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grocery stores open past 8? — Brooklynian

grocery stores open past 8?

stjohnsatwash
stjohnsatwash
edited November -1 in Prospect Heights
I just moved to St. John's between Washington and Classon from Crown Heights, several blocks over. Of many things I was looking forward to, one was having a neighborhood grocery store (not corner market) open past 8.

I discovered last night that the Key Foods on one side of me on Washington and the C-Town on the other side (I think that's what it is, at least) both were closed when I got home at 8:20.

What's the closest full-sized grocery that's open late (though is 9 really that late?)?

And, in general, what are the best grocery stores in the area? Anywhere that sells stuff like creme fraiche, leeks--you know, the fancy Whole Foods stuff that I'm tired of traveling to Manhattan for?

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  • candicissima
    candicissima
    Hmm I thought the Key Food on Wash was open until at least 8:30?

    The Met on Vanderbilt goes until 9. The Key Food on Flatbush is 24 hours (except maybe Sunday night) and the Pathmark a short B45 ride away is also 24 hours.
  • bkchickie
    bkchickie
    There was a thread on here (or Brownstoner? or Curbed?) about a gourmet shop opening up on Flatbush. For now, for the Whole Foods-y kinds of stuff I either head to Natural Land on Flatbush, Blue Apron (Union at 7th) or Union Market (on Union at 6th). Might be a bit of a hike for you.

    Or, I just head to the Whole Foods in Tribeca--it's not far from Chambers on the 2,3
  • belzjm
    belzjm
    The Key Food on 7th and Carroll in Park Slope is open till midnight, I do believe...
  • fjord
    fjord
    Fresh Direct.
  • squindar
    squindar
    Key Food at Flatbush & Stirling is 24 hours, except Sunday, I think
  • sweet tea
    sweet tea
    you know who always has leeks? nam's fruit stand (formerly ham's) on franklin and st johns. they've classed the place up in lots of respects -- worth checking out if you haven't been in a while. it's not a full grocery by any means, but they've got your back for late-night leeks.
  • bkchickie
    bkchickie
    sweet tea wrote: you know who always has leeks? nam's fruit stand (formerly ham's) on franklin and st johns. they've classed the place up in lots of respects -- worth checking out if you haven't been in a while. it's not a full grocery by any means, but they've got your back for late-night leeks.
    Oh yeah, I walked by this place recently and thought that it looked okay.

    And, to agree with whomever from above: yes Key Food @ Flatbush/Sterling is open 24hours. Didn't know that Sunday night hours were shorter. Maybe they close at midnight?
  • hjd
    hjd
    Keyfood and Natural Sea Land are competitors for the consumer who wants to buy granola, organic milk, etc. at ungodly hours. Go to Flatbush.
  • rhodamine
    rhodamine
    let me reiterate natural land :wink:
  • santa
    santa
    the key food on flatbush may have "organic" in its title but everything in there is pretty subpar. The meat tastes like the cleaner they use on their butcher block.

    natural land has great fish tho.
  • rhodamine
    rhodamine
    Santa wrote: the key food on flatbush may have "organic" in its title but everything in there is pretty subpar.
    yeah, i have a feeling that place stays in business strictly by merits of convenience and their ok beer selection.... i lived a few blocks from there for years and i think i only went in there twice.
  • santa
    santa
    i go all the time I just dont buy meat there. The fact that its 24/7 makes my life much easier.
  • rhodamine
    rhodamine
    Santa wrote: i go all the time I just dont buy meat there. The fact that its 24/7 makes my life much easier.
    huh! i didnt know it was 24/7. has it always been? i would have gone all the time if i had have known that... lol, what a difference a tiny factoid makes :wink:
  • bkchickie
    bkchickie
    Santa wrote: the key food on flatbush may have "organic" in its title but everything in there is pretty subpar. The meat tastes like the cleaner they use on their butcher block.

    natural land has great fish tho.
    I like NL fish, too. I go to the Key Food for the staples, milk, frozen things, and bread. And, they have this lentil dip that I can't seem to find anywhere else. I don't think that it's the most amazing market ever (lentil dip aside), but it's nice to have around the corner.
  • santa
    santa
    well it might close on holidays but ive never seen it closed.
  • squindar
    squindar
    The small selection of prices that I've spot-checked at Key Food have been quite a bit cheaper than at Natural Sea Land, to the point that I now try to avoid NSL when possible....things like $3/more for the same identical 12oz bag of organic coffee at NSL vs at Key Food.
  • rhodamine
    rhodamine
    i guess you pay more for the always-open, always fresh availability of natural land, as well as for the availability of niche things there, like grind-your-own peanut butter, bulk nuts and grains, nori, daikon and exotic fruits that you jsut really cant get anywhere else nearby, so of course the chain grocery is gonna be good for staples...

    now, how about the diner in the back of that bodega to to the right of natural land? now thats definitely a place that pops to mind when you think of filling a niche 24/7, hehehe...
  • bkchickie
    bkchickie
    squindar wrote: The small selection of prices that I've spot-checked at Key Food have been quite a bit cheaper than at Natural Sea Land, to the point that I now try to avoid NSL when possible....things like $3/more for the same identical 12oz bag of organic coffee at NSL vs at Key Food.
    Oh, you totally pay more at NL, yet I still shop there. Why? Produce is exponentially fresher, people are much, much friendlier, and if I'm already there for something, then it's sometimes more convenient just to pay the $.50 or $1.00 more just to avoid having to stop at Key Foods.

    I buy cleaning products at Key Foods (when I'm not getting them at Target), and I know that my veggie burgers are at least $2 less at Key Foods, so I usually get them there.

    NL charges $.20 LESS for my Greek yogurt than Keyfoods. So, the price difference can work both ways.

    And Trader Joe's is cheaper than both of them.
  • lo kee
    lo kee
    That new market on St Johns is open pretty late, although its more of a corner store/market hybrid.

    Im told they have fancy smancy stuff too.
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