14 shops · 9 districts
The Foodie Edit.
Fourteen shops for markets, bakeries and the specialty food shops locals stock up at, across 9 parts of New York: Madison Ave, Meatpacking, West Village, Lower East Side and more. Picked from the 325 shops we list, one location each.
- 1Food & drink · Madison AveLa Maison du ChocolatFrench chocolatier at 1018 Madison making ganaches, pralines and truffles; the BID listing gives Sunday hours with an apparent typo, so check before a Sunday visit.
- 2Food & drink · MeatpackingChelsea MarketFood hall and shopping arcade in the former Nabisco factory where the Oreo was developed, with specialty food vendors, bakeries, taco stands and shops
- 3Food & drink · West VillageMurray's CheeseLong-running Greenwich Village cheese shop on Bleecker between Cornelia and Leroy Streets, with a large, varied counter of cheeses.
- 4Food & drink · Lower East SideEssex MarketPublic market on Essex Street housing a hall of independent food vendors, each keeping its own hours.
- 5Food & drink · ChinatownFay Da BakeryMott Street branch of the Fay Da bakery, opening at 7am every day and staying open to 8pm on weekends, an early stop for breakfast in the neighborhood.
- 6Food & drink · DUMBOTime Out Market New YorkTwo-level waterfront food hall in Empire Stores with about 21 restaurants, three bars and a rooftop terrace looking at the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges.
- 7Food & drink · Madison AveLobel's of New YorkMeat and food shop between 84th and 85th Streets at 1096 Madison, open weekdays only per the BID directory; a food stop at the quieter north end of the avenue.
- 8Food & drink · Herald SquareGhirardelliGhirardelli's first New York shop, in the Empire State Building, with sundaes, shakes, hot chocolate and brownies, plus pick-your-own bags of chocolate squares.
- 9Food & drink · Herald SquareEss-A-BagelBagel shop founded in 1976 by an Austrian baking family; the 32nd Street branch near Herald Square sells bagels, spreads and other baked goods from 6am.
- 10Food & drink · Herald SquareWafels & DingesBelgian waffle stand inside Herald Square Park at the 35th Street entrance between Broadway and Sixth Avenue; open until 10pm most nights.
- 11Food & drink · Hudson YardsMercado Little SpainSpanish food market and restaurants at Hudson Yards, which the mall's August 2026 guide suggests as a meal break between shopping stops.
- 12Food & drink · Hudson YardsSLIKScandinavian candy shop where you hand-pick your own pieces; one of the newer food stops named in the mall's August 2026 back-to-school guide.
- 13Food & drink · TribecaTribeca GreenmarketOpen-air farmers market on Greenwich Street between Chambers and Duane Streets, held Saturdays year-round and Wednesdays from April through December.
- 14Food & drink · West VillageLi-Lac ChocolatesChocolate maker on Greenwich Avenue known for molded chocolate versions of the Empire State Building and Statue of Liberty, plus playful novelty shapes.
Madison Ave · Meatpacking · West Village · Lower East Side · Chinatown · DUMBO · Herald Square · Hudson Yards · Tribeca
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