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Borgatti's Ravioli & Egg Noodles
Same family, same 187th Street storefront since 1935 — egg noodles cut to your chosen width on the original machine, and ravioli by the box for the freezer.
Order: A box of jumbo cheese ravioli and fresh fettuccine cut #3; they will cut noodles to any width you ask.
verified open Aug 2026 (Yelp Aug 2026) — closed Sun & Mon
632 E 187th St (near Belmont Ave), Belmont, Bronx · map
added 2026-08-07 · verified 2026-08-07
Casa Della Mozzarella
Orazio Carciotto's shop pulls mozzarella by hand all day on Arthur Avenue's 187th Street — still warm if you time it right, and the basis of a legendary sandwich.
Order: A ball of unsalted mozzarella still warm from the pull, or the Ciccio special sandwich if you're eating now.
verified open Aug 2026 (Yelp Aug 2026) — Sun open mornings only, 7:30am-1pm
604 E 187th St (at Arthur Ave), Belmont, Bronx · map
added 2026-08-07 · verified 2026-08-07
Teitel Brothers
Jewish-family-run Italian grocery anchoring Arthur Avenue since 1915 — barrels of olives, hanging provolone, and tins of tomatoes and olive oil at prices Manhattan cannot touch.
Order: Whatever imported olive oil is on the sidewalk deal, a pound of oil-cured olives, and pecorino cut off the wheel.
verified open Aug 2026 (Yelp May 2026) — closed Sundays; mostly cash, tight aisles
2372 Arthur Ave (at E 186th St), Belmont, Bronx · map
added 2026-08-07 · verified 2026-08-07
Acme Smoked Fish — Fish Friday
The wholesale smokehouse that supplies half the city's appetizing counters opens its Greenpoint factory door to the public one morning a week — same fish as Russ & Daughters at a fraction of the price.
Order: Whole sides of nova and smoked whitefish at wholesale prices; pre-order online Tue-Fri for curbside, or line up early.
verified operating Aug 2026 (official site) — Fridays only, roughly 8am-1pm; order window opens Tuesdays noon
30 Gem St (at Meserole Ave), Greenpoint, Brooklyn · map
added 2026-08-07 · verified 2026-08-07
Sahadi's
Lebanese fine-foods institution on Atlantic Avenue since 1948 — bulk nuts, spices, olives, and the best hummus counter in Brooklyn, run by the fourth generation of Sahadis.
Order: Pistachios roasted in-house from the bulk counter, a pint of fresh hummus, and whatever prepared mezze looks good.
verified open Aug 2026 (Yelp Aug 2026 + official site) — open daily 10am-7pm
187 Atlantic Ave (btwn Court & Clinton St), Brooklyn Heights · map
added 2026-08-07 · verified 2026-08-07
Astor Wines & Spirits
The city's serious-but-democratic wine shop since 1946, housed in the landmark De Vinne Press Building. Deep sake and low-intervention sections, and staff who ask what you're eating, not what you'll spend.
Order: Tell a floor clerk your dinner and a $20 cap — they will beat whatever you would have picked; check the always-on sale wall first.
verified open Aug 2026 (official site + Yelp Aug 2026) — Sun hours short: 12-6pm
399 Lafayette St (at E 4th St), NoHo · map
added 2026-08-07 · verified 2026-08-07
Faicco's Italian Specialties
Pork store on Bleecker since 1900 — house sopressata hanging over the counter, rice balls in the case, and one of the best Italian heroes in Manhattan.
Order: The Italian Special hero with fresh mozzarella, plus a stick of house-made dry sopressata for the road.
verified open Aug 2026 (Yelp July 2026) — closed Mondays; Sun open only 9am-2pm
260 Bleecker St (btwn Morton & Leroy), Greenwich Village · map
added 2026-08-07 · verified 2026-08-07
Murray's Cheese
New York's flagship cheese shop since 1940, with its own aging caves under Bleecker Street. The mongers will let you taste through the counter before you commit.
