Food Shops to visit

[toro]

Spending weekend in NYC eating, would like to find some fun products to bring back to michigan
including
yuzu kosho
tuna botarrga
good amaro
fennel pollen
Staying in SOHO
Thanks

[sgordon]

What kathryn said. You can also find bottarga at Buon Italia in Chelsea Market if they don't have it at Di Palo or Despana (some places only carry the mullet variety, can't remember which have both mullet and tuna)

Fennel pollen is also at Dean & Deluca, but you should go to Kaustyan's for it - even if it's out of the way, it's worth the trip. Incredible selection. If you're a creative cook who likes playing with new ingredients, you'll walk out with 20 more things than you intended to get. Also they're cheaper than D&D, but that goes without saying I suppose.

Sunrise Mart is great, too. And will be right in your neighborhood. The selection of oddities is a little better at the East Village location, I've found, but they both definately have yuzu koshu - both red and green.

For amaros, also check Warehouse Wines & Spirits on Broadway. Not as good a selection as Astor, nor as informative a staff, but if you know what you're looking for and they happen to have it, it'll be consistently a couple to a few dollars less than you'll find the same bottles anywhere else in Manhattan.

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Despana
408 Broome St, New York, NY 10013

Buon Italia
75 9th Ave, New York, NY 10011

Sunrise Mart
494 Broome St, New York, NY 10013

Sunrise Mart
4 Stuyvesant St, New York, NY 10003

Warehouse Wines & Spirits
735 Broadway, New York, NY 10003

[kathryn]

For yuzu kosho, the closest place to you would be Sunrise Mart. 494 Broome Street at West Broadway. Most of the Japanese groceries in town will carry it as well.

For bottarga, visit Despana, 408 Broome Street, at Lafayette, or try Di Palo, on Grand St and Mott, isn't far either.

Both shops are worth a visit. Despana specializes in Spanish foods, and Di Palo in Italian.

http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/503936

http://www.despananyc.com/

http://www.dipaloselects.com/

For a big selection of amaro, Astor Wines is a short walk from Soho. Warehouse is also very close and has a smaller selection but lower prices. They're only a few minutes away from each other. Astor is bigger, nicer, and less dusty/cramped, and I'd head there if I only had time to make one stop.

http://www.astorwines.com/

i Palo, mentioned above, will probably have the fennel pollen as well. If you can't find it, try Kalustyan's. The fennel pollen is probably the hardest item to find; call ahead to ask if they are in stock before you go.

http://www.kalustyans.com/

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http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/739963

http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/757101

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CNET Networks
235 2nd St, San Francisco, CA 94105

Kalustyan's
123 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10016

Di Palo's Fine Foods
200 Grand St, New York, NY 10013

Sunrise Mart
494 Broome St, New York, NY 10013

Astor Wines & Spirits
399 Lafayette St, New York, NY 10003

Warehouse Wines & Spirits
735 Broadway, New York, NY 10003

[toro]

Kathryn, as always great help. I'll neesd a big box to bring back all the stuff from astor wines. Definatly want to stop at kalustyans, and Despana sounds fun, we always stop by Di Palo.
BTW ended up with reservations to EMP lunch, then Rockmeisha for dinner, then Joes Shanghai and Peasant for dinner, then Russ and Daughters and Katz before we leave.

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Despana
408 Broome St, New York, NY 10013

[kathryn]

I recommend a "granny cart" or maybe an empty rolling suitcase? :)