Delicatessen: 🚶 0.1 km · 1 min walk

A hand-made doughnut bakery on the Lower East Side, known for its square, jam-filled doughnuts.

• 🕗 Hours: Mon–Sun 07:00–21:00
• 💡 Tip: Try the seasonal flavours; the doughnuts are best the same day, so eat them rather than pack them.
• 📍 Address: 379 Grand St, New York, NY 10002
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• 🚶 Near Essex Market: 🚶 0.2 km · 3 min walk

A New York bakery since 1916, known for rye and sourdough loaves baked on the Upper East Side.

• 🕗 Hours: Mon–Sun 07:00–18:00
• 💡 Tip: Buy a loaf of rye or a bag of cookies for your hotel room; bread is best eaten within a day or two.
• 📍 Address: 308 E 78th St, New York, NY 10075
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• 🚶 Near The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 🚶 1.4 km · 17 min walk

A Greenwich Village cheese shop on Bleecker Street, with cheeses from around the world and cured meats.

• 🕗 Hours: Mon–Sun 09:00–20:00
• 💡 Tip: Ask to taste, then pick a hard cheese and have it vacuum-packed; customs rules for dairy differ per country, so check before you fly.
• 📍 Address: 254 Bleecker St, New York, NY 10014
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• 🚶 Near Washington Square Park & Greenwich Village: 🚶 0.6 km · 8 min walk

A family-run Middle Eastern grocer on Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn, with olives, nuts, dried fruit and spices.

• 💡 Tip: Pick up nuts, dried apricots or halva: easy to pack and long-lasting. Combine with a walk through Brooklyn Heights.
• 📍 Address: 187 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11201
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• 🚶 Near Brooklyn Heights Promenade: 🚶 0.8 km · 10 min walk

A Greenwich Village coffee and tea merchant, selling whole beans and loose teas by the pound.

• 💡 Tip: Ask for a bag of beans roasted in-house and have them ground to your brewing method.
• 📍 Address: 201 Bleecker St, New York, NY 10012
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• 🚶 Near Washington Square Park & Greenwich Village: 🚶 0.5 km · 6 min walk

A small West Village shop selling loose teas and coffee beans, open since 1895.

• 💡 Tip: Smell the jars before you choose; small bags of tea or beans pack flat in a suitcase.
• 📍 Address: 109 Christopher St, New York, NY 10014
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• 🚶 Near Li-Lac Chocolates (West Village): 🚶 0.8 km · 10 min walk