Order: Cave-aged Annelies or Greensward, plus a hunk of their fresh mozzarella; ask the monger to build you a $25 picnic board.
verified open Aug 2026 (Yelp official page Aug 2026) — open daily 9am-8pm
254 Bleecker St (at Leroy St), Greenwich Village · map
added 2026-08-07 · verified 2026-08-07
Russ & Daughters
The appetizing store — smoked fish, herring, and caviar sold from the same Houston Street counter since 1914, fourth generation of the same family. The by-the-pound fish is expensive and worth every cent.
Order: A quarter pound of Gaspe Nova sliced paper-thin, plus scallion cream cheese and a bagel to build at home; take a paper ticket and wait your turn.
verified open Aug 2026 (official site, shop.russanddaughters.com/locations) — open daily 8am-4pm
179 E Houston St (btwn Allen & Orchard), Lower East Side · map
added 2026-08-07 · verified 2026-08-07
Union Square Greenmarket
The mothership of NYC greenmarkets since 1976 — up to 140 regional farms, and the market half the city's chefs shop at. Go early on Saturday and watch the restaurant carts roll through.
Order: Whatever is peaking — August means Jersey tomatoes and stone fruit; hit Hawthorne Valley for bread and Martin's for pretzels.
verified operating 2026 (GrowNYC) — Mon/Wed/Fri/Sat only, 8am-6pm, year-round
E 17th St & Broadway (North Plaza, Union Square Park) · map
added 2026-08-07 · verified 2026-08-07
Orwasher's Bakery
Hungarian-rooted bread bakery feeding the Upper East Side since 1916 — old-world rye and challah alongside the jelly doughnuts people cross town for.
Order: The filled-to-order jelly doughnut and a loaf of the classic rye.
verified open Aug 2026 (official site + Yelp July 2026) — open daily 7am-6pm
308 E 78th St (btwn 1st & 2nd Ave), Upper East Side · map
added 2026-08-07 · verified 2026-08-07
Schaller & Weber
The last great German butcher of old Yorkville, on the same Second Avenue corner since 1937 — house-cured bacon, dozens of wursts, and a serious charcuterie case.
Order: Double-smoked bacon and a mixed bag of bratwurst and weisswurst; the Schaller & Weber sausage window next door (Schaller's Stube) handles lunch.
verified open Aug 2026 (Yelp official page Aug 2026) — open daily
1654 2nd Ave (at E 86th St), Yorkville · map
added 2026-08-07 · verified 2026-08-07
Lee Lee's Baked Goods
Alvin Lee Smalls — 'Mr. Lee' — has been hand-rolling rugelach in Harlem for decades, and his crisp, buttery version outclasses most downtown Jewish bakeries. A one-man institution.
Order: A mixed dozen rugelach — apricot, raspberry, chocolate; go before late afternoon, they sell out.
verified open Aug 2026 (Yelp July 2026, active socials) — Mon-Sat 11am-7pm, Sun 12-5pm
283 W 118th St (near Frederick Douglass Blvd), Harlem · map
added 2026-08-07 · verified 2026-08-07
Esposito Meat Market
Old-school family butcher on Ninth Avenue since 1932 — sawdust-floor energy, whole animals broken down in back, and game you will not find at a supermarket.
Order: House-made sweet fennel sausage; call ahead if you want rabbit, quail, or a crown roast.
verified open Aug 2026 (official site + directory listings) — closed Sundays
500 9th Ave (at W 38th St), Hell's Kitchen · map
added 2026-08-07 · verified 2026-08-07
Poseidon Bakery
Greek bakery run by the same family since 1923, and one of the last places in America still stretching phyllo dough by hand. Fourth-generation, tiny, cash-leaning, irreplaceable.
