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Fairway
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Grocery Stores
2127 Broadway
New York, New York 10023
(212) 595-1888
my experience with this place is somewhat limited, but highly important. the day after our wedding, we planned a picnic in central park, and ordered a sandwich catering plate from this grocery store...
my experience with this place is somewhat limited, but highly important. the day after our wedding, we planned a picnic in central park, and ordered a sandwich catering plate from this grocery store (mainly based on price and selection). let me tell you, these were the best damn sandwiches that anyone had ever eaten. i mean, really unbelievable - top notch ingredients, perfect combinations of flavors, and enough variety in the selection to please almost the entire wedding guest list. plus, the people working there were super helpful and friendly, making planning the picnic a complete non-stresser.
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no trip to the city is complete without a visit to zabar's - it's noisy, frequently crowded, and has the most amazing food selection that you will ever find anywhere. their cheese department alone...
no trip to the city is complete without a visit to zabar's - it's noisy, frequently crowded, and has the most amazing food selection that you will ever find anywhere. their cheese department alone is worth fighting the crowd for, and their fish counter? forget it, you'll never want to eat anywhere else again. we don't live in new york anymore, but it's a standing bargain that anyone who comes to visit us from there has to bring bagels, lox, white fish salad, and some chocolate ruggala.
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Citarella
Category:
Grocery Stores
1313 Third Avenue at 75th St
New York, New York 10021
(212) .87-4.0383
when we lived on the upper east side, we would sometimes make the trek accross the park to get our zabar's fix, but usually it was outside our budget. this place is the next best thing. they have...
when we lived on the upper east side, we would sometimes make the trek accross the park to get our zabar's fix, but usually it was outside our budget. this place is the next best thing. they have the cheapest produce in manhattan (somehow a well-kept secret), which helps offset the prices of their delicious prepared foods. be very careful when reading the deli counter prices, however - they aren't always in pounds. for instance, the lobster salad is advertized by 1/8th of a pound! seems cheap to see $9.99 as the unit price, but do out the math - it's crazy! still, an awesome place.
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this is a great place to come to for non-mainstream, organic, whole foods. they have a fabulous selection of veggies and fruits, a wonderful deli counter with lots of prepared salads, meats, and...
this is a great place to come to for non-mainstream, organic, whole foods. they have a fabulous selection of veggies and fruits, a wonderful deli counter with lots of prepared salads, meats, and fish, and a dessert counter like you wouldn't believe (i highly recommend not starting the shopping there because you will buy every kind of cake they have on display and promptly eat them all). it's kind of like whole foods, but even more exclusive and non-commercial seeming.
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there are apparently two different people who select pieces for this gallery (or else one person with a split personality problem). one chooses gorgeous paintings that exhibit the best of what is...
there are apparently two different people who select pieces for this gallery (or else one person with a split personality problem). one chooses gorgeous paintings that exhibit the best of what is being created in non-abstract contemporary art; the other ruins every exhibit with a weirdly pornographic, shocking for the sake of shocking, ugly image. the last display i saw was a collection of amazing painted nudes disrupted by a straight-on black and white photo of a vagina. what gives, seraphin gallery? the mixed aesthetics don't really work for me.
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the carpets at this place are really quite beautiful, if you're into the traditional middle eastern carpet thing. they have great kilim rugs, and very nice giant ornamentally designed carpets; but...
the carpets at this place are really quite beautiful, if you're into the traditional middle eastern carpet thing. they have great kilim rugs, and very nice giant ornamentally designed carpets; but what i love are the other things in the store - thai, african, and middle eastern craft objects. these are mostly made of rough-hewn wood, for that beautiful primitive look, and tend to be either vessels or cabinets or headboards. crazily expensive of course, but really unique and striking.
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this is THE place for looking at myriads of gowns and being treated really well in the process. their selection is enormous and the staff is really very knowledgeable about what will and what won't...
this is THE place for looking at myriads of gowns and being treated really well in the process. their selection is enormous and the staff is really very knowledgeable about what will and what won't look good on a given person. it might be hard to shop there if you're not very assertive - they tend to be quite forceful in their recommendations, so bring a friend who can advocate for you if you can't do it for yourself.
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come for the original dr. seuss drawings that they have all over the walls, and stay for the beautiful and unique gifts they sell. well, the drawings are for sale also but really, who can afford...
come for the original dr. seuss drawings that they have all over the walls, and stay for the beautiful and unique gifts they sell. well, the drawings are for sale also but really, who can afford them? the jewelry is all designed by local artists, and is quite reasonably priced - as are the household decor objects they also sell. the salespeople are amazingly nice, and also have amazing memories - i've been there probably twice in 2 years and they actually remember me!
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nothing says "i will play dungeons and dragons at any cost" like visiting this store - it's dirty, musty, poorly lit, and completely unfriendly to all but the most hardened gamers. certainly when...
nothing says "i will play dungeons and dragons at any cost" like visiting this store - it's dirty, musty, poorly lit, and completely unfriendly to all but the most hardened gamers. certainly when i've been there, it seemed that i was the only girl that had ever set foot in the place. i would seek out almost any other venue (for instance, "forbidden planet" is right downtown) for my DnD needs.
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ok, so clearly you have to love either comic books, dungeons and dragons, pewter figurines, or any number of other role playing or card based games - but if you do, this is a really great place to...
ok, so clearly you have to love either comic books, dungeons and dragons, pewter figurines, or any number of other role playing or card based games - but if you do, this is a really great place to indulge all those desires. this place has the most extensive comics - um.. graphic novels - collection that i've ever seen, and a whole upstairs devoted to tournaments of magic or pokemon or whatever card game the kids are into these days. love this place!
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