The best gourmet food shops in NYC in 2026 are Zabar's on the Upper West Side for smoked fish and coffee, Eataly in Flatiron for all things Italian, Russ & Daughters for appetizing, and Murray's Cheese in the West Village. Kalustyan's for spices, Sahadi's in Brooklyn for Middle Eastern pantry goods, Di Palo's in Little Italy and the Arthur Avenue Retail Market in the Bronx round out the list.
The Upper West Side's legendary gourmet market since 1934.
Zabar's sells smoked fish, cheese, coffee, breads and an upstairs floor of kitchenware, and is as much a part of the Upper West Side as Broadway itself.
Good to know: Grab a coffee and knish at the café next door.
2245 Broadway, New York, NY 10024
A huge Italian market with counters, restaurants and a rooftop.
Eataly's Flatiron flagship combines an Italian grocery with pasta, cheese and salumi counters, sit-down restaurants and a seasonal rooftop bar.
Good to know: Eat at the pasta counter, then shop.
200 5th Ave, New York, NY 10010
The appetizing shop that has sold smoked fish since 1914.
Russ & Daughters is a fourth-generation family shop for lox, sable, herring, caviar and bagels, with a sit-down café a few blocks away on Orchard Street.
Good to know: Take a number when you walk in — it's busy on weekends.
179 E Houston St, New York, NY 10002
New York's most famous cheese shop, with caves underneath.
Murray's, on Bleecker Street since 1940, sells hundreds of cheeses and offers tastings and classes, with its own aging caves below.
Good to know: Ask the cheesemongers for tastes before you buy.
254 Bleecker St, New York, NY 10014
A treasure house of spices from around the world.
Kalustyan's, on Lexington Avenue, has sold spices, teas, dried fruits and Indian and Middle Eastern groceries since 1944 — thousands of products in a few narrow aisles.
Good to know: Upstairs has a small counter selling prepared foods.
123 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10016
A Middle Eastern grocer famous for nuts, olives and spices.
Sahadi's has been on Atlantic Avenue since 1948, selling dried fruits, nuts, olives, spices and prepared Middle Eastern foods.
Good to know: Take a number and buy hummus and spinach pies for a picnic in Brooklyn Bridge Park.
187 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11201
A fifth-generation Italian deli in Little Italy.
Di Palo's has sold Italian cheeses, cured meats and imports on Grand Street since 1925, with fresh ricotta and mozzarella made in-house.
Good to know: Ask for a taste of the Parmigiano before you buy.
200 Grand St, New York, NY 10013
A 1940 covered market at the heart of the Bronx's Little Italy.
The Arthur Avenue Retail Market houses Italian butchers, a cheese counter, fresh pasta, produce and Mike's Deli under one roof.
Good to know: Go on a Saturday morning, when the whole street is busiest.
2344 Arthur Ave, Bronx, NY 10458
An appetizing store is a Jewish-American shop selling smoked and cured fish, cream cheese, herring and the things that go on a bagel — Russ & Daughters is the classic example.