Queens Eats: Stores
There is no better place to do a week's worth of shopping than an east Asian grocery store. Where else can you find six types of exotic mushroom, entire aisles devoted to oyster sauce, rashers of frozen prepared dumplings, and enough fresh fish to repopulate an ocean, all in one convenient location? [more]
(Jackson Heights)
The name says it all. On Sundays there is a line to get to the deli section — an impressive feat in a shop smaller than my double bed. This eastern block food mecca boasts groaning shelves filled with everything from sour cherry cordial to fancy Ahmad tea from London. [more]
Patel Brothers (Jackson Heights)
For the afficionado of South Asian cooking, Patel brothers is an endless source of inspiration. Shop here regularly, and your spice cabinet will be better stocked than the one at Tabla. [more]
For the afficionado of South Asian cooking, Patel brothers is an endless source of inspiration. Shop here regularly, and your spice cabinet will be better stocked than the one at Tabla. [more]
Trade Fair (Throughout Queens)
Trade Fair is a chain of supermarkets that could only exist in Queens. Each branch is slightly different, and mimics the ethnic composition of the neighborhood around it. Inside, the food is only partly organized thematically (baking, dairy, canned goods...); otherwise, everything is distributed by world region. [more]
Trade Fair is a chain of supermarkets that could only exist in Queens. Each branch is slightly different, and mimics the ethnic composition of the neighborhood around it. Inside, the food is only partly organized thematically (baking, dairy, canned goods...); otherwise, everything is distributed by world region. [more]