New York Food

Good Selection

1. Sahadi's

The freshest nuts and dried beans I know.  The staff is very charming as well.    Don't touch the olive bar; it is not self-serve.  Mymouna Fig Jam.  Delectable.  Good international cheese selection...

2. Astor Wines &…

Neighborhood: Manhattan/Greenwich Village

that sell other hard-to-get wines or have cheaper prices but this place has everything the average consumer needs at a very fair price.  A wide selection, sometimes very good prices (especially...

3. Housing Works…

Neighborhood: Manhattan/SoHo

for book selection, which is more for browsing than finding. But 'tis the nature of the beast. The donations beast, that is. Good cause though, and I hope to find a book to purchase there soon....

4. Bierkraft

Neighborhood: Brooklyn/Park Slope

Well, maybe it was hyped a bit too much for me.  It's just not going to cut the five star mustard.  Good selection of beer, by all means.  But regarding those microbrews I can pick up at the bodega...

5. Trader Joe's Wine…

Neighborhood: Manhattan/East Village

F**k Chuck - good wines are available here, too. A particularly nice cache of Italian Wines, a huge California section (it's Cally-owned, after all) and a decent French selection which could be a lot...

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Good Value

1. Trader Joe's Wine…

Neighborhood: Manhattan/East Village

PROS: They manage to bring some pretty good (drinkable and even somewhat enjoyable) values for the dollar.  No offense too all of those who like the $2.99 stuff when I exclude it from the "drinkable...

2. Something Sweet Inc

Neighborhood: Manhattan/East Village

The choc covered bananas with cookie bottoms are my favorite desert in NYC. I recommend that when you  buy one stick it in the fridge over night and then put some peanut butter on it......soooo good...

3. Housing Works…

Neighborhood: Manhattan/SoHo

for book selection, which is more for browsing than finding. But 'tis the nature of the beast. The donations beast, that is. Good cause though, and I hope to find a book to purchase there soon....

4. 88 Orchard

Neighborhood: Manhattan/Lower East Side

As my friend put it, you get model-portion sandwiches here. The grilled eggplant sandwich was very good (the foccacia is off the hizzay) and the iced coffee was decent. White Stripes on the speakers...

5. Cones

Neighborhood: Manhattan/West Village

but they give you a massive amount for the price, so it's a decent value I suppose, but how good a value is it if you don't like it enough to make your way through this mountain of ice cream?  (And I have...

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