Order: Spanakopita and a slab of baklava; buy a pound of the hand-rolled phyllo to cook with — it freezes.
verified open Aug 2026 (Yelp June 2026) — closed Sun & Mon, open Tue-Sat 10am-6pm
629 9th Ave (btwn W 44th & 45th St), Hell's Kitchen · map
added 2026-08-07 · verified 2026-08-07
Sea Breeze Fish Market
Third-generation fish market on Ninth Avenue with restaurant-supplier prices for retail customers — whole fish on ice out front, hundreds of species through the week.
Order: Whatever whole fish is cheapest and brightest-eyed that morning — they will clean and fillet it free; shrimp prices routinely beat every supermarket in Manhattan.
verified open Aug 2026 (official site + Yelp July 2026) — closed Sundays
541 9th Ave (at W 40th St), Hell's Kitchen · map
added 2026-08-07 · verified 2026-08-07
Di Palo's Fine Foods
The last great Italian latteria of old Little Italy, same family on the corner of Grand and Mott since 1910. The line moves slowly because they talk to every customer — that is the point.
Order: Fresh mozzarella made that morning and a wedge of Parmigiano cut off the wheel; let Lou or Sal pick your prosciutto.
verified open Aug 2026 (Yelp updated Aug 2026) — take a number, expect a wait on weekends
200 Grand St (at Mott St), Little Italy · map
added 2026-08-07 · verified 2026-08-07
Kalustyan's
A landmark since 1944 on Curry Hill — thousands of spices, dals, chutneys, and dried chiles from every cuisine on earth, stacked floor to ceiling on two floors.
Order: Fresh-ground garam masala and Aleppo pepper; upstairs counter does a famous mujadara sandwich for under $10.
verified open Aug 2026 (Yelp Aug 2026) — open daily, until 8pm most nights
123 Lexington Ave (btwn E 28th & 29th St), Murray Hill · map
added 2026-08-07 · verified 2026-08-07
Leo's Latticini (Mama's of Corona)
Century-old family latticini in Corona where the mozzarella is made in back and the sandwiches made the shop famous — the same family once ran the Mets' clubhouse deli at Shea.
Order: The Mama's Special hero on house-baked bread with their own mozzarella; take home a braid of the salted mozz.
verified operating June 2026 (directory listings) — closes 6pm; Sundays short hours
46-02 104th St (at 46th Ave), Corona, Queens · map
added 2026-08-07 · verified 2026-08-07
Titan Foods
The largest Greek grocery in America, reborn in 2025 in an 18,000-square-foot Steinway Street space after 40 years in Astoria — feta by the barrel, olives, and a full Greek bakery.
Order: Barrel-aged feta cut to order, a spanakopita from the hot case, and frozen phyllo pies for home.
verified open Aug 2026 (Yelp June 2026; reopened at new Steinway St location Aug 2025) — open daily to 9pm
23-53 Steinway St, Astoria, Queens · map
added 2026-08-07 · verified 2026-08-07
Pastosa Ravioli
The Ajello family's ravioli empire started in Brooklyn in 1962; the Staten Island stores are the borough's default source for fresh ravioli, mozzarella, and Sunday-gravy provisions.
Order: A box of the large cheese ravioli and a container of house marinara; the fresh mozzarella and prepared eggplant parm earn their spot too.
verified open Aug 2026 (Yelp May 2026, official locations page) — three SI locations; Richmond Rd is the classic
1076 Richmond Rd (Dongan Hills), Staten Island · map
added 2026-08-07 · verified 2026-08-07
Zabar's
Upper West Side institution since 1934 — smoked fish counter, cheese cave, and the best coffee-and-housewares chaos in the city. Open 365 days a year.
Order: Nova sliced to order at the fish counter and a chocolate babka; coffee from the 80th Street cafe window while you wait.
verified open Aug 2026 (official site + Yelp) — open 365 days, Mon-Sat 8am-7:30pm, Sun 9am-6pm
2245 Broadway (at W 80th St), Upper West Side · map
added 2026-08-07 · verified 2026-08-07