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Balducci's
Housed in a landmark, turn-of-the-century bank building, this new Balducci's shop (which had reigned for years just south of here, in the Village) came to Chelsea recently, bringing with it its highest quality gourmet produce, international cheeses, olives, bakery goods, fresh roasted coffee and packaged items from around the globe.
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Chelsea Market
Gourmet food fans will think they've entered the pearly gates once they've stepped into this 800ft-long shopping concourse, part of a larger, million-sq-ft space currently home to the Food Network, Oxygen Network and the local NY1 news channel. The prime draws for locals are the more-than-25 market food shops, including Amy's Bread, Fat Witch Brownies, The Lobster Place, Hale & Hearty Soup, Ronnybrook Farm Dairy and Frank's butcher shop.
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Chocolate Bar
It's all chocolate all the time at this tiny storefront. You can create custom gift boxes of fancy artistic chocolates (flavors from chocolate mint tea to pistachio marzipan) by Brooklyn Willy Wonka Jacques Torres, stock up on rich bricks of the stuff or simply hover over a steaming cup of some of the best hot cocoa ever.
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Economy Candy
Known as the 'Nosher's Paradise of the Lower East Side,' this second-generation family store has an amazing - no, make that astounding - selection of old- and new-style nibbles. Jelly beans, halva, pez, swedish fish and so much more grace the shelves of this corner candy shop.
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Elizabeth & Vine
Step gingerly in this independently owned liquor store that lacks space but has excellent depth when it comes to wine selection. You can find anything from table plonk to around US$300 bottles from the world's best vintners. Check out the 'manager's choice' rack in the front that offers insider gems at bargain prices. Chilean and French wines are specialties.
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Essex St Market
A mix of Jewish and Latino (just like the neighborhood), this 80-year old market is a noisy pleasure. Stop by the Essex St Cheese Co if you like milky Comte - it specializes in the French fromage . Schapiro Wines, the city's oldest winery, founded in 1899, is the spot for kosher vino. Just follow your nose through stalls selling pickles, meats, olives and homemade bread.
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Jacques Torres Chocolate
Serious chocolatier JT runs this small European-style store with three-table café, filled with the most velvety and innovative chocolates ever crafted. Take a few to the nearby Empire Fulton Ferry State Park for a snack and a view between the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges. The shop also does a brisk Internet business, and makes its delicacies available at Chocolate Bar in the West Village.
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Murray's Cheese
Founded in 1914, this is repeatedly hailed as the best cheese shop in the city. Owner Rob Kaufelt is, to put it kindly, obsessed with finding the best fromage from all over the world, be it runny, firm, mild, sharp or full of holes. There's a Murray's at Grand Central Terminal, too.
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Sahadi's
Kalamata olives, fresh hummus, sweet figs and dates, and briny pickles - all sorts of Middle Eastern treats are sold at this specialty store, run by a Middle Eastern family.
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Trader Joe's
If you like fair-trade coffee and organic produce, beef and poultry, and have a hankering for exotic ingredients not stocked in most stores, Trader Joe's wants to talk to you. A Whole Foods competitor, this chain came to New York in 2005 and is holding its own so far.
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Zabar's
An unofficial Upper West Side landmark, Zabar's still has that special 'only-in-New York' vibe that makes you feel you're in an original Woody Allen movie. People bustle and bump around the gourmet foods discussing their lives, politics and the freshness of the gefilte fish as if they were the only ones in the room.
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