If for whatever reason you have a friend who has a car and one afternoon says, "would you like to go to Fairway?" Don't even answer, just get in the car.
As one who does not live on the upper West side, Fairway is a rare treat, but what a treat it is. Deal with the crowds, yes, but this place is true shopping experience (don't forget to pick up some beer) that ruins grocery shopping anywhere else and reminds jaded New Yorkers just what we forget about the outside world.
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