Has it only been a year since Best Yet Market opened on FDB/8th Avenue and 118th Street? Today's DNAinfo has a feature on the block-transformative supermarket that has a few locals traveling out of their way to get quality meat, fish and produce at a reasonable price: LINK. If anything, the supermarket (that was made possible by a $1 million loan provided by the Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone) shows that a better quality business can thrive in Harlem if the price is scaled at a moderate level. Fairway in West Harlem also does a great job with quality and variety but has a wider range of pricing. On the luxury end, Citarella's West 125th Street store is the most high-end market in Harlem but that business has not gained as much momentum over the years as the previous two. Lower photo by Jeff Mays
Love the fish guy pictured here and his crew. They are nice, helpful and funny. Their fish is really fresh and reasonable.
ReplyDeleteWhich is good because the fish at FineFare has become dead dodgy and the fish market on 116 is, um, I dunno. But my feet always get wet.
best yet is indeed best yet - v glad to see this store make it
ReplyDeleteVery solid store!!! Others should take note, if you build it, price it and cater to the population correctly they will come!!!
ReplyDeleteHappy Anniversary Best Yet!!
Best year of lower-FDB grocery shopping yet.
ReplyDeleteI love this place. Have not food shopped anywhere else besides Best Yet this past year.
ReplyDeleteHappy Anniversary and thx for bringing Harlem Quality Foods at Reasonable prices.